Chelsea may make a move for River Plate striker Gonzalo Higuain in the January transfer window and beat Manchester United to the 18-year-old's signature. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan forward Lee McCulloch's lack of first team football could see him consider a move to Charlton in January. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal are aiming to agree a deal which will give them first refusal on Le Mans goalkeeper Yohann Pele. (Daily Mail)

Sir Alex Ferguson shook hands in March 1984 on a deal to join Tottenham as manager at the end of that season before changing his mind. (Daily Mail)

Celtic midfielder Jari Jarosik has been called up by the Czech Republic for the first time in a year and is set to face Denmark despite his lack of first-team action for his club. (The Sun)

Real Madrid boss Fabio Capello has revealed he dropped David Beckham to the bench because of the damaging effect of the midfielder being dropped by England. (Various)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has had a chat with struggling Jermaine Pennant to help him regain his form. (Daily Mail)

West Ham are ready to ditch Kia Joorabchian's takeover offer after he cut his price with the rival Icelandic consortium now in the driving seat. (The Sun)

But both of these bids could be scuppered by an anonymous American bidder entering the fray. (Daily Telegraph)

Rangers boss Paul Le Guen insists he will not raid the transfer market to improve his side's fortunes. (Daily Record)

Wigan defender Andy Webster says the higher standard of the Premiership compared to the SPL is proving a tough challenge. (Daily Record)

Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies admitted he thought Motherwell boss Maurice Malpas was going to "banjo" him after the pair clashed during the CIS Cup quarter-final tie. (The Herald)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce joked that if managers started their own fight club he would not want to do battle with Bolton's Sam Allardyce. But he reckons a fight between him and ex-team-mate Bryan Robson "would be a decent one". (Daily Star)