Manchester United have offered Atletico Madrid £5m as a down-payment to secure the £26m transfer of striker Fernando Torres next summer. (Daily Star)
Chris Sutton is on the verge of joining Aston Villa. (Daily Star)
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder is interested in Eintracht Frankfurt defender Alex Vasoki. (Daily Mirror)
West Ham boss Alan Pardew will tell the club's board on Wednesday that he could let Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano leave in January. (Daily Mail)
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OTHER GOSSIP
Steve McClaren has told Frank Lampard he is still England's penalty-taker even though he has lost that role for Chelsea. (Daily Star)
Didier Zokora will escape FA action for his dive against Portsmouth which earned Spurs a penalty. (Daily Star)
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton will be fined for mooning at Everton fans but is unlikely to face police charges. (The Sun)
West Ham's board will tell Kia Joorabchian to prove he has the money to buy the club or pull out of takeover talks. (The Sun)
Carlos Tevez's brother has been arrested in Buenos Aires. (Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
Blackburn defender Ryan Nelson has revealed he has had holes drilled into a bone in his bottom to relieve a hamstring injury. (Daily Mirror)
Pedro Mendes reckons he is the unluckiest footballer in Britain. The Portsmouth midfielder gave away a penalty against Spurs - even though he did not touch Didier Zokora. Six weeks ago, he was knocked out by Manchester City's Ben Thatcher and last year, while playing for Tottenham, he had a goal from the halfway line ruled out even though it blatantly crossed the line. (The Sun)
Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney will not shave until he scores again. (Daily Mail)