
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Tottenham are preparing a multi-million deal to bring David Beckham to White Hart Lane next summer. (Sunday Mirror)
But Beckham himself is prepared to take a pay cut for the chance to return to Manchester United next summer. (The People)
Chelsea are lining up a January move for teenage Nigerian midfielder Adigun Taofeek Salami, who plays in Denmark. (Sunday Express)
Newcastle are expected to lose Michael Owen if they are relegated while Albert Luque is set to quit in January. (News of the World)
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is interested in signing West Brom's Zoltan Gera and Southend Carling Cup hero Freddy Eastwood. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City are looking at Slovenian midfielder Robert Koren after he rejected a new deal at Lillestrom. (Various)
Preston striker David Nugent is at the centre of a four-way race between Everton, Blackburn, Sheffield United and Watford for his signature. (Various)
Arsenal and Manchester United will resume their fight for West Ham captain Nigel Reo-Coker after both had �15m bids turned down. (Sunday Mirror)
Tottenham boss Martin Jol is set to end his search for a left winger by snapping up Morocco international teenager Adil Chihi from Cologne. (Various)
Bolton want to bring old boy Bernard Mendy back to the Premiership but face competition from Middlesbrough for the right-back. (The People)
Watford are weighing up a January swoop for Leeds' striker David Healy to replace the injured Marlon King. (Sunday Mirror)
Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko wants to return to AC Milan, according to the club's president Silvio Berlusconi. (Various)
Blackburn have blocked a bid by Leeds boss Dennis Wise to take central defender Andy Todd on loan, though he is expected to move on in 2007. (Daily Express)
Barcelona are interested in Blackburn defender Lucas Neill but face a fight from Liverpool and AC Milan. (News of the World)
West Ham are ready to launch a �2.5m-bid for Colchester right-back Greg Halford. (News of the World)
Charlton boss Iain Dowie has made Birmingham winger Julian Gray his number one target in the transfer window. (News of the World)
Manchester United midfielder Kieran Richardson is being tracked by a number of Premiership clubs as Sir Alex Ferguson is believed to be disappointed in his progress. (The People)
Midfielder Alan Thompson has handed in a transfer request to Celtic due to his lack of first team action. (Sunday Mail)
Mick McCarthy says he will sell �2m-rated goalkeeper Matt Murry if Wolves fail to win promotion this season while Aston Villa are keen to take him on loan. (Sunday Mirror/People)
Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce is lining up a �2m bid for Charlton striker Marcus Bent. (Various)
Bolton lead a host of clubs who have checked on Lillestrom striker Michael Mifsud. (Various)
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea captain John Terry is set to become the highest-paid British player of all time when he finalises a new four-year deal worth �27m with team-mate Frank Lampard also set to be offered a �130,000-a-week deal. (Sunday Mirror)
Sven-Goran Eriksson insists his England team were good enough to play in this year's World Cup final: "We had a very, very good team." (Sunday Telegraph)
Eriksson has also defended his decision not to take Spurs striker Jermain Defoe to Germany: "He had a bad season. He did not deserve to go." (Various)
Former England midfielder Steve Stone is to retire after an injury-plagued spell at Leeds. (Various)
Former West Ham player Tony Cottee is heading an English consortium which will join the battle to takeover the club. (The People)
Rafael Benitez insists he will not be tempted away from Anfield despite being reportedly targeted by Real Madrid and an Italian club. (Sunday Mirror)
Former Middlesbrough and West Brom boss Bryan Robson has confirmed he is considering offers of management abroad. (Various)
The Football Association are lining up friendlies against Germany and Brazil as the first internationals to be held at the new Wembley. (The People)
Tottenham midfielder Edgar Davids intends to honour his Tottenham contract despite being frustrated with his lack of first-team action. (Sunday Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
Injured Brighton goalkeeper Wayne Henderson was arrested and evicted for running on the pitch to celebrate his team-mates' win at Bradford after being mistaken for a fan because he was watching from the stands. (Sunday Mirror)
Luton manager Mike Newell criticised assistant referee Amy Rayner after his side's 3-2 defeat by QPR and said women should not be allowed to officiate. "She should not be here. I know that sounds sexist, but I am sexist. If you start bringing in women you have big problems. This is not park football, so what are women doing here? It's tokenism for the politically correct idiots." (Various)