Arsenal are on the trail of Ghana midfielder Ahmed Apimah Barusso, who has starred for Rimini this season. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea trialist Stephane Porato hopes to hear in the next 48 hours whether he will be offered a goalkeeping contract at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea target Alessandro Nesta could be available on a free transfer next summer after the centre-half failed to agree a new deal with AC Milan. (Daily Mirror)

Barcelona midfielder Deco has dismissed rumours that he is being lined up as part of a �30m swap deal for Chelsea's Frank Lampard. (The Independent)

Ex-Celtic striker Henrik Larsson has dismissed rumours linking him to Aston Villa, insisting he wants to stay at Helsingborg. (Various)

Chesterfield have slapped a �2m price tag on leading scorer Caleb Folan after his Carling Cup heroics against West Ham. (Daily Express)

Defender Andy O'Brien is considering his Portsmouth future after failing to start a match all season. (Daily Mirror)

Paraguay World Cup defender Jorge Nunez is having a trial with Sheffield United after being released by Estudiantes La Plata. (Daily Star)

Ipswich are giving a trial to ex-Fulham keeper Jaroslav Drobny after Lewis Price was ruled out by a fractured rib. (Daily Star)

Several first-team fringe players at Sheffield United could be allowed to leave on loan, with the defender Chris Lucketti the player most likely to leave. (The Independent)

Charlton boss Iain Dowie has insisted the club would not consider selling striker Darren Bent in the January transfer window. (The Independent)

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has confirmed his interest in Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor. (Daily Express)

Goalkeeper Allan McGregor could change his preference to leave Rangers and sign a new contract. (Daily Record)

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has been offered the chance to manage West Ham by Israeli hotels billionaire Eli Papouchado, who will supply the bulk of the �100m to underwrite the consortium headed by Kia Joorabchian. (Daily Mirror)

Eriksson's advisers have denied that he is being lined up to become boss of West Ham. (The Guardian)

The consortium aiming to take over West Ham want former Charlton manager Alan Curbishley as the new boss now. (Daily Star)

West Ham's Marlon Harewood and Nigel Reo-Coker were involved in a training ground bust-up before their side's Carling Cup defeat at the hands of Chesterfield. (The Sun)

West Ham players believe they owe manager Alan Pardew a victory over Blackburn on Sunday - to save him from the sack. (The Sun)

Pardew's future as manager is safe - even if the Hammers lose to Blackburn. (The Independent)

Pardew has been given one more game to save his job. (The Times)

Middlesbrough's Gareth Southgate is finally about to be offered a contract as boss after previously operating on his old playing deal. (The Sun)

Craig Levein will take over from Jim Leishman as Dunfermline Athletic manager on Thursday. (Various)

Racing Genk want Hearts banned from the transfer market over the non-payment of fees for winger Mirsad Beslija. (Daily Express)

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink says he could remain at Celtic for the rest of his career. (Daily Mail)

John Hartson says he was treated "like a dog" by Rangers after failing a medical for them in 2000. (Daily Record)

St Mirren striker John Sutton has rejected the offer of a new contract. (Daily Mail)

Texan-based oil tycoon and former Inverness Caledonian player Jeff MacDonald is ready to invest in Caley Thistle. (Daily Express)

Former Nottingham Forest manager Gary Megson has had talks with Sheffield Wednesday about succeeding Paul Sturrock as boss. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom striker John Hartson has spoken in his autobiography about how Rangers turned his life upside down by pulling out of a �6m deal to sign him from Wimbledon in the summer of 2000. (Daily Record)

Nacho Novo turned to former Rangers star Mark Hateley to help him salvage his Ibrox career. (Daily Record)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has insisted that striker Theo Walcott, 17, is still two years away from being able to play as a central striker in the Premiership. (Various)

Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry says the club were wrong to sell striker Peter Crouch, who is now at Liverpool. (Various)

The Scottish Cup could be revamped to allow junior clubs the chance to play the country's top sides. (Daily Record)

Hamilton boss Billy Reid has signed a three-year rolling contract. (Daily Record)

Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd has defended his team's long-ball tactics. (Daily Express)

Manager Peter Taylor has admitted that striker Shefki Kuqi's confidence has been shot to pieces after a nightmare start to his Crystal Palace career. (Daily Star)

Arsenal right-back Lauren has been ruled out for a further two months because of a knee injury. (The Independent)

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol, who is manager of Major League Soccer side New England Revolution, has confirmed his interest in succeeding Bruce Arena as coach of the United States team. (The Times)

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has insisted that the Premiership title race is not over for his club. (Daily Telegraph)

The Football Association is braced for a damaging defeat over the Burns reforms when councillors meet to vote on fundamental changes to the organisation's structure on Friday. (The Guardian)

Tottenham turned down the chance to sign Dennis Bergkamp over a decade ago in favour of Crystal Palace's Chris Armstrong, with the Dutch striker eventually joining rivals Arsenal from Inter Milan. (Daily Express)