
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Chelsea believe they have hijacked Manchester United's �25m move for Spanish striker Fernando Torres. (The People)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is planning a shock January move for ex-Celtic and Barcelona striker Henrik Larsson, 35, who now plays for Helsingborg. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester United are eyeing up a move for Hearts' Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon. (The People)
Chelsea midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips is set to leave Stamford Bridge in January because of a lack of first-team opportunities. (Sunday Mirror)
Liverpool and Newcastle are expected to make January bids for Birmingham defender Matthew Upson. (The People)
Midfielder Sean Davis, who has been linked to Middlesbrough and Everton, looks set to leave Portsmouth in the January transfer window. (Sunday Mirror)
Newcastle are targeting Wigan full-back Leighton Baines. (The People)
Luton are set to fight off a host of Premiership clubs to keep in-form striker Rowan Vine at the club. (The People)
Everton are on the trail of Ipswich striker Billy Clarke. (The People)
Wolves want to sign on-loan Liverpool midfielder Darren Potter on a permanent basis. (News of the World)
Burnley boss Steve Cotterill wants to sign Sheffield United defender Chris Lucketti. (The People)
Reading are interested in signing QPR's 27-year-old midfielder Kevin Rowlands. (News of the World)
Sheffield United are hopeful of signing Paraguay's World Cup defender Jorge Nunez, who is flying in for talks this week. (The People)
Arsenal want to sign Nigerian striker Chinedu Ogbuke for �2m from Norwegian side Lyn Oslo. (News of the World)
Tottenham defender Lee Young-Pyo could move to Roma in January. (News of the World)
OTHER GOSSIP
Inter Milan want Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as their next manager. (News of the World)
Former Charlton manager Alan Curbishley is top of Birmingham's wish-list should Steve Bruce leave. (Sunday Mirror)
David Beckham has admitted his Real Madrid future is in doubt and says he feels "sad and frustrated". (News of the World)
Sheffield Wednesday will approach former England, Watford and Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor about their vacant manager's position. (The League Paper)
Birmingham chairman David Gold has insisted that managing director Karren Brady is staying at the club, despite being targeted by Capital Radio. (The People)
Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann has said he would consider wearing protective headgear in the wake of the incidents that led to Chelsea keepers Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini being taken to hospital last weekend. (Sunday Mirror)
Reading boss Steve Coppell wants the Football Association to introduce a quota system to limit the number of foreign players in the Premiership. (Sunday Mirror)
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has already started plotting his comeback despite suffering a serious head injury at Reading last week. (The People)
The jobs of Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas and Dundee United's Craig Brewster are under pressure after Saturday defeats. (Sunday Mail)
Hearts captain Steven Pressley demanded that Valdas Ivanauskas ends his squad rotation policy after defeat by Kilmarnock. (Scotland On Sunday)
Celtic forward Shaun Maloney is becoming frustrated after seven months of contract talks. (Sunday Post)
Aston Villa's Stiliyan Petrov has told former club Celtic to increase their contract offer to Shaun Maloney or risk losing him to the English Premiership. (Sunday Mail/NoW)
Former Sydney manager Pierre Littbarski is a surprise candidate for the Hibernian manager's job. (Scotland On Sunday)
Paul Sturrock rejected an offer from Hibernian eight years ago but wants to take over as manager now. (Sunday Post)
Leeds striker Richard Cresswell wants the club to resolve the managerial situation at Elland Road. (Sunday Mirror)
Alan Curbishley will be able to return to football in 10 days, after a secret agreement with former club Charlton preventing him from returning to management expires. (The People)
Sylvester Stallone is set to watch a game at Everton after friend Planet Hollywood owner Robert Earl invested in the club. (News of the World)
Birmingham are lining up a shock move for Cardiff boss Dave Jones as current manager Steve Bruce comes under mounting pressure. (The People)
Peter Ridsdale is close to an eight-figure buyout of Championship club Cardiff. (The Observer)
AND FINALLY...
Jamie Carragher says he is having sleepless nights over Liverpool's poor start to the season. (News of the World)
Italian adult actress Lea di Leo claims to have a 'black book of sex' detailing her exploits with numerous footballers that she could make public. One player is described as having 'tiny apparatus'. (The Observer)