In an international fortnight, genuine news tends to be thin on the ground. Hence it is of little surprise, sadly, that the old 'Dzeko could leave City' rumour has reared its head. The Sun runs quotes from the striker, who insists he wants to remain at the club "even though his boss went window-shopping AGAIN at the weekend". He said: "Every time I see a paper, for what seems like a year or more there is a story saying that I am leaving City, or that I want to go. But I've never said that, so the stories don’t come from me. I've always wanted to stay at City and fight for my place."

In the same paper, England defender Phil Jagielka is superimposed on the side of a soup tin. Seriously. Sticking with the international theme, Patrick Vieira has laid in to the Three Lions, stating: "I don't think young players are dreaming of doing that [playing for their country] any more in England. I don’t understand why so many from the age of 16 to 21 pull out of national teams through injury. Maybe it's the lack of FA 'power'."

There are some tasty quotes from ex-QPR midfielder Lee Cook, who suggests that the likes of Park Ji-Sung only signed for Rangers for the money, while Bacary Sagna has "vowed to come back stronger than ever for Arsenal after his long injury lay-off".

In Championship matters, Blackburn will apparently up the ante in their quest to appoint Tim Sherwood as manager. In the same division, the Daily Star says Crystal Palace boss Dougie Freedman is eager to keep hold of youngster Wilfried Zaha, who has been linked with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City.

In more continental news, the Daily Mirror runs with the annual photos of Bayern Munich players clad in Lederhosen as they attend Oktoberfest. In the same paper, a headline screams: 'Muamba's shock verdict on sacking', before the article states: "Fabrice Muamba admits he can understand Bolton’s decision to sack Owen Coyle".

The Daily Mail gets a little giddy with the following: "Arsene Wenger will open his chequebook to land Robin van Persie’s long-term successor when the transfer window re-opens." Alas, there are no quotes within said piece to affirm those claims. The paper also runs an intriguing story which alleges that Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is facing a rebellion after key players held a series of secret meetings with chairman Huw Jenkins.

NB: Almost all of the newspapers run with quotes from Michael Owen, who admits he has been partial to a dive in the past. You can read a full story on this matter right here.

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