* Newcastle boss Chris Hughton and Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson are 6-4 joint-favourites with bookmakers to be the next Premier League manager to get the sack. West Ham boss Avram Grant is 7-4.
* Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to bolster his central midfield options and has put Bastian Schweinsteiger of Bayern Munich and Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone at the top of his wish list.
* Tottenham are battling Sevilla to sign Getafe's Ghanaian midfielder Derek Boateng.
* Sunderland have put a £20m price tag on midfielder Jordan Henderson, who is being tracked by Manchester United.
* Liverpool are lining up a January move for Blackpool's attacking midfielder Charlie Adam.
* Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier is preparing to let striker John Carew leave Villa Park, and may replace him with Manchester City forward Roque Santa Cruz.
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