Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Bolton and England defender Gary Cahill has alerted Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal to a possible move after he revealed that his dream remains to play European football.
(CaughtOffside)
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Championship side West Ham have been alerted to the availability of Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge, after City boss Roberto Mancini confirmed that he is no longer in his first-team plans.
(The Sun)
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Arsenal could make a move for PSV Eindhoven's Sweden striker Ola Toivonen in the January transfer window.
(talkSPORT)
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Manchester United are set to up the ante in their bid to sign Croatian duo Mateo Kovacic and Mario Situm. United scouts were recently alerted to 17-year-old midfielder Kovacic - labelled "the new Messi" - and 19-year-old striker Situm, both of whom play for Dinamo Zagreb.
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Everton and Manchester City have been left disappointed following the news that summer transfer target Luisao has signed a new contract at Portuguese club Benfica.
(talkSPORT)
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Cristiano Ronaldo has once again hinted that he could leave Real Madrid by claiming he will never rule out a move to a different league.
(talkSPORT)
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Manchester City look set to go back in for Fiorentina's Alessio Cerci in January after boss Roberto Mancini called the winger "extraordinary".
(The Mirror)
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Arsenal and Sunderland are set to go head-to-head in a race to sign Hannover 96 striker Mohammed Abdellaoue.
(talkSPORT)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Sir Alex Ferguson is considering leaving goalkeeper David de Gea out of Saturday evening's Premier League game at Bolton.
(Daily Mail)
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Harry Redknapp has warned Tottenham skipper Ledley King that he must play at least 20 games this season or risk the axe next summer.
(Daily Mail)
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Stoke manager Tony Pulis believes new striker Peter Crouch will settle at the club, despite reports his wife Abbey Clancy is unhappy at having to leave London.
(The Guardian)
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Former Manchester United defender John O'Shea has admitted that it was an easy decision to leave the club to join Sunderland.
(The Independent)
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QPR defender Luke Young has accused England manager Fabio Capello of treating him as "an afterthought".
(Daily Express)
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Auxerre midfielder Delvin Ndinga has revealed that he rejected approaches from Premier League clubs Tottenham and Newcastle to remain in France.
(talkSPORT)
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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes Craig Bellamy's new calm nature has been helped by the fact that he has "given up golf".
(The Mirror)
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Footballer turned Strictly Come Dancing star Robbie Savage has revealed Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini - a close friend - may be making a shock appearance to cheer him on during his ballroom debut.
(Metro)