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Rumours on Wednesday 23rd July

last updated Wednesday 23rd July 2008, 9:09 AM

Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is set to shatter his signing record with a £10.75m bid for Everton striker Andrew Johnson. (Various)

  • Wigan boss Steve Bruce is to offer Fulham £3m to bring back old favourite Jimmy Bullard to the JJB Stadium. (Daily Mirror)

  • Robinho and Didier Drogba are poised for a £40m swap between La Liga and the Premier League, with £25m-rated Brazilian forward Robinho moving to Chelsea and Blues striker Drogba on his way to Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)

  • England midfielder Frank Lampard has been offered a record-breaking £39m, five-year deal by Chelsea which will make him Britain's highest-paid footballer. (Various)

  • Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is set to make a shock bid to bring former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse, now at Marseille, back to the Premier League. (Daily Mirror)

  • However, others say Hughes will make a £15m move for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Various)

  • West Ham, who are also interested in Cisse, have been warned by Marseille they have 10 days to sign the £8m-rated France striker. (Daily Star)

  • Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has offered £5m plus Charles N'Zogbia for Celtic winger Aiden McGeady. (The Sun)

  • Aston Villa have made a late bid to hijack Younes Kaboul's £5m move to Sunderland. (Daily Mirror)

  • Paul Ince is poised to make Chile midfielder Carlos Villenueva his first signing as Blackburn boss. (The Sun)

  • Sunderland goalkeeper Marton Fulop is the subject of a £6m bid by Stoke City. (Daily Express)

  • Birmingham have told QPR to forget about signing Martin Taylor after assuring the defender he will play a key role in their bid for promotion. (Daily Mirror)

  • Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has told Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho that midfielder Sulley Muntari is not for sale. (The Sun)

  • Celtic are in advanced talks with Auxerre for the Romanian defender Gabriel Tamas, who is available for £3.5m. (The Guardian)

  • West Ham will on Wednesday complete their first major signing of the summer with the £5m acquisition of versatile Lazio midfielder Valon Behrami. (The Independent)

  • Peru winger Nolberto Solano is in talks to join Los Angeles Galaxy after being released by West Ham. (The Times)

  • Coventry boss Chris Coleman has launched a bid to raid Portsmouth for defender Martin Cranie. (Daily Star)

  • Cardiff are ready to hijack Leeds' £300,000 move for Wolves outcast Jay Bothroyd. (Daily Star)

  • Coventry striker Michael Misfud has asked for a transfer, with Crystal Palace, Norwich and Bristol City all showing interest. (Daily Mail)

  • Rangers assistant boss Ally McCoist travelled to Portugal to watch Ibrox target Glenn Loovens in Cardiff City's 2-1 win over Vitoria Guimaraes in the Algarve Cup (Western Mail)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has taunted new Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari by telling him he has no chance of matching Jose Mourinho's efforts at the Stamford Bridge helm. (Daily Mirror)

  • Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro has been trying to persuade Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to join the Spanish club after the pair became friends while holidaying on the Italian island of Capri. (The Sun)

  • Midfielder Gareth Barry, who has been targeted by Liverpool, was relentlessly booed by Aston Villa fans as he pulled on their colours for what is likely to be the last time in a friendly win against League One side Walsall. (Various)

  • Arsenal defender Kolo Toure is a doubt for the start of the Premier League campaign after he contracted Malaria while at home in the Ivory Coast. (The Sun)

  • Gunners striker Eduardo has suffered a setback from the double leg break he sustained in February, ruling him out of the first two months of the season. (Daily Telegraph)

  • Goalkeeper Shay Given has reminded Newcastle United's board that Kevin Keegan's side requires significant strengthening. (The Guardian)
AND FINALLY...
  • New San Jose Earthquakes signing Darren Huckerby's dinner might have been with the dog when he returned from an interview on American TV.

    When asked: "Do you have a famous girlfriend - anybody we can help promote?" The former Norwich and Coventry striker replied: "I am married but is a bit late for her - she is too old." (Daily Mail)








































































Source BBC Sport