Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Nicklas Bendtner is fed up of being a bit-part player at Arsenal and wants to quit the club. German giants Bayern Munich are the striker's preferred choice.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal are set to make their first signing of the summer with the capture of Argentine midfielder Ricardo Alvarez from Velez Sarsfield.
  (Metro)


• Dave Jones will tell Cardiff City's owners at a meeting today that he needs significant reinforcements to his squad. If he doesn't get the answers he wants, he could leave the Championship side.
  (The Mirror)

• Striker Carlos Tevez intends to fly home to Buenos Aires today, instead of taking part in Manchester City's open-top bus parade from Manchester Town Hall to Eastlands to show off the FA Cup, which his side won by beating Stoke earlier this month. The decision is likely to lead to a fine of a week's wages and casts further doubt on Tevez's future at the club.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Jack Wilshere will be left out of the England Under-21 squad when the party for next month's European Championship is announced today. Coach Stuart Pearce has accepted Arsenal's argument that the midfielder needs a rest.
  (Daily Mail)


• Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is the man West Ham owners David Gold and David Sullivan want to succeed the sacked Avram Grant at Upton Park.
  (Daily Star)


• Wigan manager Roberto Martinez dedicated his side's crucial 1-0 win over Stoke to former fan George Owen. The 83-year-old Wigan died from a heart attack in the final moments of the side's 3-2 win over West Ham last week. In the aftermath of the win over Stoke, which secured Wigan's Premier League survival, Martinez said: "We would like to dedicate this moment to George and his family."
  (The Times)


• Chelsea are stepping up their efforts to hire Turkey boss Guus Hiddink as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement at Stamford Bridge. Hiddink had a spell as caretaker boss of the Blues before Ancelotti was hired.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Chelsea want former Netherlands manager Marco van Basten to form a Dutch double act with Hiddink at the club.
  (Journalist Ian McGarry's Twitter feed)


• Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas is the favourite to replace Carlo Ancelotti, who was sacked after Chelsea's 1-0 defeat by Everton on Sunday.
  (Goal)


• Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is in the frame for a dramatic return to Chelsea. The self-styled Special One has patched up his differences with Blues owner Roman Abramovich.
  (Daily Mail)


• Ancelotti will at least leave Chelsea having pocketed the final year of his reported £5m-per-season salary.
  (The Mirror)

• Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli will be accompanied by his pet dog Lucky on the club's open-top bus parade to celebrate their FA Cup triumph.
  (The Mirror)