West Ham are lining up a �5m raid for West Brom defender Curtis Davies. (The Sun)

Chelsea want a new right-back in January and want either Seville's Daniel Alves or Valencia's Miguel. (The Independent)

Wolves and Sunderland have joined Celtic in the chase for Falkirk's on-loan Arsenal striker, Anthony Stokes. (Daily Express)

Celtic chief scout Ray Clarke has confirmed Celtic are interested in Anthony Stokes. (The Scotsman)

Midfielder Derek Riordan is ready to quit Celtic in January if he is still out of the starting line-up. (Daily Mail)

Cardiff will launch a renewed bid for Derek Riordan in January. (The Sun)

Cardiff are preparing a �1m offer for Celtic midfielder Stephen Pearson. (The Herald)

Sheffield United will let striker Ade Akinbiyi leave in the January transfer window. (The Sun)

Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd has hinted that he is ready to cash in on highly-rated England U21 striker Ashley Young. (Various)

Tottenham are lining up a deal to sign Lens 17-year-old midfielder Adel Taarbt. (Daily Mail)

Rangers will use the �1m earned from the sale of Fernando Ricksen to sign Goran Pandev from Lazio. (Various)

French defender Julien Rodriguez could leave Rangers if he loses his first-team place. (The Herald)

Hibernian midfielders Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson are demanding renewed contract talks with chief executive Rod Petrie. (Various)

Wigan manager Paul Jewell has dampened suggestions he is chasing Lokomotiv Moscow's Garry O'Connor, Celtic's Shaun Maloney and Hibernian pair Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson. (The Herald)

Dundee United will approach Cowdenbeath next week about signing Morgaro Gomis after a successful trial. (The Herald)

Motherwell will make a decision on whether to sign trialist Shelbourne winger Richie Baker within 24 hours. (Daily Express)

Hamilton's 16-year-old midfielder, Jamie McCarthy, is on the brink of a transfer to Liverpool. (The Sun)

Norwich have joined the chase for Aberdeen defender Russell Anderson. (Daily Express)

Norwich boss Peter Grant wants to sign on-loan Derby goalkeeper Lee Camp in a permanent deal in January. (Daily Star)

Bristol City are to make another attempt to sign striker Grant Holt from League One promotion rivals Nottingham Forest in January. (The Sun)

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez has begged the club's new owner Eggert Magnusson not to dump him. (The Sun)

Former Arsenal manager George Graham says the club's poor run of results is down to too many experienced players leaving - and too many youngsters being in the first team. (Various)

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole says the Gunners are suffering as a result of not being physically strong enough. (Daily Mirror)

Former Rangers boss Alex McLeish delivered a team talk for struggling Elgin last week - but could not stop them losing 3-1 and slumping to the bottom of the Scottish Third Division. (Daily Record)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko says he is not worried by the criticism aimed at him following his faltering start in English football. (The Sun)

Southampton boss George Burley is battling a dressing-room split which could damage the club's promotion drive. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate admits that he needs to make his side more exciting to watch in a bid to win back the fans. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa's Gareth Barry has said Martin O'Neill's honeymoon period as boss is coming to an end after the midweek 3-1 home loss to Manchester City. (The Sun)

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is to turn to Craig Bellamy to solve his side's goalscoring problems after the Wales international was cleared of an assault charge this week. (Daily Mirror)

Pompey defender Sol Campbell says the team's decision to work hard at the expense of flair is yielding results this season. (Daily Express)

Charlton boss Les Reed says he had to turn from Mr Nice to Mr Nasty following the club's defeat at Reading two weeks ago. (Daily Express)

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock wants the Blades to win a place in Europe inside three seasons. (Various)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell says Liverpool can still secure a top-four finish this season. (Various)

Hamilton defender Ross McCabe has been told to quit football at the age of 18 after a clash that left him unconscious during a match against Clyde in September. (Various)

A heart-rate monitor showed that Premiership referee Howard Webb's heartbeat peaked at 196 beats per minute during Fulham's win over Arsenal in midweek - around three times the level of a normal resting heartbeat. (Daily Mail)

A painting by arts graduate Ben Kelly depicting celebrations on the pitich in Rio De Janeiro following a win by local club side Botofago has won the "Football Art Prize" at Manchester's Lowry Gallery. (The Independent)