The top stories from papers and websites - 12 October 2012

• Blackburn Rovers will offer Tim Sherwood a £1million bonus to get the club promoted.


• Bolton plan to speak to Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer about their vacant manager's job.


• Tottenham are ready to battle Italians Inter Milan for £7.5m-rated German midfielder Patrick Herrmann.


• Barnsley right-back John Stones is being targeted by Everton, Man City and Chelsea.


• Inter midfield ace McDonald Mariga has attracted interest from Fulham and Reading.

• Sammy Lee is to boss Bolton Wanderers for the second time.


• Manchester United are set to reward Tom Cleverley's remarkable progress by doubling his salary.

• New England captain Wayne Rooney insists he will never let his country down again.


• The Uruguayan FA have slammed FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce's attack on Luis Suarez.


• Bolton striker Jack Sampson has joined Accrington on a month's loan.


• Plymouth have extended the emergency loan spells of Guy Madjo and Alex MacDonald.


• Carlisle boss Greg Abbott has opted not to offer former Everton teenager Femi Orenuga a contract.


• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers could look to bolster his attack with a move for £13m-rated Galatasaray hitman Burak Yilmaz.

• Wayne Rooney will captain his country for the first time in a competitive match tonight, promising the bouts of indiscipline that have tarnished his reputation for England are a thing of the past.


• Luis Suarez has conceded he must improve his attitude on the pitch if he is to stop courting controversy as an injury to Fabio Borini left him as Liverpool's only recognised striker.

• Wayne Rooney has promised England manager Roy Hodgson he won't let him or the country down after being named as captain.


• Liverpool have dismissed Alessandro Del Piero’s claim he rejected a move to Anfield out of respect to the victims of the Heysel disaster - as they claim they never made him an offer.


• Blackburn Rovers will offer Tim Sherwood a £1million bonus to get the club promoted. That is on top of a £2m-a-year two-year rolling contract.


• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mysteriously went to ground after emerging as Bolton’s first-choice to become their new manager this week.

• Manchester City have made Malaga playmaker Isco their No.1 January target ahead of Radamel Falcao and Stevan Jovetic.