Blackburn are ready to sell Lucas Neill to Liverpool after the Ewood Park fans turned on the defender, who has kept the captain's armband despite wanting to leave the club. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle, Aston Villa and Portsmouth are lining up to swoop for Charlton striker Darren Bent in January. (Daily Star)

Chelsea are set to be pipped by Real Madrid in the battle to land River Plate forward Fernando Higuain. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United will decide this week whether to make a �1m move for Egypt midfielder Ahmed Fathi in January after inviting the Ismaili star for a trial. (The Sun)

Aston Villa are ready to move for Wolves keeper Matt Murray in January. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle winger Albert Luque's bid to join Villarreal has failed because of his wage demands. (The Sun)

Manchester City may move for Bordeaux's Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh for �2m. (Daily Star)

Fulham want to sign PSV Eindhoven midfielder Mika Vayrynen for �3m. (Daily Mirror)

Rotherham's �600,000-rated striker Will Hoskins is being targeted by Celtic and Ipswich. (Daily Star)

Striker John Hartson has vowed to quit West Brom when his contract ends in 18 months so he can join hometown club Swansea. (The Sun)

Sheffield United are chasing Jamaican striker Luton Shelton, who plays for Helsingborg. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham are lining up a �1.5m move for Nottingham Forest striker Nathan Tyson. (Various)

Dundee United and Southampton are both prepared to offer former Hearts defender Steven Pressley a player-coach role. (Daily Record)

Manchester City are considering a move for �2m-rated Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh. (Daily Star)

Manchester United will move for �5m midfielder Antonio Rio Mavuba next summer if they fail to snare Owen Hargreaves. (Daily Star)

Watford, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are chasing striker Damian Scannell, who plays for non-league Fisher Athletic. (Daily Mail)

Celtic are competing with Liverpool to sign 16-year-old Romanian Dumitru Copil, dubbed "the new Gheorghe Hagi." (Scottish Daily Express)

Rangers defender Julien Rodriguez could be set for a January return to France, with Rennes and Nantes interested. (Scottish Daily Express)

Former Charlton manager Alan Curbishley is in the frame to become the new boss of West Ham following the sacking of Alan Pardew. (Various)

Pardew received �1m in compensation following his sacking. (Daily Express)

Charlton are considering a move for Pardew because head coach Les Reed has failed to halt the club's slide in the Premiership. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle are suffering from an injury crisis, with 14 players likely to be unavailable for Wednesday's match against Chelsea. (Various)

Watford, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are chasing striker Damian Scannell, who plays for non-league Fisher Athletic. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann says Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard "is a specialist in insulting people" following Sunday's match between the two sides. (Daily Mirror)

Postman Francis Vines has been up at 4am plotting how to beat beat Aldershot in their FA Cup replay, with the Basingstoke manager saying: "I always do tactics while I am doing deliveries. Inspiration comes as I pound the streets, while everyone else is asleep."