NEWCASTLE GOSSIP
A Nigerian consortium planning to bid for Newcastle needs to raise an "extra £50m to £100m" to buy the club, with owner Mike Ashley holding out for £400m. (Daily Mirror)
If successful, they would make Everton striker Yakubu their top target. (Daily Mirror)
The consortium would also aim to bring back Kevin Keegan as the club's manager. (The Sun)
TRANSFER GOSSIP
606: DEBATE
Spurs have been told they will need to pay £5m to sign 20-year-old Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana. (The Sun)
Derby midfielder Robbie Savage looks set to leave the club on loan in a bid for regular first-team football. (Daily Mirror)
Wigan manager Steve Bruce is hoping to sign Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross on loan, but Ipswich are also keen on the 20-year-old. (Daily Star)
Blackburn Rovers are keeping tabs on Steven Fletcher as they ponder a January swoop for the Hibernian striker. (The Sun)
Advisors for Shunsuke Nakamura are in Glasgow for talks with Celtic over the Japanese midfielder's future after he expressed a desire to return to his homeland in January. (Various)
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OTHER GOSSIP
An independent tribunal, set up to look into the Carlos Tevez affair at West Ham and Sheffield United's relegation from the Premier League, has found against the Hammers who could be forced to pay the Blades £30m in compensation. (Various)
Sheff Utd 'win West Ham tribunal'
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has blasted Manchester City's new owners for not really caring about the club and questioned the reasons why they have bought the club. (Daily Mirror)
Outgoing City owner Thaksin Shinawatra stands to make £50m profit after selling the club to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, just over a year after he bought it. (Daily Mail)
Tottenham defender Gareth Bale has said Spurs have hit the panic button after their disastrous start to the season. (Daily Star)
Former Tottenham manager Gerry Francis is in talks with Stoke to join as a part-time coach. (Various)
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AND FINALLY
A confidential letter given to all Arsenal's players ahead of their 3-1 win at Bolton was left lying around the team's hotel. In it manager Arsene Wenger stresses the importance of being a team, before listing 14 bullet points all about the team's ethos, including: "Believe in the strength of the team", "Be fresh and well prepared to win", and "Stay grounded as a player and as a person". (Various)
Crewe have warmed up for their Carling Cup third-round tie with Liverpool on Tuesday night by taking the stadium tour at Anfield. (Various)
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