Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid will battle it out for 17-year-old DC United winger Freddy Adu's signature at the end of the season. (News of the World)

Manchester City are lining up a swoop for Olympiakos striker Michalis Konstantinou. (Various)

Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid are interested in 17-year-old Valencia striker Aaron Niguez Escaplez. (The People)

Manchester United will lead the chase to sign Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in January. (Sunday Express)

Portsmouth are lining up a move for Macedonia defender Nikolce Noveski, who plays for Mainz but who will be out of contract next summer. (News of the World)

Portsmouth are trying to stave off Manchester United's bid to snatch Portugal star Manuel Fernandes, who is on loan from Benfica for the season. (News of the World)

Sheffield United may enter the race for �4m-rated Leeds striker David Healy in January. (The People)

Chelsea are in the hunt for �6m Chilean winger Matias Fernandez, who plays for Colo Colo. (News of the World)

West Ham and Bolton will lead the January chase for Argentine midfielder Aldo Duscher, who plays for Deportivo La Coruna. (The People)

Manchester United and Chelsea are targeting River Plate striker Gonzalo Higuain. (The People)

Coventry have joined Southampton in the chase for Birmingham striker Mikael Forssell. (News of the World)

Cardiff are ready to make a move for Crewe midfielder David Vaughan. (The People)

Manchester City are bracing themselves for the January departure of defender Sylvain Distin, with Newcastle, Portsmouth and Lyon showing an interest. (The People)

Newcastle will make a fresh bid to sign Birmingham defender Matthew Upson in January. (News of the World)

Midfielder David Beckham is stalling over his contract negotiations at Real Madrid because he wants to know how he fits into the club's future plans. (News of the World)

Bolton's former Real Madrid midfielder Ivan Campo says the talk in Spain is about why Beckham is not in the England side. Camp said: "I think everyone is surprised because he is a great player." (Sunday Telegraph)

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is poised to sign a �40m long-term deal at Old Trafford by the turn of the year. (Sunday Mirror)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has a month to save his career at the club, despite Saturday's win over Everton. (Various)

Blackburn midfielder Steven Reid could miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his back. (The People)

England assistant boss Terry Venables has urged the nation to stop criticising manager Steve McClaren, who was stunned by the backlash he has endured since the defeat by Croatia. (News of the World)

England boss McClaren has insisted he is still the man to lead England to European Championship glory in 2008. (Various)

Liverpool's Craig Bellamy has backed boss Rafael Benitez's rotation policy - even though the striker is suffering because of it. (Sunday Mirror)

Swedish defender Olof Mellberg will be offered a lucrative three-year deal to stay at Aston Villa. (Various)

Former England captain Paul Ince has become manager of Macclesfield - a week before his 39th birthday. (Sunday Mirror)

Iranian-born tycoon Kia Joorabchian is poised to win the battle to take over West Ham this week. (News of the World)

Uefa have ruled out a salary cap, despite worries that mega-rich teams like Chelsea will dominate the game. (Sunday Express)

England Under-21 boss Peter Taylor hopes that Arsenal striker Theo Walcott, who was included in England's World Cup squad but did not play, is not picked to play for the senior national squad too soon. (Independent on Sunday)

Karren Brady may be about to end her 13-year stint as managing director of Birmingham City, with London's Capital Radio believed to be in talks over the 37-year-old becoming its managing director. (Sunday Times)

Dermot Gallagher almost hung up his whistle after only a year as a local referee because a player hit him. Gallagher said: "I did not think it was worth it but word reached me it was nothing personal and I was urged to keep going. Apparently, the bloke who hit me was about to start a two-year ban over another incident and he had told his team-mates he was going to lump the ref, whoever he was." (The People)

Portsmouth keeper David James is refusing to talk to Sky Sports until 2 December - because that is when he was told by engineers that his home satellite system will be fixed. (Various)

Argentina and Hamburg full-back Juan Pablo Sorin has long, curly hair because he used to be in a Queen tribute band and pretended to be guitarist Brian May. (Sunday Express)

The wife of Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has admitted that he can be absent-minded. Monique said: "He is a bit weird. You would sit there and ask him a really important question and he will turn round and say, 'You know what, the ice cream up here in Lake Como is really good'." (The Observer)