Former England boss Terry Venables is the favourite to take over as Newcastle boss after a flurry of bets were placed on the 65-year-old. (The Sun, 2023 BST)

Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko reveals he is finding Spurs' tough training sessions difficult to adapt to. (The Sun, 1746 BST)

New West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola could be forced to sell some of his star players like Dean Ashton and Rob Green to pay Sheffield United compensation over the Carlos Tevez affair. (Daily Star)
Sheff Utd 'win West Ham tribunal'

Or, West Ham insist Zola will not have to sell players in the January transfer window to raise funds to pay the Blades. (Daily Express)

But Zola might see his spending restricted in January because of the ruling. (Daily Telegraph)

The Hammers may have to pay out as much as �30m but the two clubs are likely to thrash out a compromise deal in the region of �15m. (Daily Star)

West Ham will approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) about appealing against the Football Association arbitration panel's ruling on the Tevez affair. (The Times)

The East London club are actively considering appeals to Fifa or Cas over the ruling. (Independent)

Hammers owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson will not walk away from the club and intends to pay the bill for the dispute with Sheffield United. (The Times)

Newcastle put finding a new manager on hold last week while the club's owner Mike Ashley was in the Middle East attempting to find new investors. (The Times)

Speculation in banking circles suggests there is fresh interest in Newcastle from China and the United States. (The Independent)

Magpies striker Michael Owen says a successor to ex-boss Kevin Keegan must be appointed as soon as possible to end the club's problems. (The Sun)
Owen speaks of bleak Magpies mood

Kevin Keegan is ready to return as Newcastle boss if a Nigerian group succeed in taking over at St James' Park. (The Sun)

Former Magpies boss Kenny Dalglish has ruled himself out of a return to the North East. (Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle's director of football Dennis Wise has not been in contact with the club's players in the fortnight since Keegan left. (Daily Star)

Arsenal and Chelsea are locked in a battle over 14-year-old Barcelona boy wonder Gerard Deulofeu. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is confident of signing Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin in a �15m deal in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince has until January to decide whether to spend �5m to sign on-loan Chile midfielder Carlos Villanueva on a permananent basis from Audax Italiano. (Daily Mail)Blackburn sign Chilean Villanueva

Celtic will sign 22-year-old American goalkeeper Dominic Cervi as back up to Artur Boruc within the next 48 hours. (The Sun)

Leeds United are keeping tabs on Inverness striker Don Cowie who is out of contract at the end of the season. (The Sun)

Hearts players will consider going on strike if they do not receive their missing wages by Friday. (Daily Record)

Manchester City's new owners, The Abu Dhabi United Group, insist that boss Mark Hughes will be free to manage without interference. (The Times)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed Middlesbrough captain Emanuel Pogatetz for his horror tackle on Rodrigo Possebon in Tuesday's Carling Cup match. (Various)
Man Utd 3-1 Middlesbrough

The Premier League has dismissed speculation over the ownership of Portsmouth after reports in Israel suggested Fratton Park supremo Alexandre Gaydamak is only managing the club for his controversial father, Arkadi. (Daily Mail)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has denied that Gaydamak burst into the dressing room at Eastlands after Pompey's 6-0 defeat by Manchester City on Sunday to complain about his side's performance. (Daily Telegraph)

Former Real Madrid and AC Milan striker Ronaldo - who has been linked with a move to Manchester City - has returned to full training with Brazilian side Flamengo after seven months out but is still a free agent. (Daily Telegraph)

Injured Tottenham defender Alan Hutton is losing his battle to return to fitness in time for Scotland's crunch World Cup qualifier against Norway on 11 October. (Daily Record)

Celtic defender John Kennedy could resume his loan spell with Norwich in three weeks after finding his ankle injury is not as bad as first feared. (Daily Record)

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko faces a ticking off from Spurs after falling behind schedule in his attempts to learn English. (Daily Telegraph)

New research shows that costs for supporters who attend matches have increased by 21% in the past three months, with the price of petrol, the match ticket, food, drink and a match programme all considered. (The Guardian)