Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Sought-after Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has turned down a move to Chelsea and will instead switch to a club in Spain this summer, partly because his wife would hate the English weather.
  (The Sun)



• Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini wants Palermo striker Edinson Cavani.
  (Daily Mail)



• Palermo, meanwhile, have their sights set on a bid for Blackburn winger Morten Gamst Pedersen, with Rovers hoping to take midfielder Mark Bresciano in the other direction.
  (The Sun)



• Liverpool's Spanish winger Albert Riera is ready to quit Anfield for a loan move to Spartak Moscow in a bid to save his World Cup dream.
  (Daily Star)



• Manchester City are also in talks with Grenoble over a summer switch for their France Under-21 midfielder Sofiane Feghouli, who will be out of contract at the end of the season.
  (The Sun)



• Stoke boss Tony Pulis is keen on Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara, who is currently on loan at Portsmouth.
  (The Mirror)



• Nice striker Loic Remy says he still wants to join Arsenal, despite his move collapsing in January due to a £13m asking price.
  (Daily Mail)



• Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will turn to Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel next season if he cannot land Joe Hart on loan again.
  (The Sun)



• McLeish has revealed Birmingham have held talks with Rangers striker Kris Boyd's representatives, but that the Scotland international is also talking to other clubs.
  (The Times)



• Portsmouth left-back Dusko Tosic, 25, looks set to join QPR on Thursday after a proposed move to Swansea fell through.
  (Daily Mail)

• Former Chelsea boss Glenn Hoddle is being lined up for a dramatic return to management in place of West Ham's Gianfranco Zola.
  (The Mirror)



• Actually, former Man City boss Mark Hughes is the man the Upton Park club want to replace their struggling Italian gaffer.
  (Daily Star)



• Hughes is also on a three-man shortlist to lead Ivory Coast at this summer's World Cup.
  (The Guardian)



• Zola has been told to submit a dossier to West Ham's owners to convince them that he can save the Hammers from the drop.
  (Daily Mail)



• West Ham striker Benni McCarthy has admitted he and his team-mates "hid" during their woeful 3-1 defeat at home to Wolves on Tuesday.
  (The Sun)



• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has not trained since their 2-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday, prompting fears he is still troubled by on-going knee problems.
  (The Independent)



• Balram Chainrai, Portsmouth's fourth owner in their turbulent season, could remain in charge of the club for the long term.
  (The Guardian)



• Man City manager Roberto Mancini and Everton boss David Moyes could face an FA rap after squaring up during their sides' game at Eastlands on Tuesday.
  (Various)



• Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves, on the brink of a return after injury, has revealed he still needs painkilling injections to get him through training and matches.
  (The Sun)



• QPR manager Neil Warnock has been handed a £10m summer war chest to take the Loftus Road outfit into the Premier League.
  (The Sun)



• Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner says he is an injury doubt for Saturday's away game at Birmingham.
  (The Mirror)



• Southampton could hand 16-year-old midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain a shock call-up for Sunday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy final with Carlisle.
  (Daily Star)

• Arsenal defender Sol Campbell has told his team-mates to make sure they are not only remembered for playing pretty football.
  (Daily Star)



• David Beckham has lost his place at the top of France Football magazine's annual survey of the top earners in the game to Barcelona's Lionel Messi. The Argentine earned £29.6m last year in salary and endorsements, £2.3m ahead of Beckham.
  (The Independent)