Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Shaun Wright-Phillips claims he does not want to leave Manchester City after getting more chances in the first team.
  (Metro)


• Blackburn's England Under-21 international goalkeeper Frank Fielding will join Derby for a second time on loan.
  (The Mirror)


• Wigan's Charles N'Zogbia says he is holding out for a move to one of the Premier League's biggest clubs in the summer.
  (Metro)


• Cardiff City have reopened talks with Wigan in the hope of securing a loan switch for the Latics' third-choice keeper Chris Kirkland.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal have cooled their interest in Ipswich's teenage striker Connor Wickham because the Gunners have doubts that the 17-year-old could make the grade at the Emirates.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham duo Gareth Bale and Luka Modric top Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's summer wish-list.
  (Daily Mail)


• Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has assured fans that the club will be buying big-money players in the summer after midfielder Cheik Tiote extended his contract.
  (Metro)


• West Ham outcast Julien Faubert has lashed out at his Upton Park employers and vowed to leave the club in the summer.
  (Daily Mail)

• Cesc Fabregas' Arsenal team-mates want the injured skipper to lift the Carling Cup trophy should they beat Birmingham on Sunday.
  (Daily Mail)


• Fabregas was stunned to find out he would miss out on playing at Wembley through the Gunners' official website.
  (Daily Express)


• The Spaniard is "hugely disappointed" to miss the final but is confident he will have other chances to play at Wembley this season - in the FA Cup and Champions League.
  (The Sun)


• West Ham boss Avram Grant admits the Hammers tried to sign Liverpool's Joe Cole when he was released by Chelsea last summer, but they could not afford the midfielder's wages.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester City defender Kolo Toure says that his team will owe former boss Mark Hughes a huge debt if they go on to win a trophy this season.
  (The Mirror)


• Aston Villa may offer midfielder Stewart Downing a new long-term contract this summer as they face up to losing winger Ashley Young.
  (The Mirror)


• Sunderland midfielder Sulley Muntari says his former boss at Inter Milan, Jose Mourinho, is desperate to return to the Premier League.
  (The Mirror)


• One of the five players banned by the Football Association for betting on the outcomes of their own games says that the practice is common in the lower leagues.
  (The Independent)


• Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been pencilled in to make his comeback from the calf injury that has sidelined him for the last month against Liverpool next Sunday.
  (The Sun)


• French midfielder Samir Nasri will earn £100,000 a week after agreeing a new five-year deal worth at least £26m to stay at Arsenal.
  (The Mirror)


• Kenny Dalglish's hopes of being made Liverpool manager on a permanent basis continue to look up after Reds owner John Henry again heaped praise on the team's resurgence. "We all have to be extremely happy with the progress, work-rate, determination and coaching staff," said the American tycoon.
  (The Times)


• West Ham co-owner David Sullivan rates the Hammers' chances of Premier League survival this season as 50-50 and estimates relegation will cost his club £40m.
  (The Guardian)


• Blackpool manager Ian Holloway claims he has unearthed "the next Gareth Bale" in 19-year-old winger Matt Phillips, who was signed by the Seasiders from Wycombe for £250,000 last summer. Full story: Daily Star Chelsea want Arsenal chief scout Steve Rowley to replace Frank Arnesen as the club's head of player recruitment.
  (The Independent)

• David Beckham has revealed a new tattoo on his chest via his Facebook page. The design depicts Beckham as Jesus with the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder describing the three cherubs as symbols of his sons.
  (The Sun)


• Birmingham midfielder Craig Gardner believes his team's run to the Carling Cup final might have been helped by his lucky underpants.
  (The Sun)


• Arsenal are expected to confirm a small pre-tax loss when the club publishes its half-yearly accounts on Monday following a period without a sale of a major player.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock has criticised Manchester City youngster Abdul Razak for "vanishing" from Crystal Palace when the Eagles - with Warnock then in charge - tried to help the deportation-threatened Ivorian as a 15-year-old.
  (The Independent)


• TV duo Ant and Dec will make a half-time appearance at the Carling Cup final to film a penalty shoot-out for their ITV show Push the Button.
  (Daily Mail)


• The latest proposal to revamp the FA Cup involves staging the third, fourth and fifth rounds over six days of the week, from Friday through to the following Wednesday, with no replays.
  (Daily Mail)


• The Premier League has delayed fining Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson for not conducting post-match interviews with the BBC because the broadcaster's top brass want to sort out the six-year impasse before completing their sport department's move to Salford, where United will be next-door neighbours.
  (Daily Mail)