Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has revealed he has already agreed a fee to buy Jonathan Woodgate from Real Madrid. (The Sun)

Ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton's potential move to Aston Villa is being hindered by his recuperation from a hernia operation. (Daily Mail)

Sheffield United are trying to sign free agent Paul Gerrard, who left Nottingham Forest last season, to solve their goalkeeping problem. (Various)

Ex-Middlesbrough midfielder Doriva is being targeted by Bolton, Wigan and Portsmouth. (Daily Mail)

Bolton are ready to let former England goalkeeper Ian Walker go out on loan. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham will not get the England recall he desperately wants. (The Sun)

Beckham was so distressed at giving up the England captaincy that he was physically sick after he made the announcement. (Daily Mirror)

Fifa is to take no action against Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov despite his claims of bias against Russian referee Yuri Baskakov. (The Sun)

France coach Raymond Domenech will call up Claude Makele to his squad to face Scotland despite the Chelsea midfielder wishing to retire from international football. (The Sun)

England boss Steve McClaren may try to persuade Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes to come out of international retirement. (Various)

Liverpool's Jermaine Pennant will receive his first England call-up as a replacement for the injured Aaron Lennon for next month's Euro 2008 qualifiers. (Daily Star)

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is likely to assume the holding role for England's Euro 2008 qualifiers next month after it was confirmed that Owen Hargreaves had broken a leg. (The Guardian)

Meanwhile, McClaren left a brief message on Sol Campbell's answerphone to let him know he had been dumped. (The Sun)

France boss Raymond Domenech has said he has total backing from other national coaches over his decision to call up Claude Makelele, despite the Chelsea midfielder wanting to retire from the international scene - and Blues boss Jose Mourinho being unhappy with the move. (Daily Express)

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack apologised to Liverpool's Mohamed Sissoko after the German was dismissed for a stamp on his opponent. (Various)

Former Derby boss Phil Brown is the favourite to become Bournemouth manager after the departure of Sean O'Driscoll. Ex-Liverpool star Jamie Redknapp, who started his career at Bournemouth, turned down the chance to manage the club. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has ridiculed Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's suggestion that the Gunners are a team in transition. (Various)

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace wants to bring in a director of football - with Mick Wadsworth, who is currently coaching at Gretna, the shock target. (Daily Mirror)

Rangers boss Paul Le Guen has accused his players of not having the stomach for a fight following their 2-1 defeat by Hibernian. (Daily Record)

Reports in Holland have suggested that Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was left out of Sunday's game against Arsenal because he criticised his side's defence after the recent win over Celtic. United say he was not in the side because of illness. (The Sun)

Michael Owen's surgeon Dr Richard Steadman has told the Newcastle striker: "Whatever makes you retire from football, it won't be your knee." (The Times)

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted he was a fool to have missed the drugs test that led to an eight-month ban. (The Sun)

Rangers defender Julien Rodriguez could face a Scottish FA investigation after his wrestling of Hibernian's Chris Killen to the ground was caught on camera. (The Sun)

Chelsea's new signing Ashley Cole made a surprise appearance on the club website's team photograph, which was taken in pre-season. His head was stuck on William Gallas' body and Robert Huth had completely disappeared. However, the old version was later reinstated. (Daily Mirror)

The rumour is that Arsenal's poor start to the season at their new ground is because a group of steelworkers, who were hired to construct the ground, placed a Tottenham shirt, scarf and some badges in a box and bricked it up somewhere in the Emirates Stadium. (Daily Mirror)