TRANSFER GOSSIP
Premier League clubs have been put on alert by a possible hitch in midfielder David Beckham's proposed loan move from LA Galaxy to AC Milan in January. Milan have been asked to pay the full value of Beckham's contract for his stay, around £70,000 a week, but they do not want to give more than £40,000.
Full story: News of the World
Milan want to swap Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar with Tottenham forward Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Full story: News of the World
Portsmouth's David James wants to move to Tottenham to ensure that he goes into the 2010 World Cup finals as England's first-choice goalkeeper.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is monitoring midfielder Yossi Benayoun's situation at Liverpool as he prepares for the January transfer window.
Full story: News of the World
City forward Robinho could make a loan move to Barcelona in January, with the Manchester club hopeful that midfielder Yaya Toure will come in the opposite direction.
Full story: News of the World
Arsenal defender Gael Clichy is a £16m target for Real Madrid - the Frenchman's representatives have been contacted by the Spanish club with a view to a deal next summer.
Full story: News of the World
Former Barcelona, Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Boudewijn Zenden is set to complete a move to Sunderland at the end of this week.
Full story: News of the World
Manchester United and Chelsea are checking on Brazil's 19-year-old Vasco da Gama midfielder Alex Teixeira Santos at the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.
Full story: News of the World
United have stepped up their search for a top goalkeeper after losing faith in Ben Foster. (Sunday Express)
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is keen to sign Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique.
Full story: News of the World
Bolton manager Gary Megson is preparing a bid of around £2m to sign Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith in January.
Full story: News of the World
A contractual dispute is hindering Portsmouth's efforts to sign Zimbabwe full-back Onismor Bhasera from South African side Kaizer Chiefs.
Full story: Sunday Times
OTHER GOSSIP
The Football Association will make a formal complaint to Fifa after Ukraine fans hurled burning flares at the England players during Saturday's World Cup qualifier in Dnipropetrovskt.
Full story: Sunday Times
Sven-Goran Eriksson is on the brink of quitting as Notts County's director of football.
Full story: News of the World
Portsmouth still face the threat of administration despite the club's largest takeover - because of £10m of debts to tax authorities.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Pompey manager Paul Hart has just two games to save his job - he needs results against Tottenham and Hull or he will be sacked with new director of football Avram Grant taking charge of the team.
Full story: News of the World
Sir Alex Ferguson's apology to referee Alan Wiley for any embarrassment caused by comments the Manchester United boss made about him has been snubbed by Wiley's colleagues.
The referees' union Prospect has threatened to sue Ferguson after his statement of apology seemed to question the fitness of all referees.
Full story: News of the World
Ferguson's apparent bid to escape a Football Association ban for his controversial comments may yet end in failure with Alan Leighton, head of the referees' union, calling for the Scot to be severely punished.
Full story: News of the World
Tom Hicks has paved the way for Prince Faisal al-Fahad bin Abdullah bin Saud to become a major Anfield stakeholder by signalling his eagerness for a new investor to buy out George Gillett, following yet another fall-out between Liverpool's American co-owners.
Full story: Sunday Times
American businessman Stan Kroenke still owes Arsenal board members £50m despite edging closer to taking full control of the club.
Full story: Sunday Times
Businessman Barry Moat is on the brink of completing his takeover at Newcastle but insiders admit he is frustrated that managing director Derek Llambias has slowed the deal by going on holiday. (News of the World)
The average Premier League player's salary has reached £1m a season, total player wages are on the verge of hitting £1bn a season and Premier League clubs are collectively £2.8bn in debt.
Full story: News of the World
Stuttgart midfielder Alexander Hleb says he made a huge mistake by quitting Arsenal for Barcelona in 2008.
Full story: News of the World
AND FINALLY
Not content with trying to conquer the world as a player, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is already planning for future campaigns - as a football manager. The 23-year-old has become one of the youngest England players to begin trying to qualify as a coach, having commenced studies for his Uefa B licence.
Full story: Sunday Times
Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard's latest knee injury was cured by renowned surgeon Dr Richard Steadman's use of a dead man's cartilage.
Full story: News of the World
Referee Mark Halsey, who is suffering from cancer, has astonished colleagues by asking for a return to Premier League duty. Halsey has begged referees boss Keith Hackett to put him back in the firing line but Hackett cannot oblige until the 48-year-old official has beaten the illness.
Full story: News of the World
Concerned by claims that the Football Association is not making great enough use of the Royal Family in its efforts to bring the World Cup to England in 2018, Prince Williams has let it be known that he is keen to take on a more prominent role.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Former Chelsea midfielder Dennis Wise has returned to football after his ill-fated Newcastle United spell by linking up with Spartan South Midlands side Chalfont St Peter. And Wise's former team-mate Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink could make it a Chelsea double in Non-League with a playing comeback for Blue Square South outfit Woking. (The Non-League Paper)