BREAKING GOSSIP
A South African consortium wants to buy Newcastle United, bring Kevin Keegan back as manager and offer him a 10 per cent stake in the business if he returns. (1445 BST, Evening Chronicle)
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear could re-sign former Republic of Ireland full-back Stephen Carr, with the 32-year-old failing to find a new club since leaving the Magpies at the end of last season. (The Guardian)
West Brom are ready to make a club record £5m bid for Real Mallorca striker Oscar Trejo. (Daily Mirror)
Bristol City have joined Sheffield United and Birmingham in the battle to sign out-of-favour Spurs midfielder Hossam Ghaly on loan. (Daily Star)
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OTHER GOSSIP
"Sources close to Kevin Keegan" say the 57-year-old is up for the challenge of returning to St James' Park after a refreshing break in California, although none of the prospective buyers have yet contacted him. (Various)
But the chances of Keegan enjoying a third spell as Newcastle manager are now "extremely slim". (Daily Mail)
The Magpies have sent forms out to seven different parties interested in buying the club off owner Mike Ashley, but talks will not commence until the club are satisfied the suitors have sufficient funds in place. (Various)
Spurs will be sold before the end of the week if chairman Daniel Levy can agree a price with a billionaire Far East investor. (The Guardian)
Everton manager David Moyes has held a "heated" meeting with his players to discuss the team's shortcomings. (Daily Mail)
Aston Villa are set to agree a new four-year deal with winger Ashley Young. (Daily Star)
Villa believe they will have to qualify for the Champions League in order to meet Gareth Barry's wage demands. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City are ready to tie goalkeeper Joe Hart and striker Daniel Sturridge to long-term deals. (Various)
Injured West Ham striker Dean Ashton is not expected to play again until March next year. (The Guardian)
Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel says referees should be the subject of disciplinary proceedings if they make major mistakes. (Daily Mail)
Everton have asked former Football League chairman Keith Harris to help find a buyer for the club. (The Guardian)
Arsenal will not have appointed a new chief executive by the time the January transfer window comes around. (The Guardian)
Manchester United chief executive David Gill will join the management board for England's 2018 World Cup bid. (Daily Mail)
West Brom reserve team coach Michael Appleton is favourite to take the vacant manager's job at Grimbsy. (Daily Mail)
Clyde goalkeeping coach Andy Goram has resigned from his role. (Daily Record)
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AND FINALLY
Chelsea have taken their own food-taster to Transylvania for their Champions League tie against CFR Cluj. (The Sun)
Under-fire Spurs boss Juande Ramos has received the backing of the much-maligned Christian Gross, one of his predecessors at White Hart Lane. (The Sun)
The iconic Wembley arch is stuffed with Middlesbrough shirts, scarves and programmes. Workers for Cleveland Bridge who built the arch filled it with Boro memorabilia. (BBC Tees)
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