Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has told friends that his failed move to Manchester United could still happen in the New Year.
  (Sunday Mirrror)


• Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is planning a new move for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko in the next ­window after failing to get the 29-year-old on loan.
  (The People)


• Despite managing to keep playmaker Luka Modric this summer, Tottenham fear they may lose him to Manchester United or Chelsea when they return with new transfer bids in January.
  (Metro)


• England keeper Robert Green was at the centre of shock transfer talks before the window shut and was being offered round to Premier League clubs in a bargain deal.
  (The People)


• Fulham forward Clint Dempsey and Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff were among a whole host of players Arsenal targeted in their scramble for new faces late in the transfer window.
  (Metro)


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is keeping tabs on midfielder Ross Barkley's progress at Everton - and could make a move for the 17-year-old in January.
  (The People)


• Birmingham will try to resurrect striker Nile Ranger's switch from Newcastle when the Football League's loan window opens on Thursday.
  (The People)


• Striker James Beattie is set to return to Sheffield United after being dropped by Rangers.
  (Daily Star Sunday)

• England captain John Terry believes 25-year-old Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has another 10 years at the top now that he has found form again and rediscovered his appetite for the game.
  (The Observer)


• Arsenal fear they could be without midfielder Jack Wilshere for at least three months.
  (Sunday Mirrror)


• Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack claims the club's high turnover of managers was down to the egos of the players as much as the owner's ambitions.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Bolton defender Gary Cahill says he has put the disappointment of missing out on a move to Arsenal and Tottenham behind him.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Manchester City defender Kolo Toure is determined to prove he did not take drugs to become a better footballer after completing a six-month ban for taking a banned substance.
  (Independent on Sunday)


• Robin van Persie has hinted he will ask manager Arsene Wenger if he can play a free role in the Arsenal team, rather than as an out-and-out striker, after scoring four times from the position as the Netherlands beat San Marino 11-0 on Friday.
  (Metro)

• Former Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas appears to have had no problem settling in at Barcelona - sharing a Twitter picture of him enjoying a Spanish lunch - complete with red wine - alongside four of his new grinning team-mates on Saturday.
  (Metro)