Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will have £50m to spend in the January transfer window with strikers Edin Dzeko of Wolfsburg and Porto's Brazilian star Hulk top of the list along with Barcelona full-back Dani Alves.
  (The Mirror)


• Championship promotion-chasers Norwich have insisted that their £2m-rated striker Grant Holt is not for sale after he was linked with a number of Premier League sides including West Ham, Wigan, Bolton and Blackpool.
  (The Mirror)


• Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is looking to pull off a sensational double swoop for Manchester City pair Adam Johnson and Nedum Onuoha.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea and Real Madrid are set to battle it out to land 20-year-old Independiente striker and Colombia international Cristian Nazarit - dubbed the South American Samuel Eto'o.
  (talkSPORT)


• West Ham are planning to make a loan move for Manchester United striker Michael Owen in the January transfer window.
  (caughtoffside )


• Fulham manager Mark Hughes wants to sign former Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland, who played under the Welshman at Eastlands but has fallen out of favour at Aston Villa.
  (The Mirror)


• Feyenoord coach Leo Beenhakker has laid into English clubs' attitudes towards signing young players after 15-year-old defender Nathan Ake agreed to leave the club for Chelsea.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka, who is out of contract in 2012, is interested in playing out his career in the United States.
  (Daily Star)


• Blackburn captain Chris Samba says he wants to leave the club if the sacking of boss Sam Allardyce is a sign of how the club's new owners will run the place.
  (The Sun)


• West Ham are in advanced talks with Aston Villa about taking midfielder Steve Sidwell on loan or on a permanent basis.
  (The Sun)


• Liverpool, Arsenal and Fulham are all in the hunt for 17-year-old Southampton midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the son of former Stoke and England winger Mark Chamberlain.
  (Daily Mail)

• Liverpool midfielder Jamie Carragher has been earmarked as an England manager of the future and is set to be offered the chance to work with one of England's youth teams and then be given the chance to work his way up through the ranks.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate is on course to make a shock first-team return after making a successful comeback in training following 13 months out.
  (talkSPORT)


• Richard Dunne's Aston Villa career has hit a new low after being told he is now the club's fourth-choice centre-back.
  (The Mirror)


• Villa boss Gerard Houllier could let as many as nine players go, including the likes of Stephen Warnock and John Carew, in a major squad overhaul.
  (The Guardian)


• Wolves winger Michael Kightly's return after a year out injured has been delayed by a new knee problem.
  (Daily Star)


• Rafa Benitez's six-month reign as Inter Milan coach will come to an end on Wednesday after he had his contract terminated by the European champions on Tuesday night.
  (The Guardian)


• Former Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce admits he cannot get his mind off being sacked, but would consider a move abroad for his next job if necessary.
  (The Mirror)

• Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has claimed Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is the only player in the world who is better than him.
  (The Mirror)