Thursday, December 31, 2009

Friday's gossip column

Transfers Other gossip And finally

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Chelsea are set to smash the British transfer record with a £40m swoop for Valencia striker David Villa.
Full story: Daily Express

Manchester City are plotting a January swoop for Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Inter Milan defender Maicon.
Full story: Daily Mirror

City boss Roberto Mancini is close to making Inter Milan defender Ivan Cordoba his first signing at Eastlands.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez will embark on a spending spree now the transfer window is open, with Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and Tottenham forward Roman Pavlyuchenko his two top targets.
Full story: Daily Mail

606: DEBATE

Liverpool could move for Olympiakos right-back Vasilis Torosidis as a replacement for their injured defender Glen Johnson.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Benitez wants to take Argentina winger Maxi Rodriguez on loan from Atletico Madrid, while out-of-favour Reds forward Ryan Babel is set to reject moves to Fiorentina and Besiktas.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool face stiff competition from Boca Juniors for Rodriguez, who is out of contract in the summer.
Full story: The Times

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made a £3.5m swoop for Fluminese's Brazilian wonder-kid Wellington Silva, who impressed on a recent trial at the Emirates, but he will not be able to join the Gunners until he turns 18 in January 2011.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, who has signed 19 players in the last five January transfer windows, says the mid-season transfer window is "a nightmare" and claims the chances of him bringing anybody to Spurs this month are "very, very, very, very slim".
Full story: The Guardian

Birmingham have failed in their bid to sign on-loan Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart on a permanent basis and also look likely to miss out on Rangers striker Kris Boyd.
Full story: The Sun

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish does not plan to spend all of the £40m he has been given to enhance his squad during the transfer window, and hopes to sign two or three players with "character" rather than make any marquee signings.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Sunderland are ready to make a £4m bid for Tottenham's Scotland right-back Alan Hutton and are still on the trail of Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa and Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson.
Full story: Daily Mail

The Black Cats also want Coventry goalkeeper Kieran Westwood.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is exploring the possibility of signing Roma striker Stefano Okaka on loan.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is considering making a £2.5m bid for Stoke striker James Beattie but hopes to keep hold of Emile Heskey despite interest in the England striker from Liverpool, Fulham, Wigan and Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Mail

Leeds have rejected Newcastle's £1.25m bid for Jermaine Beckford and hope to keep the striker at Elland Road for the rest of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The Magpies will move for QPR's Iceland forward Heidar Helguson, who is currently on loan at Watford, after having their bid for Beckford turned down.
Full story: Daily Mail

Or, Newcastle will secure the signing of Beckford - as soon as Leeds find a replacement.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester City are the latest club to show an interest in teenage Crystal Palace star Victor Moses but will refuse to meet the Eagles' £5m asking price.
Full story: Daily Star

Peterborough have been told to double their £400,000 offer for in-form Bournemouth striker Brett Pitman.
Full story: The Sun

OTHER GOSSIP

Bolton are yet to make a formal approach to Stoke for their assistant boss Peter Reid, who is the leading candidate to succeed Gary Megson as Wanderers manager, and are also considering the possibility of employing Alan Shearer and Gary Speed as manager and assistant.
Full story: The Guardian

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock and former West Ham boss Alan Curbishley are on Bolton's shortlist to become their next manager, with Wanderers set to move for their first choice as Megson's replacement - Burnley boss Owen Coyle - early next week.
Full story: Daily Mail

Curbishley will be interviewed for the Bolton job on Tuesday, although Wanderers have not ruled out a move for former Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Coyle, former Manchester City boss Mark Hughes and Hull City manager Phil Brown have all ruled themselves out of the running to be Bolton's new boss.
Full story: The Sun

The future ownership of West Ham United could be decided next week after the Hammers' owners asked Rothschild Bank to sift through potential investors who either want to buy the club out-right or take a stake.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Former Oldham, Crystal Palace and Coventry City boss Iain Dowie is set to be named Reading's new manager.
Full story: The Sun

Lens want Portsmouth to be shut down if they do not honour their debts, with Pompey still owing the French club fees for Aruna Dindane and Nadir Belhadj.
Full story: Daily Mail

Dundee United are set to open talks with Raith boss John McGlynn about taking over from new Scotland manager Craig Levein in the Tannadice hot-seat.
Full story: Daily Record

AND FINALLY

West Ham have sent out an email begging their fans to attend their third-round FA Cup tie against Arsenal after struggling to sell tickets for Sunday's game.
Full story: Daily Mail

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