Monday Paper Talk

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is closing in on West Ham midfielder Scott Parker after putting in an improved £6m offer.
 Full story: the Sun
Sunderland are eyeing a move for Tottenham striker Peter Crouch, as Stoke continue their pursuit of the England frontman.
 Full story: the Guardian
Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to sign Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios from Tottenham for £6m.
 Full story: the Sun
Ars*nal are interested in signing £10m-rated Chelsea's Brazilian defender Alex.
 Full story: the Sun
Joey Barton has convinced Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips to join Neil Warnock's revolution at Premier League new boys QPR.
 Full story: the Independent
Newcastle have made a breakthrough in their chase for a new full-back after agreeing a deal for Inter Milan's Davide Santon.
 Full story: Daily Mail
QPR are leading the chase for Scott Dann after Liverpool and Ars*nal pulled back from signing the Birmingham defender.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Juventus defender Zdenek Grygera is set for a move to Fulham as boss Martin Jol chases Birmingham forward Cameron Jerome and Crystal Palace youngster Wilfried Zaha.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Blackburn boss Steve Kean is facing a crisis after his bosses scrapped a £6m swoop for Vedad Ibisevic. Bosnian Ibisevic could not come to England for a medical as he failed to get a visa, and Rovers pulled back despite plans to fly to Germany to test his thigh strain at his current club.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Bolton boss Owen Coyle wants Liverpool striker David N'Gog to sign in a £4m deal, but has become fed up with the delayed transfer. Coyle has been after the speedy attacker for weeks but wants his money men to clinch the move.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Espanyol have offered Christian Poulsen an exit route from his nightmare at Liverpool.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Celtic have joined Blackburn in the race to sign AIK Stockholm's £2m-rated forward Mohamed Bangura.
 Full story: Daily Record
Harry Redknapp has revealed that Luka Modric asked him not to play him against Manchester City on Sunday. The Croatian playmaker did start, but was taken off in the second half. (Various)
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes he will 'blow people away' with his form and fitness if he returns to action with West Brom.
 Full story: Metro
Tim Howard hailed Everton's "crazy" win over Blackburn as the potential turning point that can spark their season. The Blues keeper saved a penalty and saw another against him missed before Mikel Arteta's spot-kick success gave Everton their first win of the season.
 Full story: Daily Mirror

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Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is planning to challenge Spurs for the signature of Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill when the January transfer window opens.
 Full story: Metro
Controversial ex-Blackburn Rovers striker El-Hadji Diouf is a shock target for big-spending ­Leicester boss Sven-Goran Eriksson after leaving the Ewood Park club. Diouf, who is a free agent, is also wanted by West Ham, but will consider all offers, including those from the US and Qatar, before making a decision.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Everton's Joseph Yobo wants club owner Bill Kenwright to let him join Turkish giants Fenerbahce on loan for the season. The Toffees want to sell Yobo and are looking for a fee before the Turkish transfer deadline on Monday.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is looking at two Premier League strikers that he will consider moves for in the long term as he looks to improve his Bernabeu attacking options.
 Full story: caughtoffside.com
Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger will monitor Lazio midfielder Hernanes over the coming months with a view to a possible bid for the Lazio man in January.
 Full story: caughtoffside.com
Tottenham midfielder Giovani dos Santos is target for a trio of Turkish clubs - the Turkish transfer window closes on Monday.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Spurs are planning to make a move for LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham in November when he is made a free transfer.
 Full story: caughtoffside.com
QPR boss Neil Warnock says his club were close to signing forward Craig Bellamy.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Ars*nal's Theo Walcott has admitted that the Gunners' 8-2 loss at Old Trafford last week was one of the worst moments of his career but he still rates missing out on the 2010 World Cup as his lowest point.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Frank Lampard is in contention to start for England against Wales on Tuesday evening with manager Fabio Capello concerned that both Scott Parker and Gareth Barry are one caution away from being suspended for the final Euro 2012 qualifier away to Montenegro.
 Full story: Daily Telegraph
Capello has called on Andy Carroll to get fit amid enduring concerns about the Liverpool striker's lifestyle and the delays in him getting back in shape after recovering from a knee injury.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Former England coach Terry Venables believes Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's place in the national side could be under threat.
 Full story: The Sun
Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu believes the club's £35m acquisition of midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Ars*nal was "a very good deal".
 Full story: Daily Mail
QPR boss Neil Warnock says his new signing, midfielder Joey Barton, should be playing for a top-four side.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini's wife Federica saw off three masked burglars when they tried to break into their family home near Porto Cervo on the Italian island of Sardinia. Full story: the People
Rapper Plan B has revealed that he was so addicted to the Championship Manager computer game that he almost dropped out of college. Full story: Metro

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Manchester City will make an audacious £35m offer for Barcelona defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets in January.
 Full story: Caughtoffside.com
England boss Fabio Capello has been targeted for one huge final pay-day by big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor - on loan at Tottenham from Premier League rivals Manchester City - has declared his career at Etihad Stadium "over". "The love between myself and Manchester City is broken," he said.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Italian giants AC Milan are keeping tabs on Chelsea striker Fernando Torres and could make a loan bid for the Spaniard, who has yet to find his best form at Stamford Bridge.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed his interest in signing former England captain David Beckham. "If David wants to come to Tottenham, I'd welcome him with open arms," said the White Hart Lane boss.
 Full story: Caughtoffside.com
But Beckham's club, Los Angeles Galaxy, are trying to tempt the 36-year-old to stay in the United States by offering him a new one-year contract worth £5.6m.
 Full story: Metro
Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes wants to leave the club in January after losing his place to summer signing Brad Friedel.
 Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish will make another attempt in January to persuade Rangers to part with midfielder Steven Davis. (the Sun)
Danny Wilson is a loan target for Championship outfit Leeds United as the Scotland defender continues to find himself out of the Liverpool first team. (Daily Record)
Scotland striker James McFadden will have talks with Wolves this week about a trial following long-term injury and his release by Birmingham City. (the Sun)

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has hinted that Fernando Torres could be left out of their Champions League match with Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. Full story: the Sun
Queens Park Rangers' boss Neil Warnock says he trusts midfielder Joey Barton not to do anything stupid when he makes his debut against former club Newcastle on Monday.
 Full story: the Sun
Ars*nal owner Stan Kroenke has broken his silence on the Gunners' deadline-day transfer spending. Manager Arsene Wenger brought in Mikel Arteta and Per Mertesacker but Kroenke admitted: "There's a risk of going backwards if you overreact and start throwing money around in an attempt to solve your problems."
 Full story: Caughtoffside.com
Harry Redknapp has revealed Spurs missed out on a £13m windfall for Giovani dos Santos in January. Italian side Udinese made the offer but the forward wanted to go to Sevilla, who tabled a much lower bid.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
The wife of Bolton captain Kevin Davies, Emma, has revealed that her husband has apologised to Tom Cleverley after his challenge left the United midfielder with ligament damage in his foot.
 Full story: Daily Star
Sergio Aguero has vowed to do for Manchester City what Diego Maradona did for Napoli.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
 Full story: Daily Mirror

Andre Villas-Boas wants to see changes made to the way teams drop out of the Champions League and into the Europa League. The side finishing third in each group currently moves into Europe's second club competition, but Villas-Boas says that rewards failure.
 Full story: Sky Sports
Argentina legend Diego Maradona appears to be well on the way to becoming a Manchester City fan following son-in-law Sergio Aguero's superb start to life in England. Maradona says the striker is finally "playing in a place that he deserves".
 Full story: Metro
Former England footballer Trevor Steven was hauled from a river at the weekend after he rescued his dog from drowning.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
AFC Bournemouth chairman Eddie Mitchell stormed ­furiously on to the pitch to confront supporters protesting against the way he runs the club following their 3-0 home defeat by Chesterfield.
 Full story: Daily Mirror

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Former Chelsea target Neymar will sign for Real Madrid on Monday and move to Spain after next year's Olympics, according to reports in Brazil.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Barcelona are weighing up a £5m bid for Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill, who will be available on a free transfer next summer.
 Full story: caughtoffside
Wales midfielder Gareth Bale is prepared to snub any offers made in the January transfer window, after pledging his loyalty to Spurs.
 Full story: Metro
Paris St Germain will make a move for Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka after Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas admitted the striker will leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.
 Full story: caughtoffside
Nottingham Forest want to take QPR's Clint Hill on loan with the defender out of favour at Loftus Road since being sent off against Bolton on the opening day of the season.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool are interested in Bologna's 20-year-old attacking midfielder Gaston Ramires, who would cost around £10m in January.
 Full story: The Sun
Ars*nal manager Arsene Wenger has the full backing of the club's players, despite the Gunners' worst start to the season for 58 years - but they want a defensive coach to help them through their current crisis.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Harry Redknapp says his Tottenham Hotspur squad is good enough to reclaim a Champions League place this season.
 Full story: talkSport On loan Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor says he has turned Spurs fans' hate into love after scoring twice in the 4-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday.
 Full story: Daily Star
Midfielder Frank Lampard forced a Chelsea trainee to perform a series of forfeits after the youngster drove into the England player's Aston Martin, causing £15,000 worth of damage. 
 Full story: Metro
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has donated his 2010 Ballon D'Or World Coach of the Year award to a charity auction in memory of former England boss Sir Bobby Robson.
 Full story: The Sun
Blackburn's owners are flying a hand-picked group of fans to their headquarters in India to ask them where they've been going wrong.
 Full story: Daily Mirror

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Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is more determined than ever to quit the club in January after being left on the bench in the 2-0 win over Everton.
 Full story: Metro Tottenham will have to pay more than £15m for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera if they decide to follow up their summer interest with a bid in January.
 Full story: Metro
Former Birmingham defender Stuart Parnaby claims the Blues have pulled out of a deal to re-sign him.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Dutch forward Robin van Persie has warned Ars*nal he is not ready to sign a new deal.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Norwich midfielder Bradley Johnson wants to follow in the footsteps of Peter Crouch and Kevin Phillips by cementing his place in the Premier League after playing non-league football.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Darren Fletcher says Manchester United team-mate David de Gea can take a lot of confidence from the way he dealt with Stoke's aerial bombardment at the weekend.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech admits the club are "obsessed" with the Champions League - but in a good way.
 Full story: the Guardian
Former Norwich winger Darren Eadie says manager Paul Lambert's tactical shrewdness could give the Canaries the edge in their battle for Premier League survival.
 Full story: talkSPORT
QPR manager Neil Warnock says that, while he was enduring a difficult summer at the club, it would have been a "blessing in disguise" if he had been sacked by previous owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone.
 Full story: talkSPORT Ex-Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Mickey Thomas thinks it is too early to say it is a two-horse race for the Premier League between the Manchester clubs. He believes Chelsea and Tottenham could mount a serious challenge.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Coleen Rooney and Alex Curran were among the guests at a farewell party for Sheree Murphy, who is heading to Australia after her husband - former Leeds and Liverpool winger Harry Kewell - joined Melbourne Victory.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Robin van Persie has revealed the secret behind Ars*nal's improved performance at the weekend, letting slip all the players recently enjoyed a midweek boogie during a team dinner.
 Full story: Metro

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According to reports, Manchester City will be offered German international midfielder Sami Khedira plus cash by Real Madrid in exchange for Carlos Tevez.
Full story: Footybunker Under-fire Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger is reportedly planning a move for Ajax pair Jan Vertonghen and Christian Eriksen in the January transfer window.
Full story: Caughtoffside
Spanish side Valencia are thought to be ready to to reignite their interest in Manchester United's out-of-favour forward Dimitar Berbatov.
Full story: Footybunker
Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola is rumoured to be monitoring Ars*nal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Full story: Caughtoffside
Ars*nal, Newcastle, Manchester City and Tottenham are all interested in signing French teenager M'Baye Niang, 16, from Caen according to reports in France.
Full story: Footie-online
Bolton are tracking Bordeaux striker Cheick Diabate and could make a move for the 23-year-old Mali international in January.
Full story: Inside Futbol
Spurs playmaker Luka Modric is reportedly close to signing a six-figure weekly pay deal to keep him at the club until at least 2015.
Full story: Footybunker
Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger was branded "two bob" by Tottenham coach Clive Allen following Spurs 2-1 win in the north London derby on Sunday. Allen claims Wenger "refused to shake his hand", before adding: "He says he didn't see me or hear me, but he's two bob he is, two bob."
Full story: Daily Star
Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger believes the Gunners will emerge from their poor start to the season as a stronger team.
Full story: talkSPORT
Blackburn manager Steve Kean insists he will continue to have the backing of club owners Venky's when he meets them this week.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Bolton manager Owen Coyle believes Hungarian goalkeeper Adam Bogdan will learn from his mistakes during the 5-1 defeat by Chelsea.
Full story: talkSPORT
A Spanish referee has become a La Liga legend after slide tackling Sergio Canales during Valencia's 1-0 win over Granada.
 Full story: Metro
Ars*nal midfielder Jack Wilshere has described Glenn Hoddle as "the most biased pundit around" after the Gunners were beaten by Spurs in the north London derby.
Full story: Metro
Mercurial QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt stormed off after being substituted at half-time in the disastrous 6-0 defeat at Fulham, then waited outside the ground for a bus.
Full story: Daily Mirror
QPR's Joey Barton has urged Sky not to select his team for Sunday matches so he does not have to watch X Factor on Saturday evenings, which he claims is ruining his credibility.
Full story: Metro
Following his successful hair transplant, Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has had his enhanced thatch dyed.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Real Madrid are ready to offer striker Carlos Tevez an escape from his Manchester City nightmare, with the Premier League club seeking at least £35m.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City will allow Tevez to join Real Madrid but only in a player-plus-cash deal for Angel Di Maria, who has been interesting Chelsea.
Full story: Footy Bunker
Ars*nal manager Arsene Wenger is set to recruit another Spanish prospect, Jose Rodriguez, after setting up a deal with his club Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Chelsea are leading Manchester City and Ars*nal in the hunt for Real Madrid's 15-year-old striker Jose Angel Pozo.
Full story: Daily Mail
Bayern Munich want Chelsea striker Didier Drogba on a free transfer.
Full story: Caughtoffside
Tottenham are going up against Newcastle in a bid to sign Blackburn's versatile forward Junior Hoilett.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United are facing competition from AC Milan in the race for promising Santos midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso.
Full story: Metro
Chelsea are tracking 17-year-old Chilean defender Igor Lichnovsky, who has been impressing scouts with his performances for Universidad de Chile.
Full story: Footylatest
Liverpool want even more central midfielders and are ready to sign Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa and Toulouse's Moussa Sissoko.
Full story: Footybunker
And Bologna's Uruguayan midfielder Gaston Ramirez is also a target for the Anfield club.
Full story: Inside Futbol
Chelsea are ready to enter the chase for Lazio's highly rated Romanian defender Stefan Radu.
Full story: Inside Futbol Tottenham are plotting a move to lure Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand to White Hart Lane.
Full story: Caughtoffside
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has turned down Stuart Pearce's request to recall Danny Welbeck to the England Under-21 side for Monday night's European Championship qualifier in Norway.
Full story: Daiy Mail
Blackburn Rovers co-owner Balaji Rao is paying the expenses of three fans who made the trip to see their team in Pune, India.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Portsmouth boss Steve Cotterill is a surprise target for the Bristol City job.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City outcast Carlos Tevez has been soaking up the sun on a golf course in Argentina while team-mates wave goodbye to summer temperatures in Britain.
Full story: Metro
A football fan has made a 1,800km round trip from Italy to watch Ebbsfleet United.
Full story: Metro
 

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Luka Modric is reportedly having doubts about signing a new contract at Spurs, as he fears manager Harry Redknapp will leave at the end of the season. Full story: Metro
Ars*nal manager Arsene Wenger says skipper Robin van Persie is refusing to discuss a new deal as the striker enters the final year of his contract.
Full story: Daily Star
Manchester United face a fight to hold on to French youngster Paul Pogba, whose is coming to the end of his contract. Full story: Daily Mirror
Everton manager David Moyes has sent scouts to watch Bosnian international striker Vedad Ibisevic play for German side Hoffenheim. Full story: Daily Mirror CSKA Moscow's Seydou Doumbia has emerged as Tottenham's top target for the January transfer window and boss Harry Redknapp is ready to use Roman Pavlyuchenko as part of a swap deal. Full story: Metro

Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton says he is yet to see the so-called genius of team-mate Adel Taarabt. "I don't know whether it's because he does not work hard enough or whether he tends to sulk," Barton said.
Full story: the Sun
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy said he was furious with West Brom's Paul Scharner for winding up his players by revealing a T-shirt which had a Baggies emblem on it to celebrate the 2-0 win on Sunday.
Full story: Daily Mail
Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam rejects claims that he dived for the free-kick awarded to the Reds that led to Steven Gerrard's opener in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Saturday.
Full story: the Sun
QPR boss Neil Warnock believes a dressing room source is responsible for tipping off a supporter about his team selection, which ended up on a fans website. "It is possibly a player who is probably not wanted," said Warnock.
Full story: Daily Express
Wayne Rooney will get a helping hand in his appeal against his three-match ban for England from the Montenegro defender who he kicked.
Full story: Daily Mirror
An unnamed Premier League club has tested the DNA of its players to determine who is most prone to injury. Full story: Daily Mirror
Mario Balotelli has volunteered to be put in charge of planning Manchester City's Christmas party. Full story: Metro

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Fulham are monitoring Stuttgart striker Pavel Pogrebnyak after the Russian impressed while at Zenit St Petersburg alongside midfielder Andrei Arshavin.
Full story: Daily Mail
Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala are planning a £10m swoop for Ars*nal's Arshavin and defender Sebastien Squillaci in the January transfer window.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Inter Milan are set to go head-to-head with Ars*nal for the signature of Marseille winger Andre Ayew.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United are planning a move for £20m-rated Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic in the January transfer window.
 Full story: Caught Offside
Liverpool and Tottenham are continuing to monitor Werder Bremen's German international playmaker Marko Marin, with Ars*nal and Chelsea also interested in the midfielder.
Full story: Daily Mail
England winger Theo Walcott is ready to snub a big-money move to Juventus by signing a new contract with Ars*nal.
Full story: Metro
Brighton will step up their chase for out-of-favour Leeds striker Billy Paynter after failing to sign him in August.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Ars*nal are looking at Macclesfield Town's teenage defender Elliott Hewitt. The 17-year-old has already played for the Wales Under-21 side.
Full story: Daily Mail
Swansea City have opened contract talks with winger Scott Sinclair who has 18 months left on his current deal.
Full story: Daily Mail
Coventry chairman Ken Dulieu has flown in to take charge of the club's vital contract negotiations, with the retention of Sammy Clingan and Martin Crainie top of the list.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper is set to leave the club and join Brighton on loan after losing the number one spot to Tim Krul. The 36-year-old has fallen further down the pecking order following the arrival of Rob Elliot from Charlton.
 Full story: the Sun
Rangers will this week give a trial to Sweden Under-21 striker Joe Sise, currently with Halmstads. (Various)

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is set to face an FA charge after Sunday's bad-tempered defeat at the hands of QPR which saw both defender Jose Bosingwa and striker Didier Drogba sent off and the manager outspoken in post-match comments over the performance of referee Chris Foy.
Full story: Daily Mirror LA Galaxy reckon they have a 50-50 chance of keeping former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham. The 36-year-old's five-year deal ends next month and he has been linked with Tottenham, Paris St Germain, QPR and Leicester.
 Full story: the Sun
Wolves captain Roger Johnson has rounded bitterly on the club's disgruntled fans after they expressed their unhappiness at manager Mick McCarthy in Saturday's Premier League game against Swansea.
Full story: Daily Mail

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has targeted experienced Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, 32 and striker Michael Owen, 31, in a £10m double swoop.
Full story: Caught offside
Wycombe's 15-year-old prospect Jordan Ibe has rejected a £100,000 move to Fulham because he wants to join a bigger club.
 the Sun
Championship leaders Southampton want to boost their promotion push with the capture of 25-year-old Doncaster striker Billy Sharp.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 31, could be out for over a month after leaving hospital with an infected ankle in plaster.
Full story: the Sun
QPR defender Anton Ferdinand could go public with his version of events in his racism row with Chelsea centre-back John Terry.
Full story: Daily Express
Kolo Toure has been stunned by Manchester City's attempt to take away £1.5m in image rights and the 30-year-old defender may leave the Etihad Stadium in January.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has opened talks with wealthy Indian company the Jain Group about investing in the cash-strapped Merseyside club.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas accused his players of "broken promises" in a heated training ground inquest into Saturday's 5-3 defeat by Ars*nal.
Full story: Daily Mail
England winger Adam Johnson reportedly refused to board Manchester City's team bus after last week's Carling Cup win at Wolves - because boss Roberto Mancini criticised him in a post-match interview.
Full story: the Guardian
Veteran Swansea midfielder Mark Gower, 33, will be given a new contract by the Premier League club.
Full story: the Sun
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has slammed Premier League chiefs for moving his side's game against Newcastle to this evening. City then face a 7,500-mile round-trip to Israel to play Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the Europa League before returning to play at Bolton on Sunday. Pulis said: "We've only had one game that kicked off at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon - that's out of 18 matches."
Full story: Daily Mirror
Former Doncaster boss Sean O'Driscoll is set to be unveiled as Portsmouth's new manager.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Leicester are considering a move to bring former manager Nigel Pearson back to the King Power Stadium.
Full story: Daily Mirror
QPR boss Neil Warnock reckons defender Anton Ferdinand is good enough to play for England - now he has stopped 'thinking he's Franz Beckenbauer'.
Full story: the Guardian
Newcastle defender Steven Taylor admits Stoke are the last team he wants to face with a mask protecting his broken nose.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Manchester United are set to make a move to sign PSV Eindhoven's Brazilian-born 15-year-old midfielder Andreas Pereira.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have also added Valencia left-back Jordi Alba to their list of transfer targets as a long-term replacement for Patrice Evra.
 Full story: Metro
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean is ready to resurrect his bid to sign striker Vedad Ibisevic from Hoffenheim.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Lille playmaker Eden Hazard and Ajax centre-back Jan Vertonghen, who have been long-time Ars*nal targets, are attracting strong interest from Tottenham.
 Full story: Metro
Blackburn are also considering an ambitious move for Barcelona's Mexican midfielder Jonathan dos Santos - younger brother of Tottenham's Giovani dos Santos.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Spurs are preparing to offer Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero, 36, a chance to finish his career in the Premier League.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has dismissed rumours he will have to sell Darren Bent in the January transfer window as "utter nonsense".
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is lining up January bids for Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga and FC Twente forward Luuk de Jong.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Manchester City and Chelsea are both chasing Ajax's £30m midfielder Christian Eriksen - with the Blues having already made a bid.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Newcastle are ready to go back in for £2m-rated Birmingham defender Liam Ridgewell in January - but will face competition from West Bromwich Albion for the 27-year-old.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Derby are set to sign Mansfield's highly rated defender Tom Naylor, 20, on loan with a view to a permanent move in January despite interest from QPR, Leeds, Hull and Charlton.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Celtic are evaluating a move for former Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder Boudewijn Zenden.
 Full story: Press Association
Fifa has insisted that England cannot wear poppies against Spain at Wembley - in case they one day meet Germany around the time of Remembrance Sunday.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Former England manager Steve McClaren says Fabio Capello knows the importance of having captain John Terry in his side.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Nigel Pearson wants to return to Leicester City as manager - but compensation would have to be agreed with Hull.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Tottenham attacker Rafael van der Vaart believes his side have to play better if they want to challenge for the Premier League title.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Blackburn boss Steve Kean says his players are fed up with the campaign to force him out of Ewood Park.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger called his team-mates "headless chickens" after they flopped at home to Swansea on Saturday.
 Full story: Daily Express
Meticulous secrecy measures ensured the naming of the Sir Alex Ferguson stand remained a shock to the manager - with only eight members of staff at Old Trafford being in on the plan.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Wealthy football fans from Aberdeen have been chartering a plane to follow Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. (Daily Record)
Aberdeen striker Darren Mackie has admitted he doesn not read books - after being chosen as a "reading champion" by his local school. (Daily Record)
 

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Manchester United and Manchester City are likely to be in direct competition over Ajax's 19-year-old Danish international Christian Eriksen.
 Full story: Metro
City are thought to be in competition with European champions Barcelona to sign Brazilian international defender Thiago Silva from AC Milan.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
The Premier League leaders are also rumoured to be interested in 22-year-old Borussia Monchengladbach winger Marco Reus.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Real Madrid are rumoured to be monitoring Dutchman Nigel de Jong, amid speculation that the City board were reluctant to meet the midfielder's increased wage demands when recent talks over a new contract took place.
 Full story: Metro
Everton boss David Moyes is monitoring United States centre-back Brek Shea, currently with FC Dallas, who has been invited for trials at Ars*nal.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Blackburn are hoping to persuade striker Andy Johnson, who is out of contract at Fulham at the end of the season, to move to Ewood Park.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers wants four new faces in January with Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran a loan target.
 Full story: The Sun
Ars*nal keeper Lukasz Fabianski has staged showdown talks with manager Arsene Wenger as he wants to play more to help make Poland's Euro 2012 squad.
 Full story: The Sun
Everton's Russian midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has threatened to leave the club in January if he does not play more first-team football. Full story: Daily Mail
Sunderland have watched 20-year-old Swiss striker Ahmed Mehmedi, who plays for FC Zurich.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is preparing to ask the board to fund a £6m bid for 25-year-old Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud, according to reports.
 Full story: Caught Offside
Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga has confirmed he is hoping to finalise his £7m move to Newcastle.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman is reportedly keen to sign Norwich striker Chris Martin in a loan deal.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
England defender John Terry has been ordered by the FA to not answer any questions about his alleged racist comments to Anton Ferdinand when he faces the media.
 Full story: The Sun
Former Ars*nal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has warned Robin van Persie that the Dutchman will never leave the club if he does not depart now.
 Full story: The Sun
Manchester City could sue Carlos Tevez for compensation if they forfeit a potential transfer fee of up to £50m by having to terminate his contract on grounds of gross misconduct.
 Full story: The Times (subscription only)
City's relationship with Tevez has deteriorated to the point that the club are not convinced the striker will attend his own disciplinary hearing to explain why he flew to Argentina.
 Full story: Guardian
Blackburn's Indian owners Venky's are undecided about selling the club, with wealthy Qataris rumoured to be interested in taking over at Ewood Park.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United stalwart Paul Scholes is likely to be promoted from assistant to reserve team manager at Old Trafford following the departure of Warren Joyce to Hull.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Lawyers are putting the finishing touches on the FA's appeal to Uefa against Wayne Rooney's three-match ban.
 Full story: Express
Former England defender Ugo Ehiogu says Manchester United's Phil Jones must play in central defence, not midfield, for the national team.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes England have the capabilities to win Euro 2012.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Colombia's recent 1-1 draw with Venezuela has become better known for the sight of an owl eating a rat on the crossbar.
 Full story: Metro
Former Ars*nal defender Lauren is to be reunited with his £6,000 Rolex watch, six years after it was stolen, following a series of police raids in Essex and East London.
 Full story: Daily Mirror

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AC Milan are interested in signing Carlos Tevez - if the Argentine manages to sort his temperament.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Blackburn are set to approach Fulham for £2m contract rebel Andy Johnson.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham are lining up a move for Germany international Lukas Podolski as they cannot afford to keep Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent basis.
 Full story: Metro
Liverpool are targeting Swansea winger Nathan Dyer in the January transfer window.
 Full story: caughtoffside.com
Sunderland are eyeing a move for former Liverpool winger Albert Riera, who is currently with Turkish club Galatasaray.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester City defender Stefan Savic is a target for Roma in the January transfer window.
 Full story: the Sun
Manchester City are set to unveil a £200m kit deal with Umbro at the end of the season.
 Full story: Daily Star
Ars*nal have reassured Arsene Wenger that they want to keep him as boss until at least 2014 regardless of whether they secure a Champions League place at the end of the season.
 Full story: Daily Telegraph
Tottenham assistant boss Joe Jordan has spiced up the build-up to their Monday night clash with Aston Villa by claiming Spurs striker Jermain Defoe could yet pip Villa forward Darren Bent to a place in England's Euro 2012 team.
 Full story: the Independent
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has hit out at Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville after he said the Blues' attack-minded defender David Luiz played as if he was being controlled by a "ten-year-old on PlayStation." Villas-Boas said: "It's a stupid approach to an opinion. If that's the way he wants to take the game, that's ridiculous."
 Full story: the Times (subscription required)
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has promised manager David Moyes he will have money to spend in the January transfer window.
 Full story: Daily Express
Former West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is planning on a return to the Premier League and is confident he will be offered an opportunity in the near future.
 Full story: Talksport.com
Blackburn boss Steve Kean faces a grilling from the club's owners after the Rao brothers were harassed by fans before their crunch match with Wigan.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has unveiled his new touchline celebration - jumping on the back of striker Jose Callejon and enjoying a piggyback along the pitch.
 Full story: Metro

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Italian Serie A side Juventus have pulled out of a move to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
Full story: Daily Mail
Meanwhile, should Tevez leave as expected, City boss Roberto Mancini does not feel he needs to replace the Argentina international in the transfer window.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Liverpool are considering a shock move for Barcelona striker David Villa.
Full story: Metro
Tottenham are giving a two-week trial to 18-year-old Honduras winger Andy Najar.
Full story: the Sun
Blackburn Rovers will hand manager Steve Kean a January transfer kitty of £10m as the Ewood Park club try and buy their way out of relegation trouble.
Full story: Daily Mirror
West Brom will attempt to boost their defensive options by handing a trial to American centre-half Tim Ream. They will, however, face competition from Bolton for his signature.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Chelsea are hoping to bring in 20-year-old striker Kevin de Bruyne in January but are struggling to agree a fee with his Belgian club Genk.
Full story: Footybunker.com
Former Blackburn Rovers striker El-Hadji Diouf has warned the club's owners that they will be relegated from the Premier League unless they sack manager Steve Kean.
Full story: Daily Star
Johan Djourou says Ars*nal team-mate Robin van Persie is as good as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Full story: talkSport
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has denied John Terry got himself deliberately booked against Wolves, meaning he misses the Carling Cup clash with Liverpool rather than a crucial Premier League game.
Full story: the Sun
Owen Coyle has told Bolton Wanderers supporters to stick by the team despite their difficult start to the season.
Full story: Bolton News
Ajax legend Johan Cruyff and 10 youth coaches are going to court to fight the appointment of Louis van Gaal, Martin Sturkenboom and Danny Blind as directors of the Dutch club.
Full story: the Guardian
The bookmakers have suspended betting on the dismissal of Sunderland manager Steve Bruce after supporters turned on the boss following Saturday's late defeat by Wigan.
Full story: the Guardian  Former Ars*nal player Eduardo is facing financial problems with his former agent claiming he is entitled to 20% of the player's earnings since 2007.
Full story: Daily Mail
 

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Defenders Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand may be sold in the summer transfer window, as part of manager Sir Alex Ferguson's plans to overhaul Manchester United's squad.
Full story: Metro
Celtic manager Neil Lennon is believed to have promised defender Daniel Majstorovic a new contract if he continues his current run of good form.
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea are eyeing a move to sign Universidad de Chile and Chile international forward Eduardo Vargas as Nicolas Anelka's replacement.
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea are also in the hunt for 17-year-old Serbian striker Lazar Markovic. The Partizan Belgrade forward is one of Europe's hottest properties and could be available for £10m.
 Full story: the Sun
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is eyeing a move for Bayern Munich and Croatia international midfielder Danijel Pranjic, 30.
Full story: Daily Star
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is hoping his defender Ledley King will do enough to earn a new contract at White Hart Lane.
Full story: the Sun
Manchester City have been warned they will have to pay £88m if they want to replace Carlos Tevez with Porto striker Hulk in the January transfer window.
Full story: Metro
But Serie A giants AC Milan are ready to offer Brazil striker Alexandre Pato to City in a bid to capture Tevez on loan in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Star
And City will have to pay £250,000 for England youth keeper Angus Gunn - with the tribunal fee much less than Norwich wanted.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Ars*nal are set to offer £25m plus Andrey Arshavin and Nicklas Bendtner for Borussia Dortmund playmaker Mario Gotze, 19.
Full story: Caught offside
England manager Fabio Capello is considering leaving striker Wayne Rooney out of his Euro 2012 squad - if the Manchester United frontman's three-game ban is not reduced this week.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is considering giving striker Danny Welbeck a first start since suffering a muscle injury on England duty last month in Wednesday's Champions League clash away to Basel.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Ars*nal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes Ars*nal should be aiming for the top four in the Premier League this season.
Full story: talkSPORT
A £7m overdraft axe could hit Birmingham's January transfer plans.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
Sunderland great Jimmy Montgomery says Martin O'Neill's arrival at the Stadium of Light finally brings a "touch of Clough" to Wearside.
Full story: Sunderland Echo
Bayern Munich's influential midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is making a quicker than expected recovery from a shoulder injury and could feature again before Germany's winter break.
Full story: Bild (in German)
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside has pledged to stand by manager Owen Coyle during Bolton's current wretched run.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Paris St-Germain coach Antoine Kombouare has insisted his new-look side needs more time to gel after three consecutive defeats. He said: "We're still building and you don't build a team in four months. We have to be able to react. I am a fighter and I want to fight. As to my future? Ask the club's officials." (L'Equipe)

Ars*nal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere revealed his baby son Archie broke down in tears when he showed him a picture of his Gunners team-mate Emmanuel Frimpong tearing a football.
Full story: Metro
Blackburn fans are feeling short-changed by owners Venky's - after waiting two months to be paid back expenses they were promised for a trip to watch the club in India.
Full story: Daily Mirror