Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Serie A giants AC Milan are targeting a move for Tottenham playmaker Rafael van der Vaart.
  (talkSPORT)


• Inter Milan winger Ricky Alvarez, who Arsenal missed out on in the summer, could be set for a loan move to the Gunners in January.
  (Metro)


• Arsenal and Liverpool will battle it out to sign 18-year-old striker Paco Alcacer from Spanish side Valencia.
  (talkSPORT)


• Brazil international Neymar has offered a glimmer of hope to interested clubs Chelsea and Manchester City after denying he has already signed a pre-contract agreement with Real Madrid.
  (Metro)


• Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is rumoured to be a transfer target for Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow.
  (Inside Futbol)


• Newcastle look set to miss out on Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga after the 24-year-old pledged his future to the French club.
  (talkSPORT)


• Nottingham Forest are to sign QPR defender Clint Hill following a knee injury to Chris Cohen, who was hurt in Saturday's 2-1 home defeat against Derby County.
  (Daily Mail)

• Fulham striker Bobby Zamora is hoping to force his way into England manager Fabio Capello's plans in time for Euro 2012.
  (The Sun)


• Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam says that captain Steven Gerrard's Reds return cannot come soon enough.
  (The Mirror)


• Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has reportedly ordered manager Andre Villas-Boas to field the club's youngsters in the Carling Cup match against Fulham on Wednesday.
  (The Mirror)


• Everton are confident of holding onto youth system product Ross Barkley, with assistant manager Steve Round dismissing talk of the midfielder, 20, joining Chelsea for £20m as nonsense.
  (Metro)


• Owen Hargreaves has tried to prove he is fit for his Manchester City debut by clattering striker Carlos Tevez in a training match.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsene Wenger has insisted he wants to stay at Premier League club Arsenal for another 14 years.
  (talkSPORT)


• Everton owner Bill Kenwright will move to safeguard David Moyes' future by offering his manager a new long-term contract. The Scot has two years to run on his current contract.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has given a rare insight into Roman Abramovich's character, painting him as a footballing anorak who was naively surprised by the attention he got after buying the club.
  (Daily Telegraph)

• Joey Barton has been caught by QPR team-mate Jay Bothroyd reading manager Neil Warnock's autobiography.
  (Metro)


• Fernando Torres's horror miss for Chelsea against Manchester United at the weekend has been recreated for the digital age by a meticulous video-gamer.
  (Metro)