Notts County's owners Munto Finance have reportedly put the club up for sale.
It is understood that there are already potential buyers including director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson and executive chairman Peter Trembling.
They are thought to be in talks with Notts about a possible buyout.
* Paul Mariner could be set to take over as Plymouth manager from Paul Sturrock. The Chorley-born Mariner started his playing career with the Pilgrims.
* Manchester United Alex Ferguson could be set to look to Celtic's Gary Caldwell, the brother of Burnley's Steven, in a bid to cure his defensive crisis. The Scottish international is seen as an ideal solution to the Old Trafford headache.
* Ajax striker Luis Suarez has become one of Chelsea's targets in the January transfer window.
* Liverpool are targeting Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, while Spurs have also expressed an interest in Ryan Babel.
* Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has warned Fenerbahce and West Ham that striker John Carew is not for sale at any price.
* Tottenham Hotspur and Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane will not be allowed to leave White Hart Lane if Celtic make a bid for him in January.
* Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is keen on Rangers midfielder DaMarcus Beasley.
* Sunderland are tracking Belgium Under-21 goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.
* Watford want to keep on-loan Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury for the rest of the season.
* Doncaster midfielder Brian Stock is a £2.5m target for Reading manager Brendan Rodgers.
* Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is ready to commit himself to another 12 months at Old Trafford if he is offered a new deal.
* Former Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate, Steve Coppell and ex-Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson are favourites to replace Jim Magilton if the former Northern Ireland midfielder parts company with QPR.
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