AC Milan are ready to rescue self-confessed fan Mario Balotelli from a difficult start to his Manchester City career and are working on a deal to sign the striker at the end of the season. Full story: Daily Mail
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is ready to move for French right-back Rod Fanni from Rennes as he looks to replace Glen Johnson. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United have been linked with £9m-rated former Reading striker Gylfi Sigurdsson, who left the Royals last summer for Bundesliga side Hoffenheim. Full story: talkSport
Arsenal's unsettled striker Nicklas Bendtner has become a big-money target for Bayern Munich after the Dane admitted he is fed-up of not getting regular first-team football. Full story: Daily Mirror
Aston Villa's Norwegian striker John Carew is holding out for a transfer to Fiorentina after rejecting a move to Turkish football. Full story: talkSport
Stoke manager Tony Pulis wants to take Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland on loan in January - and save him from his Villa Park nightmare. Full story: Daily Mirror
Tottenham could renew their summer interest in West Ham midfielder Scott Parker after Tom Huddlestone was ruled out for at least three months because of ankle surgery. Full story: Daily Express
Manchester City's England winger Adam Johnson says he could be forced to consider a move elsewhere if he does not get more first-team football. "It's still early but I would definitely consider it," he said, less than a year after joining from Middlesbrough. Full story: the Sun
Liverpool owner John W Henry says there is "no quick fix" to the "plague of problems" he has inherited at the club (The Times, subscription required).
Manchester United will target Tottenham's Gareth Bale in summer transfer window, with an offer of up to £40m and Tottenham's choice of United players. Full story: caughtoffside.com
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea captain John Terry faces an indefinite spell on the sidelines as he looks for a cure to a long-term nerve problem in his right leg. Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham defender Alan Hutton says the club's players are still struggling to cope with the twin demands of the Premier League and Champions League. Full story: talkSport
Inter Milan manager Rafael Benitez is already under pressure, five months into his tenure, after club president Massimo Moratti slammed the team following their home defeat by AC Milan. Full story: Soccerway
Former Upton Park favourite Paolo di Canio is ready to talk to West Ham about helping manager Avram Grant lift the team up the Premier League table. Full story: Daily Mirror
Everton's Phil Neville believes Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's young side have got what it takes to become Premier League title contenders. Full story: Daily Mirror
QPR striker Rowan Vine is training with hometown club Portsmouth after being omitted from manager Neil Warnock's plans at Loftus Road, but Pompey say they are just helping him and have no plans to sign him (Daily Mail).
Celtic manager Neil Lennon could be in line for a four-match touchline ban after his recent dismissal from the touchline at Hearts (Daily Record).
Cardiff's Jay Bothroyd says he was "immature and arrogant" when he was kicked out of Arsenal 10 years ago for taking off his shirt and throwing it at coach Don Howe when he was substituted in a youth team game. Full story: Daily Express
Tottenham have drawn up a shortlist of possible next managers if Harry Redknapp should replace Fabio Capello as England coach. David Moyes is top of the list, which also includes Guus Hiddink, Roy Hodgson and Rafa Benitez. Full story: goal.com
AND FINALLY
Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson, who is hoping to make his England debut against France on Wednesday, has revealed that his first taste of professional football was being photographed on the shoulders of Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs as a three-year-old on holiday in Majorca. Full story: the Guardian
David Beckham says his three sons - two of whom were born in England and one in Spain but who have spent the last four years living in America - laugh at his London accent (Daily Mirror).
Cardiff's former England U21 striker Michael Chopra is exploring the possibility of playing for the India national team as he has Indian grandparents (the Times, subscription required).
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