DAILY TELEGRAPH: Napoli have asked West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and two other senior officials to quit and join the Italian club. Also: Ali Al-Faraj has cautiously outlined his plans for Portsmouth with the promise of “substantial investment”, although the club’s desperate financial situation was underlined yesterday when it emerged that he had acquired his majority stake for nothing.

THE SUN: Didier Drogba has told Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti to snap up Patrick Vieira in January. Also: Rafa Benitez has been left stunned by Liverpool co-owner George Gillett’s latest outburst.

DAILY MIRROR: Paul Hart is facing the axe at Portsmouth, with new owner Ali Al Faraj keen on a bigger name in charge. Also: Carson Yeung’s new regime at Birmingham has already made its presence felt by trying to scale back Karren Brady’s controversial £1million leaving package.

DAILY STAR: Ben Foster and Sir Alex Ferguson were involved in a dressing room bust-up after Manchester United’s draw against Sunderland. Also: Gabi Agbonlahor has pledged to bust a gut to blast his way into Fabio Capello’s World Cup squad.

DAILY EXPRESS: England captain John Terry is still haunted by Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2006 World Cup wink – and admits South Africa could be his last chance to bury that nightmare. Also: Theo Walcott’s surprise call-up to the England Under-21 squad has effectively placed him on standby for next Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Belarus.

DAILY MAIL: Furious referees want Sir Alex Ferguson to be hit with a UEFA-style coaching ban for branding referee Alan Wiley unfit. Also: Rafa Benitez will be handed a £12million New Year transfer budget after all, but that is still well short of what he would need to attract top players as he bids to salvage Liverpool’s fading Barclays Premier League title dream.

THE INDEPENDENT: Portsmouth’s new owners last night pledged to keep the club in the Premier League and pleaded for cooperation to develop Fratton Park and cement the club’s financial future.

THE GUARDIAN: The mystery surrounding Notts County’s ownership deepened last night when Anwar Shafi, who Qadbak tried to recruit to become involved with the company, said that he had nothing to do with Notts County.

THE TIMES: The takeover of Birmingham City yesterday by Carson Yeung, the Hong Kong businessman, means that half of the 20 Barclays Premier League clubs are now foreign-owned.