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BREAKING GOSSIP

Keep an eye on the gossip column throughout the day for updates and breaking news throughout the transfer window

SCOLARI'S TRANSFER TARGETS

New Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will be given an unlimited transfer budget to bring the best players in the world to Stamford Bridge. (The Times)

Scolari will target Fernando Torres, Frank Ribery and Kaka with the Chelsea boss prepared to pay £60m for the AC Milan star. (Various)
Chelsea warned off Milan's Kaka

Ronaldinho has sent out a come and get me plea to fellow Brazilian Scolari as he looks for a move away from Barcelona. (The Sun)

But Scolari will make Ronaldinho's Barcelona teammate Deco his first signing at Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

Scolari has already made his first signing as Chelsea boss with rumours he sanctioned the recent acquisition of Portuguese right-back Jose Boswinga. (The Independent)

The Brazilian has told the Chelsea board to break the bank to keep Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Star)

Scolari is also interested in Real Madrid striker Robinho as he prepares for the departure of Didier Drogba. (The Times)

How the Scolari appointment unfolded

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Real Madrid will tempt Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to the Bernabeu by offering him £182,000-a-week. (Daily Telegraph)

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is eager for a move away from the Emirates Stadium with AC Milan his preferred destination. (Daily Telegraph)

Tottenham are targeting PSV Eindhoven's Brazilian keeper Heurelho Gomes as a solution to their goalkeeping problems. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland are eyeing up a bid for Tottenham striker Darren Bent. (The Sun)

Arsenal's hopes of signing Marseille playmaker Samir Nasri could be hijacked by Atletico Madrid. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City have renewed their interest in Espanyol defender Pablo Zabaleta. (Daily Mail)

Portsmouth are keen on Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen who would cost around £4m. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton look set to land Birmingham midfielder Fabrice Muamba for £3.5m. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City have been given a week to sign Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin. (The Sun)

Aston Villa are to hold out for around £20m for Gareth Barry after rejecting a second bid from Liverpool. (Daily Star)

Hull lead the chase to sign £3m-rated Charlton striker Marcus Bent. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough are proposing a swap deal involving winger Gary O'Neil and Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard. (Daily Mail)

Derby's Kenny Miller looks set to leave the club with Rangers favourite to land the £1.9m-rated striker. (Daily Star)

Everton have joined West Brom in the chase for Rangers midfielder Kevin Thomson. (Daily Record)

Rangers are lining up a £1.75m move for Sporting Lisbon striker Milan Purovic. (Daily Express)

Aston Villa are hopeful of signing Sheffield Wednesday defender Frank Simek for £2m. (The Times)

Xabi Alonso's proposed move to Juventus could be off with the Italian club unwilling to meet Liverpool's £15m valuation. (Daily Express)

Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have all been linked with Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli. (The Times)

Olivier Kapo, Garry O'Connor and Daniel De Ridder are all expected to quit Birmingham City. (Daily Mirror)

Swansea look set to sign Southend winger Mark Gower after he rejected the chance to stay at the club. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is still keen on Liverpool striker Peter Crouch, but is unwilling to pay the £10m asking price. (Daily Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP

Sir Alex Ferguson and Luiz Felipe Scolari are already at war with the Manchester United manager telling the Brazilian to stop talking Cristiano Ronaldo into a move to Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)

Portugal will target Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to replace Scolari as national coach. (Daily Express)

Sam Allardyce appears favourite to become the new manager at Blackburn Rovers. (The Independent)

AND FINALLY

Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell will sack any player that returns to training overweight. (Various)

Luton fan Monty Panesar says he will buy Luton Town FC if he wins $1m in cricket's money spinning Twenty20 international. (Daily Mirror)
Panesar eyeing Twenty20 team spot

Manchester United have been blasted by Roma for the signing of one of Italy's most promising young strikers after securing the services of 16-year-old sensation Davide Petrucci. (Daily Telegraph)

Luiz Felipe Scolari will ban Roman Abramovich from the Chelsea dressing room when he takes over as manager of the club. (Daily Express)

Cristiano Ronaldo has again teased his Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson by saying: "I just love playing in all white," after Portugal's victory against the Czech Republic on Wednesday. (Daily Star)

THE SUN:

Sir Alex Ferguson will go all out to sign Dimitar Berbatov when he returns from holiday.

Emmanuel Adebayor is ready to sign a new £80,000-a-week deal to stay at Arsenal.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is ready to move for Chris Samba from former club Blackburn.

Bolton manager Gary Megson is set to sign Birmingham midfield ace Fabrice Muamba for £5million and is also eyeing Milan Baros.

Manchester United have signed Davide Petrucci from Roma, after offering the 16-year-old's father a job as a gardener.

Wolves are to make a new £1million offer for midfielder Dave Jones.

QPR are to sign West Ham striker Bobby Zamora and Ben Watson from Crystal Palace.

DAILY STAR:

Real Madrid star Robinho is the shock new name at the top of Chelsea's wanted list.

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will be the subject of a £27million bid from AC Milan next week.

West Ham's Bobby Zamora and Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson are both wanted by QPR.

Middlesbrough have dropped their interest in Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

Dean Whitehead has denied he wants to leave Sunderland.

Valeri Bojinov is eyeing a return to Italy after his nightmare spell with Manchester City.

Southampton's Nathan Dyer is to join Portsmouth.

DAILY MIRROR:

Paul Ince will be confirmed as the new Blackburn boss within days.

Frank Lampard has edged nearer the Chelsea exit door with Deco heading to Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United have warned Cristiano Ronaldo's advisers they will reject any transfer request from the player.

New Manchester City boss Mark Hughes believes he has convinced Richard Dunne to stay at the club.

Newcastle have moved for Andrei Arshavin after Zenit St Petersburg gave the player a week to seal a move to the Premier League.

AC Milan have warned Chelsea Kaka will never be sold.

Mariusz Lewandowski, at the centre of the Euro 2008 controversy with Howard Webb, is wanted by Everton.

Bolton have agreed a £4million fee with Birmingham for Fabrice Muamba.

Manchester United target Karim Benzema will stay at Lyon until after the 2010 World Cup.

Wigan are to use Antoine Sibierski to try and land Olivier Kapo from Birmingham.

Chris Samba's agent feels the Blackburn defender could be heading to Manchester City for £4million.

DAILY EXPRESS:

Real Madrid plan to ouflank Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United by lodging a £75million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo directly to the Glazer family.

Deco has pleaded with Barcelona not to price him out of a move to Chelsea.

Richard Dunne will become Mark Hughes' first signing at Manchester City when he pledges his long-term future to the club next week.

DAILY MAIL:

Chelsea are aiming to take advantage of the cash crisis at Milan as they step up their attempts to take Kaka to Stamford Bridge.

AC Milan believe their number one target Emmanuel Adebayor wants to quit Arsenal for the San Siro.

Rafa Benitez continues to wait for Gareth Barry while Liverpool have denied agreeing a £14.2million deal with Juventus for Xabi Alonso. They are still holding out for £16million.

Paris Saint-Germain have told Middlesbrough they will not sell Didier Digard for less than £4.5million.

Newcastle have joined the race for Birmingham midfielder Olivier Kapo.

West Brom are poised to sign Derry's former Northern Ireland winger Paddy McCourt for £100,000 but a move for Poland midfielder Radoslaw Majewski has stalled.

NEWS OF THE WORLD

Luiz Felipe Scolari is ready to smash the UK transfer record and offer £40million for Fernando Torres.

Real Madrid have stepped up their dirty tricks campaign to try and land Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sheffield Wednesday hope to unveil Alan Shearer as their new boss if a £50million takeover is successful.

Liverpool is the preffered destination for Spainish striker David Villa.

Manchester City have made an £8million bid for Portsmouth's Lassana Diarra and expect to land Jo for £18million by the end of the month.

Aston Villa have told Liverpool they will not take a penny less than £20million for Gareth Barry.

Everton are worried Mikel Arteta wants to quit the club and return to Spain.

Didier Digard has begged Paris St Germain to let him join Middlesbrough.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to sign a new one-year rolling contract and still hopes to land Anthony Gardner despite interest from Hull.

Managerless Leicester have made a cheeky bid to land Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome.

AZ Alkmaar have confirmed a deal is in place to take Aron Einar Gunnarsson to Coventry.

Tottenham fear they will lose Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United - but only if Cristiano Ronadlo leaves Old Trafford.

Spurs want Gregory Coupet and Joe Hart to form their goalkeeping dream ticket.

Winger James Milner has begged with Newcastle not to block his dream move to Liverpool but Kevin Keegan wants Peter Crouch - and not Jermain Pennant - in exchange.

Southampton want to tempt Ossie Ardiles back to England as their director of football.

Coventry are poised to make another move for Dagenham midfielder Glen Southam.

Ipswich are trying to snatch Leon Best from under Nottingham Forest's noses.

SUNDAY MIRROR

Cristiano Ronaldo will still be a Manchester United player next season.

Luiz Felipe Scolari insists the imminent arrival of Deco does not signal the departure from Chelsea of Frank Lampard.

Portsmouth will offfer Liverpool £8million for Peter Crouch in the next 48 hours.

Sir Alex Ferguson is being forced to shop in the bargain basement for new recruits this summer.

Manchester City insist their move for Ronaldinho remains on course.

Leicester are set to appoint John Gregory as their new manager.

Tottenham want Dimitar Berbatov to settle his future by mid-July.

Fabrizio Ravenelli wants to return to Middlesbrough - as manager.

Arsenal will complete the signing of Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri at the end of Euro 2008.

Coventry have offered £1million for Sheffield Wednesday centre-back Richard Wood.

West Ham will have to cough up £10million if they want to sign Djibri Cisse.

Rob Hulse is at the centre of a bitter bust-up between Sheffield United and Derby.

Everton and Bolton are in the race to sign former Real Madrid striker Riki.

Bolton keeper Ali Al-Habsi is ready to buy himself out of his contract and earn a move to Hull.

THE PEOPLE

Henk Ten Cate's bid to become the next Blackburn boss is being blocked by Chelsea.

Peter Crouch's long-awaited £10million move to Portsmouth looks set to be finalised this week.

Didier Drogba last night sensationally claimed Chelsea are forcing him to quit Stamford Bridge.

Wigan boss Steve Bruce is ready to sign Croatia Euro 2008 striker Ivan Klasnic - despite a massive fitness question mark.

Wigan have also emerged as favourites to sign Rennes' defender John Mensah and have entered the race for Djibril Cisse.

Manchester United and Arsenal are going head-to-head for highly-rated youngster Demetris Christofi.

Hull are poised to land Shola Ameobi from Newcastle for £2million.

Everton are ready to sign Manuel Fernandes from Valencia for £6million.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is desperate to land Ryan Nelsen from his old club Blackburn.

Lee Hendrie is set to leave Sheffield United with Derby and Nottingham Forest both interested.

Ipswich are in talks with former Leeds left-back Ian Harte and have enquired about Barcelona reserve striker Jose Emilio Guerra.

Portsmouth are lining up a move for Le Havre prodigy Gauthier Mahoto.

Real Madrid prodigy Daniel Parejo is a target for Arsenal.

Norwich want to sign Thomas Buffel from Rangers.

Derby are trying to tempt Stockport with a £250,000 bid for Liam Dickinson.

Bristol City's Marvin Elliott is at the centre of a tug-of-war between Middlesbrough and Derby.

DAILY STAR SUNDAY

Luiz Felipe Scolari is set for a showdown with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho over Ricardo Carvalho.

Gabriel Heinze has angered Sir Alex Ferguson by pestering Cristiano Ronaldo to join Real Madrid.

Portsmouth and West Ham will have to pay £10million if they want to land Djibril Cisse.

Middlesbrough have issued a hands-off warning to Liverpool over Stewart Downing.

Spurs want veteran France goalkeeper Gregory Coupet and Manchester City kid Joe Hart.

Everton and Bolton are among the English clubs in the hunt for former Real Madrid striker Riki.

West Brom are set to smash their transfer record to land Milan Baros but face competition from Bolton.

Chelsea are expected to join the race to sign Luca Cigarini from Parma.

Manchester City are lining up a deal for Monaco striker Steve Pinau.

Birmingham star Fabrice Muamba was due to hold talks with West Brom on Sunday but is also wanted by Stoke and Wigan.

Aston Villa want Sheffield Wednesday defender Frank Simek and will pay £2million to land him.

Tottenham look set to miss out on Almeria striker Alvaro Negredo and are also set to be snubbed by Jefferson Farfan.

Birmingham have issued a firm "hands off" warning to Newcastle over midfielder Sebastian Larsson.

Barnsley could be forced to sell Brian Howard on the cheap.

Hull have offered Craig Fagan a Premier League lifeline after agreeing to re-sign him from Derby for £750,000.

Crystal Palace will launch a £500,000 bid to sign Hearts striker Christian Nade.

Leeds and Hereford are going head-to-head to land Nottingham Forest starlet Felix Bastians.

Tottenham have pipped Manchester United to sign Belgian midfield prodigy Paul-Jose Mpoku.

Bolton and Fulham have joined the race to sign Reading's James Harper.

Port Vale want to sign Aston Villa youngster Chris Herd on a season-long loan.

Stoke defender Andy Wilkinson has ruled out a move to Blackpool.

Derby and Norwich will battle for giant Newcastle striker Andy Carroll.

Luis Figo wants to extend his contract at Inter Milan for one more season.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Carlos Queiroz is on the verge of quitting Manchester United to take charge of Portugal.

Luiz Felipe Scolari will not make Deco his first signing.

Fernando Torres has told Chelsea to forget about signing him this summer.

Manchester City's Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson is set for a £2million move to Galatasaray.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

Manchester United have warned they will not be pressured into offering Cristiano Ronaldo a hefty new pay rise.

Team-mates of David Villa believe he could head to Liverpool

rather than Real Madrid or Chelsea.

SUNDAY MAIL

Motherwell will try and lure Simon Lappin to Fir Park on a permanent basis.

Falkirk defender Kenny Milne will not be rushed into a decision over his future with St Mirren, Doncaster and Huddersfield all interested.

Striker Paul Di Giacomo hasn't ruled out staying at Kilmarnock for at least another year.

SCOLARI'S TRANSFER TARGETS

Valencia striker David Villa, who is being targeted by Chelsea, insists he wants to stay in Spain, saying he would reject a big-money move to London in favour of Real Madrid or Barcelona. (Various)

Sports psychologist Regina Brandao expects new Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, who she has worked with for 10 years, to bring her in to work with the players at Stamford Bridge. (The Independent)


TRANSFER RUMOURS

Liverpool are poised to table a fourth offer for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, with the clubs expected to strike a deal this week. (Daily Mirror)

England midfielder David Bentley has opened the door for a £15m transfer after admitting he wants to quit Blackburn - and Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa are all keen to sign him. (Various)

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he would walk out of Old Trafford if Cristiano Ronaldo is sold without his consent. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has issued a hands-off warning to Liverpool over Stewart Downing, saying the England winger is "not for sale". (Daily Express)

Inter Milan have been linked with a move for Arsenal and Holland striker Robin van Persie, while the Gunners are interested in Real Madrid midfielder Daniel Parejo. (Daily Mail)

Barcelona are preparing a £25m bid for Tottenham's striker Dimitar Berbatov, who wants to leave White Hart Lane this summer. (Various)

Premier League new boys Hull City are set to table a £2m deal for Plymouth's Hungarian winger Peter Halmosi. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley faces a fight with Fulham and Bolton to capture Reading's £3m-rated midfielder James Harper. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has set his sights on Nolberto Solano after the 32-year-old winger was released by West Ham. (Various)

Everton boss David Moyes is thought to be interested in Deportivo La Coruna striker Riki but may face competition from Bolton. (The Independent)

Wigan will have to come up with £5.5m if they want to land Rennes centre-back John Mensah, who is also attracting interest from Blackburn, Portsmouth and West Ham. (The Sun)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is ready to break the club's transfer record to bring in Celtic winger Aiden McGeady. (The Independent)

Greece striker Stelios Giannakopoulos wants to stay in the Premier League after being handed a free transfer by Bolton. (Various)

Paul Robinson's days at Tottenham could be numbered as Spurs boss Juande Ramos is chasing Manchester City keeper Joe Hart and France stopper Gregory Coupet. (The Independent)

Liverpool have accepted an offer of £4m for John Arne Riise, while negotiations about Xabi Alonso's sale to Juventus are ongoing. (The Guardian)

Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric wants to sign centre-half Darren Moore from Derby - before he signs up a new manager. (Daily Mirror)

Rangers are on the trail of Monaco left-back Leandro Cufre, while striker Andrius Velicka has flown to Glasgow to complete his move to Ibrox. (Daily Record)

Burnley will talk with Celtic and Wolves next week over Kyle Lafferty, according to a spokesman close to the player. (Sporting Life website)

France and Barcelona defender Lillian Thuram says both Old Firm clubs are vying for his signature. (Daily Express)

Rangers are expressing interest in Argentina and Monaco left-back Leandro Cufre. (Daily Record).

Dundee United will not allow midfielder Morgaro Gomis leave amid speculation Rangers are poised to move for the former Cowdenbeath player. (Daily Mail)

Davie Hay has returned to Livingston for his second spell after being confirmed a consultant at Almondvale. (Daily Mail)

Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has defended goalkeeper Artur Boruc following reports the Celtic stopper damaged a dressing room after the 1-1 draw with Austria. (Various)

Artmedia Bratislava coach Vladimir Weiss says Hearts have offered him the vacant manager's position at Tynecastle. (Daily Mail)

Stranraer have signed Stephen McConalogue after the striker was released by Cowdenbeath. (Daily Express)

Unsettled Celtic midfielder Thomas Gravesen will be offered £1m to quit the club. (The Sun)

Rangers are no nearer completing the signing of Fulham midfielder Steven Davis. (The Herald)

OTHER GOSSIP

England are locked in a head-to-head battle with Russia to stage the 2018 World Cup, with Fifa president Sepp Blatter saying he wants the competition to return to Europe. (Daily Mirror)


AND FINALLY

Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has suggested Croatia boss Slaven Bilic should ask his own mother-in-law to play in the Euro 2008 Group B encounter between the two sides because he reckons that is the only way his team can beat Bilic's men on Monday. (Various)

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard is doing a spot of summer sightseeing with wife Alex Curran and the couple took some holiday snaps outside the Miami mansion of Gianni Versace - the same house where the fashion designer was shot in 1997. (The Sun)

Among the Euro 2008 memorabilia available on eBay is a limited edition original hand painting of former England boss Steve McClaren. (The Daily Telegraph)

THE SUN

Manchester City have offered Ronaldinho £30million in wages.

Xabi Alonso's future is still up in the air as Liverpool have yet to agree a fee with Juventus.

Michael Owen has finally started contract talks at Newcastle.

Avram Grant is set to become FC Twente's new manager.

Wigan plan to sign Olivier Kapo from Birmingham.

Middlesbrough have agreed a £4.5million fee with Paris St Germain for Didier Degard.

Fulham want £2.5million to let Lee Cook return to QPR.

Crystal Palace have shelved plans to sign Colchester winger Mark Yeates.

DAILY MIRROR

AC Milan star Kaka does not want to move to Chelsea.

Arsenal are ready to make a £10million bid for Andrei Arshavin.

Turkey boss Fatih Terim has been sounded out about the Blackburn job.

Manchester City will sign CSKA Moscow striker Jo in a record-breaking £18million deal - and buy out an old sell-on clause.

Emre's move from Newcastle to Fenerbahce has been delayed - because he faces a call-up to the Turkish army.

Birmingham want to sign Portsmouth striker David Nugent.

Leeds want to swoop for Jamaica striker Luton Shelton from Sheffield United for £800,000.

DAILY MAIL

Blackburn are ready to make MK Dons boss Paul Ince their new manager.

Aston Villa want to seal deals for Steaua Bucharest defender Nicolae Dorin Golan and Valencia full-back Miguel.

Norwich are close to signing Shola Ameobi in a deal worth up to £3.5million for Newcastle.

DAILY EXPRESS

Liverpool and Everton both want to sign highly-rated Leicester defender Joe Mattock.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United must persuade Carlos Queiroz to stay at Old Trafford to keep Cristiano Ronaldo.

Aston Villa are ready to hijack Tottenham's move for Blackburn midfielder David Bentley with a £15million bid.

Barcelona will use club legend Hristo Stoichkov to help land Tottenham's £25million-rated striker Dimitar Berbatov.

Chicago Fire will pull out all the stops to sign former Fulham striker Brian McBride.

Nottingham Forest striker Nathan Tyson is on the verge of joining Bristol City for £750,000.

Wolves are set to bid £2million for Peterborough striker Aaron McLean.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Chelsea face a fight with Real Madrid and Liverpool for the highly-rated Valencia striker David Villa

Arsenal look to have secured the services of France midfielder Samir Nasri.

Arsenal and Newcastle want to sign Galatarasay winger Arda Turan.

THE TIMES

Frank Lampard's contract talks with Chelsea have stalled over the length of his new deal.

Aston Villa and Tottenham want to sign West Ham goalkeeper Rob Green.

Monaco are interested in Portsmouth playmaker Niko Kranjcar.

Tottenham may be priced out of a move for Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski.

Hull want to sign former Bolton defender Bernard Mendy.

THE INDEPENDENT

Chelsea have still to agree a fee with Barcelona to sign Deco.

DAILY RECORD

Celtic are set to be priced out of the race for Tottenham striker Darren Bent after Aston Villa and Sunderland entered a bidding war for his signature.

Rangers' bids to sign Kyle Lafferty and Steve Davis are hanging in the balance.

David Weir will decide his Ranger future on Tuesday.

Tuesday Gossip

Thursday's gossip

Spurs agree deal for keeper Gomes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/t...pur/7476574.stm

Friday's gossip

Saturday's gossip

Sunday's gossip


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Monday Gossip

Chelsea sign Barca playmaker Deco


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/t...sea/7482359.stm

Tuesday's gossip


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Wednesday's gossip

Barca seal £23.5m deal for Alves
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7485815.stm

Man City complete record Jo deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/t...ity/7442429.stm

Keegan nets Spiderman

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3766030,00.html

Tigers wrap up Fagan swoop

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3767393,00.html

Is Spiderman mask.

Thursday's gossip