West Ham are set to make a �6m bid for Man City midfielder Joey Barton and are also interested in Charlton striker Darren Bent. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham have made a �6m bid for 17-year-old Southampton left-back Gareth Bale. (Daily Mirror)

Alan Smith is not for sale to Everton or anyone else, insists Man Utd manager Alex Ferguson. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough have made a bid to sign Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere on loan. (Daily Mirror)

Man Utd are ready to sell midfielder Kieran Richardson in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham are ready to swoop for Newcastle defender Titus Bramble. (Daily Mirror)

Alan Curbishley says Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has a big part to play at West Ham, despite axing him for his first match in charge. (Daily Express)

Celtic have joined Rangers in the race to sign Hibernian pair Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown. (Daily Record)

Hearts have made a fresh move to try to beat Celtic in the race for Romanian wonderkid Dumitru Copil. (Daily Record)

Newcastle have joined the chase for 25-year-old Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Daily Mail)

Former Hull boss Phil Parkinson is set to replace John Gorman as Northampton's new manager. (The Sun)

Luton defender Sol Davis could return either on Saturday or Boxing Day after recovering from the stroke he suffered two months ago. (The Sun)

Former Charlton striker Steve Jones has been forced to sell his play-off final shirt on eBay. (The Sun)

Blackburn are set to offer Robbie Savage a new deal. (Daily Mirror)

Polygon, the company which is considering a rival bid for Newcastle, has financial links with arms companies. (Daily Express)

Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown could be dropped for Tuesday's derby with Hearts after demanding a meeting with Hibernian manager John Collins. (Daily Record/Daily Mail)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has sold his shares in Celtic for �1.6m (Daily Mail)

Leeds' home ground Elland Road has been sold for the second time in two years for �8m to a mystery investor whose company is based in the Virgin Islands. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea captain John Terry won �87,500 at roulette - by betting on his shirt number '26'. (The Sun)