Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Bolton manager Owen Coyle has warned Arsenal they will have rival bidders for defender Gary Cahill when the January transfer window opens - with Chelsea also being linked with a move for the England centre-back.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United and Chelsea have been told to drop their interest in Juventus midfielder Milos Krasic.
  (talkSPORT)


• Inter Milan are set to go head-to-head with Tottenham to sign Brazil international Leandro Damiao in the January transfer window.
  (talkSPORT)


• Celtic are leading the chase for Dundee United midfielder Scott Allan, with Rangers and Newcastle United also interested, after the 19-year-old rejected the offer of a new contract.
  (Daily Mail)


• Rookie midfielder Scott Allan has stunned Dundee United by demanding a new contract that would make him the club's third highest earner despite the 19-year-old having played only 242 minutes in the first team.
  (Daily Record)


• Dundee United Peter Houston has branded Scotland Under-21 midfielder Scott Allan a money-grabber for rejecting the club's offer of a new contract.
  (The Sun)


• Scott Allan faces being frozen out of the Dundee United first team until his contract expires in the summer unless the midfielder signs a new contract.
  (Daily Record)


• Falkirk midfielder Craig Sibbald celebrated his side's shock Scottish Communities League Cup win over Rangers by signing a new contract, but the 16-year-old remains a target for top English clubs.
  (Daily Express)


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes is likely to leave the club in January after dropping to third choice.
  (The Mirror)


• Russian sides Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow are ready to launch a January transfer battle for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.
  (talkSPORT)

• Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric will have talks over a new contract thought to be worth £80,000, making him the highest paid player at White Hart Lane.
  (Goal.Com)


• However, Spurs legend Ossie Ardiles says Modric could still join Chelsea as players hold more power than clubs in the modern game.
  (Metro)


• Owen Hargreaves has blamed Manchester United for his three years of injury problems after making his Manchester City debut.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insists Joey Barton's claims that he could have joined the Gunners had it not been for his clash with Gervinho are not true.
  (Metro)


• Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has urged England manager Fabio Capello to be "intelligent" in his use of recently fit-again Steven Gerrard.
  (Daily Star)


• QPR midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips and Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge could be in the frame for an England call-up before the end of the year.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sunderland manager Steve Bruce believes it will be difficult for striker Asamoah Gyan to return to the Stadium of Light once his loan finishes at United Arab Emirates side Al Ain.
  (talkSPORT)


• Injured Aston Villa defender Carlos Cuellar is on the brink of a return to full training after missing the start of the season.
  (The Sun)


• Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa says sitting out almost a year with a broken leg has made him a stronger person.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Magpies star David Ginola says Ben Arfa has the potential to be one of the best players in the Premier League.
  (Daily Star)


• Newcastle manager Alan Pardew insists Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll needs a confidence boost if he is to achieve the form he showed at St James' Park.
  (talkSPORT)


• Arsene Wenger could offer former Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp, currently assistant to Frank de Boer at Ajax, the chance of a backroom role with the Gunners.
  (Daily Star)


• Spurs defender Younes Kaboul believes the team can finish as the top London side in the Premier League this season.
  (Daily Star)


• Aberdeen chief executive Duncan Fraser says only the support of chairman Stewart Milne is keeping the club out of administration as the club lose £60,000 at every home game, pushing their debt above £12m.
  (Daily Record)


• Aberdeen manager Craig Brown says the fans are targeting the wrong guy if they blame chairman Stewart Milne for this week's Scottish Communities League Cup defeat by Second Division side East Fife.
  (Various)


• Former Dundee United manager and chairman Jim McLean says victories for East Fife, Falkirk and Ayr United over top-flight sides in the Scottish Communities League Cup have strengthened the case for an expansion of the Scottish Premier League.
  (Daily Record)

• A post-hair transplant Wayne Rooney credits his red hot Manchester United form to his barber's "magical powers".
  (The Mirror)