Manchester United are targeting Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina in a sensational £12m swoop. Full story: Daily Mirror
Inter Milan are ready to reopen talks with Wesley Sneijder over a new contract as they fear Manchester United will make a January bid for the midfielder. Full story: talkSPORT
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is lining up a double Dutch midfield swoop for PSV Eindhoven's Ibrahim Afellay and Feyenoord's Leroy Fer. Full story: caughtoffside.com
However, Everton, Liverpool and Arsenal will join United in the hunt for Afellay, who is out of contract in the summer. Full story: talkSPORT
Tottenham have joined Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign striker Romelu Lukaku from Belgian club Anderlecht. Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal will make a renewed attempt to sign 6ft 5in Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker in January. Full story: caughtoffside.com
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is lining up a January bid for Borussia Dortmund's highly rated midfielder Nuri Sahin. Full story: caughtoffside.com
Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko may be heading to Manchester City in a £40m deal. Full story: Daily Mail
Everton have been told by Burnley there is no chance of landing their midfielder Chris Eagles in January. Full story: Daily Mirror
The Tutto Mercato website says Everton representatives are due in Milan in the next few weeks to discuss a deal for Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari. Full story: imscouting.com
Newcastle United are ready to challenge Everton for the loan signing of Landon Donovan in January. Donovan spent time on loan at Goodison Park last season. Full story: goal.com
Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has conceded that goalkeeper Matt Gilks and defender David Vaughan are likely to quit the club because it cannot afford to break its wage structure to extend their current deals beyond the end of this season. Full story: Daily Mail
Italian clubs Bari and Fiorentina are battling to secure the signature of Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand. Full story: talkSPORT
Plymouth manager Peter Reid is interested in loan deals for Liverpool defender Stephen Darby and striker Nathan Eccleston. Full story: Daily Mail
Italian side Juventus are considering a move for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, who had a spell with Inter Milan in the 2000/01 season. Full story: insidefutbol.com
OTHER GOSSIP
England coach Fabio Capello has warned Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney that he cannot consider himself an automatic choice for the national side. Full story: Daily Star
Capello has also told the Football Association that if they are to appoint another English coach to his backroom staff, he wants someone who is focused on the national side and would not use the role as a way of getting a club management job. Full story: the Independent
Stoke winger Matthew Etherington may be in line for a call-up to Capello's squad after his impressive display in the 2-1 loss to Manchester United at the weekend. Full story: the Sun
Former Southampton player Matthew Le Tissier has hit out at today's footballers, suggesting that "money goes to their head and they think they can do whatever they please". Full story: Daily Express
After securing Rooney to a big-money deal last week, Manchester United are ready to splash the cash again to tie defender Patrice Evra to a long-term contract. Full story: the Sun
Former Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini says he has been contacted by Liverpool regarding the possibility of replacing Roy Hodgson as manager. Full story: imscouting.com
Ex-Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is in talks with Saudi club Al Hilal about a return to management on a tax-free, two-year deal. Full story: Daily Mirror
Former West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is still favourite to land the Middlesbrough manager's job after meeting chairman Steve Gibson. Full story: Daily Mail
Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri is set to be rewarded for his fine early-season form by being offered a new five-year deal at the club. Full story: Daily Mirror
Former Arsenal captain Frank McLintock believes the Gunners are in good shape to mount a title challenge this season but has questioned whether the club will spend big money to turn them into champions in the future. Full story: talkSPORT
Goalkeeper Pepe Reina says that his Liverpool team-mates are to blame for not assisting striker Fernando Torres to score more goals this season. "We know he is the type of player that can win a game just like that but we can't expect him to keep doing it on his own," said Reina of his fellow Spaniard. Full story: Daily Mirror
AND FINALLY
Bristol City goalkeeper David James has revealed he was drunk when he received the phone call from then manager Steve Coppell, asking him to consider a move to the Championship club in July. Full story: Daily Star
Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin believes his team-mates are beginning to understand his instructions on the pitch - even though he is saying them in his native Russian. Speaking about an incident with midfielder Cesc Fabregas, Arshavin said: "It was automatic. I shouted to him in Russian and he passed the ball. He understood what I was saying." Full story: the Sun
Bolton defender Paul Robinson says he has to keep telling team-mate Martin Petrov to stop running himself into the ground. "He is the player that he is and you've got to let him be free and go and attack teams. Sometimes it can be hard because you've got to put reins on him to save his energy," said Robinson of the Bulgarian left winger. Full story: the Sun
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