Chelsea are planning a �35m bid for England and Everton striker Wayne Rooney (Sun)

Spurs snub the chance to sign Rivaldo (Mirror).

Or do they? According to another tabloid, the Premiership club are keen to sign the Brazil and AC Milan star (Sun)

Middlesbrough striker Massimo Maccarone could make his Premiership comeback in Saturday's derby with Newcastle (Star/Sun)

Aston Villa will let Alpay leave for nothing after the Turkey international reignites the battle of Istanbul by claiming David Beckham spat at him and headbutted him (Express/Mail)

Dwight Yorke is on his way out of Blackburn and could be sold when the transfer window opens in January (Mirror/Independent)

Leeds boss Peter Reid wants to extend Arsenal winger Jermaine Pennant's loan stay at Elland Road (Mirror)

Marseille are considering making an offer to take Man Utd goalkeeper Fabien Barthez on loan (Independent/Guardian)

Luton goalkeeper Dean Brill is attracting the interest of Aston Villa (Independent)

Paul Gascoigne is weighing up a move to Third Division Darlington (Independent)

Stuart Peace and Glenn Roeder are among the leading candidates to succeed Mark McGhee as Millwall manager (Guardian)

That's if Steve Claridge turns the job down.

The former Lions striker has already been approached to take charge (Sun)