Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Dimitar Berbatov's agent insists the Manchester United striker is not going anywhere in this month's transfer window.
  (Daily Mirror)


• Roma have enquired about Manchester United's 18-year-old midfielder Ravel Morrison, the subject of a failed bid from Newcastle recently.
  (talkSPORT)


• Manchester United and Manchester City are set to do battle over Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan.
  (Daily Mail)


• Shanghai Shenhua have confirmed talks are ongoing with Chelsea over a deal for striker Didier Drogba, and have admitted they are hopeful the transfer can be sealed by Monday.
  (Metro)


• Stoke chairman Peter Coates says striker Kenwyne Jones is not for sale, and denies reports of a £5m offer from Saudi Arabia side Al Hilal.
  (Stoke Sentinel)


• Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is ready to pick up £43m in wages if his £31m move to Paris St Germain goes ahead.
  (The Sun)


• However, Tevez's media advisor has said Inter Milan and AC Milan are not out of the race to sign the City striker.
  (talkSPORT)


• West Brom have revealed profits of £9m as boss Roy Hodgson aims to dive into the transfer market with Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham, 27, and Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard both targets.
  (The Sun)


• Bolton are looking to sign Welsh international defender Danny Collins, 31, from Stoke.
  (Daily Mail)

• Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas thinks English football should seriously consider following the Spanish model by allowing Premier League clubs to field "B" sides in the Football League - or even permitting the purchase of smaller rivals for use as feeder teams — to allow young prospects the best possible chance of fulfilling their talent.
  (The Times)


• Villas-Boas also insisted striker Fernando Torres has not developed a "mental weakness" after being forced to play second-fiddle to Drogba.
  (The Mirror)


• The campaign for safe standing areas to be incorporated into top-level football grounds has received a major boost, after Aston Villa said they are examining introducing a standing section at Villa Park.
  (The Guardian)


• United goalkeeper David de Gea may need to undergo eye surgery before the end of the season.
  (The Guardian)


• United defender Nemanja Vidic insists United don't fear City and believes the Reds are the only team in the city that will win trophies consistently.
  (Manchester Evening News)


• Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has hailed the "immense talent" of loan signing midfielder Josh McEachran.
  (The Sun)


• Former England captain David Beckham has revealed 'one or two' clubs tried to bring him back to the Premier League before he committed his future to LA Galaxy.
  (Sky Sports)


• Bolton chairman Phil Gartside believes the club would not be fighting relegation if he had persuaded Benfica to let him keep on-loan striker Rodrigo at the Reebok this season.
  (Bolton News)

• After Juventus struggled to offload under-performing striker Amauri, an enterprising fan decided to try to sell the Brazilian-born star on eBay.
  (Metro)