Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's interest in bringing £20m-rated Borussia Dortmund playmaker Mario Goetze to Old Trafford has intensified.
  (The Mirror)


• Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has suggested he could be keen on a £16m move to Manchester United next summer when current number one Edwin van der Sar retires.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea striker Didier Drogba could move to Turkish side Galatasaray in the summer after growing increasingly unsettled in west London.
  (Metro)


• Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas would only move away from the Gunners to sign for boyhood club Barcelona, according to the midfielder's father. Chelsea had been linked with a £50m move for the player.
  (The Mirror)


• French side Lille have admitted they may be open to approaches for playmaker Eden Hazard with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all thought to be interested. A bid of £21m could be enough to secure the 19-year-old.
  (talkSPORT)


• Chelsea could tempt playmaker Adel Taarabt from Championship leaders QPR with a £9m move.
  (Caught Offside)


• Fulham striker Eidur Gudjohnsen, on loan from Stoke, has hinted he would like to stay at the club when his deal at Craven Cottage expires at the end of the season.
  (The Mirror)


• Ipswich manager Paul Jewell is trying to seal a loan deal for Aston Villa defender Habib Beye.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sheffield United hope to recruit Blackpool striker Marlon Harewood to their cause as they attempt to stave off relegation from the Championship.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano has decided he will leave the Spanish club. The Brazil international could now be back on Tottenham's radar.
  (talkSPORT)


• Felipe Caicedo's miserable time at Manchester City could be at an end with Levante keen to convert their loan deal for the striker into a £1m permanent switch.
  (Daily Mail)

• AC Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso faces a lengthy Uefa ban after head-butting Tottenham assistant manager Joe Jordan at the end of his side's Champions League defeat by Spurs on Tuesday.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• The Football Association is looking for a new venue for the 2012 Community Shield after Wembley was confirmed as the location for the 2012 Olympic men's football final.
  (Daily Mail)


• New West Brom manager Roy Hodgson has warned the Baggies fans that the team will not survive in the Premier League if they attempt to emulate the attacking style of Barcelona.
  (talkSPORT)


• Chelsea are at the centre of a Dutch FA investigation into their controversial move for 15-year-old Feyenoord prospect Nathan Ake. The inquiry centres on the Blues' £670,000 signing of the highly rated youngster and the role played by agent Dan Kramp of Forza Fides agency. The transfer has sparked anger in the Netherlands where strict FA rules outlaw children under 16 from having agents. Kramp is accused of taking Ake to Chelsea over Christmas to seal the deal.
  (The Sun)


• Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole is set to miss the rest of the season with a broken bone in his back.
  (The Sun)

• Liverpool's Raheem Sterling will become the club's youngest player if he takes the field in the club's Europa League match against Sparta Prague. The winger, who turns 16 years and 79 days old on the day of the game, scored five goals in a 9-0 win for the Merseysiders' youth team over Southend earlier this week.
  (The Mirror)