Drug abuse is "rife" in football and will get worse if nothing is done, according to Portsmouth goalkeeper Shaka Hislop. (Sunday Express, Star on Sunday)

Robbie Savage is back on top of Everton boss David Moyes' wish list after Sean Davis signed a new deal with Fulham. (News of the World)

Alan Smith will be sold by Leeds if the cash-strapped club is at the foot of the table in January, with Liverpool hot favourites to land him. (Sunday Mirror)

Millwall boss Dennis Wise appears to have failed in his bid to lure Gianluca Vialli out of retirement. (News of the World)

Manchester United keeper Tim Howard is facing a club versus country row because the US want him for World Cup qualifying games in the New Year. (News of the World, Sunday People, Star on Sunday)

Frenchman Sylvain Wiltord is poised to be offered a return to his homeland by Monaco. (News of the World)

Newcastle are chasing Cardiff striker Robert Earnshaw to partner Alan Shearer. (Star on Sunday)

Manchester City will hand boss Kevin Keegan another �5m to buy keeper Chris Kirkland from Liverpool. (Sunday Mirror)

Ronaldo has told Michael Owen to join him at Real Madrid, saying it will make the England star a better player. (News of the World)

French defender Marcel Desailly may quit Chelsea at the end of the season because he is tired. (Sunday Mirror)

Liverpool are planning to speak to Auxerre defender Jean-Alain Boumsong in January. (Sunday People)

Newcastle and Southampton are leading the chase to sign Olivier Kapo from Auxerre. (Sunday Mirror)

Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi is set to play for Nigeria instead of England after being snubbed by Sven-Goran Eriksson for Sunday's friendly against Denmark. (News of the World)

AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has issued a hands off warning to Man Utd over striker Andrei Shevchenko. (Sunday Mirror)

Crisis club Leeds will make an official approach to Southampton for boss Gordon Strachan. (Sunday People)

Portsmouth winger Kevin Harper has pleaded with Norwich boss Nigel Worthington to compete a �300,000 move to take him to Carrow Road.

Bryan Robson says he will talk to Bradford if approached about their managerial vacancy but says he is baffled by the quotes already attributed to him about the job. (Sunday Express, Sunday People, Star on Sunday)

Man Utd will sign a new centre-half if Rio Ferdinand is hit with a long ban and Belgian Daniel van Buyten is top of their list. (Star on Sunday)

Brazilian Gilberto Silva has stunned Arsenal by announcing he would love to join David Beckham at Real Madrid. (News of the World)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce is ready to move for Nottingham Forest's Andy Reid and Chelsea's Jesper Gronkjaer. (Star on Sunday)

Louis Saha insists he wants to stay at high-flying Fulham despite being linked with Manchester United. (Star on Sunday)

Sunderland will this week land Huddersfield striker Jon Stead after increasing their offer to �1.5m. (Sunday People)

Spurs boss David Pleat is preparing to swoop for QPR hardman Marc Bircham when the transfer window re-opens. (Star on Sunday)

Joseph-Desire Job will be back from injury in the New Year and ready for talks over his future with Middlesbrough. (News of the World)

Barnsley are giving a trial to Chelsea's unwanted Brazilian Gustavo. (Star on Sunday)

Jay-Jay Okocha is ready to follow Youri Djorkaeff by signing on at Bolton for another year. (News of the World)

Charlton are planning to sign Portuguese defender Jorge Costa for the second time. (Star on Sunday)

Aston Villa's Mustapha Hadji is a target for Turkish trio Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Galatasaray. (News of the World)

Liverpool's Polish keeper Jerzy Dudek hopes a blessing from the Pope will give him divine inspiration. (News of the World)