Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Veteran midfielder Paul Scholes is set to leave Manchester United in the summer. (Various)
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Manchester City will move for AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso after he turned down a new contract.
(Daily Mirror )
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Neither City nor Chelsea are interested in Gattuso, according to AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani.
(The Independent)
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Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has told City they will never get their hands on John Terry. (Daily Star)
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Bordeaux say they have no intention of selling striker - and Arsenal target - Marouane Chamakh in January.
(Daily Mirror )
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Former Manchester United target Adam Ljajic is "in psychological shock" after the club pulled out of a £9m deal to sign the Serbian.
(The Guardian)
WORLD CUP GOSSIP
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The World Cup draw has given England the "best group since the Beatles" according to one newspaper as they face Algeria, Slovenia and the US.
(The Sun)
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US star Landon Donovan says he will wind up LA Galaxy team-mate David Beckham ahead of their two countries' World Cup group clash.
(The Sun)
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And Beckham is also facing flak from Luis Figo, who says the joint Portugal-Spain bid for World Cup 2018, which he fronts, will beat the former Manchester United star's campaign to host the tournament in England. (Daily Express)
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Beckham may have cause to sweat, as some reports liken the England 2018 bid's promotional video to "a budget version of South Park".
(The Independent)
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Slovenia, meanwhile, have chosen Wayne Rooney as their wind-up target, according to defender Bostjan Cesar.
(The Guardian)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, are having trouble refinancing part of the club's £700m debt.
(The Times)
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Tottenham have overlooked Ledley King's knee problems to offer the defender a new £70,000-a-week contract.
(The Sun)
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Liverpool believe a persistent groin injury may deprive Fernando Torres of the chance to play for Spain at the World Cup.
(The Times)
AND FINALLY...
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Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips keeps in touch with old Chelsea team-mates John Terry and Frank Lampard by playing Call Of Duty against them on the Xbox games console.
(The Sun)
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David Moyes says he is considering naming himself in the Everton team to face Tottenham, as the club's injury crisis mounts.
(The Independent)