Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Former England captain David Beckham could land a contract worth £12.5m by following Carlo Ancelotti to Paris St Germain.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea could break the British transfer record in their bid to sign Porto striker Hulk. The Brazil forward has an £84m buyout clause with the Portuguese champions.
  (The Times)


• Spanish giants Barcelona look set to offer £25m for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale in the January transfer window.
  (The Mirror)


• Meanwhile, Croatia international playmaker Luka Modric says he is almost 100% certain he will remain with Spurs until the end of the season.
  (Evening Standard)


• Spurs are also monitoring developments with Freiburg striker Papiss Cisse. The 26-year-old Senegal striker was wanted by Sunderland and Newcastle in the summer but both clubs fell short of the German club's £14m asking price.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool target and Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly is believed to have chosen to snub Anfield in favour of a move to Swansea.
  (talkSPORT)


• West Brom manager Roy Hodgson could be set to swoop for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.
  (Express & Star)


• QPR have made a £7m bid for Rangers 26-year-old striker Nikica Jelavic.
  (Daily Mail)


• West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says it will take a "mega bucks" offer from Newcastle to prise England Under-21 defender James Tomkins away from Upton Park.
  (The Sun)


• Shamrock defender Enda Stevens will officially link up with Aston Villa next week and activate the three-year contract he agreed with the club in the summer.
  (Daily Express)


• Manchester United face losing out to AC Milan in the battle to land Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo.
  (talkSPORT)


• Blackburn midfielder Mauro Formica is believed to want out of Ewood Park to return to Argentina.
  (The Mirror)


• Stoke manager Tony Pulis is inviting bids for six players in the January transfer window.
  (Daily Mail)


• Swansea and Aston Villa are believed to be among the frontrunners to land Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran on loan in January.
  (Footybunker)

• Chelsea captain John Terry says he expects to end his career at Stamford Bridge - but has hinted he may go elsewhere to fulfil his managerial ambitions.
  (Evening Standard)


• Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen insists the club can lose defender Gary Cahill in January and still fight their way to Premier League survival.
  (Bolton News)


• Schalke fans look set to boycott their Europa League clash with Czech side Viktoria Plzen on 16 February over ticket prices. Visiting fans are being asked to pay 110 euros (£92) for a lowest category seat which would usually cost just 40 euros (£34).
  (Bild)


• Defender Alan Hutton has appealed for patience from Aston Villa fans as he strives to kickstart his career at the club.
  (Birmingham Mail)


• Newcastle manager Alan Pardew insists the pursuit of a new striker during the January transfer window would be "reckless".
  (Newcastle Chronicle)


• However, the Magpies are believed to be running the rule over non-league hitman Jason Prior, who plays for Isthmian League Division One South side Bognor Regis.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester United fear key defender Chris Smalling could be out for three months with glandular fever.
  (Daily Mail)


• Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has made a further substantial donation to the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG).
  (Liverpool Echo)

• Three-time winner of Fifa's Player of the Year Ronaldo joined Brazil's current hotshot Neymar in a charity match organised by former national team captain Zico.
  (Metro)