Ex-Liverpool striker Stan Collymore is desperate to launch his football comeback at former club Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke want to sign Sunderland midfielder Rory Delap on loan. (Daily Mirror)

Yeovil want to make Marcus Stewart's loan move from Bristol City permanent. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce will swoop for winger Vikash Dhorasoo, with the Frenchman set to leave PSG after claims he feigned injury to miss training. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs are ready to hijack West Ham's �500,000 January swoop for 18-year-old Millwall keeper Preston Edwards. (Daily Star)

West Brom striker Diomansy Kamara says he wants to quit the club in January. (Daily Star)

Raja Casablanca could receive �200,000 for Merouane Zemmama after the Moroccan club claimed Hibs have asked for a legal settlement of the disputed signing. (The Sun)

Hibs deny they have apologised to Raja Casablanca for signing the midfielder or have agreed to pay a fee. (Daily Record)

Birmingham are set to sell winger Julian Gray in January, with Charlton ready to pounce. (Daily Star)

Dundee United will offer Scotland defender Lee Wilkie a pay-as-you-play contract on Monday following his return from a third cruciate ligament injury. (Various)

Falkirk will sign former Toulouse defender Cedric Uras within 24 hours after receiving international clearance. (Various)

Motherwell have offered a pre-contract agreement to Cork City defender Danny Murphy. (Daily Express)

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is being lined up for his third stint with Benfica - if Carlos Alberto Quaresma wins the club's presidential elections. (The Sun)

Terry Venables wants to make his role as technical adviser with the England team a permanent one instead of on a match-to-match basis. (Daily Mirror)

Croatia boss Slaven Bilic was appalled by England's "boring" displays during the 2006 World Cup and believes current boss Steve McClaren, whose side face the Croatian team on 11 October, must shoulder some of the blame. (The Sun)

McClaren singled out Wayne Rooney for a private word after England's training session on Wednesday and urged the Manchester United striker, who has not scored since the opening game of the Premiership season, to start enjoying his football again. (The Sun)

Rooney is still angry at the Football Association over the three-match ban for his sending off in the pre-season Amsterdam tournament. (Daily Mirror)

Scotland coach Ally McCoist believes the Scottish Football Association are playing with fire in their failure to open new contract talks with manager Walter Smith. (Daily Record)

France coach Raymond Domenech says Scotland will provide a sterner test for his side in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Saturday than World Cup winners Italy. (Daily Record)

Reading are set to offer bumper new pay deals to captain Graeme Murty, keeper Marcus Hahnemann, defender Ivar Ingimarsson and winger Glenn Little. (Various)

West Ham's board are split on whether to pull the plug on the planned �70m takeover package by Kia Joorabchian that has put manager Alan Pardew's future in doubt. (Daily Mirror)

Scotland and Manchester City striker Paul Dickov may have to undergo surgery to cure a troublesome back injury. (Daily Record)

Hammers striker Teddy Sheringham has insisted that there are no dressing room factions ganging up on the club's Argentine duo Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle's Craig Moore may be dumped by Australia after failing to report for international duty, although the defender insisted: "Everything has been sorted out." (The Sun)

Accrington Stanley want former England midfielder Paul Ince to join their coaching staff after his contract at Swindon was cancelled by mutual consent. (Daily Mirror)

Midfielder David Beckham has been warned he faces a pay cut to stay at Real Madrid. (The Sun)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is struggling to be fit for Ukraine's double-header against Italy and Scotland. (Daily Record)

Rangers midfielder Ian Murray insists he will overcome reactive arthritis following speculation that he will be forced to give up football. (The Sun)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says William Gallas is not fit enough to line up for France against Scotland on Saturday. (The Sun)

Now we know why Sol Campbell opted for a club on the south coast. The Pompey defender has been taken by a 64ft Sunseeker Predator yacht, which will cost �1.6m. "He can't wait to try it out," a source said ahead of a potential test drive on the Adriatic. (The Sun)

Watford striker Marlon King wanted to become a social worker before he became a footballer. (The Sun)

Liverpool striker Peter Crouch was forced to catch a cab to join up with the England camp after thieves stole his Aston Martin - but police have now recovered the car. (Various)

Steven Gerrard has developed an interest in art. "My favourite is classical art - there have been so many great artists. But I like modern as well. It's nice on the eye," said the Liverpool skipper. (The Sun)