The top stories from papers and websites - 30 September 2012

• Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Rio Ferdinand to turn his back on England and focus on his club career with Manchester United.


• Mark Hughes insists axed keeper Robert Green still has a future at QPR.


• Roy Keane is set to return to management with Turkish side Kasimpasa.


• Stephen Warnock accepts his Aston Villa career is over.


• Wayne Routledge is keen to sign a new deal to stay with Swansea.


• Fulham are lining up moves for Dutch teenagers Chris David and Adil Tihouna.


• Montpellier have told Chelsea and Arsenal that target Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa is not for sale.


• Arsenal are on the trail of Guingamp midfielder Gianelli Imbula, 20.


• Sven-Goran Eriksson has blasted the FA over their handling of John Terry's racism hearing.


• Jose Enrique insists he has no plans to quit sunbeds despite being the victim of teasing by his Liverpool team-mates.


• Nigel Reo-Coker has pinned the blame on agents after beig left in the football wilderness.


• Simon Cox reckons Nottingham Forest already have a side capable of competing in the Premier League.

• Darren Fletcher insists he is fit and ready to play for Scotland in next month's World Cup qualifiers.


• Kilmarnock defender Michael Nelson has revealed Paul Lambert played a big role in his decision to move to Rugby Park.


• Pat Fenlon fears his Hibs side lack the belief required to push for the top of the SPL.


• Andres Lindegaard insists Scott Wooton won't freeze should Sir Alex Ferguson throw him in at the deep end against Cluj on Tuesday.


• Neil Lennon has warned Celtic they face arguably the toughest game of their Champions League campaign this week when they travel to face old boy Aidan McGeady's Spartak Moscow.


• Hibs new boy Tom Taiwo has revealed Claude Makelele was his inspiration during his formative years at Chelsea.

• Roman Abramovich has told Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole that Chelsea will not offer anything more than 12-month deals to any player over 30 seeking a new contract.


• Blackburn will offer Tim Sherwood a bumper contract - including a £1million promotio bonus - to take over as Ewood Park boss.


• West Brom are ready to break the bank in a bid to keep Jonas Olsson at The Hawthorns.


• Matt Taylor says he doesn't understand why Sam Allardyce sides have reputations for being 'long-ball merchants'.


• Jose Enrique claims Brendan Rodgers is the best manager he has ever played under.


• Wolves want to sign Fraizer Campbell on a season-long loan from Sunderland


• Scott Carson is being flouted around for a possible free-transfer Premier League return after his contract with Turkish club Bursaspor came to an end.


• Blackpool are set beat Ipswich to the loan signing of QPR's out-of-favour striker DJ Campbell this week.


• Ipswich have paid £4,000 to Brentford for 14-year-old striker Daniel Muamba - the younger brother of former Bolton midfielder Fabrice.


• Brighton are ready to sign Thomas Hitzlesperger on a free transfer - if Everton decide against offering the former Germany midfielder a deal.


• James McFadden is set to re-join Motherwell after hopes of a move to Sunderland faded.


• Crystal Palace are set to sign former Malaga defender Manu Torres, who is available on a free transfer.

• Sir Alex Ferguson has told Rio Ferdinand to call time on his England career.


• Harry Redknapp is being lined up for a return to management with Leicester City as the club's wealthy Thai owner ponders the axing of Nigel Pearson.


• Cristiano Ronaldo has put Chelsea, PSG & Manchester City on alert after Real Madrid refused to make him the highest-paid player in the world.

• Newcastle will sell Demba Ba in January after his failure to agree a new deal.


• Manchester United are close to agreeing a £6million deal for Thomas Ince - with the Blackpool playmaker set to follow in his father Paul's footsteps by signing for Sir Alex Ferguson.


• Spurs are ready to reappoint Damien Comolli as technical director - four years after they sacked him from the role.

• Newcastle are considering a £35million January swap deal with Liverpool involving Demba Ba and Andy Carroll.


• Consortiums from Saudi Arabia and the United States are hoping to rival GFH in the £52million buy-out of Leeds United.


• Ben Foster insists West Brom can become a permanent fixture in the top half of the Premier League.


• Harry Redknapp is being lined up to replace Mark Hughes as QPR boss.


• John Brayford insists Derby are more than capable of sinking Nottingham Forest in Sunday's East Midlands derby.


• Swansea boss Michael Laudrup is backing his son Andreas to help his side FC Nordsjaelland to beat Chelsea in their Champions League clash this week.


• Ryan Giggs reckons Manchester United can win the Champions League again this season.


• Roberto Mancini is ready to deploy Carlos Tevez as a lone frontman again in this week's Champions League tussle with Borussia Dortmund.

• Ashley Cole will be offered a big-money move to Paris Saint-Germain in January.


• Liverpool and Manchester City are back in for Theo Walcott in January.


• Manchester United have joined arch-rivals City and Liverpool, as well as Tottenham, in the race to sign Birmingham whizzkid Nathan Redmond, 18.


• Rob Green has been told he can leave QPR for free - just three months after signing on a free transfer from West Ham.


• Rio Ferdinand is set to be offered a new deal by Manchester United.

• The agent of Getafe midfielder Abdel Barrada has said that Manchester City are following his client.