Latest transfers speculations Thursday 21.11.07

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Wednesday's gossip column

Wayne Rooney could be hit with a five-match ban by Fifa if he does not decide to apologise for his sending off against Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo has told friends in Portugal that he does not want to go back to Manchester United.

Fifa's decision to ban Greek clubs from European competition could allow Liverpool straight into the group stages of the Champions League.

West Ham are poised to add to their summer spending spree by swooping for Chelsea's forgotten striker Carlton Cole.

Manchester City are trying to pip Bolton for the services of Liverpool midfielder Didi Hamann.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is being linked with Celtic after being released by Middlesbrough.

Martin O'Neill is wanted by Australia as a replacement for coach Gus Hiddink.

Liverpool's injury-hit keeper Chris Kirkland is expected to agree a season-long loan to Wigan.

Reds boss Rafa Benitez may turn his attention to Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant.

Real Madrid will find it difficult to persuade Arsenal to sell Cesc Fabregas, the midfielder's agent said.

Germany gossip

World Cup legend Pele has blasted Sven-Goran Eriksson for playing Wayne Rooney as a lone striker for England.

Gary Neville has insisted he will never announce his retirement from international football.

Brand experts have forecasted that David Beckham's decision to stand down as England captain could cost the FA £20m in sponsorship revenue.

Portugal boss "big Phil" Scolari has reacted angrily to claims that his team are cheats.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher wants club colleague Steven Gerrard to be named as the next England captain.

England defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted he is embarrassed to go out after the team's sorry exit from the World Cup.

Brazilian legend Zico has agreed a two-year deal to coach Fenerbahce in the Turkish league, after his four years in charge of Japan ended in Germany, where the side finished bottom of group F.

Karel Bruckner is expected to sign a new two-year contract to continue as Czech Republic coach, despite the team's failure to qualify for the knockout stages this year.

Sepp Blatter wants to pursue the idea of using two referees in matches.

World cup fun

Japan's Hidetoshi Nakata is busy making impressive plans after announcing his retirement from international football, preparing to launch a fashion brand bearing his name and considering enrolling at the famous Harvard Business School. (Times)

Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy, girlfriend of Ashley Cole, has slammed the other wives and girlfriends of England players for "living off" them but excluded Victoria Beckham from criticism because "she has a career too".

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Latest transfers speculations Thursday 05.07.06

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Thursday's gossip column

Four leading Premiership players, at least one of whom is thought to be an international player, broke FA rules by betting on their own clubs last season, according to PR guru Max Clifford.

Real Madrid insist they were given permission by Chelsea supremo Roman Abramovich to sign Dutch winger Arjen Robben.

David Beckham is expected to be offered a new three-year contract at Real Madrid.

Spurs boss Martin Jol is planning an improved £7.5m bid for Middlesbrough's left-sided England midfielder Stewart Downing.

Portsmouth are planning to smash their transfer record and swoop for PSV Eindhoven's Peruvian striker Jefferson Farfan.

Arsenal are set to sign Argentine striker Javier Saviola, who is being offloaded by Barcelona for as little as £2m.

Robbie Savage has rejected the chance to become Wigan's highest-paid player and wants to remain with Blackburn.

Wigan are prepared to match Birmingham's £5m asking price for former Leicester and Liverpool striker Emile Heskey.

Arsenal are one of several clubs interested in Fenerbahce's Ghana captain Stephen Appiah, the combative midfield player, who is valued at around £7m.

Germany gossip

Sven-Goran Eriksson will be approached about becoming the part-time coach of Jamaica

Jurgen Klinsmann has been given until 16 August to decide if he wants to continue in his role as Germany coach.

A 22-foot statue of Ronaldinho in the south Brazilian town of Chapeio has been burned by angry fans, following the team's quarter-final exit.

Former national boss Graham Taylor fears England may never win the World Cup again and may plummet like Scotland because of the high number of foreign players in the Premiership.

World cup fun

Former Bolton striker Youri Djorkaeff told his club New York Red Bulls he had to miss the league match against New England to return to France for a family emergency, but officials saw TV pictures of him in the crowd for the France-Brazil quarter-final.

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Latest transfers speculations Friday 07.07.06

Latest transfers speculations Friday 07.07.06

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Friday's gossip column

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has held talks with David Beckham about a return to England in a £120,000-a-week deal with the Magpies.

Marcello Lippi will quit as Italy boss after the World Cup final and is being lined up to work alongside Manchester Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello has offered Manchester United winger Ronaldo a route out of England and is willing to pay £22m to get him.

Italy World Cup star Rino Gattuso could be on his way to Manchester United if AC Milan are relegated because of the scandal hitting Italian football.

Manchester United are making a £2m move for West Brom keeper Tomasz Kuszczak.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is a target for Sheffield United after his move to Celtic fell through.

Portsmouth also want Hasselbaink and are also closing on Peruvian striker Jefferson Farfan.

Watford are primed to make a £1.5m bid for Tottenham's 23-year-old defender Calum Davenport.

Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to move to Charlton in a £2.1m move but Manchester City are also in the hunt.

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is set to join Marseille, according to the club's president.

Sheffield Wednesday have reignited their interest in Liverpool keeper Scott Carson.

Chelsea midfielder Geremi will snub four Premiership teams and fight for his place at Stamford Bridge.

Bolton are among the clubs interested in Fenerbahce forward Nicolas Anelka - but he would prefer a move to Newcastle.

Southampton and Leeds head the chase for Derby striker Tommy Smith after he refused to sign a new deal at the club.

Germany gossip

France boss Raymond Domenech has been reported to Fifa for a foul-mouthed rant at Portugal after beating them in the semi-finals.

Italy are the designated "home" team for Sunday's final and so will wear their traditional blue kit with France in white and red.

German legend Franz Beckenbauer wants players and officials to get round a table and stamp out cheating in football.

Sir Clive Woodward has branded England's penalty shootout failure at the World Cup a "disgrace."

England's giant striker Peter Crouch was relaxing after the World Cup by playing a bit of tennis down at Wimbledon - in flip flops.

Meanwhile, unused England substitute Theo Walcott was out and out back home in England wearing a Brazil shirt

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is delaying signing a new contract because he wants to manage a top European club.

World cup fun

The announcer at Germany and Italy's semi-final in Dortmund entertained the expectant crowd in the break before extra time by reading out alterations to the train timetables.

Italy defender Fabio Grosso has ruled out naming his baby Marcello after his coach if Italy win the World Cup saying, "It wouldn't be fair on the child."

German newspaper Bild is still flying the flag for the home nation by devoting 11 pages out of its 12-page sport section to Germany, including a feature called, "50 reasons why Germany are still the best."

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Latest transfers speculations Saturday 08.07.06

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Saturday's gossip column

Newcastle plan to make a move for unsettled Manchester United striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Bayern Munich are also interested in Van Nistelrooy and are poised to table a formal bid.

Manchester United are preparing to launch a bid for Spanish forward Fernando Torres even though he has a £41.4m buy-out clause at Atletico Madrid.

Arsenal are set to buy Yaya Tore from Olympiakos for £7m and unite him with his brother Kolo.

Manchester United officials have denied reports that Italy coach Marcello Lippi will join Sir Alex Ferguson's back-room staff.

Portsmouth are poised to sign striker Nicolas Anelka on a season-long loan deal from Fenerbahce.

Watford are preparing a £500,000 bid for Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie.

Sunderland defender Julio Arca has issued a "come and get me" plea to Spanish side Espanyol.

Fulham are locked in a three-way tussle with Watford and Charlton for Leyton Orient's 20-year-old defender Gabriel Zakuani.

David Beckham is close to agreeing a new deal with Real Madrid, scotching rumours of a planned switch to Newcastle.

Hamburg's new signing Vincent Kompany says he turned down a move to Chelsea saying: "I did not want to play Russian roulette with my career".

Germany gossip

Crocked England striker Michael Owen has criticised former boss Sven-Goran Eriksson for taking the untested Theo Walcott to the World Cup.

Fifa boss Sepp Blatter has been clamping down on cheating players at the World Cup but has admitted he used to dive when he played in the Swiss amateur leagues.

World cup fun

England midfielder Frank Lampard was given a painful World Cup reminder as he began his holiday in the South of France - the yacht he hired was flying a Portugal flag.

Cafe Marcanne in Berlin is showing its love for France captain Zinedine Zidane by serving up a Zizou salad under the gaze of a huge cardboard cut-out of the man himself.

There are culinary fans of Italy, too, with a restaurant in Duisburg, where the team train, offering the Pizza Gattuso.

Ever-present German legend Franz Beckenbauer has a theory on why there have been so few goals at the World Cup: "The decisive mistake for me was that the players didn't shoot at the goal." Well, that's cleared that up then.

Manchester City fan and Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher will be Italy's lucky mascot for the World Cup final. The rocker is frie*** with Alessandro del Piero and the Italy striker has told him to wear exactly the same clothes he was wearing for the semi-final win against Germany.

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Latest transfers speculations Sunday 09.07.06

Latest transfers speculations Sunday 09.07.06

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Sunday's gossip column

Newcastle are lining up to £7m bid for Germany striker Miroslav Klose after Alan Shearer tipped the Werder Bremen man as his successor.

Arsenal will step up their plans to sign France defender Lilian Thuram following Sol Campbell's exit.

Chelsea are poised to make a £15m offer for Argentina forward Carlos Tevez.

Tottenham are leading the chase for Swedish World Cup striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to quit Old Trafford but Wayne Rooney has urged him to stay, saying there will be no afters from their World Cup bust-up.

Sir Alex Ferguson is in Berlin to size up Italy duo Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo - the Man Utd boss also has his eye on Owen Hargreaves.

Chelsea will sign Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro on a three-year deal after the World Cup final.

Arjen Robben will stay at Chelsea rather than move to Real Madrid.

Ruud van Nistelrooy will be told he has no future at Manchester United this week.

Manchester United will allow Ruud van Nistelrooy to join Real Madrid for £16m.

Fulham are ready to hijack Reading's swoop for Ghana World Cup midfielder John Mensah.

Bobby Zamora is set to leave West Ham following the arrival of Carlton Cole from Chelsea.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has made a £3.5m bid for Lyon striker Sidney Govou.

Charlton hope to sign Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and then sell Darren Bent to Spurs for £12m.

Portsmouth are making a £6m bid for Benfica's Portuguese midfielder Manuel Fernandes.

Milan Baros will be on his way out of Aston Villa if a deal with FC Hamburg can be reached.

West Ham are stepping up their bid to land James Milner from Newcastle but are hoping to reduce his £3.8m price-tag.

Manchester United have moved closer to securing Villareal midfielder Marcos Senna in a £3.5m deal.

Harry Redknapp will make a shock £2m raid for Manchester City defender Sylvain Distin.

Former West Brom boss Gary Megson wants to become the new Wolves boss.

Wolves legend Steve Bull is also interested in becoming part of the new management set up.

Birmingham will step up their interest in Fulham striker Collins John.

QPR are set to sign Togo World Cup midfielder Alaixys Romao while the Hoops will also give a run out to Joel Drogba - brother of Didier.

Rangers are set to swoop for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner.

Leeds are poised to sign Ipswich midfielder Darren Currie for £250,000.

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric is set to sell the remaining 51% of the club to co-owner Alexandre Gaydamak and leave the club.

Germany gossip

Arsene Wenger says if France captain Zinedine Zidane holds aloft the World Cup he will have earned the right to be mentioned in the same breath as Pele and Maradona. Having said that, Wenger already thinks he is, "an exception, a genius."

Fifa are still mulling over who will stage the 2014 World Cup. Brazil are favourites but Dubai could come into contention as the powerful Maktoum family have already pledged £500m to stage several football events.

Lightning France forward Franck Ribery has dropped a heavy hint to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger that he would relish a move to Arsenal from Olympique Marseille.

England boss Steve McClaren will turn to Sir Clive Woodward, the mastermind behind England's 2003 rugby World Cup win, for advice on leading the football team to success.

More England players are expected to criticise former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson in the aftermath of the World Cup. An agent close to many of the squad has said: "The general view among the players is that he was pretty hopeless and didn't have a clue."

New Real Madrid boss Fabio Capello says the FA approached him about becoming England manager.

Germany boss Jurgen Klinsmann has hinted he wants to return to the Premiership as a manager. He has yet to sign a new deal with Germany and said: "If there was an opportunity to go back to England then I would seriously consider it."

Former Newcastle player Ruel Fox is aiming to "do a Trinidad and Tobago" and steer Montserrat to the World Cup as their manager.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's international career could be over following a training-ground bust-up with Holland boss Marco van Basten.

World cup fun

Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has turned his thoughts to football management and believes he has hit on a winning formula. "I'd always pick myself," said the ever-modest midfielder.

Well at least Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann has won something - he's been voted the best-dressed coach at the World Cup with Spain's Luis Aragones the worst.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy is having more trouble on the transfer market. A website for sticker collectors is offering five Van Nistelrooys for one Miroslav Klose.

More on Jurgen Klinsmann. The VW beetle the German drove while at Tottenham has received bids of more than £200,000 on auction site eBay but Klinsmann warned: "I really couldn't recommend bidding for that car. It was completely rusty when I sold it."

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Latest transfers speculations Monday 10.07.06

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Monday's gossip column

Ghana captain Stephen Appiah wants to join Arsenal but his club Fenerbahce want to persuade former Gunner Sol Campbell to join them first.

Cristiano Ronaldo is prepared to go on strike to secure his move to Real Madrid but Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants him to stay.

Manchester United could sign Nuri Sahin from Borussia Dortmund for £6m if Ronaldo leaves.

Man Utd will snap up West Brom keeper Tomasz Kuszczak for £4m.

Dietmar Hamann is set to snub Bolton and join Manchester City on a free transfer.

Wigan boss Paul Jewell is flying to Holland to sign Dutch World Cup midfielder Denny Landzaat from AZ Alkmaar for £2.2m.

Portsmouth have offered Real Betis £4.9m for midfielder Edu.

Cesc Fabregas has pledged his future to Arsenal to scotch rumours of a move to Real Madrid.

Celtic want to sign Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar for around £2m and Aston Villa defender Ulises De La Cruz for £1m.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set for a medical at Charlton on Monday.

Jonathan Woodgate is determined to fight for a place in Real Madrid's back four when he starts pre-season training on Wednesday.

Birmingham have made a £3m bid for Fulham striker Collins John.

Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor will not give Australian defender Tony Popovic a new deal.

Wigan are set to make a fresh offer for former striker Nathan Ellington.

Rangers midfielder Fernando Ricksen is sent home early from a pre-season trip to South Africa after his behaviour on the flight.

Celtic defender Stanislav Varga is expected to return from the side's pre-season trip to USA with a new one-year contract.

Aberdeen midfielder Scott Severin could miss the early weeks of the SPL season with a knee injury.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Craig Dargo hopes to extend his deal beyond summer 2007.

Manchester United are going back to the banks to allow the Glazer family to re-finance their debts with a plan to take out a new £500m loan secured against future ticket sales at Old Trafford.

Germany gossip

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has turned down the chance to coach Jamaica. His agent also revealed the Swede had also said no thanks to a non-English Champions League club.

But reports in Portugal suggest Eriksson is being lined up to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as Portugal coach with Scolari off to rejoin Brazil.

Despite an outpouring of support - and a plea from Franz Beckenbauer himself - German boss Jurgen Klinsmann says he needs a few more days before deciding whether to stay on as coach.

World cup fun

Police in Berlin have arrested two men suspected of planting nine footballs filled with concrete across the city, each with a message in English challenging passers-by: "Can u kick it?" Three people gave it their best shot and immediately wished they hadn't bothered.

It seems England fans have been drowning their sorrows after a disappointing World Cup. Officials figures reveal £285m will have been spent on beer alone during the tournament.

What does Fifa president Sepp Blatter do when there is no football to watch? Crosswords and computerised card games, all in the company of his teddy bear Frederick, according to the Daily Mail.

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Latest transfers speculations Tuesday 11.07.06

Latest transfers speculations Tuesday 11.07.06

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Tuesday's gossip column

Arsenal's £10m bid for Marseille winger Franck Ribery is set to be beaten by a £26m Real Madrid offer.

Portsmouth are to make an improved £4.25m bid for Aston Villa defender Gareth Barry.

Manchester United have rekindled their interest in Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves.

Real Madrid are poised to put in a £10m transfer offer for Manchester United's Argentina international defender Gabriel Heinze.

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is expected to join Marseille on a season-long loan deal.

Portsmouth are close to completing a £14m double swoop for PSV Eindhoven striker Jefferson Farfan and Shaktar Donetsk defender Darijo Srna.

Middlesbrough have warned off Tottenham Hotspur from trying to make a renewed bid for winger Stewart Downing.

Blackburn are set to sign Aston Villa defender Mark Delaney on a free transfer.

Newcastle are considering a swap deal between James Milner and Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo Angel. (Daily Star)

Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell is due to hold talks with Man City over a £3m transfer on Tuesday.

Arsenal are ready to make a £12m bid for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Argentina international defender Lionel Scaloni is close to a permanent move to West Ham from Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna.

Sweden defender Olof Mellberg is set to leave Aston Villa for Spanish club Levante in a £2m transfer.

Middlesbrough are to offer Blackburn £1.5m for Australian midfielder Brett Emerton.

Birmingham's £3m bid for Dutch striker Collins John has been accepted by Fulham.

Switzerland international goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuehler is to hold talks this week with West Brom over a move from Basle.

Gossip

Fulham's want-away midfielder Steed Malbranque has been banished from the first-team squad and sent to Austria on a youth-team trip.

Gary Megson will pip Paul Ince to the vacant Wolves job.

Everton are pursuing Perugia for the final £500,000 instalment of the £3m transfer for Italian defender Marco Materazzi in 1999.

Uefa president Lennart Johansson is set to announce he inte*** to seek re-election.

Football fun

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock plans to swap his trademark tracksuit for suit in a bid to keep himself out of trouble on the touchline.

Wayne Rooney is pictured in The Sun doing a 'Terminator' impression. The England striker, sporting a sleeveless t-shirt and shades, is seen flexing his muscles above his head while on board a yacht in St Tropez, but lets himself down with a pair of gaudy floral shorts.

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Latest transfers speculations Thursday 13.07.06

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Thursday's gossip column

Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo fears for his safety if he stays at Manchester United.

Arsenal are prepared to loan Theo Walcott to West Brom to secure the £8m transfer of defender Curtis Davies.

Chelsea defender Robert Huth's £5m move to Middlesbrough has broken down after the German failed a medical.

Meanwhile Middlesbrough have made a £2.5m bid for Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton.

Charlton are adamant £10m-rated striker Darren Bent will remain at The Valley in the immediate future.

Newcastle have abandoned their pursuit of Fulham midfielder Steed Malbranque and now hope to sign Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips on loan.

Man Utd defender Gabriel Heinze wants to stay despite interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona.

West Ham are hoping to agree a cut-price fee of £1.5m with Blackburn to sign Brett Emerton.

Spurs are set to bid £2m for Juventus defender Lilian Thuram.

Middlesbrough have signed 18-year-old midfielder Herold Goulon from French champions Lyon.

Watford and Plymouth are both interested in signing Manchester United's 20-year-old striker Sylvain Ebanks-Blake.

Bolton are expected to complete the £1.5m signing of Marseille's Ivory Coast defender Abdoulaye Meite on Thursday.

Bayern Munich have offered Marseille £7m for French international winger Franck Ribery.

Chelsea's French international defender William Gallas is ready to agree a new contract with the club.

Prospective suitors interested in signing Sol Campbell have been put off by his £80,000-a-week wage dema***.

PSV Eindhoven's Peruvian striker Jefferson Farfan has turned down a £7.5m move to Portsmouth.

Fulham have knocked back Birmingham's £3m swoop to sign striker Collins John.

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric says he will be making an improved offer for Celtic's Stilian Petrov.

Celtic have joined the chase to sign £2m striker Diego Tristan from Deportivo La Coruna.

Rangers have been told they have no chance of signing Austria Vienna Filip Sebo.

Other gossip

Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer's scheduled comeback has been put back a month to mid-September.

Clive Woodward has agreed to hold talks with England coach Steve McClaren, who is keen to use every method to improve his squad's preparation.

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside insists boss Sam Allardyce will not be joining Sunderland.

Football fun

Italy's World Cup winners have adopted Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes as their unofficial anthem.

Francesco Totti, who is a big fan of the group, sung the top 10 hit after Italy's dramatic penalty shoot-out win over France, substituting the words to say "Siamo I Campioni Del Mondo" - which translates as "We Are The Champions Of The World".

'A source close to the band' said: "There were 500,000 people singing the riff in the streets. It's become Italy's second national anthem."

Marco Materazzi broke off from defending his role in Zinedine Zidane's sending off to join the Rolling Stones on stage during a gig in Milan. Materazzi and team-mate Alessandro Del Piero received a rapturous welcome from the 70,000 fans.

And just to prove football really is the new rock 'n' roll, Del Piero's close pal Noel Gallagher from Oasis - who was described as 'Italy's lucky mascot' for the final - treated the team to an acoustic rendition of Don't Look Back In Anger after the match.

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Latest transfers speculations Friday 14.07.06

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Friday's gossip column

Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz has insisted Cristiano Ronaldo is staying at the club, despite the Portugal winger's agent twice speaking to the club's chief executive, David Gill, about a move.

Patrick Vieira is unlikely to return to the Premiership this summer, even if his Italian club Juventus are relegated from Serie A.

Newcastle's bid to lure Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips on loan looks doomed.

Theo Walcott has been assured his future - long-term and short-term - is at Arsenal by manager Arsene Wenger and will not be sent out on loan.

Although he might be loaned to a Championship club.

Real Madrid have agreed personal terms with Ruud van Nistelrooy, according to reports in Spain.

Chelsea are to push ahead with their interest in signing Roberto Carlos from Real Madrid, with the club's owner Roman Abramovich emerging as the driving force behind the deal.

Coventry are interested in Sheffield United striker Geoff Horsfield, 32, who has fallen out of favour with manager Neil Warnock.

Steve Sidwell will leave Reading for nothing next summer after being refused a move to Manchester City.

Gareth Southgate has vowed to find the right reinforcements for his team after seeing his big-money swoop for Robert Huth collapse.

Charlton hope to sign Aussie international Scott Chipperfield from FC Basel.

Bolton will attempt to bolster their defensive ranks with the signings of Abdoulaye Meite and Djimi Traore from Marseille and Liverpool respectively.

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is poised to sign Iran World Cup player Andranik Teymourian.

Spanish side Espanyol say they have struck a £750,000 deal for Sunderland wing-back Julio Arca.

Blackburn have rejected Portsmouth's £4m bid for Ryan Nelson.

Rangers will renew their attempts to sign Austria Vienna's Slovakian striker Filipo Sebo.

John Wilson, victim of the tackle which saw Kenny Miller sent off in Celtic's loss to DC United, described it was a "really scary moment".

Aberdeen midfielder Scott Severin will only be sidelined for a month after successful knee surgery.

Rangers new boy Jeremy Clement is the new Didier Deschamps, according to former boss Gerard Houllier who added he was a "bargain".

Other gossip

Ashley Cole has refused to invite Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to his glitzy wedding on Saturday.

Reading chief John Madejski has branded the Premiership as greedy and obscene.

Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi has moved a step closer to Old Trafford by taking intensive English lessons.

Rangers owner David Murray has suggested he might be willing to sell the club by 2009.

Forgotten man Darren Fletcher is worried he might stay in the background at Manchester United if he doesn't sparkle on their pre-season tour of South Africa.

Southampton have asked former BBC chairman Gavyn Davies to commit to a major investment in the club.

Saints have assured England's Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward that he has a bright future with the club.

Football fun

If nicknames are necessary, Arsenal new boy Tomas Rosicky wants to be known as 'Little Mozart' and not 'Dumpling'.

The latter sobriquet was shouldered on him at Borussia Dortmund when he was told to bulk up. "People were always teasing me to eat more to gain weight," the 25-year-old explained. "I didn't like it."

'Little Mozart' it is then. "That comes from the technical way I play," the Czech Republic international added.

Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, is a die-hard Aston Villa fan.

On Sunday he wil host a charity match in the grounds of Threadneedle Street between bank employees and Villa veterans, including Gordon Cowans, Tony Morley and Dennis Mortimer from the 1982 European Cup-winning side.

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Latest transfers speculations Saturday 15.07.06

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Former boss Terry Venables has agreed to join the England set-up under new coach Steve McLaren.

Manchester United have made an official approach to Spurs for £15m striker Jermain Defoe - after last night selling Ruud van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid.

Italian World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro is expected to sign for Chelsea.

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock has been given the green light to make a £1.4m bid for West Brom's Jason Koumas.

Rafa Benitez is confident he will wrap up a deal to bring Brazilian star Daniel Alves to Liverpool.

Spurs' attempts to sign Manchester City's Micah Richards have been boosted after he rejected an improved deal.

Blackburn are close to agreeing a £3.5m deal with Roma for Egypt striker Mido.

Portsmouth are thinking about a move for Chelsea defender Robert Huth.

Pompey are also set to increase their offer to try and land Blackburn defender Ryan Nelson after a £4m bid was rejected.
But Blackburn have told Nelson he is going nowhere.

Wigan boss Paul Jewell is ready to sign Hearts centre-half Andy Webster in a shock deal.

Danny Shittu's move to Watford is in doubt with QPR chairman Gianni Paladini holding out for a £3m transfer fee.

American starlet Freddie Adu, 17, says he is interested in a move to Celtic.

West Brom boss Bryan Robson is close to capturing midfielder David Thompson, who is a free agent.

James Milner has dashed Aston Villa's hopes by pledging his future to Newcastle.

Other gossip

Wayne Rooney has pleaded for Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Manchester United, saying: 'He's my mate'.

Ashley Cole insists Arsenal "fed him to the sharks" in the tap-up row with Chelsea.

Spurs are keeping tabs on Italy World Cup striker Luca Toni.

Football fun

Next season officials in the Premiership will join their World Cup counterparts and sport those little microphones so beloved of 80s pop stars like Howard Jones and Nik Kershaw.

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Latest transfers speculations Sunday 16.07.06

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Sunday's gossip column

Sir Alex Ferguson has sensationally revealed how he plans to raid the Italian transfer market in the wake of the match-fixing scandal.

Rafa Benitez plans to pounce on cut-price deals for Juventus stars David Trezeguet, Gianluca Zambrotta and Mauro Camoranesi.

In fact, England's top four clubs are all set to pounce in the wake of the corruption scandal in Italy.

Manchester United are preparing to open negotiations with Atletico Madrid to sign striker Fernando Torres.

Portsmouth have made a £7.5m bid for Fenerbahce's French striker Nicolas Anelka.

Darren Bent will sign an extension to his Charlton contract this week, snubbing a host of offers to leave the Valley.

Monaco want to take Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong on loan for the season.

Aussie World Cup star Lucas Neill is set to reject a new contract and leave Blackburn.


Spurs have been handed a boost in their chase for Roberto Ayala after Valencia told the defender they are willing to sell him.

Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis has told Portsmouth to double their money if they want to sign Gareth Barry.

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder is pursuing West Ham striker Dean Ashton.

West Brom want Giuseppe Rossi on loan for a year as part of the deal which would take keeper Tomasz Kuszczak to Manchester United.

Manchester United's hopes of signing Michael Carrick from Spurs in a swap deal involving John O'Shea plus £10m have been dashed.

Leandro Gioda, the rising young star of Argentine football, could be on his way to Bolton for £1.75m.

New Charlton boss Iain Dowie plans a double swoop for free agent Matt Oakley and Aussie World Cup star Scott Chipperfield.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are all on alert after Real Madrid star Guti threatened to quit the Bernabeu.

Wolves' Rohan Ricketts is a target for top-flight new-boys Sheffield United.

Robert Huth's on-off transfer to Middlesbrough will be back on this week if his ankle trouble clears up.

Other gossip

New Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez is refusing to play for Chile because he claims he was the innocent victim of a sex scandal.

Arsene Wenger has sensationally claimed the Italian game has been riddled with corruption for years.

Manchester United are one of five clubs at the centre of investigations as the Premier League bung inquiry moves onto the next stage.

Terry Venables has dismissed the cynics who are saying he has only joined Steve McLaren's staff as a way to getting the England coach's job.

David O'Leary will find his job on the line if he can't find out who started the great Aston Villa player mutiny.

John Terry will become the highest-paid Englishman in the Premiership when he signs a new two-year deal at Stamford Bridge.

Didier Drogba last night warned Andriy Shevchenko: I'll fight you to the death for my Chelsea shirt.

French right-back Pascal Chimbonda will be offered a £1m-a-year contract by Wigan in a bid to fight off a new approach from Tottenham.

Football fun

England striker Wayne Rooney has revealed he cannot sleep at night without the noise of a vacuum cleaner, or failing that, girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin's hairdryer.

Livorno striker Cristiano Lucarelli celebrates goals with a communist-style clenched fist, but that's as far as his Russian-style leanings go - he's turned down an offer from Zenit St Petersburg, Dutch coach Dick Advocaat's new club.

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Monday's gossip column

Chelsea winger Damien Duff is joining rivals Spurs in an £11m deal.

Cristiano Ronaldo has told his mum he is staying at Manchester United.

Manchester United are ready to lodge an £8m bid with Juventus to make it third time lucky in luring Patrick Vieira to Old Trafford.

Ashley Cole is to persist with his plans to leave Arsenal when he returns from honeymoon despite Arsene Wenger's insistence he wants him to stay.

Atletico Madrid insisted last night that Fernando Torres was not on his way to Manchester United.

Rino Gattuso was locked in talks last night with his agent over a "dream" move to Manchester United.

Liam Miller will leave Manchester United once they receive a suitable offer.

Rangers have signed the Senegalese midfielder Makhtar N'Diaye.

West Ham are in talks to sign Ghana World Cup star John Pantail.

Manchester City are reportedly close to signing Bernado Corradi from Valencia.

Portsmouth are trying to snatch Czech Republic defender Tomasz Ujfalusi from scandal-hit Fiorentina.

Fulham boss Chris Coleman is still insisting Steed Malbranque will never play for the Premiership side again despite the Frenchman's failure to find a new club.

Adie Boothroyd is trying to push through a £1.2m deal for Crystal Palace winger Jobi McAnuff.

West Brom boss Bryan Robson wants Wigan's former Liverpool midfielder David Thompson.

Millwall have accepted a £400,000 bid from Leeds for midfielder David Livermore.

Other gossip

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will not take advantage of the Juventus fire sale.

David O'Leary's Aston Villa career looks finished but chairman Doug Ellis is determined he will not get a penny in compensation.

Sunderland are ready to offer O'Leary an escape from his Aston Villa hell.

Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo to put up and shut up.

But Mourinho's also told Ronaldo he needs to leave Manchester United if he wants to become a champion.

Joey Barton is ready to sign a new deal at Manchester City.

Football fun

Wayne Rooney loves arriving at Manchester United's training ground in his favourite Marks & Spencer carpet slippers. Apparently his team-mates call him "slipperman".

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Latest transfers speculations Tuesday 18.07.06

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Tuesday's gossip column

Brazil and Real Madrid star Ronaldo wants to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is on the brink of landing Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt.

Charlton Athletic manager Iain Dowie is hoping to sign Liverpool's out-of-favour defender Djimi Traore.

Manchester City have received a £7m bid from Middlesbrough for Sylvain Distin and Joey Barton.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has made an approach for Juventus player Gianluca Zambrotta and is hoping to sign him for £10m.

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp was in talks to sign French striker Nicolas Anelka.

Blackburn Rovers are set to sign former Tottenham striker Mido for £3.5m.

Bolton striker Jared Borgetti is being offered a way out of his Wanderers nightmare by Racing Santander.

West Ham have joined Fulham in the hunt for Blackburn winger Brett Emerton.

Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will complete his £12m move to Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Watford are preparing a £1.5m bid for Wolves and former Newcastle striker Carl Cort.

Sunderland goalkeeper Kelvin Davis is on the brink of a £1m move to Southampton.

Portsmouth are to make an improved £9m bid for West Brom defender Curtis Davies.

Newcastle United have made moves to prise Dean Ashton from West Ham and are set to use James Milner as a £3m makeweight.

Everton will give South Africa winger Delron Buckley a trial next week.

Chelsea have rejected a £7m bid from Tottenham for Chelsea winger Damien Duff saying they must increase their offer to £11m.

Wigan are expected to sign Hearts defender Andy Webster.

Chile striker Mauricio Pinilla will sign for Hearts on loan from Sporting Lisbon this week along with PAOK Salonika central defender Hristos Karipidis.

Dundee United are targeting right-back Martin Arlofelt, the 21-year-old being available on loan from Brondby.

Other gossip

Aston Villa boss David O'Leary is set to be sacked and replaced by Charlton boss Alan Curbishley.

Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out a Real Madrid move for Cristiano Ronaldo after stating the player will stay at Manchester United.

Football fun

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has cut his hair very... very short.

Bill Shankly famously said football was more important than life and death, now a German club is taking him at his word by building a cemetery for fans.

Hamburg SV chairman Christian Reichert said the graveyard would be situated opposite the stadium and have room for more than 150 plots. He added: "It won't be full of colourful headstones, but it will be a place for true fans to find their final resting place."

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Latest transfers speculations Wednesday 19.07.06

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Wednesday's gossip column

Ashley Cole is close to making a £16m move from Arsenal to Chelsea.

Fulham midfielder Steed Malbranque has rejected a move to Middlesbrough.

Chelsea's £50m bid for Brazil and AC Milan midfielder Kaka is turned down.

Newcastle are locked in a battle with Portsmouth for Sochaux stars Jaouad Zairi and Souleymane Diawara.

AC Milan head the hunt for Juventus star Gianluca Zambrotta.

Fulham boss Chris Coleman is set to sign Middlesbrough defender Franck Queudrue for £2m.

Real Madrid want to sign Juventus trio Fabio Cannavaro, Emerson and Gianluca Zambrotta.

West Ham are making a move for Swiss international Tranquillo Barnetta.

Portsmouth are set to complete a £7.5m deal for Fenerbahce striker Nicolas Anelka.

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce may try to sign Argentina captain Juan Pablo Sorin from Villarreal.

Portsmouth are leading the chase for 6ft 8in Serbia striker Nikola Zigic.

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes is hoping to sign South Africa striker Benni McCarthy.

Manchester United's hopes of signing Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres have been dealt a blow following Inter Milan's £26m bid.

Arsenal are looking to sign Juventus star Lilian Thuram with Ashley Cole heading to Chelsea.

Celtic may move for Real Madrid's Thomas Gravesen as doubts surround the future of Stilian Petrov and Alan Thompson.

Rangers have been offfered French defender Jeremie Brechet, who came through the ranks with Paul Le Guen at Lyon, by Real Sociedad.

Other gossip

Aston Villa chief Doug Ellis has begun his search for a replacement for David O'Leary by approaching Charlton for permission to talk to their ex-manager Alan Curbishley.

Meanwhile, the Villa players will tell Ellis that they have lost confidence in manager O'Leary.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes his players have not had enough time to rest between the World Cup and the start of the new season.

Football fun

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder has banned his squad from playing golf.

Dietmar Hamann's decision to move to Manchester City was influenced after an incident at a burger restaurant in Bolton. Apparently he couldn't understand a word the staff were saying.

Aston Villa cannot access David O'Leary's mobile phone because it is supplied by a company that guarantees complete confidentiality - a company co-owned by former Villa boss John Gregory.

Celtic target Diego Tristan is refusing to consider a move from Deportivo La Coruna to Parkhead because he believes Scotland is too cold.

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Latest transfers speculations Thursday 20.07.06

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Thursday's gossip column

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon still wants to sign Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas and Chelsea's Arjen Robben.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has made a £6m bid for Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant.

Marseille claim that they will find the money to buy Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong.

Tottenham will find out in the next 48 hours if they will get Juventus star Pavel Nedved.

Celtic are weighing up a £1m move for Everton's Gary Naysmith.

Chelsea will sign Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole for £16m and Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos for £4m.

Sunderland midfielder Julio Arca is in talks with Middlesbrough over a £1.2m move.

Everton boss David Moyes wants Thomas Gravesen back at the club.

Reading have moved closer to signing Ghana international John Mensah and Sunderland's Dean Whitehead.

Middlesbrough are set to make a sensational U-turn to ressurect their £5m bid for Chelsea defender Robert Huth.

Manchester United will hold out on a £15m cash-on-delivery for striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Teddy Sheringham's 18-year-old son has landed a two-year deal with Crystal Palace.

Other gossip

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said Alan Smith will return next season as a striker.

Newcastle's Spanish forward Albert Luque has pledged his future to the club.

David O'Leary is set to take a £2m pay-off after he parted company with Aston Villa.

Football fun

Chelsea's new £30m signing Andriy Shevchenko is looking forward to beating his team-mates at... darts!

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Friday's gossip column

Newcastle have snatched Chelsea winger Damian Duff from the clutches of Tottenham with a bid of £10m.

Manchester United will offer centre-back Mikael Silvestre in part-exchange for Spurs midfielder Michael Carrick.

Blackburn are attempting an audacious bid for Argentina star Roberto Ayala.

West Ham want to replace the banned Shaun Newton in their squad with former Spain international Victor.

Portsmouth striker Lomana Lualua is threatening to walk out after talks on an improved deal broke down.

Aston Villa have rejected a £4.5m Pompey bid for Gareth Barry.

Middlesbrough are trying to bring Sunderland full-back Julio Arca to the Riverside, although Espanyol are also interested in signing the player.

Birmingham are preparing a £3.5m offer for Coventry striker Gary McSheffrey - their third attempt to buy the 23-year-old.

Other gossip

Martin O'Neill, Alan Curbishley and Sam Allardyce are the frontrunners for vacant Aston Villa post.

Villa will have to move quickly if they want Curbishley, with the former Charlton boss about to go on a three-week trip to New Zealand.

Former Villa boss Brian Little has put himself in the frame for a return to the job.

Charlton striker Darren Bent will be out for several weeks - including England's friendly against Greece - after severing a tendon in his finger in a domestic accident.

Former Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy will take over as Wolves manager.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has concerns over whether his side will come through their Champions League qualifiers with much of his squad still recovering from the World Cup.

James Beattie will start the season as Everton's penalty taker, despite the arrival of Andy Johnson.

Football fun

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he is "ready for war" next season. Apparently, this is demonstrated by his new cropped haircut.

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Latest transfers speculations Saturday 22.07.06

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Saturday's gossip column

Liverpool may have been too late in their pursuit of Chelsea's Damian Duff with Newcastle poised to clinch the signing.

Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been offered a tempting £50,000-per-week deal by Danish club Brondby.

Blackburn may resurrect their interest in Porto striker Benni McCarthy, with manager Mark Hughes viewing the South African as a replacement for Craig Bellamy.

Wigan will forgive and forget by offering Pascal Chimbonda - who requested a transfer on the final day of last season - a new deal.

Portsmouth are stepping up their interest in Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry.

Charlton want to snatch Middlesbrough full-back Frank Queudrue from Fulham's grasp.

Sunderland want Boro winger Adam Johnson in exchange for Julio Arca.

West Ham are to sign James Milner after agreeing to pay Newcastle's asking price of £3.5m.

The Hammers are also bringing Ghana right-back John Pantsil to Upton Park for £750,000.

Patrick Vieira could become the next player to join the Juventus exodus, with Inter Milan favourites to sign the former Arsenal skipper.

Other gossip

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Chelsea's transfer policy - but he says his comments were taken out of context.

Alan Curbishley says he is not interested in taking over at Aston Villa.

Football fun

Brazil star Ronaldinho's form at the World Cup may have been affected by "romps" with his girlfriend and lengthy spells playing computer games.

Birmingham fans who have not renewed their season tickets from last year are being invited for a drink with manager Steve Bruce and managing director Karen Brady.

Wayne Rooney's lawyers are going to the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organisation to try to gain ownership of the internet domain names "wayneroony.com" and "waynerooney.co.uk". The names are currently owned by Welsh TV personality Huw Marshall who registered them four years ago.

Bangladesh police have ordered all World Cup contenders flags to be pulled down two weeks after the finals concluded. "Flying flags of other countries is illegal but we allowed it considering it was a special occasion," said a statement. "Now that the event is over, soccer fans should have pulled down the flags. If they don't, owners of the buildings should remove them immediately." Brazil and Argentina flags are the most popular in Dhaka.

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Latest transfers speculations Sunday 23.07.06

Latest transfers speculations Sunday 23.07.06

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Sunday's gossip column

Fresh from signing Damian Duff, Newcastle are lining up more transfer deals with bids in for West Ham's Dean Ashton and Werder Bremen's Miroslav Klose.

Arsenal's Ashley Cole will join Chelsea for £16m when he returns from his honeymoon.

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is Real Madrid's top transfer target after they gave up on signing Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas.

Gunners striker Theo Walcott could go to West Brom on loan to help sweeten the deal to bring centre-back Curtis Davies to the Emirates Stadium.

Liverpool are to make a £5m bid for Birmingham's Jermaine Pennant after failing to convince Damian Duff to go to Anfield. (News of the World)

Atletico Madrid star Fernando Torres is a target for Manchester United, but could be sacrificed as the Red Devils concentrate on strengthening their midfield.

If Torres does stay in Spain, Man Utd may look to Spurs striker Jermain Defoe instead.

Sol Campbell says he is interested in a move abroad, because he has "nothing left to prove in England". (News of the World)

Bolton are hoping to bring Argentina and Barcelona star Javier Saviola to the Reebok Stadium.

Blackburn are pondering a £3m move for Ecuador winger Luis Antonio Valencia.

West Ham are ready to spend £9m on 18-year-old Manchester City full-back Micah Richards. (The People)

Patrick Vieira will leave Juventus following their relegation, but is unlikely to return to the Premiership with Inter Milan favourites to sign him.

Portsmouth are in the box seat to sign Ghana captain Stephen Appiah from Fenerbahce, but will have to fight off Arsenal.

Pompey are also in line to capture Man City defender Sylvain Distin for £3.75m.

Fulham are prepared to let Steed Malbranque stay in the reserves all season if he refuses to sign a new deal.

Charlton boss Iain Dowie has gone back to his former club Crystal Palace to sign defender Emmerson Boyce for £1.75m.

Other gossip

Man Utd midfielder Paul Scholes is considering reversing his decision to retire from international football.

Aston Villa are considering appointing former Newcastle boss Graeme Souness, who is friendly with chairman Doug Ellis through a shared love of fishing.

Martin O'Neill has made it clear he is only interested in taking over at Villa if Ellis leaves the club.

O'Neill is actually ready to take the job and will meet Ellis on Monday.

He is also the favoured candidate of the two consortia trying to take over from Ellis.

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock is a surprise candidate for the Villa vacancy.

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson says the club is resigned to letting Ruud van Nistelrooy leave after the striker submitted a written transfer request.

Ferguson has questioned whether Arsenal will be able to sell out their new 60,000 Emirates Stadium every week.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was the only Premiership manager to refuse to take part in an MUTV programme to mark Ferguson's 20-year anniversary as United boss.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has turned down the chance to take over at Sunderland.

Football fun

More thrilling insights from the serialisation of Wayne Rooney's autobiography: he likes sticky toffee pudding; fiancee Colleen outscored him 11-0 in GCSE results; his favourite "babe", apart from Colleen, is Beyonce.

New Portsmouth owner Alexandre Gaydamak is a handy bricklayer, as well as being a multimillionaire.

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Latest transfers speculations Monday 24.07.06

Latest transfers speculations Monday 24.07.06

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Monday's gossip column

Real Madrid will make an improved offer for Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Bolton's £2.5m bid for Argentina skipper Juan Pablo Sorin has been accepted by Villareal, but Portsmouth, Stuttgart and Inter Milan have not given up hope of signing the full-back.

Barcelona and Inter Milan will fight it out for the right to sign Patrick Vieira from Juventus, ending Man Utd's hopes of bringing him to Old Trafford.

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder would like to buy Germany striker Miroslav Klose, but fears being out of the Champions League will hinder his chances.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has told Real Madrid to forget about signing midfielder Xavi Alonso.

Rangers will learn by noon on Monday if Arsenal will allow 18-year-old striker Nicklas Bendtner to move to Ibrox on a year-long loan.

Dunfermline face competition from Nottingham Forest for the signature of former Aberdeen and Livingston striker Noel Whelan.

Aberdeen expect to sign Zambia midfielder Chris Katongo from Jomo Cosmos despite interest from Rangers and Southampton.

Other gossip

Niall Quinn is set to appoint himself as the Black Cats' new manager after failing to convince Martin O'Neill or Sam Allardyce to take the plunge. He will bring Peter Reid in as his number two.

Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis will step up his pursuit of Martin O'Neill when he returns from holiday on Monday.

Football fun

BBC Sport presenter Adrian Chiles has said in an interview that even after watching the World Cup alongside Alan Shearer, he cannot believe the ex-England striker knows his name.

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Latest transfers speculations Tuesday 25.07.06

Latest transfers speculations Tuesday 25.07.06

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Tuesday's gossip column

Arsenal have rejected a £16.5m Chelsea bid for Ashley Cole - and want £25m for the England defender.

The Gunners want Chelsea defender William Gallas in part-exchange for Cole but Blues boss Jose Mourinho will not let Gallas leave.

Liverpool have had a £6m bid accepted for Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant.

Portsmouth want Chelsea midfielder Geremi and are also willing to pay the £4m that Manchester City want for defender Sylvain Distin.

West Ham boss Alan Pardew is lining up a bid for Newcastle winger James Milner.

Paul Ince is waiting to find out if he has a future at Wolves.

Portsmouth and Bolton are both interested in Villarreal defender Juan Pablo Sorin who would cost £2m.

Pompey boss Harry Redknapp is also keen on Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson.

And Redknapp has told the Portsmouth board to break the bank to keep contract rebel Lomano LuaLua.

Want-away Fulham midfielder Steed Malbranque is a £4m target for Reading.

Middlesbrough are set to launch a £2.5m bid for Blackburn's Brett Emerton but Fulham and West Ham are also keen on the Australian winger.

Sunderland defender Julio Arca is on the verge of a £2m move to Middlesbrough.

Boro have offered midfielder Adam Johnson on loan as part of the deal for Arca.

Inter Milan are close to completing the signing of Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira for £8.9m.

Other gossip

American tycoon Randy Lerner, who owns the Cleveland Browns American Football team, is preparing a takeover bid for Aston Villa.

Former Liverpool and England winger - and ex-Celtic coach - John Barnes is set to be appointed coach of Jamaica.

Manchester United's former Everton star Wayne Rooney has criticised Toffees manager David Moyes in his autobiography.

Everton defender Alan Stubbs has backed team-mates James Beattie and Andy Johnson to break into the England squad.

Football fun

Little Britain star David Walliams is the new 5-2 favourite with Blue Square to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December after swimming the Channel for Sport Relief. FA Cup hero Steven Gerrard is second at 7-2.

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