Standard Sport brings you the best lines from Thursday's papers, including potential managerial changes, and early season rumblings ahead of the January transfer window.

There may be a good three months to go before the window opens, but there are plenty of sparks flying in the transfer rumour mill at present.

West Ham United have started the season in bright form, and it appears that Slaven Bilic is keen to capitalise on their early success as they hunt Champions League football. Keisuke Honda is a reported target for the Hammers in January, and the midfielder may be available to reinforce Bilic’s options.

The 29-year-old has mostly been restricted to substitute appearances for AC Milan and appears to have fallen out of Sinisa Mihajlovic’s plans. However if the Japan international could rediscover the form he showed at CSKA Moscow he could be a valuable addition at the Boleyn Ground.

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