Sunday 01st June gossip column
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Manchester United will make a record-breaking offer for Lyon's French striker Karim Benzema in a deal that could top £30m. (The People)
Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb will join Barcelona this week in a £12m deal. (Sunday Mirror)
Newcastle and Manchester City are battling it out for Deportivo La Coruna's £10m-rated defender Fabricio Coloccini. (The People)
Arsene Wenger is ready to raid Hamburg for midfielder Piotr Trochowski to replace the departed Matthieu Flamini. (The People)
Newcastle want to hijack Portsmouth's bid to sign Liverpool's Peter Crouch and will offer £8m for the England striker. (The People)
Juande Ramos is planning a summer clearout at Tottenham with Paul Robinson, Darren Bent, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Gilberto, Younnes Kaboul, Adel Taarbet and Jamie O'Hara all set to be axed by the Spaniard. (Sunday Mirror)
Spurs are confident of signing 16-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder John Bostock, with the fee likely to be decided by a tribunal. (The Sunday Times)
Samuel Eto'o is believed to have asked Tottenham for an annual salary of £7.8m, three times more than any other player at White Hart Lane. (The Observer)
The north London club will turn to Argentina striker Diego Milito if Dimitar Berbatov leaves the club. (The People)
Spurs are also hoping to hijack Liverpool's bid for Blackburn winger David Bentley and are prepared to offer £7m plus Aaron Lennon and Hossam Ghaly. (The People)
Sampdoria's £4m-rated Argentine defender Hugo Campagnaro is wanted by both Tottenham and Aston Villa. (The People)
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is considering a move for Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano. (The Sunday Times)
Martin O'Neill has made a £7m bid for Newcastle's James Milner and is also keen to bring Greek right-back Giorkas Seitaridis to Aston Villa. (The People)
Djbrill Cisse could return to the Premier League after being left out of France's Euro 2008 squad. Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham are in the running. (Sunday Express)
Hull want Portsmouth's David Nugent who is available for around £3m. (The People)
Rangers are lining up a bid for West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening. (The People)
Newcastle are ready to snap-up highly-rated Carlisle goalkeeper Kieran Westwood and is also looking at the club's teenage striker Gary Madine. (The People)
Michael Mifsud looks set to leave Coventry with Sunderland, Rangers and Birmingham all interested in the £2m-rated striker. (The People)
West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is set for a £6m move across London to join Tottenham. (Various)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is lining up a £3m swoop for Crystal Palace youngster Sean Scannell. (Sunday Mirror)
Queens Park Rangers are targeting an ambitious move for Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood and want to pair him with West Ham's Bobby Zamora. (Sunday Mirror)
QPR are also planning to complete a Premier League hat-trick with the signing of Spurs defender Anthony Gardner. (Sunday Mirror)
Championship new boys Swansea City have been told they must splash out £235,000 to sign 30-year-old Granada striker Gorka Pintado. (News of the World)
The Old Firm are set to battle it out for unsettled Aston Villa forward Shaun Maloney, with the former Celtic star said to be desperate to return to Scotland. (Sunday Mail)
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will try to lure veteran Rangers defender David Weir to St Andrews with the promise of guaranteed first-team football. (News of the World)
Kenny Miller could sign for Rangers this week in a £1.9m deal - although Roma, Olympiacos and three Bundesliga clubs are all interested in the Scotland striker. (News of the World)
OTHER GOSSIP
Arsene Wenger will leave Arsenal when his contract expires in 2011 to become president of French side Paris St Germain. (Sunday Telegraph)
Newcastle's players fear Kevin Keegan could quit St James' Park after being told he must trim about £10m off the club's wage bill to fund new players. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City have made the first move to persuade Mark Hughes to quit Blackburn, offering the Welshman £3m-a-year to move to Eastlands. (Mail on Sunday)
However, Brazil legend Zico has emerged as a strong favourite to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson in Manchester. (News of the World)
AND FINALLY
Jermaine Pennant has paid £2,500 for a walk on part in an episode of Channel Four soap Hollyoaks. The Liverpool winger, who is ****** one of the show's stars Jennifer Metcalfe, bid for the privilege at a charity auction event to raise money for the Claire House hospice and Alder Hey Imagine appeal. (Sunday Mirror)
Liverpool are officially the best team in Europe. The Anfield club top the official Uefa rankings that are based on European performances over the last five years. AC Milan are a point behind in second, Chelsea make into third while European champions Manchester United only make it to seventh. (Sunday Express)
Department store Selfridges is launching a crystal-studded football table to celebrate Manchester United's double winning season. Just 20 of the bespoke tables, that each boast 150,000 red and black crystals, will be available and will set you back a mere £70,000. (Sunday Mirror)
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Manchester United will make a record-breaking offer for Lyon's French striker Karim Benzema in a deal that could top £30m. (The People)
Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb will join Barcelona this week in a £12m deal. (Sunday Mirror)
Newcastle and Manchester City are battling it out for Deportivo La Coruna's £10m-rated defender Fabricio Coloccini. (The People)
Arsene Wenger is ready to raid Hamburg for midfielder Piotr Trochowski to replace the departed Matthieu Flamini. (The People)
Newcastle want to hijack Portsmouth's bid to sign Liverpool's Peter Crouch and will offer £8m for the England striker. (The People)
Juande Ramos is planning a summer clearout at Tottenham with Paul Robinson, Darren Bent, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Gilberto, Younnes Kaboul, Adel Taarbet and Jamie O'Hara all set to be axed by the Spaniard. (Sunday Mirror)
Spurs are confident of signing 16-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder John Bostock, with the fee likely to be decided by a tribunal. (The Sunday Times)
Samuel Eto'o is believed to have asked Tottenham for an annual salary of £7.8m, three times more than any other player at White Hart Lane. (The Observer)
The north London club will turn to Argentina striker Diego Milito if Dimitar Berbatov leaves the club. (The People)
Spurs are also hoping to hijack Liverpool's bid for Blackburn winger David Bentley and are prepared to offer £7m plus Aaron Lennon and Hossam Ghaly. (The People)
Sampdoria's £4m-rated Argentine defender Hugo Campagnaro is wanted by both Tottenham and Aston Villa. (The People)
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is considering a move for Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano. (The Sunday Times)
Martin O'Neill has made a £7m bid for Newcastle's James Milner and is also keen to bring Greek right-back Giorkas Seitaridis to Aston Villa. (The People)
Djbrill Cisse could return to the Premier League after being left out of France's Euro 2008 squad. Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham are in the running. (Sunday Express)
Hull want Portsmouth's David Nugent who is available for around £3m. (The People)
Rangers are lining up a bid for West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening. (The People)
Newcastle are ready to snap-up highly-rated Carlisle goalkeeper Kieran Westwood and is also looking at the club's teenage striker Gary Madine. (The People)
Michael Mifsud looks set to leave Coventry with Sunderland, Rangers and Birmingham all interested in the £2m-rated striker. (The People)
West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is set for a £6m move across London to join Tottenham. (Various)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is lining up a £3m swoop for Crystal Palace youngster Sean Scannell. (Sunday Mirror)
Queens Park Rangers are targeting an ambitious move for Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood and want to pair him with West Ham's Bobby Zamora. (Sunday Mirror)
QPR are also planning to complete a Premier League hat-trick with the signing of Spurs defender Anthony Gardner. (Sunday Mirror)
Championship new boys Swansea City have been told they must splash out £235,000 to sign 30-year-old Granada striker Gorka Pintado. (News of the World)
The Old Firm are set to battle it out for unsettled Aston Villa forward Shaun Maloney, with the former Celtic star said to be desperate to return to Scotland. (Sunday Mail)
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will try to lure veteran Rangers defender David Weir to St Andrews with the promise of guaranteed first-team football. (News of the World)
Kenny Miller could sign for Rangers this week in a £1.9m deal - although Roma, Olympiacos and three Bundesliga clubs are all interested in the Scotland striker. (News of the World)
OTHER GOSSIP
Arsene Wenger will leave Arsenal when his contract expires in 2011 to become president of French side Paris St Germain. (Sunday Telegraph)
Newcastle's players fear Kevin Keegan could quit St James' Park after being told he must trim about £10m off the club's wage bill to fund new players. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City have made the first move to persuade Mark Hughes to quit Blackburn, offering the Welshman £3m-a-year to move to Eastlands. (Mail on Sunday)
However, Brazil legend Zico has emerged as a strong favourite to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson in Manchester. (News of the World)
AND FINALLY
Jermaine Pennant has paid £2,500 for a walk on part in an episode of Channel Four soap Hollyoaks. The Liverpool winger, who is ****** one of the show's stars Jennifer Metcalfe, bid for the privilege at a charity auction event to raise money for the Claire House hospice and Alder Hey Imagine appeal. (Sunday Mirror)
Liverpool are officially the best team in Europe. The Anfield club top the official Uefa rankings that are based on European performances over the last five years. AC Milan are a point behind in second, Chelsea make into third while European champions Manchester United only make it to seventh. (Sunday Express)
Department store Selfridges is launching a crystal-studded football table to celebrate Manchester United's double winning season. Just 20 of the bespoke tables, that each boast 150,000 red and black crystals, will be available and will set you back a mere £70,000. (Sunday Mirror)