Kevin Keegan's acrimonious departure from Newcastle could end up in court, with the Magpies chasing their former boss for several million pounds of damages. (Various)

Magpies director of football Dennis Wise may approach his former Chelsea team-mates Gus Poyet and Gianfranco Zola for managerial roles at St James' Park. (Various)
Newcastle begin hunt for new boss

Spaniards Marcelino Garcia Toral, Miguel Angel Lotina and Juanma Lillo are also in line to take the reins at Newcastle. (Various)

Brazil legend Zico and former Juventus coach Didier Deschamps are other names in the hat to succeed Keegan. (The Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is considering selling the club, with talks scheduled with Arabian investors next week. (Daily Mail)

Magpies players received a text message on Friday warning them not to speak to the media. (The Independent)

Newcastle fans are considering several courses of action, including a boycott of the next home match, to register their anger at the treatment of Keegan. (Various)

West Ham have drawn up a shortlist of contenders to succeed Alan Curbishley as manager, with Zola, Slaven Bilic, Roberto Donadoni, John Collins, Michael Laudrup, Roberto Mancini and Gerard Houllier all making the cut. (Various)
Italian trio on Hammers shortlist

But former Hammers star Paolo di Canio has not been included, despite expressing an interest. (Various)

Actually, Di Canio is in the running, alongside ex-Udinese boss Serse Cosmi. (Daily Mail, The Sun)

Zola is emerging as a surprise favourite for the job, with Chelsea assistant Steve Clarke a contender to work alongside him. (The Sun)

The Italian has told West Ham he is keen on taking the job. (Daily Mirror)

Bilic is understood to be interested in the job, but the Hammers may have to wait until after Croatia's vital World Cup qualifier against England on Wednesday. (The Independent)

Bilic has informed the club he will only be available after January, which is set to rule him out of the running. (The Times)

West Ham have not given up on persuading Harry Redknapp to make an emotional return to Upton Park, even though he has publicly ruled himself out. (The Sun)

Former Hammers boss Alan Pardew, now at Charlton, is a surprise contender for the post. (Daily Star)

Curbishley's lawyers will try to agree a compensation deal with West Ham, with a payout of �2m being mentioned. (Daily Express)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes insists he will be in charge of the players who come into Eastlands, despite the huge riches of the new Arabian investors. (Various)
Man City boss cools transfer talk

Hughes has set his sights on a �60m swoop for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. (Daily Star)

Liverpool star Yossi Benayoun rejected an enormous �3.5m signing fee from Spartak Moscow before the transfer deadline, while Manchester City, West Ham and Spurs were also interested in the 28-year-old. (Daily Mail)

Aston Villa are interested in signing controversial Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, with Martin O'Neill viewing him as a long-term replacement for Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)

Robbie Fowler is ready to accept a cut-price pay deal with Blackburn in order to get a one-year deal. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng is mulling over a move to Birmingham. (The Sun)

Dwight Yorke insists he will fight for his place at Sunderland after a major summer influx of players. (The Sun)

Ipswich want to sign Stoke centre-back Ryan Shawcross on loan. (Daily Mail)

QPR are keen to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson in January. (Daily Star)

Peterborough are on the verge of signing Manchester United youngster Darron Gibson. (Daily Star)

England boss Fabio Capello will keep a translator in the camp for the qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia. (The Independent)

Andorra captain Oscar Sonjee has accused England star Wayne Rooney of being "arrogant and foul-mouthed". (Various)

Theo Walcott is set to start for England against Andorra on Saturday, in place of David Beckham. (Daily Mirror)
England wait on Ferdinand injury

Macedonia's Vanco Tranjanov has not endeared himself to Scotland fans by describing their team as a "true representative of the English football school". (Daily Record)
Macedonia plotting Scots downfall

West Ham or Spurs could move to the site of the 2012 Olympic Stadium. (The Daily Telegraph)

England players were treated to nine holes of golf as part of their preparations for the two World Cup qualifiers. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City boss Hughes is extremely popular with agents following the influx of money into the club. "All of a sudden I'm every agent in the land's friend! I never used to get any calls when I was at Blackburn..." (Various)

Delia Smith is using royalties from her latest best-selling cookery book to help keep Norwich afloat. (Daily Mail)