Thursday's football gossip

TRANSFER RUMOURS
Teddy Sheringham could quit West Ham in the January transfer window after slipping to sixth in line up front at the Hammers. (The Sun)

Chelsea and Arsenal are set to clash again, as the Blues are chasing the Gunners' highly-rated Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth striker Lomano Lua Lua's cousin Abel Lua Lua is having a trial with Championship club Coventry. (Various)

Plymouth want to sign former Dundee defender Lee Wilkie - but face competition from Dundee United. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP
Ruud van Nistelrooy has accused Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson of stabbing him in the back. (Various)

Sven-Goran Eriksson could be in line for a dramatic return to English football - with West Ham. (The Sun)

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood says the club will not make an official complaint about Chelsea's attack on William Gallas. (The Sun)

Newcastle striker Michael Owen has received a boost with the news that the operation on his knee has been a complete success. (The Sun)

Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes says he feared Ben Thatcher's horror challenge on him would leave him brain damaged. (The Sun)

New Sunderland signing Liam Miller said he had to quit Manchester United or risk becoming a forgotten man. (Daily Record)

Former Leicester boss Craig Levein has been tipped for a return to football management with Cowdenbeath. (Daily Record)

FUNNIES
Pupils and parents at St Andrew's Primary School near Birmingham City's ground were left seething after their uniform was switched from blue to the claret of local rivals Aston Villa. Headteacher Alan Bamber insists the colour is bordeaux rather than claret.

The Football Association will meet later this week to decide what, if any, role England players' Wives and Girlfriends (WAGs) will play in future tournaments. Latest odds are 8-1 that contact between the WAGs and the players will be banned for two days before matches.

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