Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Sunderland's forgotten striker David Healy wants a loan switch to the ­Championship so he can taste first-team ­football again.
  (The Mirror)


• Blackpool manager Ian Holloway claims he missed out on a deadline day deal for Portsmouth's David Nugent - because the striker would not answer his phone.
  (Daily Mail)


• Former West Ham defender Calum Davenport, 27, is trying to rebuild his career by joining hometown team Wootton Blue Cross - a non-League team nine divisions below the Premier League.
  (Daily Mail)


• Bolton defender Gary Cahill's 34-minute debut appearance for England against Bulgaria last Friday means he will now cost potential buyers Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham £17.5m.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Watford skipper Jay DeMerit is set for a move to Germany and former England boss Steve McClaren's Wolfsberg side. Full story: Talksport Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart claims he turned down Liverpool to make an £8m deadline-day move to Spurs from Real Madrid.
  (Daily Star)

• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has scrapped plans to make Wayne Rooney the club's next captain amid allegations about the England striker's private life.
  (The Mirror)


• England striker Rooney is also yet to iron out a new deal with United. The 24-year-old has 18 months left on his contract and boss Ferguson likes to sort out the stars who have less than two years to go.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says he is "surprised there is so much interest in the private life of a player" and that he is not concerned by what his squad do away from the training ground.
  (The Sun)


• The Football Association of Wales will speak to Manchester United this week about involving winger Ryan Giggs in their coaching set-up when John Toshack quits as manager of his national team.
  (Daily Mail)


• Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross believes Arsene Wenger has a personal vendetta against him and his club after the Arsenal boss criticised the defender's rough tactics.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Saar wants a contract extension at the club - by hitting his 30-game target. The Dutchman, who is 40 in October, has a clause in his deal that means a guaranteed extension if he plays in a certain amount of matches.
  (The Mirror)

• Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed England boss Fabio Capello used to claim that there was a ghost wandering freely down the hallway of AC Milan's training ground.
  (The Mirror)