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TRANSFER RUMOURS

 

 

Jose Mourinho has been told that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has no intention of replacing him next season. (Daily Express)

 

 

German giants Bayern Munich are targeting Chelsea's Dutch winger Arjen Robben. (Daily Mirror)

 

Chelsea star John Terry is set to be given a two-year coaching contract at Stamford Bridge when he finishes his playing career. (The Sun)

 

Spurs are confident of signing £10m Southampton ace Gareth Bale before the transfer window shuts - but he'll stay at St Mary's until the summer. (The Sun)

 

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill admits he may renew his interest in Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips in the summer. (Daily Star)

 

Spurs veteran Edgar Davids is set to return to Ajax after falling out with boss Martin Jol. (Daily Mirror)

 

Blackburn are ready make a £1.5m move for unsettled Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie. (Daily Star)

 

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is making a move for Manchester United striker Alan Smith. (Daily Mirror)

 

West Ham are chasing Dutch defender Ruud Knol from Alkmaar and Portuguese centre-half Rolando from Belenenses. (Daily Mirror)

 

Tottenham have emerged as favourites ahead of Chelsea to sign QPR's England U-16 midfielder Dean Parrett. (Daily Mail)

 

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce says the club will only sell defender Matthew Upson for upwards of £20m. (The Sun) <_<

 

Lee McCulloch's hopes of a dream move to Rangers moved a step closer when Wigan signed his potential replacement, Caleb Folan. (Daily Record)

 

New Paris St Germain boss Paul Le Guen is set to make a second raid on ex-club Rangers - this time for Czech star Libor Sionko. (Daily Record)

 

Inverness are close to signing Ross County midfielder Don Cowie on a pre-contract agreement. (Daily Record)

 

Norwich boss Peter Grant has entered the race to sign former Celtic star Mark Fotheringham, now training with Rangers. (Daily Record)

 

Rangers are thought to be preparing a bid for Hearts midfielder Paul Hartley, while Fulham have purportedly tabled an improvement on their £2.5m bid for keeper Craig Gordon. (Scottish Daily Mirror).

 

Fulham are thought to be lining up a late offer for Celtic striker Shaun Maloney, said to be in excess of the recent wage offer made by Gordon Strachan. (Scottish Daily Mirror).

 

Hearts are considering offers for five of their star players, including Robbie Neilson and Michal Pospisil, among others. (Scottish Daily Express).

 

Edgar Davids has agreed an 18-month contract with Ajax but Tottenham could still throw a spanner in the works. (Voetbal International)

 

 

OTHER GOSSIP

 

 

David Beckham has been left out of Real Madrid's squad to face Villarreal on Sunday but boss Fabio Capello says its only because the US-bound star has a knee problem. (Daily Mail)

 

Coventry have launched an inquiry into a training ground bust-up which left captain Robert Page and Michael Doyle with injuries this week. (Daily Express)

 

 

AND FINALLY...

 

 

Bristol Rovers star Steve Elliott plans to ditch his pals on the team bus after the FA Cup clash with Derby - and walk home instead. Elliott, who made 72 league appearances for the Rams, live minutes from Pride Park. (The Sun)

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Nothing at all, eh??

 

Cracking window this is - thought the club said that the size of the squad dictated that we would have to be very busy? <_<

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Even the Tabloids have given up. Just been listening to the Radio and the pundits have recognised that Newcastle are in dyer need of players, becoming a laughing stock IMO.

 

I still reckon it'll be Pele, they reckon all that viagra has given him back 3 yards of pace. <_<

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fuck me. i only just noticed that upson for £20m bit :blink:

 

 

Its mental, he isnt worth a quarter of that! People were banging on about him going on the cheap aswell :)

 

Don't Brum owe Arsenal a fat wadge of any sell on??

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fuck me. i only just noticed that upson for £20m bit :blink:

 

 

Its mental, he isnt worth a quarter of that! People were banging on about him going on the cheap aswell :)

 

Don't Brum owe Arsenal a fat wadge of any sell on??

 

I don't think so although I'm not 100% sure, I remember they had to pay another £2 million when he made a certain number of appearances.

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I see Nugent said he's staying at Preston at least until the end of the season. Scored a beauty today.

 

 

I think Everton had a £6m bid turned down so he is staying whether he likes it or not :blink:

So did Sheffield United...

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