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Newcastle have told Manchester City they want at least £14m for goalkeeper Shay Given. (The Sun)

 

Manchester City are targeting Chelsea's unsettled £15m-rated striker Didier Drogba and that could trigger a transfer swap deal which would take Robinho to Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

 

City have taken the first steps in their attempt to bring Barcelona striker Thierry Henry back to the Premier League. (The Times)

 

The full extend of Manchester City's difficulties in the transfer window were revealed when it emerged that the club had also tried and failed to sign David Villa, Gianluigi Buffon and Thierry Henry before their aborted £91m world-record bid for Kaka. (The Guardian)

 

Wigan and Bolton are chasing Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards for £5m. (The Sun)

 

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has blocked goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini's transfer to Spurs on the basis he was promised he would not have to sell any players he deemed necessary to the squad. (The Sun)

 

Manchester City have moved in for Cudicini's services after having a £5.5m bid for Shay Given rejected. (Daily Express)

 

Scolari is interested in Fiorentina central defender Manuel da Costa as the 22-year-old has failed to settle at the Italian club. (Daily Mirror)

 

Andrei Arshavin's agent has hit out at Zenit St Petersburg for their "barbaric" treatment of the Russia forward as talks with Arsenal remain in deadlock. (Daily Mail)

 

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is checking on Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen who could be available for £2m. (The Sun)

 

Wigan boss Steve Bruce plans to reinvest £5m of the £14m fee received for Wilson Palacios in signing Reading's Stephen Hunt. (Daily Mirror)

 

Manager David Moyes could bolster his depleted forward line at Everton by signing Portugal international Hugo Almedia on loan from Werder Berlin. (The Sun)

 

Middlesbrough are on course to win the race for Crystal Palace star Ben Watson with a £1.25m offer for the midfielder, who is out of contract this summer. (Daily Mirror)

 

However, Fulham and West Ham want to hijack the move and have matched Boro's bid for Watson. (Daily Mail)

 

West Ham have asked about Panathinaikos right-back Bryce Moon and Bochum's centre-half Antar Yahia as manager Gianfranco Zola looks to strengthen his resources in defence. (Daily Mail)

 

Preston are weighing up a £1m move for Stockport winger Anthony Pilkington, who is also being watched by Wigan and Bolton. (The Sun)

 

Derby are set to make a £200,000 swoop for Coventry's Maltese striker Michael Mifsud. (The Sun)

 

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is hopeful of signing West Ham defender Calum Davenport on loan with a view to a permanent £3m switch at the end of the season. (Daily Star)

 

West Ham midfielder Julien Faubert is keen to move to Lyons because he feels it would enhance his prospects of a return to the France squad. (The Independent)

 

Coach Neil Lennon has confirmed Celtic's interest in Manchester City's Welsh international striker Ched Evans. (Various)

 

Hibernian have offered freed Wolves midfielder Denes Rosa a deal and are closing in on Austrian defender Markus Berger. (Star)

 

Hibs' teenage goalkeeper David Grof hopes to impress West Brom on a week-long trial. (Daily Record)

 

Forfar have joined Angus rivals Montrose in the bid to get sacked Inverness boss Craig Brewster back playing as a striker. (Various)

 

 

OTHER FOOTBALL GOSSIP

 

 

Real Madrid presidential contender Florentino Perez has claimed manager Arsene Wenger is ready to walk out on Arsenal and join him at the Spanish capital. (Daily Mirror)

 

Aston Villa are ready to hand Stiliyan Petrov, who is into the last 18 months of his current deal, a new long-term contract. (The Sun)

 

Liverpool City Council have been accused of trying to "ruin" Everton after the club lost an inquiry to build houses on their former training ground. (Daily Express)

 

Coach Neil Lennon was ready to quit his Celtic post in the immediate aftermath of being attacked in the city in August. (Various)

 

 

AND FINALLY

 

 

The training ground punch-up between Newcastle's Charles N'Zogbia and Andy Carroll shows no signs of cooling with the pair apparently talking of settling their differences "once and for all" at a venue away from the club. (The Sun) ;)

 

Montse, the wife of Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, has been on local radio explaining how much the family love the region, revealing youngest daughter Agata had embraced the dialect by asking for a "butty" when she came home from school. (Daily Mail)

 

Pop star Amy Macdonald won £1600 after backing her fiance, Falkirk striker Steve Lovell, to score against Rangers on Saturday. (Scotsman)

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

 

 

Newcastle have told Manchester City they want at least £14m for goalkeeper Shay Given. (The Sun)

 

Manchester City are targeting Chelsea's unsettled £15m-rated striker Didier Drogba and that could trigger a transfer swap deal which would take Robinho to Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

 

City have taken the first steps in their attempt to bring Barcelona striker Thierry Henry back to the Premier League. (The Times)

 

The full extend of Manchester City's difficulties in the transfer window were revealed when it emerged that the club had also tried and failed to sign David Villa, Gianluigi Buffon and Thierry Henry before their aborted £91m world-record bid for Kaka. (The Guardian)

 

Wigan and Bolton are chasing Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards for £5m. (The Sun)

 

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has blocked goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini's transfer to Spurs on the basis he was promised he would not have to sell any players he deemed necessary to the squad. (The Sun)

 

Manchester City have moved in for Cudicini's services after having a £5.5m bid for Shay Given rejected. (Daily Express)

 

Scolari is interested in Fiorentina central defender Manuel da Costa as the 22-year-old has failed to settle at the Italian club. (Daily Mirror)

 

Andrei Arshavin's agent has hit out at Zenit St Petersburg for their "barbaric" treatment of the Russia forward as talks with Arsenal remain in deadlock. (Daily Mail)

 

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is checking on Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen who could be available for £2m. (The Sun)

 

Wigan boss Steve Bruce plans to reinvest £5m of the £14m fee received for Wilson Palacios in signing Reading's Stephen Hunt. (Daily Mirror)

 

Manager David Moyes could bolster his depleted forward line at Everton by signing Portugal international Hugo Almedia on loan from Werder Berlin. (The Sun)

 

Middlesbrough are on course to win the race for Crystal Palace star Ben Watson with a £1.25m offer for the midfielder, who is out of contract this summer. (Daily Mirror)

 

However, Fulham and West Ham want to hijack the move and have matched Boro's bid for Watson. (Daily Mail)

 

West Ham have asked about Panathinaikos right-back Bryce Moon and Bochum's centre-half Antar Yahia as manager Gianfranco Zola looks to strengthen his resources in defence. (Daily Mail)

 

Preston are weighing up a £1m move for Stockport winger Anthony Pilkington, who is also being watched by Wigan and Bolton. (The Sun)

 

Derby are set to make a £200,000 swoop for Coventry's Maltese striker Michael Mifsud. (The Sun)

 

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is hopeful of signing West Ham defender Calum Davenport on loan with a view to a permanent £3m switch at the end of the season. (Daily Star)

 

West Ham midfielder Julien Faubert is keen to move to Lyons because he feels it would enhance his prospects of a return to the France squad. (The Independent)

 

Coach Neil Lennon has confirmed Celtic's interest in Manchester City's Welsh international striker Ched Evans. (Various)

 

Hibernian have offered freed Wolves midfielder Denes Rosa a deal and are closing in on Austrian defender Markus Berger. (Star)

 

Hibs' teenage goalkeeper David Grof hopes to impress West Brom on a week-long trial. (Daily Record)

 

Forfar have joined Angus rivals Montrose in the bid to get sacked Inverness boss Craig Brewster back playing as a striker. (Various)

 

 

OTHER FOOTBALL GOSSIP

 

 

Real Madrid presidential contender Florentino Perez has claimed manager Arsene Wenger is ready to walk out on Arsenal and join him at the Spanish capital. (Daily Mirror)

 

Aston Villa are ready to hand Stiliyan Petrov, who is into the last 18 months of his current deal, a new long-term contract. (The Sun)

 

Liverpool City Council have been accused of trying to "ruin" Everton after the club lost an inquiry to build houses on their former training ground. (Daily Express)

 

Coach Neil Lennon was ready to quit his Celtic post in the immediate aftermath of being attacked in the city in August. (Various)

 

 

AND FINALLY

 

 

The training ground punch-up between Newcastle's Charles N'Zogbia and Andy Carroll shows no signs of cooling with the pair apparently talking of settling their differences "once and for all" at a venue away from the club. (The Sun) ;)

 

Montse, the wife of Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, has been on local radio explaining how much the family love the region, revealing youngest daughter Agata had embraced the dialect by asking for a "butty" when she came home from school. (Daily Mail)

 

Pop star Amy Macdonald won £1600 after backing her fiance, Falkirk striker Steve Lovell, to score against Rangers on Saturday. (Scotsman)

 

Ceasar's Palace for the Zog/Carroll fight ??

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I love it how on earth would the sun know something like that or did zoggies agent speak to that french website again

 

"Charles is not happy at the club wants to leave and now wants a rematch with that lanky twat up front"

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

 

 

Newcastle have told Manchester City they want at least £14m for goalkeeper Shay Given. (The Sun)

 

Manchester City are targeting Chelsea's unsettled £15m-rated striker Didier Drogba and that could trigger a transfer swap deal which would take Robinho to Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

 

City have taken the first steps in their attempt to bring Barcelona striker Thierry Henry back to the Premier League. (The Times)

 

The full extend of Manchester City's difficulties in the transfer window were revealed when it emerged that the club had also tried and failed to sign David Villa, Gianluigi Buffon and Thierry Henry before their aborted £91m world-record bid for Kaka. (The Guardian)

 

Wigan and Bolton are chasing Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards for £5m. (The Sun)

 

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has blocked goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini's transfer to Spurs on the basis he was promised he would not have to sell any players he deemed necessary to the squad. (The Sun)

 

Manchester City have moved in for Cudicini's services after having a £5.5m bid for Shay Given rejected. (Daily Express)

 

Scolari is interested in Fiorentina central defender Manuel da Costa as the 22-year-old has failed to settle at the Italian club. (Daily Mirror)

 

Andrei Arshavin's agent has hit out at Zenit St Petersburg for their "barbaric" treatment of the Russia forward as talks with Arsenal remain in deadlock. (Daily Mail)

 

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is checking on Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen who could be available for £2m. (The Sun)

 

Wigan boss Steve Bruce plans to reinvest £5m of the £14m fee received for Wilson Palacios in signing Reading's Stephen Hunt. (Daily Mirror)

 

Manager David Moyes could bolster his depleted forward line at Everton by signing Portugal international Hugo Almedia on loan from Werder Berlin. (The Sun)

 

Middlesbrough are on course to win the race for Crystal Palace star Ben Watson with a £1.25m offer for the midfielder, who is out of contract this summer. (Daily Mirror)

 

However, Fulham and West Ham want to hijack the move and have matched Boro's bid for Watson. (Daily Mail)

 

West Ham have asked about Panathinaikos right-back Bryce Moon and Bochum's centre-half Antar Yahia as manager Gianfranco Zola looks to strengthen his resources in defence. (Daily Mail)

 

Preston are weighing up a £1m move for Stockport winger Anthony Pilkington, who is also being watched by Wigan and Bolton. (The Sun)

 

Derby are set to make a £200,000 swoop for Coventry's Maltese striker Michael Mifsud. (The Sun)

 

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is hopeful of signing West Ham defender Calum Davenport on loan with a view to a permanent £3m switch at the end of the season. (Daily Star)

 

West Ham midfielder Julien Faubert is keen to move to Lyons because he feels it would enhance his prospects of a return to the France squad. (The Independent)

 

Coach Neil Lennon has confirmed Celtic's interest in Manchester City's Welsh international striker Ched Evans. (Various)

 

Hibernian have offered freed Wolves midfielder Denes Rosa a deal and are closing in on Austrian defender Markus Berger. (Star)

 

Hibs' teenage goalkeeper David Grof hopes to impress West Brom on a week-long trial. (Daily Record)

 

Forfar have joined Angus rivals Montrose in the bid to get sacked Inverness boss Craig Brewster back playing as a striker. (Various)

 

 

OTHER FOOTBALL GOSSIP

 

 

Real Madrid presidential contender Florentino Perez has claimed manager Arsene Wenger is ready to walk out on Arsenal and join him at the Spanish capital. (Daily Mirror)

 

Aston Villa are ready to hand Stiliyan Petrov, who is into the last 18 months of his current deal, a new long-term contract. (The Sun)

 

Liverpool City Council have been accused of trying to "ruin" Everton after the club lost an inquiry to build houses on their former training ground. (Daily Express)

 

Coach Neil Lennon was ready to quit his Celtic post in the immediate aftermath of being attacked in the city in August. (Various)

 

 

AND FINALLY

 

 

The training ground punch-up between Newcastle's Charles N'Zogbia and Andy Carroll shows no signs of cooling with the pair apparently talking of settling their differences "once and for all" at a venue away from the club. (The Sun) ;)

 

Montse, the wife of Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, has been on local radio explaining how much the family love the region, revealing youngest daughter Agata had embraced the dialect by asking for a "butty" when she came home from school. (Daily Mail)

 

Pop star Amy Macdonald won £1600 after backing her fiance, Falkirk striker Steve Lovell, to score against Rangers on Saturday. (Scotsman)

 

Ceasar's Palace for the Zog/Carroll fight ??

 

Replacing the Hatton-Pacman fight tbh

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