Liverpool will sign Australian defender Lucas Neill in January from Blackburn Rovers, who will bring Dynamo Kiev's Andriy Nesmachnyi to the club as his replacement. (The Guardian)

Sheffield United have announced plans to link up with Brazilian club Sao Paulo - with several top youngsters expected to join the Yorkshire side to gain experience. (Daily Star)

Colchester right-back Greg Halford will be the subject of a bidding battle between Sheffield United and Reading. (Various)

Wycombe's Jermaine Easter, who scored the winner in the Carling Cup quarter-final against Charlton, is being targeted by Romanian club Universitatea Craiova. (Daily Mirror)

Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson will demand showdown talks with Hibernian chairman Rod Petrie after being denied a move to Charlton. (Daily Record)

Celtic will enter the bidding for Brown and Thomson once the January transfer window opens. (Daily Mail)

Hibernian have confirmed they have made the first move to sign striker Alan Gow from Falkirk in the January transfer window. (Daily Record)

Middlesbrough are preparing a �2m bid for Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon. (Daily Express)

Ipswich have joined Sunderland, Wigan, Derby and Wolves in the battle to sign Republic of Ireland B striker Roy O'Donovan, who plays for Cork City. (Daily Star)

Leeds are giving a trial to Swedish centre-half David Leinar, who plays for Ljungskile, because they could lose Matthew Kilgallon to Sheffield United. (Various)

The agent of Manchester City's Joey Barton claims the player has no intention of quitting the club in January. (Daily Express)

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock may spend most of his �7m transfer budget on Preston striker David Nugent. (The Times)

Middlesbrough are adamant that defender Jonathan Woodgate will not be leaving the club until the end of the season at the earliest. (Daily Star)

Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes is hopeful of signing former player David Dunn from Birmingham. (The Times)

The Lord Stevens inquiry into transfer dealings in football has been a failure since he has failed to name any guilty parties. (Various)

The Football Association are furious with Lord Stevens for his criticism of their process of monitoring transfers. (Daily Star)

Agent Willie McKay claims he is one of the eight agents under investigation by Lord Stevens. (Daily Mirror)

Northampton want former Barnsley boss Andy Ritchie as their new manager following the resignation of John Gorman. (Daily Express)

Bury boss Chris Casper has vowed to fight the Football Association all the way after his side were thrown out of the FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player in their tie against Chester. (Various)

Casper offered to resign after discovering the club, who have launched an appeal, were to be expelled from the competition. (Daily Mail)

Charlton chairman Richard Murray has vowed to stand by under-fire boss Les Reed - for now. (Various)

Addicks chairman Richard Murray has ruled out an approach for former West Ham boss Alan Pardew. (The Star)

Charlton boss Les Reed was smuggled out of The Valley via the disabled exit after his team's defeat to Wycombe on Tuesday. (The Sun)

West Brom have interviewed David Pleat about becoming their new technical director. (Daily Mail)

Wigan have been hit by a striker shortage after Henri Camara was ruled out for six weeks because of knee ligament damage. (Various)

Reading boss Steve Coppell has banned his players from Christmas shopping to save their energy for the festive fixture schedule. (Daily Mirror)

Former Southampton defender Francis Benali has won a national award - for curries. The 37-year-old, who now plays for Conference South side Eastleigh, picked up a Golden Curry prize for the Bangladeshi cuisine at his Southampton restaurant. (Daily Star)