Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Liverpool have turned down an enquiry for misfiring striker Andy Carroll, 23, from Aston Villa, who tried to tempt the Reds with a swap deal involving 27-year-old Darren Bent.
  (Sunday Express)


• French side Paris St Germain could come to Carlos Tevez's rescue and sign the 27-year-old striker from Manchester City.
  (Sunday Express)


• Tottenham are targeting moves for £20m-rated Marseille striker Loic Remy, 25, and 23-year-old Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted an interest in signing 18-year-old Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• However, European champions Barcelona are also considering a move for Morrison.
  (Daily Star Sunday)


• German wonderkid Julian Draxler, 18, is being lined up by Arsenal as a potential replacement for 30-year-old Russian Andrey Arshavin.
  (Metro)


• Manchester United could offer 30-year-old Dimitar Berbatov and around £4m to CSKA Moscow in an effort to sign long-term target Keisuke Honda, 25. The Japanese playmaker is also attracting interest from Arsenal.
  (Footybunker)


• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini wants the resources to bring in a forward and defender as well as the 28-year-old Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• QPR manager Mark Hughes wants to sign 20-year-old Brazilian striker Henrique, who won the Golden Shoe at last summer's under-20 World Cup, on an initial loan from Sao Paulo before a £5m transfer in the summer.
  (The Guardian)


• Salomon Kalou has emerged as a transfer target for Everton after Arsenal decided against making a bid for the 26-year-old Chelsea striker.
  (Metro)


• Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez, 23, has snubbed a move to Arsenal, instead deciding to finish the season with the Belgian club.
  (The Sun)


• Tottenham have renewed their interest in signing goalkeeper Javi Jimenez on loan from Spanish club Real Murcia. The 24-year-old was also a target last season while at Real Valladolid but he opted to stay in his homeland.
  (The Sun)

• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is refusing to step into the mid-season transfer market to solve Arsenal's injury crisis because, he says, players signed in January are self-serving and not committed to the cause.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will take the title fight to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, says City assistant manager David Platt.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Midfielder Rory Delap, 35, looks set to be offered another 12-month contract extension by Stoke to take him to nearly 38 years of age.
  (Stoke Sentinel)


• Colin Hendry, a Premier League title winner with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, believes manager Steve Kean must get help from the club's owners Venky's if he is to save them from relegation.
  (talkSPORT)


• Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has written to the club's 20,000 season-ticket holders to give a forthright assessment of his time at Villa Park so far. He says the team's progress has been "satisfactory - can do better" and wants Villa to play "dynamic, exciting football".
  (Birmingham Mail)


• Newcastle defender Mike Williamson feels the team have defied critics who predicted their decline following the departures of "big names" such as Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton, Jose Enrique and Andy Carroll.
  (Newcastle Chronicle)


• Liverpool legend John Barnes believes midfielder Steven Gerrard is second only to Kenny Dalglish as the club's greatest player of all time.
  (talkSPORT)


• New QPR manager Mark Hughes is set to ditch 29-year-old midfielder Joey Barton.
  (Sunday Mirror)

• Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has set his eyes on becoming a skilled DJ following a meeting with Tim Westwood.
  (Metro)