Arsenal are set to stun Tottenham with a £20m transfer-window bid for Ledley King (Daily Mirror).

Edu threatens to leave Arsenal when his current contract runs out next summer if the club do not improve their offer on a new deal (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror), meanwhile the Brazilian says he hopes to stay with the Gunners (The Independent).

Real Madrid are ready to treble Ashley Cole's pay to £75,000 to lure him from Arsenal (The Sun).

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce insists Robbie Savage is not for sale in January's transfer window (The Times, The Independent), while Savage is set for talks with Bruce to clarify his future at the club (Daily Mirror).

Manchester City's board believe Bolton boss Sam Allardyce will be the ideal man to replace current manager Kevin Keegan when he steps down (The Sun).

Keegan has recommended his coach Stuart Pearce for the job but he is being linked with a return to his former club Nottingham Forest to succeed Joe Kinnear (Daily Express, The Times).

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson defends his manager Steve McClaren against accusations that the club's success is built purely on money (The Independent, The Times).

West Brom boss Bryan Robson is in talks with Inter Milan's Argentinian star Kily Gonzalez about a possible move to the Premiership (Daily Mirror).

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric is likely to appoint Velimir Zajec as the new manager at Fratton Park after Gordon Strachan rejected the chance to take charge (The Guardian), but Strachan is still mulling over his decision according to other reports (Daily Express), while the players want Zajec as their gaffer (The Sun).

Aston Villa boss David O'Leary is still keen on landing James Beattie, despite facing an FA charge of making an illegal approach for the Southampton striker (The Sun, Daily Express).

Saints boss Harry Redknapp says he could be forced to sell Beattie if the price is right (Daily Mirror).

Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has slammed Uefa proposals to force clubs to employ up to eight home-grown players (Daily Express).

Mark Bosnich is considering a football comeback with Walsall (The Sun).

Jean-Alain Boumsong could delay his proposed move to Newcastle until after Rangers' Old Firm clash at Celtic on 9 January (Daily Record).