Football Rumours

Terry is also willing to let David Beckham take the England captaincy if it helps the team improve under Fabio Capello.

Chelsea skipper John Terry expects to be cleared to resume full training on Monday - just a month after breaking his foot.

Graham Souness has also refused to opt out of the running for the Newcastle United Spot.

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has refused to rule out becoming Newcastle's next manager and is the new favourite to land the post.

Portsmouth are set to sign Juventus midfielder Tiago for ?8m after the midfielder fell out of favour with the Italian giants.

David Murphy is set to complete a ?1.5m move from Hibernian to Birmingham in the next 48 hours.

Dave Martin of Crystal Palace is set to join Milwall on loan.

Derby boss Paul Jewell is set to rival Birmingham's Alex McLeish for the signature of Aston Villa defender Gary Cahill.

Matthew Taylor is on his way from Portsmouth with Bolton and Sunderland leading the race to sign the out of favour midfielder.

Juventus's interest in Liverpool's Mohamed Sissoko appears to have cooled after the club revealed they would not sign anyone this month.