Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged new England boss Fabio Capello to call up the Gunners' Spanish keeper Manuel Almunia when he becomes eligible through residency rules next year. (The Sun)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp believes Capello should recall defender Glen Johnson to the England squad. The former Chelsea man has not played for his country since August 2005. (Daily Star)

Former England manager Terry Venables claims the Football Association should have appointed an Englishman as Steve McClaren's successor. (Daily Star)

But FA chief executive Brian Barwick insists there was no English manager that ticked all the boxes when he assessed the current crop of candidates. (Mail)

Former England captain Tony Adams has indicated his willingness to join Capello's back room staff. (The Telegraph)

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is weighing up a move for Celtic centre-half Bobo Balde. (Mirror)

Reading manager Steve Coppell is hoping to stave off interest in Stephen Hunt and Nicky Shorey from Sunderland and Everton. (Mirror)

Tottenham have insisted their �16.5m striker Darren Bent will not be joining West Ham or anyone else during the January transfer window. (Mirror)

Wolves are lining up a bid for Cardiff midfielder Joe Ledley. (Mirror)

Birmingham midfielder Neil Danns is set to seal a �250,000 transfer to Nottingham Forest. (Mirror)

Blackpool's Scotland Under-21 international Keigan Parker is on the move to Swansea. (Mirror)

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has revealed he would love to manage the club one day but says Jamie Carragher may beat him to it. (The Sun)

Everton striker James McFadden, who has been linked with Celtic, has admitted he would consider a move back to Scotland in January. (The Sun)

Everton have rejected an offer from Celtic to take Scotland forward James McFadden on loan. (Daily Mail)

Celtic will have to find �3.5m if they want to sign James McFadden, who is about to be offered a new contract by Everton. (The Sun)

West Ham are finally set to sign Derby's �5m-rated 19-year-old winger Giles Barnes after having a �3.5m bid snubbed last summer. (The Sun)

Derby are watching Nigeria striker Patrick Ogunsoto, who plays for Belgian club Westerlo. (The Sun)

QPR are set to swoop for Sunderland striker Daryl Murphy. (The Sun)

Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg says he will play out the remainder of his contract with the club despite interest from Juventus. (Independent)

Terry Venables is in the frame to take over as Fulham boss after the sacking of Lawrie Sanchez. (Independent)

Blackburn are closing in on �500,000-rated South Africa international Lance Davids, who plays for Swedish club Djurgardens. (Mail)

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann may join German side Wolfsburg. (Guardian)

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard is facing the sack after his side lost to Real Madrid at the Nou Camp for only the second time in 24 years. (Mail)

Sevilla want Andreas Hinkel to move to Celtic, but the right-back prefers Borussia Dortmund, who are offering �1m less to the Spanish club. (Daily Record)

Birmingham are considering a �500,000 bid for out-of-favour Celtic defender Bobo Balde. (The Herald)

Birmingham are favourites to sign �1.5m-rated Hibernian left-back David Murphy in January. (The Sun)

Aberdeen's Scott Severin has defended Lee McCulloch for the off-the-ball challenge on him that led to the Rangers player being sent off on Sunday. (Various)

David Beckham's son Brooklyn is showing signs that he may follow in his father's footsteps. The former England skipper revealed his eight-year-old can already manage 64 keepy-uppys and he says he has a "great strike on him, a great right foot". (Mirror)