Spain manager Vicente del Bosque will not back down over picking Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 26, for next month’s internationals against Belarus and Germany – (Daily Telegraph)
West Brom manager Alan Irvine has admitted the club are taking steps to ensure the heightened attention on top-scorer Saido Berahino does not go to the 21-year-old England Under-21 striker’s head – (Daily Star)
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, 61, is heading for the sack, according to former Blues forward Rodney Marsh. City are without a win in three games, losing their last two – (Talksport)
West Ham signings Enner Valencia, Cheikhou Kouyate, Mauro Zarate and Diafra Sakho could be handed a Christmas break by manager Sam Allardyce in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the injury crisis that hampered the Hammers last season – (Daily Express)
Arsenal can win the Premier League this season if they sign Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, in January, claims former Gunners winger Perry Groves – (London Evening Standard)