Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham are preparing a January bid for Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana. (Daily Star)
  
  
• Ronaldo - the original Brazilian version, who is battling to overcome a serious knee injury - claims to have been offered a contract by Manchester City. "It is the best offer I have received and it will be very interesting to play with Robinho. Together we can score more than 50 goals." (Various)
  
  
• Arsenal have cooled their interest in out-of-contract Brazilian midfielder Mineiro, clearing the way for Birmingham and Chelsea to pursue the 33-year-old. (Daily Star)
  
  
• Sheffield United are set to sign Republic of Ireland international Ian Harte. (Daily Star)

• David Moyes is ready to sign a new contract at Everton. (The Daily Telegraph)
  
  
• Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has been assured that he is not expected to deliver Champions League football this season. (Daily Mail)
  
  
• Chelsea had to settle for a figure of about £1m in compensation for their long-serving assistant boss Steve Clarke joining West Ham. (Various)
  
  
• Clarke has taken a substantial cut in pay in order to make the switch to Upton Park. (The Guardian)
  
  
• The Blues have no immediate plans to replace Clarke. (Various)
  
  
• Liverpool may offer centre-back Daniel Agger a new deal, with the Danish international growing frustrated at his lack of opportunities. (The Times, Daily Mirror)
  
  
• Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie may face an additional Football Association ban for his tackle on Hull striker Craig Fagan. (Various)
  
  
• Arsenal are set to choose between Peter Lawwell, the Celtic chief executive, and Paul Donovan, who holds a similar position for a major part of Vodafone, as their new chief executive. (The Guardian)
  
  
• Former Huddersfield manager Andy Ritchie and Grimsby assistant manager Stuart Watkiss are the early favourites to replace Alan Buckley at Blundell Park. (Daily Mail)
  
  
• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley, executive director Dennis Wise and vice-president Tony Jiminez were all in Dubai on Monday to seek a new buyer for the club. (The Times)
  
  
• But attempts to "cold call" representatives of Dubai International Capital (DIC) appear to have been fruitless. (The Guardian)
  
  
• Ashley is still hoping to sell up to a local consortium of north-east investors. (The Independent)
  
  
• The Magpies have approached Amanda Staveley, the highly rated businesswoman who helped negotiate the Manchester City takeover, to assist in finding a buyer but she is "too busy to help". (The Guardian)
  
  
• The club's fans are preparing for an "attritional campaign" to force out Ashley, with a mood of "constructive militancy" holding sway. (The Times)
  
  
• More than 40 applications for the vacant manager's job have been received but Kevin Keegan is still the bookmakers' favourite to take the post. (The Times)

• Jose Mourinho is still ruffling feathers in his new role at Inter Milan, with his criticisms of opponents Catania prompting their director Pietro Lo Monaco to say the former Chelsea boss "deserves a smack in the mouth". (The Times)