Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Inter Milan have reportedly proposed a swap deal with Manchester City involving Carlos Tevez joining the Italian side, with Wesley Sneijder moving the other way.
  (Metro)


• Manager Roberto Mancini does not want Carlos Tevez back at Manchester City - and is prepared to strip him of the captaincy if he returns.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham and Aston Villa are locked in a battle with Italian side Lazio to sign Lyon's 21-year-old playmaker Miralem Pjanic.
  (talkSPORT)


• Bolton have been given the green light by Spanish giants Barcelona to sign young winger Jeffren Suarez for £5m.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal have stepped up their interest in Sao Paulo's 20-year-old full-back Bruno Uvini.
  (talkSPORT)


• Arsenal are in advanced talks with Bayern Munich for the transfer of France forward Franck Ribery.
  (footybunker)


• Stoke and West Ham are set to make offers for Bolton's left-sided midfielder Matthew Taylor, who has a year left on his contract.
  (talkSPORT)


• Stoke manager Tony Pulis is also launching a £10m bid for Tottenham's Peter Crouch as he attempts to land an experienced Premier League striker.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool have invited Mexican striker Marco Bueno for a 10-day trial and are in talks with club Pachuca over a potential five-year deal for the 17-year-old.
  (Daily Mail)


• Leicester City remain hopeful of beating Premier League side Swansea to the signing of Newcastle winger Wayne Routledge.
  (talkSPORT)


• The Swans have had a £1.8m bid for Routledge accepted, but Nottingham Forest are also in the hunt for the 26-year-old.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal have again been scuppered by Manchester United in the transfer market, this time for 19-year-old Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell.
  (Metro)


• Director Sergejus Fedotovas is confident Hearts midfielder Rudi Skacel is close to agreeing fresh terms. The Tynecastle club are set to take up their option to extend the Czech's contract by a further 12 months following talks.
  (Daily Record)

• Chelsea captain John Terry says he wants to stay on at the club when he retires to become the manager at Stamford Bridge.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham's Rafael van der Vaart says Spurs have enough quality to compete for trophies next season - if Croat midfielder Luka Modric stays at White Hart Lane.
  (talkSPORT)


• Southampton teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says he is ready to step up to the Premier League.
  (The Mirror)


• Spurs' Brazilian midfielder Sandro has played down fears he faces three months on the sidelines with a knee injury, saying he is likely to be out for only one month.
  (talkSPORT)


• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he would not have blamed Dimitar Berbatov for demanding to quit after he was left out of the Champions League final in May. The Bulgarian broke down in tears on hearing the news.
  (talkSPORT)


• The new Premier League season is likely to be the last to feature goal-line controversies after its chief executive, Richard Scudamore, said he was hopeful technology could be introduced in time for the 2012-2013 campaign.
  (The Guardian)

• Rapper Snoop Dogg failed to scoop a free Manchester United or Manchester City shirt after his recent gig in the north west.
  (Metro)


• Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has asked all the club's northern-based players, including recently signed goalkeeper Shay Given, to relocate to Birmingham.
  (The Mirror)


• Defender Oliver Gill - Reserve Player of the Year - has turned down a new contract at Manchester United to enrol at Durham University. His father David is the club's chief executive.
  (Daily Mail)


• New £4.8m Newcastle signing Yohan Cabaye was initially refused entry to the United States after being accused of not paying for some dentistry work completed there while he was playing for Lille.
  (The Sun)