Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Barcelona are looking at ways of raising cash to fund a massive summer bid for Tottenham's £50m-rated winger Gareth Bale, 22.
(Daily Express)
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Barca are not prepared to pay more than £35m and Bale wants to stay at Spurs rather than make the move
(Daily Mirror)
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Chelsea are believed to be lining up a £50m swoop for 25-year-old Atletico Madrid striker Falcao.
(Daily Star)
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Liverpool are keen on Barcelona's Seydou Keita. The £2m-rated midfielder, 32, currently playing for Mali in the African Nations Cup, has been frozen out at the Nou Camp.
(The Sun)
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Bolton manager Owen Coyle is believed to have issued a "come and get them" invitation to Championship clubs for some of their out-of-favour stars.
(Bolton News)
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Hamburg hope to tempt 22-year-old midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson back to Germany when his loan deal at Swansea expires at the end of the season.
(talkSPORT)
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Former Blackburn captain Garry Flitcroft insists Rovers must resolve their differences with wantaway defender Chris Samba, 27, immediately or face a daunting task in avoiding Premier League relegation.
(Lancashire Telegraph)
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Several top clubs are already lining up to sign Blackburn's highly-rated 21-year-old striker Junior Hoilett, who could leave the club for a bargain price when his contract expires in the summer.
(Metro)
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Striker Dimitar Berbatov, 31, expects to remain at Manchester United beyond this season but has reiterated his disenchantment at his lack of playing time at Old Trafford.
(Manchester Evening News)
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Arsenal striker Andrey Arshavin, 30, is holding on for a summer move back to former club Zenit St Petersburg rather than move to Anzhi Makhachkala over the next three weeks while the Russian transfer window remains open.
(Daily Mirror)
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Manchester City's 26-year-old defender Aleksandar Kolarov is a transfer target for Serie A giants Juventus.
(talkSPORT)
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Anderlecht's 26-year-old striker Dieumerci Mbokani is being targeted by Liverpool. The 26-year-old's agent has also admitted that his client is being scouted by English clubs and could move abroad.
(Inside Futbol)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Jose Mourinho will not leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, according to midfielder Jose Callejon, 24.
(talkSPORT)
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Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish is hoping to convince 25-year-old striker Gabriel Agbonlahor about the benefits of yoga - using Ryan Giggs as the prime example.
(Birmingham Mail)
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West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 19, looks set to be hauled in front of senior Hammers staff to explain comments he made on Twitter.
(Daily Mail)
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Former Norwich City winger Adrian Forbes, 33, believes the Canaries have bagged themselves a bargain in the form of transfer deadline day signing Ryan Bennett.
(Eastern Daily Press )
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Everton fan group 'Trust Everton' has launched a plan to buy the club's £15m Finch Farm training ground.
(Liverpool Echo )
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Blackburn are believed to have have cancelled a visit from the Indian national team due to fresh fears over the future of boss Steve Kean.
(Daily Star)
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French winger Sylvain Marveaux, 25, has admitted his season could already be over with Newcastle.
(Newcastle Chronicle )
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Swansea's 29-year-old midfielder Ferrie Bodde faces a fight to save his career after news that he has suffered a third cruciate ligament injury which will rule him out until next season.
(South Wales Evening Post )
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The Brazilian club Corinthians are keeping their striker Adriano "detained" inside the team's hotel in an effort to force him to lose weight.
(The Guardian)
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Manager Alex McLeish has urged French winger Charles N'Zogbia, 25, to do his talking on the pitch for Aston Villa rather than on Twitter.
(Express & Star)
AND FINALLY
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The now world famous 'Anfield cat' may have found a home after a former Liverpool steward came forward claiming he was a local stray - and he's named after manager Kenny Dalglish.
(Metro)
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Harry Redknapp will be offered the England job - but on the FA's terms. "The FA will tell Redknapp they want him to lead a coaching set-up with staff they have already picked as part of an England revolution".
(Daily Mirror)
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Tottenham are braced for an approach from England for Harry Redknapp but are desperate to hang on to their manager until the end of the season.
(Goal)
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Stuart Pearce and Trevor Brooking will team up as caretaker bosses for England's friendly against the Netherlands at Wembley on 29 February.
(Daily Mail)