Mancini wants Tevez, Eto'o swap deal

Each day during the summer transfer window we'll bring you the very latest tabloid rumors as the biggest clubs around splash the cash to bolster their rosters. True or not, they're always entertaining...
THE INDEPENDENT
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will try to persuade his board to sanction a straight swap deal involving Carlos Tevez and Samuel Eto'o of Inter Milan, despite profound doubts at City about the acquisition of a 30-year-old forward with no Premier League experience and minimal sell-on value.
THE SUN
Paul Scholes has backed Wesley Sneijder as the perfect man to replace him at Manchester United.
Tottenham last night swooped for Blackburn defender Christopher Samba in a £10million deal.
Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri will be ordered to appear in Arsenal's official team photo today.
Cristiano Ronaldo has told his Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho not to waste £12.5million on Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Newcastle defender Jose Enrique is on the brink of a move to Liverpool.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has made a move for Liverpool striker David Ngog.
Stoke hope to seal a £10million deal for Wilson Palacios - but will need the Spurs midfielder to take a whopping pay cut.
Fulham have been told to up their £3.5million bid for Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome.
Juventus are hoping to persuade Chelsea to part with defender Alex.
Cardiff are to battle it out with Celtic to sign Craig Bellamy.
Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey has snubbed an emotional return to Leicester.
QPR are set to land Southampton winger Jason Puncheon.
Bolton hope to sign striker Simon Vukcevic from Sporting Lisbon.
Leicester will bid £7.5million for Reading striker Shane Long.
Blackburn midfielder Keith Andrews has snubbed Leeds to join Ipswich.
DAILY MIRROR
Newcastle rebel Joey Barton is being offered a shock move to Celtic.
Andre Villas-Boas is ready to persuade Roman Abramovich to land AC Milan ace Alexandre Pato in a £30million player-plus-cash deal.
Manchester City are trying to sign Aaron Lennon from Spurs in a swap deal for Emmanuel Adebayor.
Stoke are ready to sign England striker Peter Crouch from Tottenham - and have also targeted Wilson Palacios in a £16million double deal.
Middlesbrough will today launch a final bid to persuade Julio Arca not to go back to Argentina.
Ipswich boss Paul Jewell is in talks with Blackburn about signing Keith Andrews on loan.
Sunderland's Steed Malbranque is heading to France to join St Etienne in a surprise transfer.
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson has launched a bid to sign former England international goalkeeper Chris Kirkland.
DAILY MAIL
Jose Enrique will follow Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan out of Newcastle after Liverpool agreed a £10million deal for the Spanish defender.
Arsenal are set to send chief scout Steve Rowley to watch Birmingham defender Scott Dann on Saturday.
QPR have failed with a bid to sign Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha on loan.
Blackburn expect to sign Dundee United striker David Goodwillie today.
Leicester are ready to table a £7million bid for Reading striker Shane Long.
Sunderland have agreed to sell midfielder Steed Malbranque to St Etienne.
Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands look set to leave QPR.
DAILY EXPRESS
Joey Barton was forced to train on his own at Newcastle yesterday but told his team-mates he has his eyes set on a move to Arsenal and a pay rise.
Max Gradel has revealed Leeds have yet to offer him a new deal as he mulls over his future.
A final attempt will be launched by Middlesbrough to persuade Julio Arca to stay at the club.
DAILY STAR
Juventus are preparing a £10million bid for Chelsea star Alex.
Paul Scholes has backed Wesley Sneijder to replace him at Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson mulls over his next move for the Inter Milan star.
Fulham boss Martin Jol is closing in on Dutch pair Wesley Verhoek and Lex Immers of ADO Den Haag.
Roman Pavlyuchenko expects Peter Crouch to quit Tottenham this month, paving the way for him to sign a new contract.
Cristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester City misfit Emmanuel Adebayor that he is not needed by Real Madrid.
DAILY RECORD
David Goodwillie is preparing to complete his £2.8million move to Blackburn rather than a switch to Rangers.