
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Manchester United have confirmed they will make a fresh bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves in January. (Daily Mirror)
United are also considering a January move for Wigan full-back Leighton Baines. (Independent)
Aston Villa are preparing a �4m bid for Newcastle's James Milner after his loan spell there last season. (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder will target Blackburn's Lucas Neill, Chelsea's Wayne Bridge and Middlesbrough's Mark Viduka in January. (Daily Star)
New Leeds boss Dennis Wise has told Sean Gregan and Steve Stone they can leave the club. (Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
Ruud van Nistelrooy has had a training ground bust-up with Real Madrid team-mate Raul Bravo. (The Sun)
Terry Brown will stay on as West Ham chairman once a planned takeover goes through - meaning Alan Pardew's job is safe. (Daily Mirror)
Brian Laws and Bryan Robson are battling it out to become Sheffield Wednesday's new boss. (Daily Mirror)
Paul Sturrock is leading the race to take over at Swindon. (Daily Express)
Former Dundee United boss Craig Brewster is considering an offer to return to Greek club Ionikos, when he played for five seasons. (Daily Record)
Paraguay defender Jorge Nunez has walked out of Sheffield United after he was asked to play for the reserves. (Daily Mail)
Mick McCarthy has called a truce with Roy Keane. (Daily Telegraph)
Senior figures want a smaller club like Leyton Orient or rugby union's London Wasps to move to London's Olympic Stadium, not West Ham. (Guardian)
Peter Taylor will coach the England Under-21 side at next year's European Championships. (Independent)
Dunfermlime want their ex-midfielder Ian Ferguson as manager. (Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
Chelsea made a last-minute decision ahead of Tuesday's clash with Barcelona to switch from all-black kits to all-white - the colour of Barca's fierce rivals Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)