Tuesday's football gossip

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Fulham are planning a January move for American striker Clint Dempsey, who is currently plying his trade with New England Revolution. (Daily Mirror)

Former Everton striker Duncan Ferguson is ready to leave the UK to start a new career in Western Australia with Perth Glory. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United are interested in signing Paraguay defender Jorge Nunez who has had his contract cancelled by Argentine club Estudiantes. (Daily Star)

Arsenal have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar when the transfer window opens in January. (Daily Express)

Everton midfielder Simon Davies says he wants to fight for his place despite being linked with a move away from Goodison Park in the January transfer window. (Daily Star)

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OTHER GOSSIP

Petr Cech's father says the Chelsea goalkeeper will be out of football for a year. (The Sun)

Fellow Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini claims he could make a return to action as early as Saturday. (Daily Mirror)

Former Liverpool player Vladimir Smicer says he is unhappy with Reds boss Rafa Benitez for not picking him for his final game at Anfield - and denying him the chance to wave goodbye to the Kop. (The Sun)

Icelandic businessman Eggert Magnusson is ready to increase his offer to buy West Ham from £60m to aound £80m. (The Times)

Newcastle players have held a no-holds barred meeting to try to turn their season around. (Daily Star)

Derby County boss Billy Davies has ruled himself out of becoming the new Hibernian manager. (Daily Record)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill wants to talk his Bulgarian midfielder Stilian Petrov out of international retirement. (The Sun)

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AND FINALLY...

Roy Keane took his wife out on Saturday night - but admitted he was horrible company. After Sunderland's 4-1 hammering at Preston, Keane said he could not get the Black Cats back four out of his head. "All I was thinking about was Nyron Nosworthy, Stan Varga, Clive Clark and Danny Collins," admitted the former Manchester United midfielder. (Various)

Former Aston Villa striker Marcus Allback has told his FC Copenhagen team-mates not to "wet their pants" when they face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday. (Various)

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