Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City are reportedly interested in signing Arsenal striker Robin van Persie as a ready-made replacement for wantaway forward Carlos Tevez.
  (The Independent)


• Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned Bolton boss Owen Coyle that he has no chance of re-signing striker Daniel Sturridge on loan. He said: "He can try in January - but he will have no chance."
  (The Times)


• Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul fancies a move to Paris St Germain, the club he supported as a boy.
  (The Mirror)


• Montenegro international winger Stevan Jovetic is still being 'eyed' by Chelsea despite being at an advance stage in negotiations at current club Fiorentina.
  (Metro)


• Brazil legend Roberto Carlos, the new manager of Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, has revealed the club would like England manager Fabio Capello to take over the reigns after leading England at next summer's European Championship. Midfield duo Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are also top of their transfer wish list.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham have joined AC Milan in the race to sign Genoa striker Rodrigo Palacio.
  (talkSPORT)


• Barcelona and Bayern Munich look set to go head to head to sign teenage Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha.
  (Daily Star)


• Valencia are set to hold contract renewal talks with striker Francisco Alcacer in a bid to put an end to Arsenal's interest in the player.
  (talkSPORT)


• Manchester City could make a shock January move for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani as they look for a replacement for Carlos Tevez.
  (talkSPORT)


• But Italian Serie A side AC Milan could scupper City's plans with a £20m bid of their own.
  (Daily Star)


• Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has snubbed any speculation linking midfielder Barry Bannan with a move to Manchester United.
  (Footylatest)


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is rumoured to be interested in signing QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt in the January transfer window.
  (CaughtOffside)

• Striker Wayne Rooney wants to captain his club Manchester United and England.
  (The Mirror)


• Stoke striker Peter Crouch has set his sights on making a return to the England squad. He said: "I've never wanted to retire for England. My record stands up against anyone." (The Times) Hungary are set to ask West Brom if injured midfielder Zoltan Gera can join their squad for next month's Euro 2012 clash with Finland.
  (The Sun)


• Everton defender Leighton Baines has said he could never play for Liverpool, but could be tempted to move to a Champions League team.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has agreed a lucrative £16m boot deal with sportswear giant Puma.
  (The Sun)


• Wigan boss Roberto Martinez insists they are a better team since selling striker Charles N'Zogbia to Aston Villa.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham assistant manager Kevin Bond says midfielder Luka Modric has performed admirably since his summer move to Chelsea fell through.
  (talkSPORT)


• Former Chelsea and Fulham coach Paul Clement is in line to succeed John Jensen as Blackburn assistant manager.
  (Daily Mail)


• Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has admitted that England should have been awarded a second goal in last summer's World Cup defeat to Germany. Frank Lampard's shot crossed the line after hitting the crossbar but was not given. Mertesacker said: "England scored more than just one goal! We were very lucky in many situations."
  (The Mirror)


• Former Rangers manager Walter Smith says he rejected a big-money offer to take change of a club in the Middle East.
  (The Sun)

• Roberto Mancini's own son has reportedly "done a Carlos Tevez" by refusing to go on as a substitute for Manchester City's reserves.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Leicester goalkeeper and current Seattle Sounders stopper Kasey Keller has received a strange tribute from a fan, when his likeness was etched into a corn field to create a maze in Washington.
  (Metro)


• Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has revealed a passion for motorbikes - and an ambition to take part in the Paris-Dakar Rally.
  (The Mirror)