Pavel Srnicek, who was a goalkeeper at Newcastle during the 1990s, is training with the Magpies and hopes to land a contract as cover for the injured Shay Given. (Daily Mirror)

Leeds are ready to allow midfielder Sean Gregan to leave the club on a free transfer, which may alert Hull and Preston. (Daily Mirror)

Reading are keeping tabs on Ghanaian international John Mensah after they failed to sign the midfielder in the summer. (The Independent)

Danish winger Dennis Rommedahl has hinted that he may be ready to leave Charlton because he is unsure if he has "adapted to the English way of playing the game" in the Premiership. (Daily Mirror)

Striker Anthony Le Tallec has conceded that he has no future at Liverpool after being loaned out to Sochaux. (The Times)

Derby have admitted they are interested in Sheffield United striker Ade Akinbiyi. (Daily Telegraph)

Hibernian boss Tony Mowbray is in a three-man race with Joe Kinnear and another unnamed candidate to become the new manager at West Brom - and if he does leave, former Easter Road hero John Collins could replace him. (Daily Record)

West Brom have been told they cannot speak to Coventry's Micky Adams about the managerial vacancy at The Hawthorns. (Various)

Sheffield United coach Stuart McCall is on West Brom's six-man wanted list, although Burnley boss Steve Cotterill remains the favourite to become the new manager of the Baggies. (Daily Mirror)

Luton boss Mike Newell has distanced himself from reports linking him to the West Brom vacancy. (The Independent)

Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing is hoping to be fit for Saturday's trip to Sheffield United after missing three games because of a groin injury. (The Sun)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he will keep picking misfiring striker Andriy Shevchenko until he scores after team-mate Didier Drogba grabbed a hat-trick against Levski Sofia to put the Blues top of Group A in the Champions League. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City striker Darius Vassell is eyeing a comeback before the end of October after it was initially thought he would be out until the end of November because of a knee ligament injury he picked up in August. (Various)

Bradford boss Colin Todd reported some Doncaster fans to the police and the League Managers' Association over the abuse he received at Belle Vue on Tuesday. (The Sun)

Former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric may splash out on a takeover of Bournemouth. (Daily Star)

Arsenal defender William Gallas has insisted he will be fit for France's Euro 2008 qualifier with Scotland on 7 October, despite limping off with a thigh injury during the Gunners' midweek win over Porto. (Daily Express)

Eli Papouchado, the Israeli backing the planned takeover bid of West Ham by Kia Joorabchian, says he knows nothing about football but realises such a deal would provide a "real estate opportunity". (Various)

Brighton midfielder Paul Reid has been ruled out for six to nine months after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament. (The Independent)

Fulham want defender Moritz Volz to sign a new contract before his current deal runs out next summer. (The Times)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has not ruled out the possibility of offering a new contract to defender Mark Delaney, who has been out with a knee problem since the arrival over the former Celtic manager. (The Independent)

Republic of Ireland and Sunderland midfielder Graham Kavanagh is set to miss at least three key games for country and club in the next fortnight because of a knee injury. (Daily Telegraph)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell has snapped up special oxygen masks for his squad after being told their use, which replicates the effects of working at altitude, has boosted fitness levels in rugby league. (Various)

Striker Michael Chopra may have to postpone his wedding if Cardiff are in the Championship play-offs next May, although he said: "Hopefully we will go up automatically." (Daily Telegraph)