Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City are preparing a £60m bid for Barcelona's midfield maestro Andres Iniesta.
  (imscouting)


• Marseille are interested in bringing Chelsea striker Didier Drogba back to the south of France. The Blues bought Drogba from Marseille for £24m in 2004.
  (imscouting)


• Juventus are prepared to offer a £20m package to beat Manchester United and Liverpool to the signature of Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross.
  (talkSPORT)


• However, Stoke boss Tony Pulis has said his centre-back will not be sold in January's transfer window.
  (The Sun)


• Newcastle could face the loss of star striker Andy Carroll as the board face a dressing-room revolt following the sacking of boss Chris Hughton.
  (TheIndependent)


• Manchester United are rumoured to be interested in Shakhtar Donetsk midfield pair Douglas Costa and Willian as Sir Alex Ferguson looks to add more youthful talent to his Old Trafford squad.
  (caughtoffside )


• West Ham are among the January suitors for Aston Villa striker John Carew, who they see as a replacement for Carlton Cole. The Hammers are willing to listen to offers for Cole.
  (The Mirror)


• Ajax will move for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner if Luis Suarez leaves the club. Suarez was recently banned for seven games for biting an opponent, while Bendtner has voiced dissatisfaction at his lack of first-team opportunities at the Emirates.
  (talkSPORT)


• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is hoping to lure Manchester City keeper Shay Given to the Emirates with the promise of regular first-team football.
  (caughtoffside )


• Southampton boss Nigel Adkins has issued a hands-off warning to Arsene Wenger over Arsenal's pursuit of teenage midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Arsenal striker Julio Baptista, now with Italian side Roma, has ruled out a move to Tottenham in January.
  (talkSPORT)


• But Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is lining up a move for Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente.
  (caughtoffside )


• Another potential target for Spurs is Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, who is reportedly learning English in anticipation of a move to England after falling out with Stuttgart manager Jens Keller.
  (Daily Mail)


• Redknapp is also considering an audacious move to bring midfielder Michael Carrick back to White Hart Lane from Manchester United.
  (caughtoffside )


• Meanwhile, Tottenham are also edging closer to concluding a deal for Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar, who is out of contract in the summer and seems certain to leave Goodison.
  (Daily Mail)


• Newcastle are set to miss out on the signing of Young Boys striker Emmanuel Mayuka after the sacking of Chris Hughton.
  (talkSPORT)


• Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson will swoop on former club Fulham with an attempt to sign attacker Clint Dempsey in January.
  (caughtoffside )


• West Ham, Wigan and Stoke are monitoring the progress of Millwall winger James Henry.
  (Daily Mail)

• Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol, who resigned as Ajax boss on Monday, is in the frame to fill the Newcastle hot-seat vacated by Chris Hughton.
  (The Guardian)


• Newcastle legend Micky Quinn has launched a furious attack on the club's owner Mike Ashley for sacking manager Chris Hughton. "I am absolutely fuming about this," said Quinn.
  (talkSPORT)


• Striker Carlos Tevez has spoken of his heartache at being separated from his two young daughters in Argentina but insists he will see out his five-year contract at Manchester City.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sam Allardyce is set for crunch talks with ­Blackburn's new Indian owners over the size of his transfer budget and exactly who he can buy.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool director of football strategy Damien Comolli believes the current economic downturn will allow the club to pick up some bargains in the January transfer window.
  (The Sun)


• Harry Redknapp insists he can handle the difficulties that would come with the England job. The Tottenham boss is one of the favourites to succeed current England coach Fabio Capello, when the Italian leaves the role in the summer of 2012.
  (The Mirror)


• West Ham captain Matthew Upson is confident his team can beat the drop and says they have restored some much needed spirit to the dressing room after wins over Wigan and Manchester United.
  (talkSPORT)


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has likened Mexican striker Javier Hernandez to Red Devils legend Denis Law because of his superb heading ability.
  (The Sun)


• Ferguson has also admitted that he fears for Owen Hargreaves' career. The 30-year-old pulled a hamstring only 10 minutes into his comeback against Wolves, after two years out injured.
  (The Sun)


• Iranian newspaper Ebtekar reported on Monday that Argentine legend Diego Maradona is being lined up to take charge of the Iranian national team. The 50-year-old led Argentina to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa last summer but left his post shortly after their elimination.
  (Daily Mail)

• Sir Alex Ferguson will change his Manchester United team for an incredible 150th time in a row when they play Valencia in the Champions League on Tuesday.
  (The Sun)