Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who left Old Trafford for the Bernabeu in an £80m world-record deal in 2009, has refused to close the door on a potential return to Manchester United.
  (Metro)


• QPR have denied rumours that former England captain David Beckham is set to join the London club in November when his LA Galaxy contract expires.
  (Metro)


• But the Daily Mail insists QPR have opened talks with the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder.
  (Daily Mail)


• Former Blackburn forward El Hadji Diouf has been invited to train with League One side Preston - but North End boss Phil Brown claims he cannot afford to sign him.
  (The Mirror)


• Blackburn are poised to make another move for Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard in the January transfer window. Rovers boss Steve Kean had reportedly refused to match City's £6.5m asking price over the summer.
  (Daily Mail)


• Bolton boss Owen Coyle wants England defender Gary Cahill to sign a new deal at the club. The former Aston Villa centre-back, who is rated at £17m, is a target for both Tottenham and Arsenal.
  (The Sun)


• Tottenham midfielder Sandro is not ruling out a move to Italy in the future. The Brazil international was targeted by Serie A giants Roma over the summer. Full story: Goal.com Brazil striker Neymar has dismissed talk of a move to Chelsea, with the 19-year-old Santos frontman saying his future lies in Spain.
  (talkSPORT)


• Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has reiterated his desire to return to Argentina and to end his career at Boca Juniors.
  (talkSPORT)


• Sunderland are set to rival Arsenal for highly-rated Norway international striker Mohammed Abdellaoue.
  (Inside Futbol)


• Young players Josh McEachran and Romelu Lukaku will be allowed to leave Chelsea on loan if they do not play enough games this year.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will look to tempt Everton into selling midfielder Ross Barkley with an offer of £10m plus two squad players when the transfer window reopens in January.
  (CaughtOffside)


• Dutch referee Kevin Blom has been kicked out of his country's top-flight and axed as their Euro 2012 finals representative after his poor performance in Saturday's qualifier between Scotland and the Czech Republic at Hampden.
  (The Sun)


• Dundee, Falkirk and Partick Thistle are interested in taking Kyle Hutton on loan after the Rangers midfielder's switch to Sheffield United fell through.
  (the Herald)


• Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has targeted Swansea City striker Stephen Dobbie, who was previously on loan with the Seasiders, when the Championship transfer window re-opens today.
  (Daily Record)


• Freed Celtic winger Freddie Ljungberg has signed for Japanese J-League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
  (Daily Record)


• Midfielder Mark de Man says he snubbed Kilmarnock to join Belgian Third Division club Hasselt because he did not want to leave his family behind in his homeland.
  (Daily Record)

• Arsenal are facing midfield problems in January after Emmanuel Frimpong opted to turn his back on England in order to play for Ghana. He is now in contention to be selected for the Africa Cup of Nations.
  (Metro)


• Arsenal attacker Andrey Arshavin has revealed his frustration at the club missing out on Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila during the final moments of transfer deadline day.
  (Metro)


• Stoke manager Tony Pulis has revealed he failed in a bid to sign England midfielder Scott Parker from West Ham on transfer deadline day. The Hammers' skipper chose to sign for London rivals Tottenham instead.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sir Alex Ferguson believes Italian striker Federico Macheda still has a future at Manchester United, but feels he needs more time to improve.
  (talkSPORT)


• Former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires has questioned Arsene Wenger's recruitment policy at the club and says his masterplan is not working, but stopped short of questioning the Gunners manager's position.
  (Metro)


• Chris Herd's Scottish father says the Aston Villa defender will snub any approach from Scotland coach Craig Levein as he wants to play for Australia.
  (Daily Mail)


• New Celtic signing Mo Bangura feared for his safety after his last-minute penalty gave Sierra Leone a 2-1 win that denied Egypt a place at the African Cup of Nations finals and sparked a pitch invasion.
  (Various)

• Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane's possible appointment as the national coach of Iceland is in doubt after he failed to show up for a meeting with the Icelandic Football Association.
  (Daily Mail)


• The son of former France World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane's trained with Real Madrid's senior team this week.
  (Inside Futbol)


• Newcastle United have launched a new line of lingerie for their female supporters, which features French knickers in a tribute to Yohan Cabaye, Mehdi Abeid, and Sylvain Marveaux - the trio of stars they signed from Ligue 1 clubs in the summer.
  (Metro)


• The England Under-21 squad warmed up for Monday's 4-1 win over Israel with a singing contest, won by Newcastle United's Dan Gosling.
  (The Sun)