All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is desperate to sign Newcastle's England striker Michael Owen in the January transfer window, for about £15m. (The Sun)
- Francesco Guidolin - the Italian set to be appointed QPR's new boss - will be given £20m to spend and he wants to sign Alessandro del Piero. (Daily Mirror, Daily Express)
- Liverpool are weighing up a move for Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta, 22. (Various)
- Reds boss Rafa Benitez wants £12m for striker Peter Crouch, with Manchester City and Portsmouth leading the race. (Daily Mirror)
- Nicklas Bendtner has told Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger - pick me or I'll quit. (The Sun)
- Harry Redknapp says Portsmouth will not be signing Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Kallon, despite a recent trial. (Independent)
- Osasuna will renew their interest in Celtic midfielder Evander Sno in January. (The Sun)
- Falkirk and German clubs are interested in Motherwell's trialist goalkeeper, Henri Sillanpaa, presently of VPS Vaasa. (The Sun)
- Dunfermline hope to extend Norwich goalkeeper Paul Gallacher's loan period until the end of the season. (The Sun)
- Barnsley have asked Everton boss David Moyes to allow Brazilian midfielder Anderson de Silva to stay at Oakwell for a further month. (Daily Star)
- Hull striker Michael Bridges is set to complete a loan move to Australian outfit Sydney FC. (Various)
- Manchester City defender Shaleum Logan, 19, has joined Grimsby on a month's loan. (Daily Star)
- Charlton boss Alan Pardew has denied reports claiming Arsenal midfielder Alex Song has been training with the club. (Independent)
- Managerless Norwich are trying to sign West Brom misfit John Hartson, 32, on loan. (Daily Mail)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Captain John Terry is a major doubt for England's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier in Russia on Wednesday. (Daily Star)
- Actually, Terry could face a long spell on the sidelines after it emerged he could require surgery on his injured knee. (Daily Mail)
- Wayne Rooney says it is time to end his three-and-a-half year goal drought in competitive internationals when England play Estonia on Saturday. (The Sun)
- Micah Richards is determined to keep his place at right-back even when Gary Neville returns to full fitness. (The Sun)
- England Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce is backing Gabriel Agbonlahor to be the next player to step up to the senior squad. (Daily Mirror)
- Gary Speed quit as Bolton first-team coach after a series of bust-ups with manager Sammy Lee. (The Sun)
- Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has told Wales manager John Toshack to stay out of his affairs after Toshack wondered why Freddy Eastwood was not in the team. (Various)
- Kenny Jackett has been revealed as the new manager of League One Millwall. (The Sun)
- Hibernian manager John Collins rejected an approach to become QPR's new boss. (The Scotsman)
- Hearts' Steve Banks believes that Craig Gordon has proven himself the best goalkeeper in Britain since moving from Tynecastle to Sunderland. (Various)
- Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer wants Scotland to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals. (Daily Mail)
- Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko wants France and Italy to qualify for Euro 2008 ahead of Scotland. (Various)
- Former St Mirren and Scotland Under-21 defender Sergei Baltacha wants land of his birth Ukraine to beat Scotland on Saturday. (Daily Express)
- Blackpool keeper Rhys Evans - on loan at Bradford - has blasted the Seasiders' fans, claiming he was made scapegoat for their poor start last season. (The Sun)
AND FINALLY...
- Wayne Rooney says he is "boring. I hate the spotlight. I'm a family man." He also likes going round his auntie's. (Various)
- Sven-Goran Eriksson admits he is in love - with 40,000 Mancunians. (The Sun)