Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Tottenham have already approached Bolton for fresh talks in January over the potential transfer of defender Gary Cahill, as they bid to beat bitter rivals Arsenal in the race for the England international's signature.
  (Metro)


• Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has denied his £250,000-per-week wage demands put the brakes on a move to Manchester United.
  (The Mirror)


• Agent Kia Joorabchian has revealed Manchester City offered his client Carlos Tevez to Inter Milan in exchange for midfielder Sneijder - but pulled out of the deal after signing Arsenal playmaker Samir Nasri.
  (talkSPORT)


• Tottenham made a last-minute attempt to hijack Craig Bellamy's return to Liverpool, but the Welshman said he could not resist the lure of playing for Kenny Dalglish at Anfield.
  (Metro)


• Arsenal failed in their attempts to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze for £35m on transfer deadline day, according to reports in Germany.
  (talkSPORT)

• Steve McClaren is set to quit as Nottingham Forest boss after just three months as he is frustrated at their lack of signings.
  (The Mirror)


• New signing Owen Hargreaves has been left out of Manchester City's Champions League squad that will be named on Friday.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sunderland new boy Nicklas Bendtner made up his mind to leave Arsenal in February after not being picked to start the Carling Cup final.
  (The Mirror)


• Everton manager David Moyes will be given a chunk of the £10m received for midfielder Mikel Arteta to spend in the January transfer window after the Spaniard's move to Arsenal was completed too late for Moyes to sign a replacement. His priorities will be a midfielder and a striker.
  (Daily Mail)


• Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane, who left Tottenham to join David Beckham at LA Galaxy earlier this month, says he is unlikely to return to the Premier League this winter to stay fit once the Major League Soccer season is over.
  (The Sun)


• England striker Peter Crouch says he left Tottenham for Stoke because he feared he would be left on the bench at White Hart Lane.
  (The Sun)

• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's son Kai has been affected by Mikel Arteta's switch to Arsenal - mum Coleen used Twitter to reveal that his Everton kit has "Arteta" on the back.
  (Metro)