Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Cristiano Ronaldo, 26, has dismissed talk of a £150m move from Real Madrid to Manchester City.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester City have entered into negotiations to sign ?18m-rated Argentine striker Ezequiel Lavezzi, 26, as a possible replacement for fellow countryman Carlos Tevez.
  (footylatest)


• Barcelona will make a big push to sign Cesc Fabregas while the Arsenal midfielder is on holiday in the city this week. The Catalan side value the 24-year-old at £35m and are ready to offer the Gunners their choice of players in return.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool may face another battle with Blackpool this week over their valuation of Charlie Adam, 25, with the Seasiders looking for £10m for the Scottish international midfielder.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester City have opened talks with Udinese over a £27m deal for 22-year-old Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez.
  (Daily Mail)


• Centre-back Younes Kaboul, 25, wants to quit Tottenham and join Marseille in an £8.5m deal.
  (The Sun)


• Didier Drogba, 33, has emerged as a potential pawn in Chelsea's bid to land £30m-rated midfielder Luka Modric, 25, from Tottenham.
  (The Mirror)


• Chelsea are ready to offer Modric £130,000-a-week to defect to Stamford Bridge.
  (The Sun)


• But Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is ready to battle it out with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to sign Blackburn defender Chris Samba, 27.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal are set to face a transfer fight with Paris St Germain for the signatures of Lille ace Gervinho and St Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi, who are both 24.
  (Metro)


• The Gunners are heading the chase for £3.5m-rated left-back Alexander Milosevic, 19, who plays for Swedish side AIK Solna.
  (The Sun)


• Wigan are expecting a scramble for £9m-rated striker Charles N'Zogbia after granting the 25-year-old his wish to leave.
  (The Sun)


• Burnley winger Chris Eagles, 25, wants to join Everton this summer after the Toffees failed to lure the former Manchester United star to Goodison Park during the January transfer window.
  (talkSPORT)


• Inter Milan have emerged as the latest club to eye up a move for Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri, 23, who has been linked with a shock switch to Manchester United.
  (talkSPORT)


• The Italian club is also looking into signing 28-year-old midfielder Michael Essien from Chelsea, with Wesley Sneijder, 27, moving in the opposite direction.
  (Footybunker)


• Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Ozil, 22, insists he has no intention of joining Manchester United after his agent revealed Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson had made an enquiry.
  (Metro)


• Sunderland have offered £5m for Birmingham's 24-year-old midfielder Craig Gardner.
  (Daily Mail)


• The Black Cats are also keen on Paris St Germain striker Mevlut Erding. Newcastle are also interested in the 24-year-old Turkish forward, who is valued at £9m.
  (The Sun)


• Blackpool midfielder David Vaughan, 28, is eyeing a Premier League return with Sunderland after rejecting a new contract offer, believed to be in the region of £10,000-a-week.
  (Daily Express)


• Ipswich striker Connor Wickham, 18, will snub Sunderland in the hope of landing a move to Liverpool.
  (The Sun)


• Leeds winger Elliot Kebbie, 16, has joined European champions Barcelona on trial in the hope of securing a permanent switch to the Catalan side.
  (The Sun)

• Fulham are pushing former Newcastle boss Chris Hughton for an answer on whether he wants to become Martin Jol's assistant manager. Hughton has delayed his decision because he is waiting to hear if he has landed the managerial position at Cardiff.
  (Daily Mail)


• However, 52-year-old Hughton has emerged as a front-runner to succeed Alex McLeish as Birmingham manager.
  (The Mirror)


• Newly-retired Paul Scholes, 36, has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson begged him to continue playing for Manchester United.
  (The Sun)

• Guus Hiddink, who is set to be confirmed as Chelsea manager this week, wants owner Roman Abramovich to swallow his pride and let sacked Ray Wilkins return to the coaching staff after the former England captain parted company with the club in October.
  (The Mirror)