All the latest football gossip from Tuesday's papers.
Arsenal are leading the chase for Real Madrid midfielder Guti. (Daily Mirror, Daily Mail)
Chelsea will have to fork out at least �14m for Lyon midfielder Michael Essien. (The Sun)
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has turned down the chance to join Chelsea, with his wife unhappy at the prospect of moving to London. (Daily Mirror, The Independent, Daily Express)
Newcastle are interested in bringing Luis Figo to the club, but will not pay his current reported wage of �90,000 per week. (The Times, The Sun)
Magpies midfielder Lee Bowyer is now a target for Aston Villa boss David O'Leary after he pulled out of a proposed move to Birmingham. (Daily Express, The Sun)
Villa are also favourites to sign Southampton striker Kevin Phillips for a reported �1m. (The Sun)
Faria Alam, the FA secretary whose affair with England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson hit the headlines last year, will claim in her industrial tribunal hearing that the organisation forced her to lie. (The Daily Telegraph)
Manchester City skipper Sylvain Distin has been given a price-tag of �8.5m to frighten off interest from Villa, Everton and Newcastle. (The Sun)
Olivier Dacourt could be on his way to Bolton from Roma. (The Sun)
Ex-Ipswich and Derby boss George Burley is the favourite to land the managerial post at Hearts. (Daily Record)
Dundee's star defender Lee Wilkie has been asked to accept a pay cut as part of the club's bid to survive the drop to the Scottish First Division. (Daily Record)
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