The top stories from papers and websites - 12 July 2012

• West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has been given the green light to step up his bid to sign Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll.


• New Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has told Manchester United they will not get Luka Modric on the cheap.


• Swansea boss Michael Laudrup is lining up a £3million bid for Bristol City winger Albert Adomah.


• Yossi Benayoun is unsure if he still has a future at Chelsea.

• Fulham will use Liverpool's interest in Clint Dempsey to rival West Ham in the race to sign Andy Carroll.


• Andre Villas-Boas has challenged his Tottenham squad to prove him right by staking their first genuine title bid for a quarter of a century.


• New Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he may not see any success during his time at the club, calling the challenge "immense".


• West Ham will refuse to pay the £11million Wolves want for winger Matt Jarvis.


• Reading have made a £4million move for 19-year-old Lens midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia.

• Manchester United are planning further talks with Danny Welbeck, 21, after failing to agree a new deal with the England star.


• Southampton are lining up an £8million double swoop for Crystal Palace pair Wilfried Zaha and Nathaniel Clyne.


• Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov will have showdown talks with Roberto Mancini over his future, with AC Milan and Inter both keen to sign him.


• Everton have balked at Hugo Rodallega's wage demands.

• Andre Villas-Boas has hit out at Roman Abramovich for "quitting" on him and breaking "promises" when the Russian owner sacked him as Chelsea manager.


• Andy Carroll will seek talks with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers as Newcastle joined West Ham in the race to sign the forward.


• Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart could be on his way to join a club in the United Arab Emirates after seeing a move to Hamburg fall through.


• Former England manager Fabio Capello is in pole position to take the vacant Russia job after Harry Redknapp ruled himself out.


• QPR are close to winning the battle for £4million Blackburn winger Junior Hoilett, 22, with Newcastle also in the hunt.


• Liverpool midfielder Maxi Rodriguez, 31, is wanted by Argentine club Newell's Old Boys.


• Chelsea are ready to make an improved £20million offer for Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle.


• Everton have cooled their interest in former Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega after the Colombian demanded wages of £70,000 a week.


• Fulham have had a £4million bid for Sevilla defender Federico Fazio, 25, rejected.


• Zenit St Petersburg are interested in re-signing Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin permanently.


• AC Milan have revived their interest in Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.


• Paris Saint-Germain have offered a staggering £51m for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

• West Brom and Aston Villa both want Rennes midfielder Tongo Doumbia this summer.


• Jack Butland, a £6million target for Southampton, has warned Birmingham he could leave unless he gets regular games.

• Real Madrid have bid more than £40 million to sign Luka Modric from Tottenham, paving the way for the midfielder to finally leave.

• Liverpool are ready to make a £25million loss on striker Andy Carroll this summer, with former club Newcastle preparing a £10million bid to bring him back to the North East.

• Rangers keeper Allan McGregor is set to reject the chance to join Turkish side Besiktas.


• Celtic boss Neil Lennon could make a move for Osaka's South Korean winger Kim Bo-Kyung.

• Tottenham want to replace Luka Modric with Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho.


• Hulk has denied he is close to signing a deal to join Chelsea.


• Brighton want Arsenal teenager Ignasi Miquel on loan.

• Reading will make a £5m bid for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe.


• Newcastle are in the hunt for Blackburn winger Junior Hoilett.