Manchester City and West Ham are in a fight to sign Marseille striker Djibril Cisse for �5m. (Daily Mirror)

LA Galaxy will not allow David Beckham to play on loan with a Premier League club during the Major League Soccer close-season. (The Sun)

Bolton want Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Glen Whelan. (Daily Star)

Newcastle have rejected an approach from Norwich, who sought a loan deal for striker Shola Ameobi. (various)

Chelsea are leading the race to sign 23-year-old French striker Guillaume Hoarau. (The Sun)

Aston Villa defender Gary Cahill is set to permanently join Sheffield United in a �1.5m deal. (various)

Derby will only bring in new players in January if they have a real chance of avoiding relegation, otherwise they will wait until June. (Daily Star)

Darlington are poised to sign Southend's 27-year-old striker Richie Forlan on loan. (Daily Star)

Plymouth manager Ian Holloway wants to keep on-loan Manchester United winger Lee Martin for the rest of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Former Nigeria captain Jay-Jay Okocha has vowed to stay and Hull and fight for his place after clear-the-air talks with manager Phil Brown. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield Wednesday's Kenny Lunt is set to go on loan to Crewe. (Daily Star)

Derby are battling it out with Wigan and West Brom to sign Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard. (Daily Star)

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann claims he is ready to walk out on the club to get first-team football and make Germany's Euro 2008 squad. (various)

Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has insisted he wants to stay at Anfield despite being linked with a move to Aston Villa. (various)

Manchester City have played down reports they want midfielder Javier Mascherano or strikers Dimitar Berbatov and Adriano. (various)

Middlesbrough have insisted winger Stewart Downing is not seeking a transfer. (The Independent)

Chelsea have claimed Didier Drogba is not unsettled. (The Telegraph)

Fulham are looking at 15-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder John Bostock. Portsmouth have already had a �2m bid turned down. (The Times)

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has flown out to Bangkok to sign Thailand international full-back Suree Sukha. (The Telegraph)

Rangers say Daniel Cousin's exit clause does not kick in until the end of the season and only if they are offered �3m for the striker. (Daily Mail)

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has sounded out Jose Mourinho's agent about the possibility of him replacing manager Frank Rijkaard. (Daily Mail)

Chris Coleman's future as Real Sociedad boss is in doubt after he arrived late for a media conference amid reports he was out clubbing until 5am. (various)

Former Wigan boss Paul Jewell has decided not to return as manager. The club may now turn to Joe Royle or Gary McAllister. (Daily Mirror)

Italy coach Roberto Donadoni says his side will attack Scotland on Saturday rather than settle for a draw. (The Herald)

Scottish FA chief executive Gordon Smith has already organised a squad training base for the Euro 2008 finals. (various)

West Brom midfielder James Morrison has had to put his Scotland debut on hold again after dislocating his knee. (Daily Express)

Mike Newell has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant managers' job at Burnley. (various)

Middlesbrough goalkeeping coach Paul Barron is looking to secure a similar move to Newcastle. (The Times)

Aberdeen's Uefa Cup Group B opponents, Lokomotiv Moscow, have sacked coach Anatoly Byshovets. (various)

Southend striker Matt Harold, who scored in the FA Cup against Rochdale at the weekend, is set to make a TV appearance as a double for Prince Harry. The 23-year-old bears a remarkable resemblance to the Queen's grandson and believes "it ought to be quite a good laugh". (Daily Star)