NEWS OF THE WORLD

Barcelona are lining up an £85million bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

Man City boss Mark Hughes flew out to Germany last week in a bid to convince Frank Ribery to leave Bayern Munich for Eastlands.

Arsene Wenger has told Arsenal he will leave the club for Real Madrid if Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov wins the battle to sieze control of the club.

Bolton boss Gary Megson is on a collision course with his senior stars after a dressing room bust-up with Matt Taylor.

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his Manchester United stars to curb their "lifestyle excesses".

Chelsea are eyeing a £17million move for Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini.

Barcelona are closing in on a £20million move for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano.

Liverpool want Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill to replace Rafa Benitez should the club fail to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena hopes to return to Italy, with Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan keen on signing him.

Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Birmingham are set to fight it out to land Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from AC Milan in January.

David Beckham has hinted he will sign a new deal at LA Galaxy.

Rafa Benitez will go to war with Fabio Capello if he names Steven Gerrard in his England squad to face Brazil next week.

Porto and Portsmouth are leading the race to sign Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy.

Arsenal are set to offer £6million to land Wolfsburg star Zvjezdan Misimovic.

Sunderland are set to make a £6million bid for West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green.

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola has told out-of-favour midfielder Nigel Quashie to stay away from the training ground.

West Ham are targeting Newcastle striker Andy Carroll.

Nigel Adkins will be offered the Brighton job next week.

Birmingham will go back in for Real Betis midfielder Achille Emana in January.

West Ham are set to offer Valon Behrami a new deal.

Former Blackburn midfielder Tugay plans to make a shock return to England with MK Dons.

Sunderland and Chelsea are leading the race to sign Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson.

Fulham are in the hunt to sign West Brom midfielder Robert Koren.

Valencia will make a move for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenkon in January.

THE PEOPLE

Nemanja Vidic is demanding a wage rise to put him on the same level as Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand.

England will be top seeds for the World Cup draw on December 4.

David Beckham is targeting three major North American cities as part of his plans to buy a MLS franchise.

Mike Ashley has added fuel to the fire over the stadium sponsorship row after saying he feels "vindicated" by Chelsea's decision to put naming rights for Stamford Bridge up for sale.

Fulham have opened talks with boss Roy Hodgson over a new deal.

Gareth Southgate is locked in a legal battle with Middlesbrough following his sacking.

Alan Curbishley could be in line for a shock return to Charlton.

Manchester City are lining up a £20million bid for Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko.

Wigan are chasing AZ Alkmaar striker Moussa Dembele.

Sunderland are considering making an £8million bid for Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson.

Ipswich boss Roy Keane is interested in Bolton midfielder Gavin McCann.

Manchester United have sent scouts to watch Marseille midfielder Benoit Cheyrou.

Bolton are set to offer defender Joey O'Brien a new deal.

Blackburn could make a move for Livorno's Argentinian striker Gaston Cellerino.

Liverpool have been put on red alert after Lassana Diarra told friends he wants to leave Real Madrid and return to England.

DAILY STAR SUNDAY

Arsenal youngster Fran Merida is desperate to quit the club for Atletico Madrid.

Inter forward Samuel Eto'o wants to finish his career at Real Mallorca.

Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen on the Brighton job.

Spurs, Aston Villa and Everton have lost out to Valencia in the race to sign Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic.

Manchester United face competition from AC Milan to land Palermo's Danish defender Simon Kjaer.

Manchester City will go back in for Sevilla's £20million-rated striker Luis Fabiano.

West Ham will have to wait until the end of the season to try and sign Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano.

Spurs and Manchester United are keen on Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.

Sheffield United will raid Hull to land midfielder Peter Halmosi.

Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan all want to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic.

Newcastle are eyeing a loan move for Hull striker Daniel Cousin.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

Michael Owen's World Cup dream is all but over after Fabio Capello left him out of his England squad to face Brazil next week.

Hull will axe manager Phil Brown this week.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has three January targets - CSKA Moscow duo Igo Akinfeev and Milos Krasic and Palermo's Danish defender Simon Kjaer.

Rafa Benitez's job as Liverpool boss is safe - as long as he has the backing of the fans.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Jim Gannon and Nigel Adkins are in the frame for the Brighton job.

Chelsea, Liverpool and Sunderland have been told it will cost them £7million to land Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson.

SUNDAY MAIL

Kilmarnock players are set to go to war with chairman Michael Johnson after he imposed a draconian disciplinary system.

West Brom's Scottish midfielder Graham Dorrans is being tracked by Aston Villa, Birmingham and Sunderland.