Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has targeted experienced Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, 32 and striker Michael Owen, 31, in a £10m double swoop.
  (Caught offside)


• Wycombe's 15-year-old prospect Jordan Ibe has rejected a £100,000 move to Fulham because he wants to join a bigger club.
  (The Sun)


• Championship leaders Southampton want to boost their promotion push with the capture of 25-year-old Doncaster striker Billy Sharp.
  (The Mirror)

• Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 31, could be out for over a month after leaving hospital with an infected ankle in plaster.
  (The Sun)


• QPR defender Anton Ferdinand could go public with his version of events in his racism row with Chelsea centre-back John Terry.
  (Daily Express)


• Kolo Toure has been stunned by Manchester City's attempt to take away £1.5m in image rights and the 30-year-old defender may leave the Etihad Stadium in January.
  (The Mirror)


• Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has opened talks with wealthy Indian company the Jain Group about investing in the cash-strapped Merseyside club.
  (The Mirror)


• Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas accused his players of "broken promises" in a heated training ground inquest into Saturday's 5-3 defeat by Arsenal.
  (Daily Mail)


• England winger Adam Johnson reportedly refused to board Manchester City's team bus after last week's Carling Cup win at Wolves - because boss Roberto Mancini criticised him in a post-match interview.
  (The Guardian)


• Veteran Swansea midfielder Mark Gower, 33, will be given a new contract by the Premier League club.
  (The Sun)


• Stoke boss Tony Pulis has slammed Premier League chiefs for moving his side's game against Newcastle to this evening. City then face a 7,500-mile round-trip to Israel to play Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the Europa League before returning to play at Bolton on Sunday. Pulis said: "We've only had one game that kicked off at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon - that's out of 18 matches."
  (The Mirror)


• Former Doncaster boss Sean O'Driscoll is set to be unveiled as Portsmouth's new manager.
  (The Mirror)


• Leicester are considering a move to bring former manager Nigel Pearson back to the King Power Stadium.
  (The Mirror)

• QPR boss Neil Warnock reckons defender Anton Ferdinand is good enough to play for England - now he has stopped 'thinking he's Franz Beckenbauer'.
  (The Guardian)


• Newcastle defender Steven Taylor admits Stoke are the last team he wants to face with a mask protecting his broken nose.
  (The Mirror)