Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City are considering making a £60m move for Wayne Rooney.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Although Rooney is not for sale, he has warned manager Sir Alex Ferguson that Manchester United must buy world-class players or he will leave.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Russian striker Andrey Arshavin is regarded as surplus to requirements at Arsenal.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Newcastle have pledged to do everything in their power to keep 15-goal striker Demba Ba on Tyneside.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Manchester United have emerged as late contenders for the signature of Bolton defender Gary Cahill.
  (The People)


• Chelsea have told Frank Lampard they will not allow him to join a Premier League rival - but he can move abroad.
  (The People)


• Marek Hamsik's agent has revealed the Napoli midfielder would be interested in a transfer to Chelsea.
  (Metro)


• Left-back Eric Abidal has emerged as a free transfer target for both Liverpool and Manchester City as the France international approaches the end of his Barcelona contract.
  (Metro)


• Manchester City are weighing up a move to recruit Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote from Newcastle, pipping rivals Manchester United and Chelsea.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Arsenal will make an £8m bid for FC Cologne striker Lukas Podolski in the summer.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock says he needs to bring in five players to keep the club in the Premier League.
  (talkSPORT)


• Japan international Ryoichi Maeda is due to have a trial at West Ham this week.
  (Sunday Times)


• Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has claimed that Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish told him personally that he is not interested in signing striker Darren Bent.
  (ESPN)


• Tottenham are ready to offer cash plus Roman Pavlyuchenko for Marseille striker Loic Remy.
  (Inside Futbol)


• Germany international Marco Reus could still be in line for a big-money move to Arsenal despite confirming a summer transfer to Borussia Dortmund this week.
  (talkSPORT)

• Carlos Tevez is facing a £1m fine from Manchester City for going back to Argentina in November and failing to return to the club.
  (The People)


• Neil Warnock fears the sack this month after QPR's run of just two points from their last eight Premier League matches.
  (The People)


• Michael Essien, who has not played all season because of a knee injury, could be set to make his return for Chelsea reserves this week.
  (Sunday Mirror)

• Paolo Di Canio called for a memorial to be erected to his Swindon Town players after the League Two team pulled off the shock of third-round day with a 2-1 FA Cup win over Premier League strugglers Wigan Athletic.
  (The Guardian)