Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Paul Scholes is ready to answer an SOS from Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and come out of retirement.
  (The Sun)


• Tottenham have emerged as contenders for the signature of Juventus winger Milos Krasic, after it was initially thought he would go on loan to Chelsea in January. Full story:
  (Metro)


• Manager Harry Redknapp also wants £10m-rated Fulham forward Moussa Dembele and could offer Niko Kranjcar in part exchange.
  (The Mirror)


• QPR are set to go head-to-head with Tottenham for the services of Blackburn star Junior Hoilett, who is available for a cut-price £7m.
  (talkSPORT)


• West Brom boss Roy Hodgson hopes to sign Dundee United midfielder Scott Allan next week.
  (The Sun)


• Demba Ba, who is heading to the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, has put England's top clubs on red alert after it emerged that he has a £10m release clause in his Newcastle contract.
  (Daily Mail)


• One player Harry Redknapp will not be signing is Santos star Ganso. Spurs had been linked with the 22-year-old Brazilian but the Spurs manager admitted he had never heard of him.
  (talkSPORT)


• Gary Cahill will miss the FA Cup third-round trip to Macclesfield and could be a Chelsea player by Sunday, according to Bolton boss Owen Coyle.
  (Manchester Evening News)


• Arsenal are looking at Lyon defender Aly Cissokho as they seek a left-back on loan to help cope with a rash of injuries at full-back.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool have held talks with the representatives of Colombian international striker Jackson Martinez, who could make an £8.5million move from Mexican side Jaguares.
  (Daily Mail)


• Everton manager David Moyes has had to rethink his transfer strategy after defender Phil Jagielka was ruled out for six weeks. Moyes had been in the market for a striker.
  (The Guardian)

• Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has expressed concern at the spending limitations being placed on him and declared that his club need to buy again now if they are to drive home their ascendancy.
  (The Independent)


• Thierry Henry says returning to ­Arsenal is not about being a hero but a glorious ­opportunity to ­represent the club he loves again.
  (Evening Standard)


• Tottenham will hold talks with Mayor of London Boris Johnson to discuss an £18m 'final offer' from the public purse to fund the club's planned stadium development. 
  (Goal)

• Joey Barton has threatened to quit playing Football Manager, the computer game, because his own in-game character is annoying him so much.
  (Metro)