Didier Drogba's agent Thierno Seydi says the Chelsea striker has not met up with Inter Milan officials to discuss a possible transfer. (Daily Star)
Drogba Inter reports rile Scolari

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is lining up a �3m bid for England and Wigan forward Emile Heskey. (Daily Star)
Wigan hint at Heskey January exit

West Ham striker Dean Ashton will be sold in the January transfer window, with the Hammers desperate to raise funds in light of the Carlos Tevez saga. (Daily Mirror)
West Ham suffer new Tevez setback

Other players set to be shown the door at Upton Park include Nigel Quashie, Lee Bowyer, Luis Boa Morte, Calum Davenport, Danny Gabbidon and Jonathan Spector. (Daily Mirror)

Everton manager David Moyes is lining up Portsmouth striker David Nugent after Toffees forward Yakubu was ruled out for the rest of the season. (The Sun)
Everton's Yakubu out for season

Chelsea are considering a loan move for CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Vagner Love. (The Independent)

Chelsea are also interested in Wigan striker Amr Zaki and Lyon forward Karim Benzema but may have to offload Wayne Bridge, Florent Malouda and Alex first. (The Independent)

Chelsea are also chasing Fluminense defender Thiago Silva, who claims he has been offered a contract by the Blues. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool and Arsenal will battle it out for French midfield wonderkid Paul Pogba from Le Havre. (The Sun)

Manchester United defender Danny Simpson, who is currently on loan at Blackburn, says he will quit Old Trafford if he is not a first-team regular next season. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn Rovers are lining up a move for former Liverpool defender Steve Finnan, who is currently playing in Spain for Espanyol. (Daily Mirror)

Hull manager Phil Brown is planning a �2.5m swoop for Monaco defender Nicolas Nikolou. (The Sun)

Wigan will make loanee left-back Maynor Figueroa's move from Deportivo Olimpia permanent in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham and Newcastle are lining up Sporting Lisbon's �20m Brazilian striker Liedson. (Daily Mirror)

Norwich are set to make Leroy Lita's loan move from Reading permanent in the January transfer window. (Sun)

Southampton will be forced to sell their top two stars, Adam Lallana and Andrew Surman, in January in an attempt to avoid administration and a 10-point penalty. (The Sun)

Celtic are set to enter a bidding war with AC Milan for two of the hottest properties in Czech football. The SPL champions have taken teenagers Anton Fantis and Milan Misun on trial after scouts were impressed with both players. (Daily Record)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane will decide today whether to continue as manager at the Stadium of Light. (Daily Mirror)Keane unsure of Sunderland future

Portsmouth are the latest club to be affected by the credit crunch after the flight company the club use went bust. The south-coast side were forced to charter a 70-seater aircraft to Germany and arrived in Braunschweig late ahead of Thursday's Uefa Cup game against Wolfsburg. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth themselves are also feeling the pinch and can only afford to book their players into a �65-a-night Premier Inn for their trip to Germany. (Daily Star)

One person who has not been affected by the economic downturn is Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, who has been given a �1m flat in Dubai in return for allowing developers to name a new apartment block after him. (The Sun)

Pampered Manchester United stars have had a hi-tech noticeboard installed in their dressing room informing them when they are scheduled for pedicures, massages and haircuts. (The Sun)

Arbroath are going to war against Hearts over an outstanding debt of �14,000. The SFL side negotiated a 17.5 per cent sell-on clause when they sold defender Andy Webster to the Tynecastle club in 2001 for �75,000. (Daily Record)

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