All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Michael Ballack's Chelsea future is uncertain after he was left out of their 25-man squad for the Champions League.(The Sun)



• Reading will offer Nicky Shorey the biggest pay deal in the club's history to stop him joining West Ham in the next transfer window.(Daily Mirror)



• Celtic and Southampton are tracking Colchester's Cameroon-born defender George Elokobi.(Daily Star)



• After completing the signing of Jay-Jay Okocha, Hull will turn their attentions to a loan move for Wigan's Fitz Hall.(The Sun)



• Ipswich are planning a loan move for Aston Villa defender Stephen O'Halloran, 19.(Daily Star)



• Leeds want to sign Sunderland exile Graham Kavanagh on loan.(Various)



• Leeds have signed Portuguese winger Filipe Da Costa from Greek side Lonikos on a free, though he is waiting international clearance.(Daily Star)



• Bolton's Ivan Campo has snubbed a loan move to Sheffield United.(The Sun)



• Norwich have taken ex-Cameroon international Lucien Mettomo on trial at Carrow Road.(Daily Star)



• Wolves keeper Graham Stack has had his loan deal from Reading extended for a further four months.(Independent)

• Steve McClaren will not quit as England manager, even if they lose their crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.(The Sun)



• Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has pleaded with McClaren not to pump Steven Gerrard with painkillers to try and save England's campaign.(Daily Star)



• Russia coach Guus Hiddink claims England are scared to win - and says they massively underachieved at the last two World Cups.(Daily Mirror)



• Lithuainia coach Algimantas Luibanskas has revealed he did not know Alex McLeish was Scotland boss ahead of Saturday's crunch Euro 2008 tie.(Daily Record)



• Manchester United will extend Ryan Giggs' contract for another year to take him through to the end of next season.(The Sun)



• Robbie Savage has branded Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal players "hypocrites" for complaining about Blackburn's physical style of play.(Daily Mirror)



• Boss John Toshack has warned Sunderland defender Danny Collins he may never play for Wales again after withdrawing from the squad with a ankle injury.(The Sun)



• Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric will make a shock move for Coventry's Iain Dowie as their new manager.(Various)



• Rafa Benitez will not replace his departing assistant manager Paco Ayestaran.(Daily Telegraph)



• Peter Schmeichel has failed in his bid to take over Danish club Brondby.(The Sun)



• Scunthorpe want to give manager Nigel Adkins an improved contract to keep him at Glanford Park.(Daily Star)



• Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood has killed off speculation linking him with the vacant Leicester job.(Daily Record)

• Joleon Lescott thought a load of missed calls on his mobile on Monday were from Everton telling him he had missed training - not telling him he was in the England squad.(The Sun)



• Middlesbrough estimate that at least 60 pubs on Teesside show their home matches live, and illegally, on Saturday afternoons. They claim this affects attendances more than tickets prices.(Times)