Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Chelsea have told Didier Drogba they will not stand in his way if he wants to leave this summer - as long as he helps them win silverware this season. (Daily Express)



• Tottenham are closing in on Carlos Kameni after the Cameroon keeper got the all-clear to leave Espanyol. (Daily Mirror)



• Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback wants to move back to his former club Sporting Lisbon. (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester United's hopes of luring Lyon striker Karim Benzema could be over after he looked set to agree an extension to his contract with the French club. (Daily Telegraph)



• Chelsea could be poised to step in with a late offer for Benzema, 20, with Andriy Shevchenko likely to be off-loaded in the summer, possibly to former club AC Milan. (Daily Mirror)

• Sir Alex Ferguson insists he will still be managing Manchester United at the age of 70. (Various)



• Croatia boss Slaven Bilic reckons Arsenal striker Eduardo will make a full recovery from his broken leg. (The Sun)



• Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists he was right not to bring back former striker Michael Owen but sign Spaniard Fernando Torres instead. (Various)



• Everton striker James Vaughan could miss the rest of the season after a knee operation on Monday. (The Sun)



• West Brom midfielder Filipe Teixeira faces up to eight months on the sidelines with cruciate ligament damage. (Daily Mail)



• Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson admits he will consider the Intertoto Cup route into Europe next season if his side fails to qualify through the Premier League. (Various)



• Liverpool could soon be owned jointly by American Tom Hicks and the Dubai International Capital after they looked on the brink of an agreement. (Various)



• Fulham boss Roy Hodgson wants to stay on as manager next season - even if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Times)

• Michael Ballack reckons Chelsea's resurgence since their Carling Cup final defeat to Tottenham was down to skipper John Terry's insistence on a team-bonding paint-balling trip the following week. (Guardian)



• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger can expect a nice bottle of red from Wigan boss Steve Bruce, who is still grateful for the Frenchman lending him three players key to him getting promoted with ex-club Birmingham last season.