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Rumours on Friday 9th February

last updated Friday 09th February 2007, 8:18 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Rafa Benitez wants Tenerife's Iriome Gonzalez to be Liverpool's first summer transfer - he expects to pay about £1.5m for the right-sided player. (The Sun)


  • Frank Lampard has been dropping hints that he would like to move to Barcelona in the summer. (Daily Mirror, Daily Express)


  • Mikel Arteta has stunned Everton by revealing he wants to return to Spain and is already being linked with Atletico Madrid. (The Sun)


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  • Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has confirmed he is thinking about leaving the club in the summer. (Various)


  • AC Milan believe they are in "pole position" to sign Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho in the summer. (The Guardian)


  • Leeds are trying to sign West Brom striker John Hartson on an emergency loan until the end of the season. (Daily Mail)


  • Dunfermline winger Owen Morrison could be set for a move to a Chinese club. (Daily Record)


  • Toronto head coach Mo Johnston wants to sign Celtic's Neil Lennon. (Daily Record)


  • Austria Vienna have rubbished reports that they want to sign Rangers' duo Filip Sebo and Sasa Papac. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP
  • Carlos Tevez has revealed he and manager Alan Curbishley rarely speak. (The Sun)

  • Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola could be in line to take over as coach of Sydney FC, who have sacked Terry Butcher. (Daily Mirror, Daily Mail)


  • Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner would let Martin O'Neill speak to the FA if they wanted him to replace current England manager Steve McClaren. (Daily Mirror, Daily Express)


  • Arsenal are involved in talks with a US billionaire about forming a partnership with Major League Soccer franchise the Colorado Rapids. (The Independent)


  • Coventry defender Robert Page will remain as captain despite knocking out a team-mate's teeth in a training bust-up. (Daily Mail)


  • Kilmarnock striker Stevie Naismith is being earmarked for Scotland's squad to face Georgia and Italy in the next Euro 2008 qualifiers. (Daily Record)


  • Berti Vogts has insisted he was not a failure as Scotland manager. (Daily Record)


AND FINALLY...
  • Fulham defender Moritz Volz has raised £475 for charity by auctioning off the boots he used to score the 15,000th Premiership goal. (The Sun, Daily Express)


  • Liverpool new boy Javier Mascherano made a real faux pas by saying how proud he was to become a Red Devil. (The Sun)


  • Newcastle and England star Michael Owen has revealed he is a fan of cult TV show Deal Or No Deal. (The Sun)


















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