Football rumours from today's newspapers
More to follow ...............

• Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has been informed by manager Rafael Benitez that he will not be sold before the January transfer window closes on Monday. (The Times)



• Wigan chairman Dave Whelan will not prevent Maynor Figueroa leaving for "a good club" despite the Honduras international signing a new contract on Friday. (Daily Mail)



• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made a fresh offer for Marouane Chamakh in a bid to snap up the Bordeaux striker on a pre-contract. (The Mirror)



• Manchester City have made a £7m move for Parma midfielder McDonald Mariga. (Daily Mail)

OTHER GOSSIP

• John Terry faces an anxious wait to discover if further damaging revelations regarding his private life will cost him the England captaincy. (Various)



• Rafael Benitez has warned Liverpool that they must deliver on a string of promises if he is not to be lured away by Juventus in the summer. (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has suggested that the way he man-manages his thirtysomethings at the club will hold the key to the club's hopes of winning the Premier League title. (The Guardian)



• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned his players to be wary of Wayne Rooney's gamesmanship in Sunday's league match between the Gunners and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon has suffered a fresh setback and could need a hernia operation only four months before the start of the World Cup. (Daily Mail)



• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has demanded that the club's fans end their obscene taunts directed at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. (Daily Mail)

AND FINALLY...

• Boss Roberto Mancini is so sure about his Manchester City future he is looking for a house in the area. (Independent)