Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is ready to sign Valencia winger Juan Mata for £16.5m next summer. Full story: The Sun
Liverpool and Manchester United are monitoring David Villa after the Spain striker sacked his agent for failing to secure a summer move away from Valencia. Full story: Various
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to make a move for 16-year-old Mexican Martin Luis Galvan. Full story: Daily Mirror
Porto Alegre's Brazilian midfielder Sandro is interested in a move to Tottenham. Full story: Daily Mirror
Watford will ask Manchester United and Arsenal to extend the loan deals for Tom Cleverley and Henri Lansbury. Full story: Daily Mirror
Ipswich manager Roy Keane has been rejected in his bid to sign Stoke defenders Danny Higginbotham and Leon Court on loan until January. Full story: Daily Mirror
Burton Albion manager Paul Peschisolido wants to sign Crewe striker Anthony Elding on a three-month loan deal. Full story: Daily Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP
Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent has suggested the Tottenham striker's recent poor form is down to "psychological problems" and not a lack of match practice. Full story: The Sun
Further doubt has been cast over the future of Hull boss Phil Brown after Adam Pearson quit his post as Derby chairman on Wednesday to take on the same role at the KC Stadium. Full story: The Sun
Brown is on the brink of being forced out of the club following their decision to replace his staunch ally, Paul Duffen, with Pearson. Full story: Daily Mirror
Brown has been told his future as Hull manager is safe for now, having been called to a meeting with club officials on Monday night and asked to explain his vision for the side after just three league wins in 2009. (Daily Star)
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, currently earning £60,000 per week, will be offered a new £95,000-a-week contract to pledge his next five years to the club. Full story: The Sun
Portsmouth will be banned from signing players until they pay money owed to Arsenal and Chelsea for the signings of Lassana Diarra and Glen Johnson, respectively. Full story: Various
The Premier League is ready to pay a slice of Portsmouth's broadcast revenue direct to any club that is still owed money if key debts have not been settled before January. Full story: Daily Telegraph
Pompey have been linked to another takeover and their latest potential saviours - Levi Kushnir and Balram Chainrai - are close to completing a deal for the club. Full story: Daily Mirror
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart has emerged as a shock candidate to take charge at Championship side Reading if the Royals sack under-fire boss Brendan Rodgers. Full story: Daily Mirror
Alan Curbishley is expected to learn next week whether his £3m compensation claim against West Ham, after resigning as manager in September 2008, has succeeded. Full story: The Times
Former Birmingham chairman David Gold will step up his bid to buy West Ham next week. (Daily Star)
Tottenham striker Robbie Keane believes his side have caught up with north London rivals Arsenal and are ready to overtake them. Full story: Various
Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has criticised Magpies owner Mike Ashley's decision to sell the naming right to St James' Park. Full story: Daily Mirror
Sheffield United hope to be granted permission next week to increase the capacity of Bramall Lane to 44,000. (The Sun)
Bristol City's new stadium plan for a 30,000-seat ground in the Ashton Vale area has been boosted after the council recommended its approval. (The Sun)
AND FINALLY
Female police officers are to pose as prostitutes in South Africa in a bid to snare kerb crawlers ahead of the 2010 World Cup, say security chiefs. A squad of undercover cops will dress provocatively and walk the streets during a crackdown designed to catch sex workers' clients in the act. Full story: Daily Telegraph
Blackburn centre-back Christopher Samba lost 10lbs in two days after contracting swine flu. Full story: The Sun
Referee Chris Foy mistook Fabio da Silva for identical twin brother Rafael and booked the former instead of the latter in Manchester United's 2-0 Carling Cup victory over Barnsley on Tuesday. United will ask for Fabio's yellow card to be transferred to fellow defender Rafael. Full story: The Sun
Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has received a written apology from Crystal Palace after they accidentally broadcast commentary from the club's radio station over the PA system during last weekend's 1-1 draw. The commentator accused Davies of "throwing his toys out of his pram". (Daily Star)
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