Barcelona cool interest in Robinho, Man United and Chelsea to battle for Everton star and Shearer could be set for management return - Sunday's transfer news and rumours from the papers
Stories from today's Sunday Mirror
Liverpool lining up January move for Ruud van Nistelrooy
Micah Richards to hold showdown talks with Mark Hughes after Liverpool axe
Former Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink set for Argentina role
Fernando Torres losing battle to be fit for Merseyside derby
Chelsea set to swoop for Ipswich wonder boy
Champions League failure will harm Liverpool's Premier League prospects, warns Sir Alex Ferguson
France full-back Patrice Evra offers Ireland a replay... on his playstation
Manchester United will not splash the cash in January, insists Sir Alex Ferguson
Paolo Di Canio backs West Ham to win fight for Premier League survival
Thierry Henry is no cheat, says former Arsenal team-mate Tony Adams
David Beckham: I can't see Sir Alex Ferguson retiring
If Newcastle fail to win promotion this season they could end up like Leeds, warns Alan Smith
Stories from today's other papers
Barcelona
may cool their interest in Manchester City's
Robinho
, having opened discussions with Valencia's David Silva instead. (Sunday Times)
Manchester United face competition from Chelsea for the signature of Everton's Jack Rodwell in January. (Mail on Sunday)
Former United star Steve Bruce wants to return to Old Trafford to take goalkeeper Ben Foster to Sunderland on loan, as Craig Gordon is out with a broken arm. (Sunday Express)
Bruce also wants Argentine Diego Buonanotte and Mexican winger Nestor Calderon as he looks to build on Sunderland's impressive start to the season. (News of the World)
In their own hunt for a goalkeeper, meanwhile, United have been told CSKA Moscow want £25m for stopper Igor Akinfeev . (News of the World)
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is keen on Swansea captain Ashley Williams and Honduras striker Roger Rojas . (Mail on Sunday)
West Ham will continue to pay unwanted midfielder Nigel Quashie £20,000 a week in wages when he joins MK Dons on loan in the coming week. (Mail on Sunday)
Alan Shearer could take over at Sheffield United if boss Kevin Blackwell is sacked. (News of the World)
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Fabio Capello will not be capable of guiding England to World Cup glory in South Africa. (Mail on Sunday)
Meanwhile, Ferguson plans to offer striker Wayne Rooney a contract worth £170,000 a week to keep him at Old Trafford . (News of the World)
England's 2018 World Cup bid team are keen to bring Arsenal's French manager, Arsene Wenger , on board - potentially as the campaign's figurehead. (Mail on Sunday)
Thierry Henry could be banned for the start of the World Cup if a FIFA panel decides his infamous handball constituted "unsporting behaviour". (Sunday Telegraph)
David Beckham will return to the United States after the World Cup, play for LA Galaxy until 2011, then invest in an MLS franchise. (The Observer)
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