Didier Drogba's agent Thierno Seydi says the Chelsea striker has not met up with Inter Milan officials to discuss a possible transfer. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is lining up a £3m bid for England and Wigan forward Emile Heskey. (Daily Star) Our story.

West Ham striker Dean Ashton will be sold in the January transfer window, with the Hammers desperate to raise funds in light of the Carlos Tevez saga. (Daily Mirror)

Other players set to be shown the door at Upton Park include Nigel Quashie, Lee Bowyer, Luis Boa Morte, Calum Davenport, Danny Gabbidon and Jonathan Spector. (Mirror)

Everton manager David Moyes is lining up Portsmouth striker David Nugent after Toffees forward Yakubu was ruled out for the rest of the season. (The Sun) Our story.

Chelsea are considering a loan move for CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Wagner Love. (The Independent)

Chelsea are also interested in Wigan striker Amr Zaki and Lyon forward Karim Benzema but may have to offload Wayne Bridge, Florent Malouda and Alex first. (The Independent)

Chelsea are also chasing Fluminense defender Thiago Silva, who claims he has been offered a contract by the Blues. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool and Arsenal will battle it out for French midfield wonderkid Paul Pogba from Le Havre. (The Sun) Our story.

Manchester United defender Danny Simpson, who is currently on loan at Blackburn, says he will quit Old Trafford if he is not a first-team regular next season. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn Rovers are lining up a move for former Liverpool defender Steve Finnan, who is currently playing in Spain for Espanyol. (Mirror)

Hull manager Phil Brown is planning a £2.5m swoop for Monaco defender Nicolas Nikolou. (The Sun)

Wigan will make loanee left-back Maynor Figueroa's move from Deportivo Olimpia permanent in the January transfer window. (Mirror)

Tottenham and Newcastle are lining up Sporting Lisbon's £20m Brazilian striker Liedson. (Daily Mirror) Our story.

Norwich are set to make Leroy Lita's loan move from Reading permanent in the January transfer window. (Sun)

Southampton will be forced to sell their top two stars, Adam Lallana and Andrew Surman, in January in an attempt to avoid administration and a 10-point penalty. (The Sun)