1501 BST: West Ham target Sebastian Giovinco has no intention of leaving Juventus, according to his agent. (Italian website www.tuttomercatoweb.it)
1252 BST: French striker Thierry Henry may leave Barcelona next summer to play for the New York Red Bulls. (Spanish sports daily newspaper AS)
1213 BST: Ledley King has opened talks with Tottenham over a new contract which expires at the end of the season but the defender will have to take a pay cut to remain at White Hart Lane. Full story: Daily Mail
1109 BST: Manchester City are looking to secure defender Micah Richards on an improved five-year contract despite there being over three years left on his current deal.
Manager Mark Hughes said: "I'm not quite sure where it came from that Micah might leave. He is a big part of what we are doing here." Full story: Manchester Evening News
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Arsenal have targeted Inter Milan frontman Mario Balotelli, with their scouts believed to have watched the £20m-rated star last week. Manager Arsene Wenger is also understood to be keen on Ajax's 21-year-old defender Gregory van der Wiel. Full story: The Sun
The Gunners are also tracking Belgian 18-year-old midfielder Eden Hazard, who currently plays for French club Lille. Full story: Daily Mirror
Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford could be on for a shock move to Portuguese side Sporting Braga. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has begun talks with Bulgarian midfielder Martin Petrov over a new contract which expires next summer. (Daily Express)
Aston Villa and Birmingham are going head-to-head in trying to grab the services of Cheltenham 18-year-old striker Theo Lewis. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
Liverpool fans, unhappy with co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, are planning a 10,000-strong protest march on Sunday ahead of the Manchester United match.
Fans' group Spirit of Shankly is believed to be drumming up support after hearing the Americans will be attending their crunch game. The Reds are on a run of four successive defeats for the Anfield club amid continuing unrest regarding the club's future. Full story: Daily Mail
Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina has been assured by referees' chief Keith Hackett that security staff at Anfield are on red alert to deal with any balloons and beach balls. Full story: Daily Mail
England have tried to revive their bid to host the 2018 World Cup by including Germany captain Michael Ballack on the list of ambassadors. It is a list without any players from England's 1966 World Cup winning squad. Full story: Daily Express
Sven Goran Eriksson's former assistant Hans Backe is favourite to replace Ian McParland as manager of Notts County. (Daily Mail)
AND FINALLY
Argentina boss Diego Maradona has refused to say sorry for his outburst live on TV, aimed at the media who have criticised the team on their way to scraping into the World Cup finals.
"I don't regret it," he said. "I apologise to the ladies but not to those who talk about football on TV." Full story: The Sun
And for anybody considering getting hold of a beach ball for the Liverpool match this weekend, you better think again with the news that police have banned all inflatables for the Anfield match. Full story: Manchester Evening News
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