Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is considering offering a deal to former Aston Villa defender Ulises De La Cruz following a successful trial. The Ecuador star has been without a club since being released by Reading at the end of last season. (Daily Mirror)



• Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura says he is still unsure about whether he will be at the club next season. The Japanese star is out of contract in the summer. (Daily Record)



• Bolton boss Gary Megson will wait to see how on-loan defender Sebastien Puygrenier adjusts to the pace of the Premier League before deciding whether to sign him permanently from Zenit St Petersburg. (Daily Mirror)



• Nottingham Forest and Leicester City are fighting it out to take Aston Villa midfielder Isaiah Osbourne on loan. (Daily Mirror)

• Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster watched images of Tottenham players taking penalties on an iPod just before the shoot-out that decided Sunday's Carling Cup final. Foster then saved Jamie O'Hara's spot-kick to help United triumph 4-1 on penalties. (The Sun)



• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is convinced United will collect five trophies this season by winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. United beat Spurs on Sunday to secure the Carling Cup and won the Club World Cup in December 2008. (Various)



• The Scottish Football Association could ask for a change of referee for their crunch World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands on 28 March. Frenchman Laurent Duhamel is scheduled to take charge but has been dumped by his own association following some high-profile errors. (Daily Record)



• Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry is leaving the club at the end of the season because he tried and failed to find a new investor to take over at Anfield. Parry had been in talks with a mystery Arab group but they decided against making an offer. (Daily Mirror)



• Coventry City's executive chairman Ray Ranson has emerged as a strong candidate for the chief executive roles at Liverpool and Newcastle United. (Daily Mail)



• AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti faces a fight to keep his job at the San Siro because of his side's poor form in Serie A and many of his players will leave the club if they fail to qualify for next season's Champions League. (Daily Star)



• Celtic right-back Andreas Hinkel feels his side's crushing 7-0 win over St Mirren on Saturday has breathed new life into their bid for the Scottish Premier League title.Celtic 7-0 St Mirren

• Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and his fiancee Rebecca Ellison have arranged for a barn owl to swoop down the aisle and deliver their rings in a velvet pouch when they get married in August. (Daily Mirror)