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Rumours on Monday 18th August

last updated Monday 18th August 2008, 7:53 AM

Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Ipswich have had an offer for defender Moriz Volz accepted by Fulham. (The Sun)


  • Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has pleaded with the club to let him join Manchester United. (Various)


  • Everton have sent a delegation to Portugal to try and clinch the signing of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Moutinho. (Daily Mail)


  • Boss David Moyes is also close to agreeing a loan move for Juventus midfielder Tiago and has not given up on Newcastle's Alan Smith. (Daily Mail)


  • Sunderland are ready to raise their bid for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy to nearer the £9m Rovers are demanding. (Daily Mail)


  • The Black Cats could also complete a £6m (Daily Mirror) or £8m (Independent)


  • deal for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand this week. Robbie Fowler has been offered a six-month pay-as-you-play deal by Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince. (Various)


  • West Brom are on the verge of splashing out £7m - £5m on Real Mallorca midfielder Borja Valero and £2m on Charlton's Zheng Zhi. (Various)


  • Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is targeting Argentine left-back Juan Pablo Sorin, who has been released by Hamburg. (The Sun)


  • Actually, Redknapp is in talks with French side Lens to take Algeria left-back Nadir Belhadj on a season-long loan. (Daily Mirror)


  • Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to swoop for Southampton defender Andrew Davies for £1.5m. (The Sun)


  • Blackburn boss Paul Ince will make a new bid for his old captain at MK Dons, Keith Andrews, this week - and may even bid for their keeper Willie Gueret. (Daily Mirror)


  • Rumours abound that Norwich are going to sign veteran Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. (Daily Star)


  • Crystal Palace will try to push through a £600,000 deal for Colchester winger Mark Yeates this week. (Daily Mirror)


  • Arsenal left-back Kieron Gibbs, 18, is ready to join Championship Reading on a season-long loan. (The Sun)


  • Derby are set to offer Lens midfielder Julien Sable, 27, a second chance in England after Blackburn stalled on offering him a contract. (Daily Mirror)


  • Former Watford striker Gifton Noel-Williams, 28, will end a two-year spell in Spain to join Azerbaijan outfit Neftchi Baku. (Various)


  • Celtic are closing in on the signing of their former forward Shaun Maloney, from Aston Villa. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • England coach Fabio Capello will assess his squad on Monday and is set to name Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand as his captain. (Daily Telegraph)


  • Blackburn boss Paul Ince claims attempts were made to wreck his managerial career at Ewood Park, amid rumours of unrest in the camp. (The Sun)


  • Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has reaffirmed his desire to stay with the club despite being linked with a move back to West Ham. (Daily Telegraph)


  • Wigan's Paul Scharner has been called up to the Austria squad for the friendly with Italy, his first call-up in two years. (The Sun)
AND FINALLY
  • West Ham striker Dean Ashton says he will cut down on eating pizza in a bid to win back a place in the England squad. (Daily Express)


  • Luiz Felipe Scolari hailed his first game in charge of Chelsea as the "perfect day" after his side thumped Portsmouth 4-0. (The Sun)
























Source BBC Sport