Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Brazilian forward Robinho has not ruled out a return to Manchester City after this summer's World Cup in South Africa and tipped boss Roberto Mancini to guide the side to a Champions League place next season.
  (Daily Star)


• Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill wants James Milner to commit to one more season at Villa Park, in a repeat of the Gareth Barry saga from two years ago. Manchester City are currently refusing to meet the £30m price tag and O'Neill is adamant that he will not let the midfielder go for any less.
  (News of the World)


• Manchester United are considering using their Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov as bait to land Wolfsburg's 24-year-old forward Edin Dzeko.
  (Caught Offside)


• Arsenal have released French defender William Gallas after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is to splash out £30m this summer, with Everton defender Phil Jagielka among his transfer targets.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown believes Cesc Fabregas "will certainly leave" the Gunners for Barcelona and that manager Arsene Wenger will be powerless to stop the move happening.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is set to make a £30m bid to sign Manchester United's Serbian international defender Nemanja Vidic.
  (News of the World)


• Manchester City are lining up a £15m raid for Roma's 28-year-old French defender Phillipe Mexes.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Uruguay striker Luis Suarez says he would only leave Ajax for the Premier League if Manchester United came calling. The 23-year-old scored 49 goals in 48 appearances for the Dutch side last season.
  (News of the World)


• CSKA Moscow's in-demand Serbian playmaker Milos Krasic, 25, has said he would prefer a move to Serie A rather than the Premier League.
  (Daily Star)


• Talks are set to begin between Tottenham and Aston Villa over a swap deal involving Robbie Keane heading to Villa Park, with Gabriel Agbonlahor going to the Spurs.
  (News of the World)


• Birmingham hope an improved bid of £5m will be enough to tempt Palermo to part with their 30-year-old striker Fabrizio Miccoli.
  (News of the World)


• Sunderland are planning a £7m raid on West Ham for their 31-year-old England centre-back Matthew Upson.
  (News of the World)


• Alessandro Diamanti could be on his way back to Italy in a loan move from West Ham to Parma. The 27-year-old scored eight goals in his first season at Upton Park following a £7m move from Livorno but has constantly been linked with a move back to his homeland.
  (News of the World)


• Celtic will try to sign Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, if boss Roy Hodgson, who has been linked with the vacant managerial position at Liverpool, leaves Craven Cottage.
  (The People)


• New Inter Milan manager Rafael Benitez is rumoured to be interested in attempting to lure Liverpool midfielders Alberto Aquilani and Lucas Leiva to Italy from his former club.
  (Caught Offside)

OTHER GOSSIP

• Fulham boss Roy Hodgson wants his future sorted out before he heads to the World Cup in South Africa to work as a media pundit - Liverpool plan talks with him in the next 48 hours.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• However, Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed is confident that he can keep 62-year-old Hodgson at the club he guided to last season's Europa League final.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has turned down £3m-a-year tax free to manage Dubai side Al Ahli and will instead sign a two-year contract extension at White Hart Lane.
  (News of the World)

AND FINALLY...

• France captain Patrice Evra has blamed the vuvuzelas for his side's poor start to the World Cup in South Africa. The Manchester United full-back claims he is getting woken up at 6am by people playing the noisy trumpet-like instruments and that the players can't hear each other out on the pitch.
  (The People)