Saturday 21st June gossip column
BREAKING GOSSIP
Cardiff City are preparing to table a fresh bid for Rangers striker Kris Boyd. (PA Sport, 0945)
New Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho, is ready to approach FC Porto with an offer for winger Ricardo Quaresma, a former target of Tottenham. (AFP, 1039)
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has not passed a medical at Emirates Stadium prior to a proposed move to Arsenal, according to his agent. (setantasports.com, 1226)
Brazilian club Portuguesa have turned down an Arsenal bid for their highly-rated striker Diogo. (Sky Sports, 1300)
Dutch midfielder Orlando Engelaar is being tracked by both Everton and Newcastle but face competition from German side Schalke. (Sky Sports, 1300)
Striker Marlon Harewood has revealed his desire to stay at Aston Villa - despite attracting interest from a host of clubs. (PA Sport, 1441)
CRISTIANO RONALDO GOSSIP
Cristiano Ronaldo may have to face the 'hairdryer treatment' from Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in a one-on-one meeting before he can force through a move to Real Madrid (Daily Mail).
Senior Manchester United players have been bombarding Ronaldo with text messages and phone calls urging him to stay at Old Trafford. (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder has urged Ronaldo to come to the Bernabeu, believing he can help the Spanish champions win a 10th European Cup. (Daily Star)
Ronaldo had already decided to quit United and join Real Madrid before last month's Champions League final. (The Sun)
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Tottenham are preparing a double swoop on Spain, with their targets being £10m Argentine hitman Diego Milito from Zaragoza and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. (Daily Star)
Barcelona claim they have agreed a stunning £25m deal to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Daily Star)
George Boateng says the chances of him being at Middlesbrough next season are no better than 50/50. (Various)
Tottenham are heading a list of clubs interested in Germany striker Lukas Podolski, who plays for Bayern Munich. (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is leading the chase for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips after being thwarted in two previous attempts. (Daily Express)
Villa are also in the running for Blackburn winger David Bentley but the England man is more likely to go to Chelsea or Tottenham. (Daily Express)
Roma have been linked with Manchester United duo Louis Saha and Mikael Spaletti. (Daily Telegraph)
Barcelona's former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is wanted by both West Ham and Portsmouth. (Daily Mirror)
Hull City face competition from Italian side Sampdoria in their bid to sign Paris St Germain's Bernard Mendy. (Daily Mirror)
West Brom expect to finally agree a new contract next week with Kevin Phillips to stop the striker leaving on a free transfer. (Daily Mirror)
Veteran Czech striker Jan Koller has snubbed a move to Birmingham and is off to Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara. (Daily Mirror)
Hibernian forward Clayton Donaldson could return to England, with Darlington linked with the former York City target man. (The Sun)
Swindon have failed to prise defender Scott Cuthbert away from Celtic. (The Sun)
Aberdeen are leading the chase for RKC Waalwijk defender Tim Bakens. (Daily Express)
Fiorentina have ruled out the sale of Argentina midfielder Mario Santana to Tottenham. (Independent)
Another Aston Villa target is Newcastle star James Milner - once Gareth Barry leaves for Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)
Queens Park Rangers and Coventry City are interested in signing Moritz Volz, who has a year left on his contract. (The Times)
OTHER GOSSIP
Paul Ince has been given special dispensation to become the next Blackburn manager. (Various)
Former England boss Sir Bobby Robson has praised Steve McClaren for accepting the position of manager of Dutch club Twente. (The Times)
Nigel Pearson has vowed to lead Leicester back to the Championship after being appointed the club's sixth manager in Milan Mandaric's 16-month reign as chairman. (Daily Telegraph)
Former Fulham manager Jean Tigana has ruled out the possibility of becoming the next boss of France - if Raymond Domenech is sacked. (Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY
Germany coach Joachim Low was not allowed any contact with his team before the quarter-final win over Portugal because of his touchline ban but revealed he was still able to make mobile phone calls to the bench. (Daily Mirror)
BREAKING GOSSIP
Cardiff City are preparing to table a fresh bid for Rangers striker Kris Boyd. (PA Sport, 0945)
New Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho, is ready to approach FC Porto with an offer for winger Ricardo Quaresma, a former target of Tottenham. (AFP, 1039)
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has not passed a medical at Emirates Stadium prior to a proposed move to Arsenal, according to his agent. (setantasports.com, 1226)
Brazilian club Portuguesa have turned down an Arsenal bid for their highly-rated striker Diogo. (Sky Sports, 1300)
Dutch midfielder Orlando Engelaar is being tracked by both Everton and Newcastle but face competition from German side Schalke. (Sky Sports, 1300)
Striker Marlon Harewood has revealed his desire to stay at Aston Villa - despite attracting interest from a host of clubs. (PA Sport, 1441)
CRISTIANO RONALDO GOSSIP
Cristiano Ronaldo may have to face the 'hairdryer treatment' from Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in a one-on-one meeting before he can force through a move to Real Madrid (Daily Mail).
Senior Manchester United players have been bombarding Ronaldo with text messages and phone calls urging him to stay at Old Trafford. (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder has urged Ronaldo to come to the Bernabeu, believing he can help the Spanish champions win a 10th European Cup. (Daily Star)
Ronaldo had already decided to quit United and join Real Madrid before last month's Champions League final. (The Sun)
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Tottenham are preparing a double swoop on Spain, with their targets being £10m Argentine hitman Diego Milito from Zaragoza and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. (Daily Star)
Barcelona claim they have agreed a stunning £25m deal to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Daily Star)
George Boateng says the chances of him being at Middlesbrough next season are no better than 50/50. (Various)
Tottenham are heading a list of clubs interested in Germany striker Lukas Podolski, who plays for Bayern Munich. (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is leading the chase for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips after being thwarted in two previous attempts. (Daily Express)
Villa are also in the running for Blackburn winger David Bentley but the England man is more likely to go to Chelsea or Tottenham. (Daily Express)
Roma have been linked with Manchester United duo Louis Saha and Mikael Spaletti. (Daily Telegraph)
Barcelona's former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is wanted by both West Ham and Portsmouth. (Daily Mirror)
Hull City face competition from Italian side Sampdoria in their bid to sign Paris St Germain's Bernard Mendy. (Daily Mirror)
West Brom expect to finally agree a new contract next week with Kevin Phillips to stop the striker leaving on a free transfer. (Daily Mirror)
Veteran Czech striker Jan Koller has snubbed a move to Birmingham and is off to Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara. (Daily Mirror)
Hibernian forward Clayton Donaldson could return to England, with Darlington linked with the former York City target man. (The Sun)
Swindon have failed to prise defender Scott Cuthbert away from Celtic. (The Sun)
Aberdeen are leading the chase for RKC Waalwijk defender Tim Bakens. (Daily Express)
Fiorentina have ruled out the sale of Argentina midfielder Mario Santana to Tottenham. (Independent)
Another Aston Villa target is Newcastle star James Milner - once Gareth Barry leaves for Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)
Queens Park Rangers and Coventry City are interested in signing Moritz Volz, who has a year left on his contract. (The Times)
OTHER GOSSIP
Paul Ince has been given special dispensation to become the next Blackburn manager. (Various)
Former England boss Sir Bobby Robson has praised Steve McClaren for accepting the position of manager of Dutch club Twente. (The Times)
Nigel Pearson has vowed to lead Leicester back to the Championship after being appointed the club's sixth manager in Milan Mandaric's 16-month reign as chairman. (Daily Telegraph)
Former Fulham manager Jean Tigana has ruled out the possibility of becoming the next boss of France - if Raymond Domenech is sacked. (Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY
Germany coach Joachim Low was not allowed any contact with his team before the quarter-final win over Portugal because of his touchline ban but revealed he was still able to make mobile phone calls to the bench. (Daily Mirror)