Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will start his radical transfer-window surgery with a raid on Newcastle: keeper Shay Given and defenders Steven Taylor and Charles N'Zogbia are all targets. (News of the World)

Manchester City will test Newcastle's resolve to keep Michael Owen by making a �4m bid for the England striker in the January transfer window. (News of the World)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has warned Spanish giants Real Madrid not to try to poach his England winger Ashley Young. (News of the World)

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp admits Tottenham are running third in a three-horse race to sign Jermain Defoe from Portsmouth, behind Aston Villa and Manchester City. (News of the World)
Tottenham back out of Defoe move

Liverpool are closing in on Portsmouth's England defender Glen Johnson. The Reds could soon make a �9m bid for the right-back. (News of the World)

Chelsea could be surprise runners in the chase to sign Wigan striker Emile Heskey in the January transfer window. (Sunday Express)

Manchester City are ready to start their new year spending with a �12m deal for Spain's Euro 2008-winning midfielder Marcos Senna from Villarreal. (Daily Star Sunday)

Bayern Munich are lining up an �8m move for Chelsea winger Florent Malouda. (Daily Star Sunday)

Rangers misfit Andrius Velicka could be on his way back to Hearts in January. (News of the World)

Middlesbrough head the queue of clubs keen to sign Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher. (News of the World)

Aberdeen are preparing a �50,000 bid for Partick Thistle midfielder Gary Harkins. (Sunday Mail)

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish will open talks with Celtic's out-of-favour defender Bobo Balde next week. (News of the World)

Kilmarnock are weighing up a move for out-of-favour Rotherham striker Mark Burchill. (Sunday Mail)

Jose Mourinho, currently boss at Inter Milan, has emerged as a managerial target for Manchester City's Arab owners. And discreet soundings have already been made in the direction of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. (Mail on Sunday)

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has vowed he will never change the way he plays football. "I am a player with lots of energy and aggression and I am never going to stop putting in tackles," he said. (News of the World)

Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard has sensationally offered to take a 20% pay cut to stay at Craven Cottage. (News of the World)

Roy Keane is a shock contender for the vacant Nottingham Forest manager's job following Colin Calderwood's dismissal. (News of the World)

Hull boss Phil Brown nearly quit football to move into horse racing after a disastrous spell at Derby. (News of the World)

Former Middlesbrough striker Fabrizio Ravanelli now rides more the 13,000 miles a year in his native Italy in his new guise as a racing cyclist. (Sunday Express)

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