Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has said that the club must improve their league position if they are to retain their best players for next season.
  (ESPNsoccernet)


• Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt is linked with a move to Roma in a possible swap deal with France defender Philippe Mexes.
  (Daily Mail)


• Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has admitted he would love to bring striker Roque Santa Cruz back to Ewood Park.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester City face competition for Cristian Zapata as Russian club Zenit St Petersburg line up a bid for the highly rated Udinese defender.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, 30, is in line for a shock move to Major League Soccer.
  (The Sun)

• Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has admitted Chelsea have lost their air of impregnability this season and that smaller sides now view the London team as vulnerable.
  (ESPNsoccernet)


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger does not fear that persistent hamstring problems will impact on the career of his captain Cesc Fabregas.
  (ESPNsoccernet)


• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has declared that Tottenham can win the Champions League.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has warned Italy striker Mario Balotelli to curb his temper if he wants to become one of the world's best players.
  (The Mirror)


• Sir Alex Ferguson has given his Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov six months to prove he has got a future at Old Trafford.
  (Daily Star)

• Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has revealed that he is so close to Salomon Kalou that they are known as Mr & Mrs by their Stamford Bridge team-mates.
  (The Sun)