Arsene Wenger faces a battle to keep Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann after interest from Seville. (Various)

Les Reed sent Alan Curbishley a text message warning him off Darren Bent. (Daily Star, Daily Mail)

Curbishley faces a tough task in winning over Paul Konchesky, who left Charlton for West Ham because of his relationship with the manager. (The Guardian)

Aston Villa are lining up a double swoop for Spurs' Robbie Keane and Preston's David Nugent. (Daily Star)

Juventus want to sign West Ham's Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano for �12m. (The Times)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will wait until the summer to sign Owen Hargreaves if he cannot get his man in January. (The Times)

Bolton are battling to keep Portsmouth target Tal Ben Haim. (Daily Mail)

Reading will refuse to sell contract rebel Steve Sidwell in the January transfer window. (Daily Star)

West Ham skipper Nigel Reo-Coker has denied he will be joining Everton in a �10m deal. (Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle emerged as the latest Premiership club to be sold off to foreign owners following secret talks. (Daily Mail)

Magpies boss Glenn Roeder will get a �20m war chest if the �227m sale to American financiers Polygon goes through in the new year. (The Sun)

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard aims to edge Charlton boss Les Reed further to relegation after falling out with him when he was an England coach. (Various)

Michael Cunnah, the man who has been in charge of the project to build the new Wembley, will be forced out of his job today. (The Times, Daily Mail)

The deadline for West Ham to put forward plans for a move into the Olympic Stadium has been put back until February. (Various)

The FA is finding itself at the centre of the row between Sheffield FC and Cambridge University over who is the oldest football club. (Daily Mail)

Nigel Reo-Coker has been warned not to waste his talent by new Hammers chief Alan Curbishley. (Daily Mirror)

Les Reed has signed a deal to stay as Charlton boss until 2009 - despite only winning one game. (The Sun)

Manchester United assistant Carlos Quieroz has emerged as the number one choice to become the USA's coach. (The Sun)

Former England skipper David Beckham is set to slip further down the Real Madrid pecking with the Spaniards to sign Boca star Fernando Gago. (The Sun)

One of Steven Gerrard's privileges after being given the Freedom of the borough of Knowsley is that he is allowed to drive his sheep down the main street of his home town. (The Times)