TRANSFER RUMOURS
Chelsea may allow Andriy Shevchenko to rejoin his former club AC Milan on loan in January. (The Sun)
Or, Blues owner Roman Abramovich will insist the out-of-form £30m striker - his close friend - stays and plays. (Daily Star)
Manchester City want to re-sign Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea. (Mirror)
But City must brace themselves for a £15m bid for their latest young star Micah Richards from the Stamford Bridge outfit. (Mirror, Times)
Liverpool will battle Manchester United for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe - and could offer Craig Bellamy in part exchange. (Mirror)
Aston Villa want Rapid Vienna defender Markus Katzer and Blackburn's Lucas Neill. (Mirror)
Celtic have relunctantly agreed to sell Stephen Pearson in January, with Derby County favourites to sign the midfielder. (Daily Record/Express)
Celtic are considering a £600,000 January bid for Aberdeen defender Russell Anderson. (Express)
Fernando Ricksen has signed a contract to remain at Zenit St Petersburg for three and a half years after a successful loan from Rangers. (The Herald/Scotsman)
Rangers will today sell Fernando Ricksen to Zenit St Petersburg for £1m after his successful loan. (Sun)
Norwich City are considering a £450,000 bid for Hibernian winger Ivan Sproule. (Express)
Wolves' former Celtic defender, Jackie McNamara, could be heading back to the SPL with Hibernian. (Daily Record)
Birmingham will try to sign on-loan Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner permanently for £3m if they get promoted. (Mirror)
Middlesbrough will listen to offers for Gaizka Mendieta in January. (Star)
David Beckham will not leave Real Madrid in January because he hopes to win his first major trophy at the Bernabeu this season. (Various)
Hertha Berlin playmaker Yildiray Basturk could be interested in a move to Tottenham. (Guardian)
Tottenham want teenage Derby midfielder Giles Barnes. (Express)
Kilmarnock hope to extend goalkeeper Chad Harper's contract. (Various)
OTHER GOSSIP
Newcastle coach Lee Clark is unhappy about BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson's criticism of the Magpies.
Hibernian have told star duo Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown they will not be given a pay rise to stay at Easter Road. (Daily Record)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side's next four games will make or break their season. (Various)
Goalline technology will be tested in the Italian league on Sunday. (Guardian)
Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia has been told his future at the club could be as a holding midfielder. (Times)
Gretna could ditch plans to build a new stadium in favour or sharing Queen of the South's Palmerston Park. (Various)
AND FINALLY...
A study by Dr David James (not the Portsmouth keeper) has revealed that the average energy output of a professional player over a season could power a house for 10 days. (Times)
West Ham's Argentina striker Carlos Tevez will be punished for storming out of Upton Park after being substituted on Saturday by being forced to wear a Brazil kit in training next week. (Sun)
Teddy Sheringham will help to judge a £10,000 competition for fans to produce a work of art reflecting football. (Express)
Research at Loughborough University shows only a tiny percentage of Britons born between March and August make it in elite sport. (Daily Mail)