NEWCASTLE boss Joe Kinnear could be charged by the Football Association over his rant at journalists last week - various

And former Toon and Bolton maanger Sam Allardyce is favourite to replace under-pressure boss Colin Calderwood at Nottingham Forest - Sun

Meanwhile, Sunderland manager Roy Keane says the club's proximity to the coast restricts the number of youngsters eligible to join the club's youth programme because of FA rules that boys must live within 90 minutes' travel time of any team they sign for - Guardian


Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is lining up a January bid for Sampdoria's Italian playmaker Antonio Cassano - Mirror

City are keen to sign Rennes' Cameroon midfielder Stephane Mbia - Sun

Chelsea are favourites to beat Arsenal and Liverpool to the signing of Barcelona wonderkid Gerard Deulofeu, 14, who has been dubbed the new Ronaldinho. - Sun

West Ham are preparing to sell as many as eight senior players during the January transfer window - Telegraph)

Wigan boss Steve Bruce has rejected claims he has struck a moral agreement to sell midfielder Wilson Palacios to Manchester United in January or the summer - Times

QPR hope to sign Reading striker Leroy Lita. (Daily Mirror)

At least three Premier League clubs received cautionary calls from their banks on Wednesday about their debts - Telegraph)