The Daily Echo's look at the latest football rumours, including plenty about a former Saints boss...

Alan Pardew is ready to tell his Newcastle paymasters and the club's new director of football, Joe Kinnear, that he remains in sole control of the first team (The Independent)

Joe Kinnear insists boss Alan Pardew is ''delighted'' he has returned to Newcastle (The Sun)

Benfica are demanding Chelsea pay a staggering £38m for Nemanja Matic - the man the Blues let them have as a makeweight two years ago (Daily Star)

Luis Suarez will have to hand in a transfer request to leave Liverpool (Daily Mail)

Andy Carroll has agreed a six-year deal to join West Ham on a permanent basis (Daily Telegraph)