Newcastle are considering an audacious bid to land Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko on a five-month loan deal. (News of the World)

David Beckham will not be buying American outfit LA Galaxy but is expected to consider offers from Major League Soccer sides in the summer. (Mail on Sunday)

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is planning a double swoop for Everton's James Beattie and Deportivo La Coruna Aldo Duscher. (Sunday Express, Star on Sunday)

Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra is set to end his nightmare at Stamford Bridge with a move to Marseille. (News of the World, Star on Sunday)

Newcastle are prepared to James Milner and Steve Carr in part-exchange for �10m-rated Charlton striker Darren Bent. (Mail on Sunday, Star on Sunday)

Tottenham are planning a January swoop for Manchester City defender Sylvain Distin. (Star on Sunday)

Birmingham defender Matthew Upson has put Liverpool, Tottenham and Portsmouth on alert by revealing he could be sold next month. (News of the World, People)

Sheffield United are leading the chase for Lillestrom striker Michael Mifsud. (News of the World)

Charlton boss Les Reed is bidding to make Gillingham starlet Matthew Jarvis his first signing. (People, Star on Sunday)

Manchester United will recall young striker Giuseppe Rossi next month from his loan spell at Newcastle. (Sunday Telegraph)

Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd wants to sign five players in January to beat the drop. (News of the World)

Arsenal are planning a shock swoop for out-of-favour Chelsea defender Glen Johnson. (People, Star on Sunday)

Chelsea are lining up a �5m move for Valencia defender Miguel in the January transfer window. (News of the World, Star on Sunday)

Portsmouth are interested in signing Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie. (People)

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock wants to sign Egyptian duo Amr Zaki and Ibrahim Said. (News of the World)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell is chasing Lens �2.5m-rated midfielder Seydou Keita. (People)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is lining up a bid for Portsmouth right-back Andy Griffin. (News of the World)

Liverpool look set to win the race against Everton and Middlesbrough to sign Derby midfielder Giles Barnes. (various)

Middlesbrough midfielder Gaizka Mendieta is set to join Malaga in the January transfer window. (People)

Paul Telfer will leave Celtic at the end of the season and could quit football because his family have failed to settle in Scotland. (News of the World/Sunday Post)

Celtic will lead the chase for unsettled Hibernian midfielder Scott Brown. (Sunday Post)

Arsenal say they will not sell striker Anthony Stokes in January following his loan spell with Falkirk. (News of the World)

Cardiff City want Celtic midfielder Stephen Pearson to boost their promotion push. (Star on Sunday)

Arsene Wenger's rift with striker Thierry Henry, following a training ground bust-up on Friday, is widening with the two set for showdown talks on Monday. (various)

Arsenal striker Julio Baptista issues manager Arsene Wenger with a 'play me or else' ultimatum. (News of the World, Sunday Times)

Bayern Munich have threatened to withdraw from the G14 coalition of elite European clubs as early as next season. (Sunday Telegraph)

Liverpool are close to agreeing a �450m takeover deal with the former owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, George Gillett. (News of the World)

Liverpool are on the verge of falling into foreign ownership but have rejected Gillett's �450m bid. (Mail on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph)

Newspaper probe reveals shock details about who is really in charge at Portsmouth, claiming that Russian businessman Alexandre Gaydamak has not completed his �32m takeover and Milan Mandaric still owns a 50% stake in the club. (News of the World)

The League Managers' Association will attempt to force Hearts to pay money still owed to former boss George Burley. (Sunday Mail/Sunday Post)

Manchester United new signing Henrik Larsson will bank �1m for just 10 weeks' work if he is a success at Old Trafford. (Sunday Express, Mail on Sunday)

Actor Sean Bean has shown why he is such an avid Sheffield United fan by writing a whopping 1,200-word foreword for a new book about the Blades. (Sunday Express)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill was recently spotted at a 70th birthday bash for former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman. (Sunday Express)