Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Valencia president Manuel Llorente insists Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City are wasting their time in pursuing midfielder Juan Mata, who they say is not for sale at any price.
  (Metro)


• Stoke are poised to resurrect their interest in West Ham striker Carlton Cole. Last week, the Potters saw a deal for Cole break down after they failed to come to an agreement over wages.
  (talkSPORT)


• Alternatively, Stoke could make a move for Tottenham forward Peter Crouch.
  (Metro)


• Palermo are trying to kick-start an auction for £44m-rated playmaker Javier Pastore by warning Chelsea that Qatar-backed French club Paris St Germain want the midfielder too.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham Hotspur are planning a £22m double raid on La Liga by looking to purchase 25-year-old striker Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla for £18m and Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay for a cut-price £4m.
  (footybunker)


• Manchester City are considering a move for Stoke's Thomas Sorensen as a potential backup to keeper Joe Hart, after selling Shay Given to Aston Villa last week.
  (The Mirror)


• Swansea have made an offer for Palermo's Brazilian goalkeeper Rubinho.
  (talkSPORT)


• Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish is keen to sign Spurs defender Alan Hutton, but must fund the move by selling defenders Habib Beye, Luke Young and Carlos Cuellar.
  (The Mirror)


• Wigan Athletic midfielder James McCarthy is a target for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
  (Metro)


• Bolton are close to signing Burnley duo Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears in a £2.75m joint deal, and free agent midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker. They also want a striker, but Liverpool's £6m valuation of David Ngog could see them pursue Birmingham's Cameron Jerome instead.
  (The Mirror)


• Leicester boss Sven Goran Eriksson is close to signing midfielder Gelson Fernandes, who played for the Swede when he was in charge at Manchester City.
  (talkSPORT)


• Blackpool are set to ask Manchester United if they can take young midfielders Daniel Drinkwater and Oliver Norwood on loan.
  (talkSPORT)

• Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has told Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri he must join him at Old Trafford and not move to Manchester City if he wants to win trophies in the future.
  (talkSPORT)


• However, former United player Lou Macari is concerned the spate of retirements at Old Trafford will have a huge impact on the club next season. 'The new players coming in at Manchester United will be looked upon as filling the boots of Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville. Are they capable of doing that? It's a big ask to do that,' he said.
  (talkSPORT)


• Striker Edin Dzeko has admitted he struggled to deal with the hype surrounding his arrival at Manchester City. The 25-year-old joined City in January for £27m but scored just six goals in all competitions.
  (Daily Mail)

• Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright is following the likes of Eric Cantona, Pele and Vinnie Jones from the football pitch into acting. Wright has a role in new British independent movie Gun Of The Black Sun.
  (The Mirror)