Rivals' transfer gossip: Inter Milan join race for Andrei Arshavin

The pick of the transfer rumours from today's other newspapers, with our expert's verdict on their likelihood.

Jose to kick Ars - Daily Star
Arsenal could be thwarted in their pursuit of Andrei Arshavin after Inter Milan joined the race for his signature.

Verdict: 6. Inter are more likely than Arsenal to match Zenit St Petersburg's valuation of their player, which is rumoured to be £23 million, and they are in the market for a creative forward.

Agger doubt sparks new deal for Hyypia - Daily Mail
Liverpool are ready to offer Sami Hyypia another 12-month contract in case Daniel Agger, who is haggling over a new deal, joins AC Milan in the summer on a free transfer.

Verdict: 8. Hyypia has impressed on his return to the Liverpool starting line-up recently and appears to have leapfrogged Agger in the Anfield pecking order.

Drogba: get me out of Chelsea - Daily Mirror
The striker is disillusioned with life under Luiz Felipe Scolari and would welcome a return to Marseilles, his former club.

Verdict: 4. Regardless of what Drogba wants, Peter Kenyon told Marseilles he is not for sale and the French club are close to signing Brandão, the Brazilian forward, from Shakhtar Donetsk instead.

Savi is Real's key for Bruce - Daily Star
Real Madrid are prepared to offer Wigan £9m plus Javier Saviola in exchange for Antonio Valencia.

Verdict: 6. Real have been pursuing the Ecuadorian winger and Steve Bruce has said a huge offer might persaude Wigan to sell. Saviola would make a like-for-like replacement.

Boro in a £2m Eagles swoop - Daily Express
Gareth Southgate wants to bring Chris Eagles, the Burnley winger, to Middlesbrough.

Verdict: 7. Eagles has stood out with his performances on the right wing during Burnley's Carling Cup run and is the kind of player Southgate buys: young, promising and reasonably priced.

Reds plot sly move for Ilunga - Daily Mirror
Rafael Benitez is ready to make a cheeky move for left back Herita Ilunga, who is on a season-long loan at West Ham, with a view to a permanent £3m move from Toulouse. Liverpool have made enquiries over the terms of his contract.

Verdict: 4. Gianfranco Zola is determined to keep as many of his players as possible and will be unwilling to leave go one who will not earn his cash-strapped club any money. Much will depend on those contract terms.

Roy: Jimmy is Gunner cost you - The Sun
Roy Hodgson has told Arsenal that they would need to offer a sizeable fee to land Jimmy Bullard and Brede Hangeland from Fulham.

Verdict: 3. Both players would plug holes in Arsenal's squad but Bullard is 29 and, as an English player, will command the kind of inflated transfer fee that Arsene Wenger avoids. Two years younger than his team-mate and almost certain to be cheaper, Hangeland is a more likely option.

Big Sam is off to get a Greek - Daily Mirror
Sam Allardyce would like to seal a loan deal with a view to a permanent move for Giourkas Seitaridis, the Atletico Madrid and Greece right back.

Verdict: 4. A Euro 2004 winner, Seitaridis is the type of physically imposing defender that Allardyce likes, but he is a regular in the Atletico starting XI. With the Spanish club still in the Champions League, only a significant wage hike is likely to persuade the player to leave.