All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Atletico Madrid are lining up a £5m bid for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta in the summer. (Sun)



• Cristiano Ronaldo's agent watched Portugal's win over Brazil with Barcelona's director of football. (Sun)



• Manchester United will offer Ronaldo an improved deal to try to persuade him to stay at Old Trafford. (Times)



• Bolton fear Nicolas Anelka will quit the club unless attendances improve at the Reebok Stadium. (Daily Mirror)



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• Leeds boss Dennis Wise is trying to secure loan deals for Liverpool's Gabriel Paletta and West Brom striker John Hartson. (Daily Mirror)



• Leeds also want Blackburn defender Michael Gray. (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham are ready to sign struggling Everton striker James Beattie for a cut-price deal in the summer, but Blackburn are also keen. (Daily Mirror)



• Middlesbrough midfielder Gaizka Mendieta wants a move to the US. (Independent)



• Jonathan Woodgate is still hopeful of returning to Real Madrid - even though the Spanish club are keen to sell him to Middlesbrough. (Independent)



• Boro's Mark Viduka is wanted by Tottenham but has not ruled out a move back to Australia. (Independent)
  
  
• Transfer-listed Dunfermline winger Owen Morrison has been offered a contract by Chinese Super League outfit Qingdao Zhongneng. (Daily Mail)

• Manchester City will force Stuart Pearce to sit in the stands when the England Under-21s take on Italy on 24 March. (Daily Mirror)



• Aston Villa may offer injured striker Chris Sutton a new contract - even if he does not play again this season. (Daily Express)



• Iain Dowie will be asked to take over as Leicester boss if Milan Mandaric completes his takeover. (Daily Mirror)



• West Ham are considering building a new stadium next to the tube station. (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea will make a formal complaint to Fifa after Nigeria selected Mikel Jon Obi for a friendly despite the club saying he was injured. (Daily Mail)



• Dado Prso wants to stay at Rangers next season. (Daily Record)
  
  
• Rangers defender Stevie Smith could miss the rest of the season if it is decided he needs surgery to a groin injury. (The Sun)
  
  
• Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel could be recalled from his loan with Falkirk because of an injury crisis at Manchester City. (Daily Express)
  
  
• Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Ian Mackay, born in Spain but of Scottish parents, wants to play for Scotland. (Various)
  
  
• Icelandic billionaire Thor Bjorgolfsson has denied he is funding a takeover bid for Hearts. (The Scotsman)
  
  
• Hearts will double their board's borrowing powers despite a large increase in debts. (The Scotsman)
  
  

• Cristiano Ronaldo is planning to move into acting once his playing career is over. He said: "I could see myself as an actor. Playing the role of a comedian is more difficult but I might be capable of doing anything."