West Ham captain Nigel Reo-Coker could join Arsenal in the January transfer window. (Sunday Times)

Javier Mascherano is also on his way out of Upton Park. (The Observer)

Manchester United will bid �7m for Southampton's teenage defender Gareth Bale. (News of the World)

Chelsea misfit Shaun Wright-Phillips will join Portsmouth in the transfer window. (News of the World)

But Wright-Phillips is also on the wish list of his former club Manchester City. (Sunday Express)

City boss Stuart Pearce is also chasing Crewe defender Billy Jones. (Sunday Express)

Bayern Munich want to snap up Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann when his contract expires in the summer. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham have been told to more than double their �2m approach to West Brom for defender Curtis Davies (People).

Birmingham are prepared to cut their losses on injury-plagued midfielder David Dunn, with former side Blackburn likely to be interested in re-signing him (News of the World).

Reading have joined West Ham and Manchester City in the race to sign Colchester midfielder Greg Halford (News of the World).

Lord Stevens' long-awaited bung report will this week declare that the Football Association is unfit to govern the sport. (News of the World)

Uefa will act to to stop Chelsea spending millions on new players. (Mail on Sunday, Sunday Times)

Sven-Goran Eriksson is in talks about managing Paris St Germain and Marseille, (Sunday Express, News of the World), and the Qatar national side also want him (People).

Charlton's players want sacked West Ham manager Alan Pardew to be their new boss. (News of the World)

West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson says Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez will stay until the summer at least, but "when I saw their contracts as they are, I would never have signed them." (People).

Albert Luque's Newcastle career looks to be over after he stormed out of the ground after being told he would not even be on the bench for the Watford game - the second time he has walked out (Mail on Sunday).

Petr Cech could be back playing for Chelsea in January, having been in danger of missing the rest of the season with a fractured skull (Mail on Sunday).

Sir Alex Ferguson says David Beckham will not return to play in England because he would not want to play for any team except Manchester United (Sunday Express).

Theirry Henry has set Arsenal's FA Cup third round tie with Liverpool as his target to return from a hamstring injury (News of the World).

Bury could be thrown out of the FA Cup after fielding an ineligible player in the second round win over Chester (News of the World).

Gary Megson is favourite to be the new Hull manager after Iain Dowie ruled himself out of contention (News of the World).

Chelsea's tough-tackling midfielder Michael Essien has revealed he rings his mum every day. (News of the World)

Manchester City's Joey Barton says his grandmother's guidance saved him from getting involved in drugs or ending up in prison after his parents split up when he was 14. "I thank God for the sort of standards she set me," he says. (People).

Portsmouth cannot field on-loan midfielder Manuel Fernandes in more than two consecutive games as it will activate a contractual clause that they have to buy him for �12m (Mail on Sunday).

Fulham's Franck Queudrue has been told to wear an extra pair of shinpads against Middlesbrough on Monday to avoid joining their injury list (News of the World).