Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester United look set to raid Portugal for another winger in the form of Benfica's Nico Gaitan.
  (talkSPORT)


• United States club Chicago Fire have denied reports they are negotiating to sign Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand.
  (The Mirror)


• Qatari sides Lekhwiya and Al Sadd are interested in signing Ferdinand, 32, whose contract at Manchester United expires in the summer of 2013.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester United are keeping an eye on £11m Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel. The 22-year-old Dutch striker only joined in the summer from FC Utrecht but has scored six goals in seven games.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester City are believed to be closing in on teenage PSV Eindhoven striker Zakaria Bakkali, who was recently voted the best young player in the world.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham's hopes of signing Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo have been dashed after the 26-year-old signed a new two-year deal at the Spanish club.
  (talkSPORT)


• Arsenal are interested in signing Padova striker Ousmane Drame, according to his agent.
  (Inside Futbol)


• Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be interested in signing Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh.
  (talkSPORT)

• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has written an open letter to the club's fans asking them to abide by away ground regulations to avoid reductions in their match-day ticket allocations.
  (The Guardian)


• Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has assured Arsenal fans he is not looking to leave the north London club.
  (The Mirror)


• Getafe midfielder Pedro Leon has revealed that Chelsea tried and failed to sign him before he left Real Madrid on loan.
  (talkSPORT)


• John Mikel Obi was fined £3,200 for arriving late to Nigeria's training camp. The Chelsea midfielder turned up a day after his team-mates as they prepare for a must-win Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
  (The Sun)


• Birmingham face selling defender Liam Ridgewell, striker Nikola Zigic and winger Jean Beausejour amid fears over the club's latest accounts.
  (The Mirror)


• England are reportedly lining up a glamour home friendly against world and European champions Spain for November, and hope to get Portugal to visit Wembley four days later.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says he would not swap Reds striker Luis Suarez for any other forward in the Premier League.
  (talkSPORT)


• QPR manager Neil Warnock has revealed he will not punish striker Adel Taarabt for walking out of QPR at half-time during their 6-0 defeat by Fulham at the weekend.
  (The Sun)


• Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has branded north London rivals Arsenal "bad losers" after their claims that his goal in the recent derby should not have stood.
  (Metro)


• Former England manager Kevin Keegan believes Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is the only English coach who could take over from Fabio Capello with the national side.
  (talkSPORT)


• Leicester manager Sven-Goran Eriksson feels the Football Association would be better off hiring Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rather than Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp as the next international boss.
  (Metro)


• Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher has insisted that the next manager of England should be English - and believes that it is a form of cheating to have a foreign boss in charge.
  (The Mirror)

• Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard decided to take a few steps down the footballing pyramid, but thankfully for Liverpool fans it was just as a supporter, as the midfielder was spotted in the stands watching the Johnstone's Paint Trophy clash between Accrington and Tranmere.
  (Metro)


• Brazilian Marcello Matrone has become a YouTube hit after donning a blonde wig, bandana and a mop to impersonate Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses for one of his goal celebrations.
  (Metro)