TRANSFER RUMOURS
Striker Didier Drogba has attracted interest from French club Lyon after being quoted in France Football magazine that he "wanted to leave Chelsea". (The Times)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is chasing £40m-rated Lyon forwards Karim Benzema, 19, and Hatim Ben Arfa, 20. (The Sun)
Fulham are lining up a £2.5m bid for Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty. (Daily Mirror)
Reading boss Steve Coppell is planning a January shopping spree after a poor start to the season. (Daily Mirror)
Dundee United have offered to extend goalkeeper Grzegorz Szamotulski's loan from Sturm Graz beyond January. (Daily Express)
OTHER GOSSIP
Former Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has been added to the list of potential managers to succeed Sammy Lee at Bolton. (The Guardian)
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham is considering offers to train with numerous English clubs during January - should he be required by England for Euro 2008. (Independent)
Tottenham boss Martin Jol has played down substitute striker Dimitar Berbatov's refusal to warm up during the 3-1 defeat at Newcastle. (Various)
Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, who is now at Barcelona, says he wants to finish his playing career in the United States. (Mirror)
Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage is prepared to end his two-year international exile - if John Toshack is sacked as Wales boss. (Various)
Steven Gerrard has demanded talks with Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez to find out why he was substituted in Saturday's 2-1 derby victory over Everton. (Various)
Sir Alex Ferguson reckons Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez can form the best strike partnership in his 20 years as Manchester United manager. (Various)
Jobi McAnuff is keen to return to Crystal Palace on loan after falling out of favour at Watford. (Mirror)
Sacked Leicester boss Martin Allen and Charlton number two Phil Parkinson have been interviewed for the vacant manager's job at Norwich. (Mirror)
Hull boss Phil Brown plans to offer Jay-Jay Okocha a coaching role in a bid to keep him at the club when his 12-month playing deal ends. (Mirror)
Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc says he did not shake hands with Rangers players on Saturday because he doesn't like them or their team. (Various)
Barcelona's Ronaldinho wants revenge on Rangers for the Glasgow club's Uefa Cup victory over Paris St Germain six years ago. (Daily Mail)
Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston has backed under-fire manager Stephen Kenny. (Various)
AND FINALLY
David Beckham's LA Galaxy side have been called a "pub team" by their own goalkeeper after a 1-0 defeat against Chicago ended their play-off hopes. (Various)