Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Juventus's Serbian midfielder Milos Krasic has dismissed interest from Manchester United and insists he is happy with the Italian giants.
  (Metro)


• Manchester United are planning a £10m bid to hijack Chelsea's move for Genk midfielder Kevin De Bruyne after positive reports from scouts.
  (Caught offside)


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may turn to Barcelona's former Liverpool hero Javier Mascherano to solve his midfield problems.
  (Caught offside)


• Chelsea are considering making another bid for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.
  (Footie-online)


• Tottenham's Gareth Bale could be next on the shopping list for big-spending Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala as they plan an "outrageous" offer for the Welshman.
  (Footie-online)


• Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is "looking for a good offer" for striker Roman Pavlyuchenko with a number of players, including Heurelho Gomes, set to leave White Hart Lane in January.
  (Metro)


• Gomes could be set for a move home to Brazil as he grows frustrated at sitting on the bench.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsene Wenger is eyeing Ajax and Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen as a possible January signing to reinforce his injury-prone defence.
  (Footie-online)

• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted he was as surprised as anyone to see Robin van Persie hit a hat-trick against Chelsea.
  (TalkSPORT)


• Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas has proved he hasn't lost any fondness for Arsenal as he praised his former team-mates on Twitter after their win at Chelsea.
  (Metro)


• Former Arsenal boss George Graham has been impressed by summer signing Gervinho and how well he has settled in.
  (TalkSPORT)


• West Ham's Carlton Cole looks set for a return to action against Bristol City following a month out with a knee injury.
  (Daily Express)


• Burnley manager Eddie Howe has dismissed talk of managing Portsmouth.
  (Daily Express)


• Former Liverpool and West Ham defender Julian Dicks has applied for the vacant managerial post at Darlington.
  (The Mirror)


• Aleksandar Kolarov has hailed Manchester City's win over Wolves as vital and reckons they must be able to pick up wins against the less fancied sides in the Premier League if they want to win the title.
  (TalkSPORT)


• Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann has backed the Reds to finish in the top four this season.
  (TalkSPORT)


• Jordan Rhodes will be handed his first full cap by Craig Levein, with the national coach promoting the in-form Huddersfield Town striker from the under-21s to the senior side for their friendly against Cyprus.
  (Sunday Mail)


• Norwich City manager Paul Lambert has urged Scotland coach Craig Levein to consider Russell Martin at central defender after the right-back proved a revelation in his new position as cover for injuries.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Norwich City manager Paul Lambert says he would be straight on the phone to Neil Lennon if he genuinely thought that his friend was entertaining thoughts of quitting as Celtic manager. (Mail on Sunday) Rangers face a ban from European competition next season should the Scottish Premier League leaders go into administration this term.
  (Sunday Post)


• Former Northern Ireland international Steve Lomas is set to be named the new manager of St Johnstone.
  (Sunday Mail)


• Sligo Rovers' Paul Cook, who priced himself out of the manager's job at St Johnstone, has been offered the chance to become former Saints boss Derek McInnes's number three at Bristol City.
  (Sunday Post)


• Former Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo is poised to be named the new head coach of Lithuania.
  (Sunday Mail)

• Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has urged team-mate Emmanuel Frimpong's followers on Twitter to make him stick to his bet and dye his hair pink after the Gunners' amazing 5-3 win over rivals Chelsea.
  (Metro)


• Wayne Rooney may have a less-than-friendly relationship with Everton fans but he used Twitter to pay tribute to them after Manchester United's 1-0 win at Goodison Park.
  (Metro)