Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Fulham are leading the chase to capture Rosenborg full-back Fredrik Stoor, who is also wanted by Blackburn, Manchester City and Wigan. (Daily Mail)
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Blackburn want to sign Fulham midfielder Steve Davis. (Daily Telegraph)
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Inter Milan have made an official £6.5m opening offer for Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard. (The Sun)
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Chelsea are ready to bid £75m for AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka after their initial "astronomical" bid was turned down. (Daily Express)
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Another Brazil superstar, Barcelona's Ronaldinho, has turned down a move to Manchester City, despite the offer of a salary of £200,000 a week. (Various)
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Ronaldinho will join AC Milan, says Brazil boss Carlos Dunga. (Daily Mirror)
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Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has insisted his club are odds-on favourites to sign Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo. (The Sun)
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But Calderon has said any deal for the £70m-rated winger is off until he proves his fitness after he undergoes ankle surgery. (The Mirror)
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Arsenal, Tottenham and Aston Villa are battling to sign Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red. (Daily Mail)
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Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda will this week seal an £8m switch to Valencia. (Daily Mirror)
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Liverpool hope to tempt Aston Villa to part with Gareth Barry by adding Steve Finnan to their existing £15m offer for the England midfielder. (Telegraph)
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Manchester United and Arsenal are locked in an £18m battle to sign Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. (Daily Star)
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Newcastle are preparing a £4m bid for Switzerland international midfielder Gokhan Inler. (Telegraph)
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Portsmouth have sealed a club record £10m deal for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch. (Various)
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Pompey boss Harry Redknapp will now sell striker David Nugent to Hull for £3m. (Various)
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Redknapp is also preparing to make moves for Reading full-back Nicky Shorey and Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul. (Various)
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Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin is stalling on a move to Arsenal, while the futures of Alex Hleb and Emmanuel Adebayor are uncertain. (Various)
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Adebayor is wanted by Barcelona and the Spanish giants are set to push on with their pursuit. (Daily Mail)
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Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood says the club will not sell Adebayor but admits Hleb may leave. (Various)
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But if Adebayor does move, the Gunners will try to sign Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Mail)
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Hull manager Phil Brown is set to bid £1.4m for QPR midfielder Martin Rowlands. (Various)
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Brown also wants Dutch striker Roy Makaay, who is available from Feyenoord for £1,5m, and £3m-rated Wolves midfielder Seyi Olofinjana. (Telegraph)
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Bolton's young German midfielder Kevin Wolze plans to sign for Bundesliga side Wolfsburg. (Daily Mirror)
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Bolton and Middlesbrough want to sign Reading's £3.5m-rated midfielder James Harper. (Daily Mirror)
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Wigan boss Steve Bruce has pulled out of the race for Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic after the player said it is too cold for him in England. (Various)
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Birmingham are determined to hold on to James McFadden, who is wanted by Blackburn and Celtic. (Daily Star)
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Watford say defender Danny Shittu is not for sale, despite interest from Premier League clubs and Scottish giants Rangers and Celtic. (Various)
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Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric is ion the verge of completing an £800,000 deal for CSKA Sofia defender Aleksander Tunchev. (Daily Mirror)
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Carlisle striker Joe Garner will join Nottingham Forest this week in a £500,000 deal. (Daily Mirror)
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Burnley are set to beat off competition from Cardiff to sign Dutch midfielder Remco van der Schaaf. (Daily Mail)
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But the Bluebirds are set to lose striker Robbie Fowler, who will join Dubai club Al-Ahli. (The Sun)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz is set to take over as Portugal manager. (The Sun)
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United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is likely to promote from within to replace Queiroz, with Academy boss Brian McClair a leading contender. (Mirror)
AND FINALLY
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Newcastle fans have reacted furiously after learning that relatives of Osama Bin Laden are among the front runners to buy their club. The Bin Ladens, who own a Saudi Arabian building firm, are set to bid £300m for the Premier League club. (The Sun)