Jermain Defoe could be allowed to leave Spurs in January as Martin Jol is looking for a new striker (Express).

Owen Hargreaves will join Manchester United from Bayern Munich for �15m in January (Mirror).

Milan's Georgian international Kaka Kaladze says Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich shook hands with him on a move to Stamford Bridge before changing his mind, without telling the player why (Mirror).

Hernan Crespo says Carlos Tevez's move to West Ham "could be one of the best deals of the summer" (Mirror).

Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants to tempt Dion Dublin out of semi-retirement (People).

Derby want to sign Carl Asaba, who is a free agent after leaving Millwall and is currently training with Leeds (News of the World).

Steve Coppell has warned Leroy Lita he could be thrown out by Reading after being fined �10,000 by the club following an off-the-field disciplinary problem (Mirror).

Birmingham's out-of-favour winger Julian Gray could be in line for a return to former club Crystal Palace (People).

Fulham boss Chris Coleman says Newcastle captain Scott Parker twice came into their dressing room to inquire about Jimmy Bullard's knee injury after Saturday's match (News of the World).

Roy Keane's first half-time team-talk to inspire Sunderland to come from behind to beat Derby was just "keep your heads and trust one another (News of the World).

Former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward was on the verge of taking a consultancy role at Watford before he accepted a job as performance director of the British Olympic team (News of the World).

Jamie Redknapp is in line to be the new manager of Bournemouth (News of the World).

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan says he has ended his feud with Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash (Independent).

When he was at Wigan, Pascal Chimbonda agreed to buy a house in Manchester previously owned by Star Trek star Patrick Stewart (Express).

As a superstition, Chelsea and England captain John Terry always gets someone to put the captain's armband on his arm, rather than do it himself (Mirror).

Shefki Kuqi's move from Blackburn to Crystal Palace nearly fell through after his registration forms were accidentally faxed through to a chip shop rather than the Football League, as the numbers were similar (People).

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill says he will resist any possibly move to change the name of Villa Park after the club's takeover (Observer).