Bolton boss Sammy Lee will fight Newcastle's Sam Allardyce for Norwegian defender Brede Hangeland. (Daily Mirror)

Leeds boss Dennis Wise wants to sign Wigan's Polish midfielder Thomas Cywka on loan. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom defender Neil Clement is wanted on loan by QPR. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate hopes he can persuade Mark Schwarzer to stay for another year. (Daily Mail)

Bolton are set to offer contract rebel Jussi Jaaskelainen a bumper new deal. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea star Michael Ballack may need a third operation on his ankle injury. (Daily Telegraph)

Germany coach Joachim Low is seeking showdown talks with Chelsea over their treatment of Ballack. (The Times)

England assistant Terry Venables has told their injured stars they face a fight to get their shirts back. (The Sun)

Wayne Rooney is sweating on a quick return to the England line-up after Steve McClaren admitted he doesn't know what to do about him. (Daily Star)

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez will hand a dossier to the Premier League that he claims proves they are the victims of a fixtures conspiracy. (Daily Mirror)

Reading manager Steve Coppell is convinced the fixture list is loaded in favour of the big clubs. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has pledged the rest of his career to the club. (Various)

US tycoon Daniel Williams insists his plans to takeover Blackburn are still on track. (Daily Express)

Chelsea, Rangers and Celtic are set to be invited to join the G14. (Daily Mail)

France boss Raymond Domenech believes they shot themselves in the foot by encouraging thousands of Scots to come to the Parc des Princes. (Daily Record)

The brawl between Northern Ireland pair Keith Gillespie and George McCartney broke out over another player's passport. (The Times)

Leicester installed Gerry Taggart as Gary Megson's number two to appease disgruntled fans. (Daily Mail)

Football fans have voted Manchester United as Britain's luckiest team, while Sheffield United were said to be the unluckiest. (Daily Star)