All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Arsenal winger Alex Hleb will stay with the Gunners despite a planned summer raid by Barcelona. (The Sun)
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Tottenham and Arsenal will fight it out to land Newcastle winger Charles N'Zogbia in the summer. (Daily Mail)
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Middlesbrough are set to double defender David Wheater's wages to fend off interest from Liverpool. (The Sun)
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Boro expect Wheater to sign a new long-term deal in the next two weeks. (Daily Mail)
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Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has been spotted house hunting in Barcelona while he recovers from a thigh injury. (Daily Mail)
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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has pledged his future to the club despite interest from Real Madrid and AC Milan. (Daily Mirror)
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Manchester United have been sounding out clubs interested in signing striker Louis Saha. (Daily Mail)
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Ipswich hope to sign out-of-favour Portsmouth striker David Nugent on loan. (Daily Mirror)
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West Ham will go to court to fight a legal challenge from Kia Joorabchian over fees relating to Carlos Tevez's spell at Upton Park. (Telegraph)
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Giovanni Trapattoni is the preferred choice to be the new Republic of Ireland boss, ahead of Terry Venables and Billy Davies. (Independent)
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Coventry City want to re-sign striker Gary McSheffrey on loan from Birmingham. (Daily Star)
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Leeds striker Tresor Kandol wants to quit Elland Road after a bust-up with new boss Gary McAllister. (The Sun)
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Former Scotland striker Gary McSwegan, 37, is training with Clyde. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
- England boss Fabio Capello could partner Wayne Rooney with Joe Cole up front against Switzerland and leave Michael Owen on the bench. (Various)
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Owen was a spectator in training on Tuesday as Capello experimented with new formations. (Various)
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Matthew Upson, Wes Brown, David Bentley and Ashley Young are all set to start against the Swiss at Wembley. (Various)
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Motherwell will pay £40,000 to replace part of their rain-sodden Fir Park pitch - and the new surface will only last six weeks. (Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
- Fabio Capello banned England players from playing golf before the friendly with Switzerland but says they can play as much as they like on Thursday. (Various)
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Benjani's move from Portsmouth to Manchester City was held up on transfer deadline day because the Zimbabwe striker fell asleep at the airport and missed two planes. (The Times)