Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Los Angeles Galaxy striker Robbie Keane is considering returning to Aston Villa in the summer following his successful loan spell at the club.
(Daily Mirror)
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Lille midfielder Eden Hazard is one of Tottenham's top summer transfer targets, manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed.
(Metro)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been assured that his job is safe for another two years despite the disastrous back-to-back defeats to AC Milan and Sunderland last week.
(Daily Mirror)
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Wenger will be given a £55m transfer kitty to rebuild the side in the summer.
(Daily Mail)
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Wenger has vowed to fight on and pursue the "trophy" of a fourth-placed Premier League finish this season.
(The Times)
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Arsenal's billionaire owner Stan Kroenke will reaffirm his support for the Frenchman when he flies into London for a meeting with the manager and the rest of the club's board this week. Club shareholders will meet tonight to assess the levels of support for Wenger.
(Daily Telegraph)
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Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is ready to take a gamble on the fitness of John Terry for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg clash with Napoli.
(Daily Mail)
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The Chelsea manager is expected to drop misfiring striker Fernando Torres for the match after hauling him off at half-time during the 1-1 FA Cup draw with Birmingham.
(The Guardian)
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Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri insists Chelsea's crisis of confidence does not make his highly-rated side favourites.
(Daily Telegraph)
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Steve Bruce is the hot favourite to succeed Mick McCarthy as Wolves manager and could be in charge for Saturday's clash with Newcastle.
(The Sun)
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Former Newcastle chairman Sir John Hall believes the club's fans won't accept the renaming of St James' Park to the SportsDirect Arena.
(Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
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Everton legend Graeme Sharp believes it is only a matter of time before manager David Moyes is lured away from the club.
(talkSPORT)
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Blackburn Rovers star Ruben Rochina says their strong record against the Premier League's top sides gives them hope of an upset against Manchester City next weekend.
(Lancashire Telegraph)
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Manchester City full-back Micah Richards has explained the reason behind his decision to quit Twitter.
(Manchester Evening News)
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Bolton boss Owen Coyle has praised the talents of on-loan Arsenal striker Ryo Miyaichi.
(talkSPORT)
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Harry Redknapp joked that his team's 0-0 draw with Stevenage in front of FA chairman David Bernstein may have dented his chances of landing the England job. "I bet he was impressed with the football I served up today," said Redknapp.
(Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY
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Mario Balotelli may be turning his hand to DJing after recruiting hip-hop star Tim Westwood for lessons on the decks to impress his Man City team-mates.
(Metro)
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Nicklas Bendtner wasn't playing in Sunderland's 2-0 FA Cup win over Arsenal, but managed to grab a slice of the limelight on Twitter thanks to his choice of hat.
(Metro)