Fabio Capello is planning to make Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand his new captain. (Daily Star)

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is considering making himself available for selection for Fabio Capello in favour of his native Spain. (Various)

West Ham striker Dean Ashton says he is returning to his peak fitness and is ready to reignite his England career. (Daily Express)

Chelsea are weighing up an emergency transfer-window swoop for Valencia keeper Santiago Canizares. (Daily Mirror)

Valencia could also lose David Villa to Chelsea with the striker keen on a �20m move to the Blues or Tottenham after deciding to quit Spain. (Daily Mirror)

Villa could replace Andriy Shevchenko who is linked with reunion with his former Ukrainian boss Oleg Blokhin at Russian side FC Moscow. (The Sun)

Celtic will launch a �3.5m bid for Everton's Scotland forward, James McFadden, next week. (The Sun)

Celtic have beaten Rangers, Wigan and Birmingham to sign Hibernian left-back David Murphy for �1m. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp is a �2m target for Wolves. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough have refused to allow Lee Cattermole to join Watford. (The Sun)

Fulham have suffered a setback in their search for a new manager after Martin Jol withdrew from contention for the vacant post. (The Times)

Chris Coleman, however, could return to Craven Cottage if he quits Real Sociedad following the club's presidential elections. (Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle's Mark Viduka is ready to turn his back on Australia ahead of their World Cup qualifiers in February. (The Sun)

Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan insists money will be made available for manager Alex McLeish to reinforce his squad. (Daily Mail)

Sven-Goran Eriksson, meanwhile, has requested a January cash injection from his board to keep his Manchester City in touch with the Premier League leaders. (The Sun)

Kilmarnock striker Colin Nish insists he is not interested in speculation linking him with a move to Hibernian. (Daily Record)

Colin Nish's hopes of a transfer from Kilmarnock to Hibernian ended when John Collins resigned as manager at Easter Road. (The Sun)

Liverpool have agreed a six-figure deal to sign Ross County 16-year-old Alex Cooper, son of former Aberdeen defender Neale. (The Sun)

Aberdeen and Dundee United are battling it out to sign Cardiff striker Steven Thompson. (Daily Record)

Everton boss David Moyes will axe Yakubu if the striker suffers another dip in form. (The Sun)

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has vowed to carry on taking penalties despite his costly miss from the spot against Arsenal last week. (Daily Mirror)

Gretna striker Kenny Deuchar will hold signing talks with other clubs despite winning a return to the first-team. (Daily Star)

RWE npower has had an �800,000 offer to sponsor the Scottish Cup rejected by the Scottish FA and faces competition from E.ON and Scottish Power. (Daily Record)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has cancelled all parties for his players, even if they win a 10th Premier League title. (The Sun)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for abusive fans to be filmed and shamed on video in front of their families. (Various)