Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Manchester City striker Robinho is desperate to leave the club with Chelsea waiting to rescue the Brazilian. (The Sun)
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Chelsea winger Florent Malouda is being lined up by Spanish club Villarreal who are preparing a £9m bid. (Daily Mirror)
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Tottenham have clinched the signing of Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini for around £1m. (Daily Mail)
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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says he wants to return to previous club Marseille. (Daily Mail)
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Chelsea manager Phil Scolari has been told he can use the £12m gained from the sale of Wayne Bridge for January transfers. (Guardian)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and midfielder Cesc Fabregas are being lined up by Real Madrid. (Daily Star)
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Manchester City have rejected an approach from Blackburn to use Daniel Sturridge as part of the deal to bring Roque Santa Cruz to Eastlands. (Daily Mail)
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Aston Villa are also keen on young striker Sturridge. (Daily Mirror)
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West Ham have stepped up their pursuit of Brescia striker Savio. (Daily Star)
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Sunderland and Newcastle are leading the race to sign unsettled Bolton defender Danny Shittu. (The Sun)
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Tottenham defender Gilberto is set to join Getafe. (The Sun)
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Middlesbrough are tracking Hull striker Marlon King whose future at the club is in doubt after a row with Tigers boss Phil Brown. (Daily Mail)
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Sheffield United are hoping to sign Manchester City striker Darius Vassell in a £1.6m deal. (Daily Express)
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Arsenal's hopes of signing Zenit St Petersburg's Russian forward Andrei Arshavin appear to have collapsed. (The Times)
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Manchester City could now join the race to sign Arshavin. (Telegraph)
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Lyon are expected to complete the signing of West Ham winger Julien Faubert. (The Times)
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Portsmouth are still hopeful of tempting Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen to join them on loan. (The Independent)
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Chelsea have joined the race to sign Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. (The Independent)
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West Ham have missed out on the signing of Fiorentina youngster Pablo Osvaldo. (The Independent)
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Everton could turn to Racing Santander's Mohammed Tchite to solve their striking problems. (Telegraph)
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Sevilla's £20m rated left-back Fernando Navarro is being tracked by Liverpool. (Telegraph)
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Tottenham are keen on Inter Milan centre-back Nicolas Burdisso. (Daily Mirror)
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Celtic have agreed a £1.2m fee for Manchester City's 20-year-old Welsh international striker Ched Evans. (Express)
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Celtic have given the green light for defender Darren O'Dea to join Burnley on loan. (Daily Mail)
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However, Wolves have joined the race to snap up O'Dea until the end of the season. (Daily Record)
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Partick Thistle want to sign Hamilton Accies striker Lucas Akins on loan for the rest of the season. (Express)
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Norwich are on the trail of Aberdeen's versatile defender Lee Mair. (Scottish Sun)
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Hull boss Phil Brown may revive attempts to sign Bolton forward Kevin Davies. (Daily Mail)
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Everton are considering a loan move for Portugal international striker Hugo Almeida. (Daily Post)
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Tottenham are lining up Inter Milan's Italian international Marco Materazzi. (SkySport)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Kaka says the prospect of joining Manchester City never crossed his mind. (Daily Mirror)
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Robinho is facing a massive £320,000 fine for walking out on the club this week. (Daily Star)
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Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant is being lined up to become the next coach of Bulgaria. (The Sun)
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Southampton head coach Jan Poortvliet could become the latest managerial casualty after being summoned for crisis talks with chairman Rupert Lowe. (Daily Mail)
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Argentine World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles has emerged as a shock front-runner for the vacant manager's job at Inverness. (Daily Mail & Scottish Sun)
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Scotland manager George Burley won't stand in the way if his assistant Terry Butcher is the man wanted by Inverness. (Daily Record)
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Terry Butcher has not contacted Inverness but refused to rule himself out of the running. (Express)
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Sacked Inverness manager Craig Brewster reckons he can make a comeback as a player - at the age of 42. (Various)
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In-form West Ham manager Carlton Cole looks set for a call-up into Fabio Capello's England squad. (The Times)
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Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy has claimed former manager Paul Ince could have wrecked his chances of playing for South Africa at the 2010 World Cup. (The Sun)
AND FINALLY
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Newcastle pair Charles N'Zogbia and Andy Carroll have been involved in a furious training-ground bust-up and had to be dragged apart. (Various)