Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea may take advantage of stalled contract talks between Philippe Mexes and Roma to try and land the French defender on a free transfer.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson may try to tempt Manchester United striker Michael Owen into a return to Anfield as he looks to increase the Reds' attacking options.
  (caughtoffside)


• Wigan attacker Charles N'Zogbia still has his heart set on a move away from the DW Stadium and has hinted that Marseille could come in for him in January.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp may test Manchester City's resolve to hang on to striker Emmanuel Adebayor in the January transfer window.
  (caughtoffside)


• Spurs boss Redknapp has also warned Real Madrid off his left-sided Welsh star Gareth Bale.
  (The Sun)


• Valencia and Portugal defender Miguel has admitted he is interested in playing for Liverpool to link up with international team-mate Raul Meireles at Anfield.
  (talkSport)


• Bristol City are interested in bringing Ajax midfielder Evander Sno, who recently suffered a suspected heart attack, back to Ashton Gate, with a loan move until January a possibility.
  (talkSport)


• Arsenal's French striker Gilles Sunu could be in line for a loan move back to Derby after recovering from a cartilage problem picked up in pre-season.
  (talkSport)


• Arsenal are also weighing up a £3m move for Tromso midfielder Kara Mbodj after he impressed chief scout Steve Rowley.
  (Daily Mail)

• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is suffering from an ankle injury, is willing to stand up to manager Sir Alex Ferguson if he attempts to hold him back from joining up with England for the European Championship qualifier against Montenegro on 12 October. Arsenal playmaker Jack Wilshere could also be called up.
  (Daily Mail)


• In the expected absences of Jermain Defoe and Bobby Zamora, Newcastle striker Andy Carroll is poised for an England senior call by Fabio Capello on Monday after being left out of the Under-21 squad for the European Championship play-off.
  (The Mirror)


• Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich has told his players that he expects them to win both the Champions League and the Premier League this season.
  (The Sun)


• West Ham joint owner David Gold says he is confident his club will win their bid to move into the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.
  (talkSport)

• After returning from injury, Wolves midfielder Stephen Hunt is working so hard in training he does not know what day it is.
  (The Sun)


• France coach Laurent Blanc forgot to name two players for the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Romania and Luxembourg, failing to mention that Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra were in his squad.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez was involved in a stand-off with an angry farmer in a tractor at the club's training ground which nearly left him stuck in a ditch.
  (The Mirror)