Monday morning's UK newspaper are full of the usual rumour, conjecture and half-truths, but hiding in amongst the wibble is the occasional intriguing report.

Starting with The Guardian it is reported that Manchester City have made a formal £25.5m bid for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o and put together a "stratospheric offer" to make him the highest-paid player in English football.

The Sun put a number to that pay deal, claiming that Eto'o has been offered £250,000 a week which would make him the world's highest-paid player.

In The Independent former Chelsea manager Phil Scolari has broken his silence on his time at Stamford Bridge and accused Didier Drogba, Petr Cech and Michael Ballack of stabbing him in the back.

In The Times Wayne Rooney has vowed to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez's departures from Manchester United.

Sounds good, but behind the promise is a thinly veiled criticism of Sir Alex Ferguson, with Rooney claiming that he'd have made a bigger impact for the club had he been played in his "right position" - centre-forward, rather than on the wing.

In the Daily Star it is reported that Fergie will return to work on Monday after his summer holiday and will focus his attention on signing Karim Benzema.

But the paper warns that he could face a challenge from Arsenal in his efforts to land the Lyon striker.

Also in the Star is an interesting report suggesting that Greek giants Olympiacos have launched a bid to sign Newcastle striker Michael Owen - which could be a set back for Hull and Stoke who are also keen on the former England player.

And finally
The Sun> claim that Germany have cranked up the mind games ahead of Monday night's Euro Under-21 final with England by switching to red shirts.

The Germans were given first choice on shirts and eventually opted for red - the colour England wore when they beat Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.