SPORTS AND GAME, GOSSIPS AND TRANSFERS (Monday)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to be given at least £50m to spend in January and has again turned his attention to Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
Full story: Daily Mail


Although a possible alternative goalkeeper for Ferguson is Bayer Leverkusen's Rene Adler, who has an amazing escape clause in his contract allowing him to join United if they want him and meet the German club's valuation, thought to be nearly £20m.
Full story: Daily Mail


Premier League rivals West Brom and Wigan are keeping tabs on Leeds midfielder Max Gradel.Full story: Daily Mail


New Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean has revealed he is interested in signing LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham in January.
Full story: talkSPORT


West Ham manager Avram Grant is hopeful of completing the signing of Aston Villa's Steve Sidwell after hinting the midfielder passed his medical on Wednesday.Full story: talkSPORT


While Sidwell's Villa team-mate John Carew snubs Birmingham and Fulham to set up a move across the Midlands to West Brom.Full story: Daily Mail


Leicester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson will launch an audacious bid next month to land goalkeeper Shay ­Given.Full story: Daily Mirror


But Eriksson could face competition from Gerard Houllier, who wants to bring the out-of-favour Manchester City goalkeeper to Villa Park.Full story: Daily Mail


Fulham midfielder Bjorn Helge Riise demands talks with manager Mark Hughes about his lack of first-team appearances. Full story: Daily Mail


Chelsea are the favourites to sign highly-rated Southampton youngster Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Full story: Daily Mail

OTHER GOSSIP

Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey will be picked by the Great Britain Olympic team for the 2012 Games.Full story: Daily Mail


Former England captain Bryan Robson is fighting for his job as manager of Thailand.Full story: Daily Mirror


Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has warned Liverpool fans he has no magic wand to turn his mid-table team into world-beaters.Full story: Daily Mirror

Indeed Hodgson has gone further and blasted the wages at Anfield that have left him unable to offload players.Full story: Daily Mirror

AND FINALLY

West Ham owner David Sullivan admits he can't sleep at night and that his time at West Ham has been a disaster so far.Full story: Daily Mirror


No Stopping The Devils
Manchester United have consolidated their place at the top of the table in the Premier League as they have defeated Sunderland 2-0 at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov was the star of the show as the Bulgarian scored both the goals for the Red Devils.



Tevez's The Star
Carlos Tevez may not be happy with life at Eastlands but he is certainly as happy as a kid on the football pitch as the Argentine striker scored twice to inspire Manchester City to a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United at St. James' Park. The Citizens remain two points off the pace...


Madrid Dreams
Anderlecht starlet Romelu Lukaku has revealed his dream of playing for Spanish and European giants Real Madrid. The 17-year-old is on the radar of a number of European heavyweights but the striker says that it is playing at the Bernabeu that interests him the most.


Roy Out, Didier In
Liverpool are looking to replace manager Roy Hodgson by Olympique de Marseille coach Didier Deschamps, according to reports in the British press. However, it's also been reported that this change will occur only at the end of the season as the club's new owners do not want any disruption now.

Neck And Neck
Arsene Wenger's side lie above Chelsea in the table heading into Monday night's Premier League clash, but nonetheless the Gunners boss has been stung by accusations that the Blues simply have a better team than his side. He has hit back at such claims, stating that the two are on a par...