Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could place �20m striker Robbie Keane on the transfer list in January. Benitez will rest Keane against Blackburn with the former Spurs star struggling to find the net. (Various)

Mark Hughes has dismissed earlier rumours linking Manchester City with nine-figure fees for top European players as "outlandish". (Times)

However, Hughes could offload misfiring striker Jo to the Brazilian's old club, CSKA Moscow. (Mirror)

Joe Kinnear expects to have �12m to bring two or three players to Newcastle in January. (Independent)

Roman Pavlyuchenko wants his Russia team-mate Andrei Arshavin to join him at Tottenham. (Sun)

Left-back Herita Ilunga has labelled West Ham a �second-rate club and revealed he plans to use the Hammers as a stepping stone to get a move. (Daily Star)

QPR are preparing a bid for Hearts midfielder Bruno Aguiar in January, with the Edinburgh club keen to off-load some of their higher earners to save money. (The Sun)

Celtic face opposition from seven other European clubs for the the signature of �2.5m-rated Lech Poznan midfielder Semir Stilic. (The Sun)

Meanwhile, the Glasgow club have given Brann Bergen left-back Erlend Hanstveit extra time to prove himself worthy of a contract. (Daily Record)

Sunderland could try to lure Phil Brown away from Hull City to fill the managerial position vacated by Roy Keane. (Various)

However, Sam Allardyce is the bookies' favourite for the job. (Various)

The new chairman of the company that owns Sunderland, Per-Magnus Andersson, says Keane's "unstable personality" made him unsuitable for management. (Guardian)

Former Charlton manager Alan Curbishley has expressed his interest in the Sunderland job. (Sun)

Arsene Wenger says he came so close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo for Arsenal that he even had a shirt made up with the Portuguese winger's name on the back. (Various)

But Wenger only managed to seduce Ronaldo's mum, Maria Dolores - Ronaldo instead decided to join Carlos Queiroz at Old Trafford. (Sun)

Meanwhile, Ronaldo - who played a role in Wayne Rooney's dismissal when England met Portugal at the 2006 World Cup - says he would not hesitate to help get Rooney sent off should the two meet again in an international. (Daily Star)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince says there is a campaign against managers like himself and Roy Keane by people "out to get us". (Various)

Ince faces the sack after Saturday's game against Liverpool, with Graeme Souness in line for a return and Sam Allardyce lined up as an alternative. (Daily Mail)

Luiz Felipe Scolari is coming under pressure at Chelsea after a series of team meetings in which players vented their frustrations. (Sun)

Kevin Keegan has been warned he could face a painful and costly case if he pressed ahead with his legal battle against former Newcastle United employer, Mike Ashley. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez says Chelsea are "too old" to win the title. (Sun)

Manchester City striker Jo has revealed the real reason behind fellow Brazilian team-mate Robinho's widely-reported bus trips around Manchester. "I'll tell you why Robinho got the bus," said Jo. "It's because he hasn't learned how to drive on the left-hand side of the road yet. He only knows how to drive on the right." (Sun)

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