Here are the latest football rumours and gossip. They have not been confirmed officially yet, and may not be true.

  Celtic are negotiating with Everton about the transfer of James McFadden and hope to sign the striker in time to face Rangers on 2 January.

  Bolton are keen on Portsmouth midfielder Matt Taylor but could be put off by the £5m price tag the south coast outfit are placing on his head.

  Sunderland have held talks with Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage about a possible move to the Stadium of Light. Savage would cost Roy Keane around £1.5m.

  Muller's arrival would pave the way for out-of-favour Jens Lehmann to leave Arsenal and rejoin Borussia Dortmund.

  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is in pole position to sign Barnsley keeper Heinz Muller for £1m.

  Avram Grant could also move for Daniel Alves, Maicon Douglas and Nicolas Anelka in a sensational £50m spending spree.

  Manchester City are leading the race to sign Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Luka Modric. The Croatia star is set to cost Sven-Goran Eriksson £20m

  Roma are starting rumours for possible dives by Christiano Ronaldo in the game on Wednesday.

  A new European league may be forming after talks among some major football clubs.

  Chelsea may be hiring two more coaches this summer.

  Liverpool have turned down an offer for Craig Bellamy from Villa for £7 mill.

  Arsenal are considering buying Ryan Babel from Ajax for 6 million

  Crespo may be called back to Chelsea from his loan at Inter Milan

  West Ham could let sixteen players go this summer.

  Manchester United have given up on trying to keep Henrik Larsson.

  Sheffield United are trying to get Alan Smith from Man Utd this summer.

  Thierry Henry may be sitting on the bench for the Arsenal against PSV.