Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Joey Barton reassures Newcastle fans that he has no immediate plans to leave St James' Park, despite rumoured interest from Manchester United.
  (talkSPORT)


• Roma's sporting director Walter Sabatini playes down speculation that Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are moving in on 28-year-old Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi.
  (talkSPORT)


• Alan Smith has been given the chance to revive his flagging career with a switch to Orlando City in the United States.
  (The Sun)


• A move bringing attacking midfielder Javier Pastore to Chelsea almost complete, Palermo vice-president Guglielmo Micciche has claimed, leaving Tottenham's Luka Modric's chances of joining the Blues in ruins.
  (Metro)


• Birmingham boss Chris Hughton wants Nile Ranger from his old club Newcastle to help solve the striker crisis at St Andrews.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal are prepared to sell Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona for less than £40m, but only if 20-year-old midfielder Thiago Alcantara is included in the deal.
  (Metro)


• Neil Warnock's future as boss of QPR is in doubt after he was gagged by majority shareholders Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore.
  (The Sun)


• Birmingham City boss Chris Hughton is hoping to sign Newcastle United's Nile Ranger after being hit by a striker crisis.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has allowed South African defender Bongani Khumalo, 24, to join Reading on loan until the end of the season.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City are ready to begin talks with Atletico Madrid for striker Sergio Aguero, regardless of whether or not wantaway striker Carlos Tevez leaves Eastlands.
  (Metro)


• Ipswich boss Paul Jewell is set to sign Arsenal striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas in a £1.1m deal.
  (The Mirror)


• Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson says nobody will be prepared to stump up the £45m asking price for Tevez - even though Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca was seen chatting to the player last week.
  (Metro)


• Blackburn Rovers are interested in Partizan Belgrade midfielder Radosav Petrovic, whose mooted deal with Vitesse Arnhem has fallen through.
  (Daily Mail)


• Alberto Aquilani could yet leave Liverpool in the transfer window after his representative revealed he is planning talks with Italian side Fiorentina.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is closing in on a deal to take the £6m-rated Birmingham City goalkeeper Ben Foster on a season-long loan.
  (The Mirror)


• Newcastle are waiting to hear if Paris St Germain striker Mevlut Erdinc will agree to a move after the clubs agreed a £7m deal in principle.
  (Daily Mail)


• Wolves want to sign former Aston Villa and West Ham midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger and the German international is considering the move.
  (The Mirror)


• Rennes midfield man Yann M'Vila has attracted the attention of Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas, who plans to test the water with a £15m bid in an attempt to fill the gap left by the injured Michael Essien.
  (Metro)


• Leeds have revived their interest in Preston goalkeeper Andy Lonergan and agreed terms over a £150,000 deal.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea and Real Madrid may have an unexpected competitor in the race to sign Neymar from Santos in the form of Russian top-flight side Anzhi Makhachkala.
  (The Independent)


• Patrice Evra has revealed his attempts to persuade Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri to reject Manchester City in favour of Manchester United.
  (Daily Telegraph)

• Newcastle defender Jose Enrique has used Twitter to criticise the club's transfer policy.
  (The Mirror)


• Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic snubbed a new call from Blackburn boss Steve Kean to join the team at the Asia Cup in Hong Kong.
  (The Mirror)

• Actor Timothy Dalton - famous for his role as James Bond - has revealed he is a lifelong Manchester City fan.
  (The Mirror)