Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Juventus and AC Milan are interested in Manchester United's unsettled winger Nani.
(The Sun)
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Manchester United are to make a £20m bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole in the January transfer window.
(Daily Mail)
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Birmingham, Blackburn and Bolton are ready to battle it out for Aston Villa's £5m-rated midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
(Daily Star)
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Everton have joined the likes of Arsenal, Juventus, Sunderland and West Ham in the race for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.
(The Sun)
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Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will take a second look at former Monaco midfielder Camel Meriem this week.
(Daily Mirror)
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Bolton will look to make a bid for Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam in January.
(The Sun)
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta says he rejected an offer from Italian giants Inter Milan for star winger Lionel Messi this summer.
(Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, now at Inter Milan, says he yearns for a return to England.
(The Times)
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Manchester City and Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, 25, says he is tired of football and will retire from the game if his country wins next year's World Cup.
(The Sun)
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David Beckham will jet to Cape Town in South Africa ahead of the World Cup draw on 4 December to try and help England's stuttering 2018 World Cup bid.
(Daily Star)
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Chelsea have been hit by the news that striker Didier Drogba will be out for three weeks with a broken rib.
(The Sun)
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Former Birmingham co-owner David Gold is to a make a £80m bid for West Ham.
(Daily Express)
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Liverpool are concerned that striker Fernando Torres could miss the Merseyside derby against Everton on 29 November because of extended treatment on his abdominal injury.
(Daily Mirror)
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Cash-strapped Hull are up for sale with owner Russell Bartlett hoping to find a buyer in the new year.
(Daily Express)
AND FINALLY...
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England manager Fabio Capello believes rounds of golf are helping his squad as they chase World Cup glory next year. Capello's two defeats as boss came after he missed playing a round and coach Ray Clemence is to visit South Africa to find a World Cup base with a decent course nearby.
(The Sun)