Chelsea are to give a trial to former French international Stephane Porato, who played for AC Ajaccio last season, as they seek more goalkeeping cover. (Various)

Everton are lining up a �2m swoop for Ipswich striker Billy Clarke. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke are battling with Southampton and Crystal Palace to sign Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Kenny Lunt on loan. (Various)

Celtic are preparing a second bid for New England Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph (Daily Express).

Bournemouth boss Kevin Bond is set to turn to former club Portsmouth again to sign Cameroon striker Berlin Ndebe-Nlome on loan. (Daily Star)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will keep his current squad until the end of the season and will be ignoring the January transfer window (Times).

Midfielder David Beckham has revealed how much he misses Manchester United as his Real Madrid career hangs in the balance. (The Sun)

Beckham will be offered an escape route from Real because Major League Soccer bosses want to tempt him to the United States. (Various)

Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt wants to visit Petr Cech after their collision left the Chelsea keeper with a fractured skull. (The Sun)

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who turns 21 today, is set to receive a new contract worth �80m over the next 10 years. (Daily Express)

Rooney will agree a six-year, mega-deal with United that will make him worth �60m by 2012. (Daily Star)

Rooney insists he will celebrate his coming of age without worrying about his goal drought. (Various)

Manager Craig Brewster has revealed how a rousing reception from Dundee United fans at a dinner on Sunday night gave him the strength to carry on and save his job. (Daily Record)

Former West Ham striker Tony Cottee fears for his old club after they have become involved in a relegation and takeover battle. (The Sun)

Paul Sturrock would be the ideal choice to fill the vacant manager's post at Hibernian, according to one of the players he left behind at Sheffield Wednesday - ex-Dunfermline defender Lee Bullen. (Daily Record)

West Ham's Javier Mascherano has reacted furiously to the incident in which Tottenham's Jermain Defoe appeared to bite the midfielder. (Various)

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is in Israel and is in line to become boss of Maccabi Haifa. (Daily Express)

New Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale insists the club will be debt-free within a year. (The Sun)

Mixu Paatelainen, who resigned as Cowdenbeath manager on Saturday, is set to be appointed boss of Finnish side TPS Turko. (Daily Record)

Kilmarnock have been rocked by the news that striker Gary Wales may miss Sunday's match with Celtic because of a hamstring injury. (Daily Record)

Alan Curbishley could be back in management soon as the deal he struck to stay out of football when he left Charlton comes to an end on 1 November. (Independent)

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has flown to Dubai for the third time in a fortnight to have investment talks with a body representing the Dubai government (Independent).

Scunthorpe's Brian Laws as a front-runner for the Sheffield Wednesday manager's job. (Telegraph)

Alloa have given striker Michael Hazeldine a leave of absence so he can concentrate on his medical studies at Edinburgh University. (Daily Record)

Real Madrid are to sponsor a car and have it painted in club colours for next season's Spanish Grand Prix - which takes place in Barcelona. (Guardian)