Liverpool are trying to get Raheem Sterling, 18, signed to a new contract, possibly before January, after Arsenal joined Chelsea and Manchester City in tracking the England winger.
Tottenham are weighing up a move for Ajax's £20m-rated Denmark international Christian Eriksen, 20, during the January transfer window.
Arsenal want Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina, 30, in the January transfer window and are confident the Reds will sell if the Anfield club sign Birmingham's 19-year-old England international Jack Butland.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has admitted he is worried about on-loan Yossi Benayoun's latest injury and could decide against signing the 32-year-old permanently from Chelsea.
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, 23, and manager Andre Villas-Boas have met with referee Andre Marriner after the player's recent bookings for diving.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis says he is "surprised" Everton manager David Moyes, who will be in the opposition dug-out at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, has not been poached by one of the Premier League's top-four clubs.
Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has accused manager Arsene Wenger of failing to address the club's current plight and believes any other manager would have been sacked for going so long without a trop.
Harry Redknapp, manager of Queens Park Rangers, has revealed that golfing partner and former Blackburn Rovers boss Graeme Souness called him "mad" for taking charge of the Premier League's bottom club, who have yet to win this season.
Striker Emile Heskey, 34, faces an uncertain future after his Australian side Newcastle Jets were issued with a winding-up order.
Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback, 23, says he is not a player who is likely to "light up the crowd", but would like to score more goals to lift the Black Cats up the table.
Manchester United fans have declared their fixture against Sunderland today as a "vengeance" match because of how the fans celebrated when United lost the premiership title to City on the last day of the season despite their 1 - 0 win over Sunderland.
Rafa Benitez says he knows how to revive Chelsea's fortunes this season.
Benitez rejuvenated underdogs Valencia eight years ago when up against mighty Real Madrid.
He said: “When I was at Valencia we were seven or eight points behind in January. I was talking with Ayala, Canizares and Pellegrino and told them we would win the league.
“They thought I was crazy. But the way that we trained was key. And the way we train here is, too. I have confidence we will be better and better every single week.”
A fixture pile-up is the biggest problem to Benitez’s immediate plans.
He said: “The difficulty is that we come back on Monday and have to play Leeds on Wednesday, so we’ll have to change quickly.
“Yesterday I was preparing the squad for Leeds.
“I have an idea of that squad but I cannot lose my focus — Monterrey was first and now it’s Corinthia
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