Man Utd have been ordered to stop their pursuit of Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves or face being reported to Fifa. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham have rejected a cheeky Barcelona bid for Argentine striker Carlos Tevez. (The Sun)

Arsenal are ready to swoop for Newcastle's French winger Charles N'Zogbia for �5m in January. (Daily Mirror)

Charlton winger Lloyd Sam is set to join League One outfit Bristol City on loan. (Daily Star)

New Leeds boss Dennis Wise wants to sign Sheffield United centre-half Chris Lucketti on loan. (Daily Mirror)

Championship team Hull City want to sign former England midfielder Steve Stone from Leeds. (Daily Star)

Abel Xavier is set to sign a new contract at Middlesbrough after serving his drugs ban. (Various)

Birmingham are interested in signing Arsenal's on-loan 18-year-old Fabrice Muamba on a permenent deal. (Independent)

Gary Neville believes Sir Alex Ferguson could continue as Man Utd manager for another 10 years. (The Sun)

David Beckham was fined for being 10 minutes late for Real Madrid training on Thursday. (The Sun)

Tottenham boss Martin Jol may axe striker Dimitar Berbatov from the team to play Chelsea on Sunday despite his Uefa Cup brace. (Various)

Peter Crouch says Liverpol can still win the Premiership title this season. (Daily Star)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko was passed fit for the Barcelona game on Tuesday - but Jose Mourinho decided not to play him. (Daily Star)

Arsenal midfielder Julio Baptista has returned to Brazil to complete his recovery from a hamstring injury. (Daily Star)

A last-minute wrangle over price is set to cause another delay in the planned takeover of West Ham. (Independent)

England Under-21 boss Peter Taylor says he will not return to the job until he has saved Crystal Palace's season. (Daily Express)

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has pleaded with the club's fans to be patient with manager Roy Keane. (Daily Mail)

Dundee boss Alex Rae has slammed the SFA for banishing him to the stand for Saturday's game against Gretna after being sent off while playing. (Daily Record)

Terry Butcher will remain in charge of Australian club Sydney FC until the end of the season despite a disappointing campaign so far. (Daily Record)

Barcelona midfielder Edmilson says the worst thing about playing Chelsea is having to listen to Jose Mourinho's "stupidity".