Former England captain David Beckham, who has insisted he will not leave Real Madrid in the new year transfer window, is free to talk to any club in the world on 1 January - and 15 have already made contact with his agents. (News of the World)

Liverpool are set to make a bid for Beckham on the back of the proposed takeover of the Anfield club by Dubai International Capital. (The People)

Real Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatovic wants to talk to Beckham about his plans. (Mail on Sunday)

Manchester United are prepared to take a �20m gamble on Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves by signing him in January before he has recovered from a broken leg. (Sunday Mirror)

Watford are plotting to hijack Wigan's �3m move for West Brom striker Nathan Ellington. (Sunday Mirror)

Newcastle are set to make a �6m bid for Everton striker James Beattie. (News of the World)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will not let on-loan defender Glen Johnson stay at Portsmouth beyond the end of the season. (News of the World)

West Ham have put Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips at their top of their January wish-list and are prepared to pay �10m (News of the World)

Rangers, Aston Villa and Manchester City are tracking Bolton forward Kevin Davies. (News of the World)

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce wants his friend and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to loan him Alan Smith, who can play in midfield or as a striker. (The People)

Portsmouth will swoop for Old Trafford star Kieran Richardson on a six-month loan deal. (News of the World)

Manchester United winger Kieran Richardson insists he will not be leaving the club in January. (Sunday Mirror)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has no money to spend in the January transfer window as the Gunners push for a Champions League place. (Mail on Sunday)

Charlton striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is top of Sheffield United's wanted list. (Various)

Watford are lining up a loan move for Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler and are also interested in Middlesbrough midfielder Ray Parlour. (The Football Paper)

Arsenal's teenage striker Nicklas Bendtner has caused such a stir on loan at Birmingham that he has attracted the interest of some top Italian sides, including AC Milan, (Sunday Express)

Defender Matthew Upson, who has been linked to Newcastle, Tottenham and Liverpool, will spark a �6m bidding war this week by snubbing a new Birmingham contract. (News of the World)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce is reluctant to sell Upson and said only "only one hell of an offer will tempt anyone away from this club". (Sunday Telegraph)

Middlesbrough ran another check on Preston striker David Nugent in Saturday's match at Sunderland. (Sunday Mirror)

Sheffield United are willing to break their transfer record to sign Nugent for �5m. (News of the World)

Leeds boss Dennis Wise wants to sign former Chelsea team-mate Tore Andre Flo, who is now a free agent after a spell as a striker in Italy. (News of the World)

Fulham are closing in on �1.5m Swedish defender Per Nilsson, who plays for Norwegian club Odd Grenland. (Sunday Mirror)

Charlton winger Dennis Rommedahl is a �1m target for FC Copenhagen - even though he would be available on a free transfer in July. (Various)

Watford will make a �3.5m swoop for Fulham forward Collins John. (News of the World)

Newcastle and West Ham are attempting to scupper Liverpool's hopes of landing Blackburn defender Lucas Neill. (News of the World)

Manchester City are eyeing Twente Enschede's Congo striker Blaise N'Kufo and Birmingham midfielder David Dunn. (Sunday Mirror)

Valencia will only let star striker David Villa go to Liverpool if they get Anfield keeper Jose Reina as part of the deal. (The People)

Reading want to sign American international winger Eddie Johnson, who plays for Kansas City Wizards, on a six-month loan deal. (News of the World)

Reading boss Steve Coppell could hand striker David Bellion, 24, a shock return to the Premiership in a �500,000 deal. (The People)

Nottingham Forest want to sign midfielder Marc Bircham, who has also been linked to Plymouth and Leeds, from QPR. (News of the World)

Tottenham have beaten Chelsea and Arsenal in the race to sign Racing Lens midfielder Adel Taarabt, 17. (Sunday Express)

Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has attracted interest from Manchester United and Arsenal and says he is "ready to go and play anywhere". (The Observer)

Southampton will resist the temptation to sell teenage defender Gareth Bale in January. (Various)

Bale will agree to join Manchester United - because the Old Trafford outfit will allow the 17-year-old to stay on loan at St Mary's for the next 18 months. (The Football Paper/Non-League Review)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has hit out at his side and questioned his own ability after the Blues fell six points behind Manchester United in the Premiership title race. (Various)

Charlton boss Alan Pardew will tempt West Ham striker Teddy Sheringham to join him at The Valley by offering him a coaching job. (The People)

Pardew is poised to bring in former Colchester and Hull boss Phil Parkinson as his assistant at Charlton. (Sunday Mirror)

Chelsea captain John Terry hopes to return to action in the Carling Cup semi-final against Wycombe on 10 January following a back operation. (Various)

Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has backed Old Trafford winger Cristiano Ronaldo to become footballer of the year in 2007. (News of the World)

Real Madrid could cut short Jonathan Woodgate's season-long loan spell at Middlesbrough but the defender, 26, insists he is not going to leave. (The People)

Middlesbrough could turn to Terry Venables to act as director of football above novice manager Gareth Southgate. (The People)

West Ham striker Bobby Zamora treated himself to a rooftop jacuzzi for Christmas. (The People)

Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen will treat wife Louise to a two-night stay in an exclusive �100,000 tree house in the grounds of a hotel just outside Chester. (Sunday Express)