Inter Milan are weighing up a move for Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar. The 28-year-old South African is out of contract at the end of the season and the Toffees may be forced to cash in during the January transfer window. Full story: Daily Mirror
Brazilian 18-year-old Neymar claims Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Juventus are all trying to prise him away from Santos, but the striker says he would prefer a move to the Turin club. Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester City are considering splashing out £7m to trigger Espanyol's release clause for their highly rated 21-year-old centre-half Victor Ruiz. Full story: The Sun
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is convinced that his Spain team-mate Cesc Fabregas still wants to move to the Nou Camp, although it is believed the Catalan giants will not be able to afford the Arsenal midfielder. Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham Hotspur are keen on bringing Olympique Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff to White Hart Lane. The 2008 France Football Young Player of the Year impressed on Wednesday in France's 2-1 win against England. Full story: imscouting.com
Ipswich boss Roy Keane will attempt to land Scotland left-back Stephen Crainey from Blackpool. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool are keeping a close eye on Anderlecht's 17-year-old striker Romelu Lukaku, who scored 19 goals in his first full season with the Belgian club. Full story: caughtoffside.com
West Ham manager Avram Grant wants to make a move for Kaiserslautern's Croatian 27-year-old striker Srdan Lakic, valued at about £2m by the German outfit. Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal are ready to spend £18m for the services of Aston Villa and England winger Ashley Young. The 25-year-old has one year remaining on his contract at Villa Park. Full story: caughtoffside.com
Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer could be on his way to Arsenal in January after Fulham's successful efforts in finding a replacement in Espanyol and Cameroon star Carlos Kameni. Full story: imscouting.com
OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has quashed speculation he might retire at the end of the season. "If my health deteriorated it would be different but retirement is for young people - they can do something else," the Scot told a sport conference in Doha. Full story: The Guardian
Meanwhile, the 68-year-old Ferguson has also revealed he would have loved to have been manager at Barcelona. "Ideology and philosophy, the whole place is fantastic," he says. Full story: The Sun
AND FINALLY
Clarence House insist princess-to-be Kate Middleton will not be joining her new fiance Prince William in lobbying for England's 2018 World Cup bid. Full story: The Guardian
British Prime Minister David Cameron has invited Fifa vice president Jack Warner to lunch in Zurich to win support for England's 2018 World Cup bid. Full story: Trinidad's Newsday
Former England skipper David Beckham's life story has been immortalised in comic book form. 'Fame: David Beckham' was written by Briton Pete Rogers and illustrated by Tanzanian artist Pablo Martin. Full story: Small World News
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