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Football Rumours on Sunday 17th July 2011

last updated Sunday 17th July 2011, 6:20 PM


Football rumours from today's newspapers

  • Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will join Brazilian side Corinthians this week, with Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero replacing him at Eastlands in a £45m deal.
    (Sunday Mirror)

  • Tottenham are closing in on a loan deal for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker, despite a last-gasp bid of £7m from Aston Villa.
    (Metro)

  • QPR manager Neil Warnock is launching an ambitious bid to bring Spurs striker Peter Crouch back to Loftus Road.
    (The People)

  • Chelsea are ready to make a final £22m bid for 18-year-old Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku.
    (The People)

  • Manchester United are chasing Santos midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso, who has been dubbed the new Kaka.
    (The People)

  • Newcastle United club captain Fabricio Coloccini is still wanted by Sevilla. The La Liga club are poised to make a bid for the Argentine player early next week.
    (footie-online)

  • West Ham United and Birmingham City are interested in Sunderland centre-back Anton Ferdinand, with the defender looking to leave the Stadium of Light following the arrival of defenders Wes Brown and John O'Shea from Manchester United.
    (footybunker)

  • Newcastle are confident of securing deal for defender Wayne Bridge. The former England left-back is one of many players surplus to requirements at Manchester City.
    (The People)

  • Arsenal will try to fill the void left by midfielder Cesc Fabregas's departure to Barcelona by making a concerted effort to bring Napoli's Marek Hamsik to the club.
    (Fanatix)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will make the final decision on whether or not to sign West Ham's Scott Parker next week.
    (Sunday Mirror)

  • Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff has blasted Barcelona for dragging their heels over signing Cesc Fabregas.
    (Sunday Mirror)
AND FINALLY '
  • EuroMillions jackpot winner Colin Weir has already identified football as his top priority for spending his £161m fortune - but instead of splashing out to buy local club Partick Thistle, he's going to invest in a luxury box at Barcelona.
    (Metro)

  • Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder's wife Yolanthe could hold the key to breaking the deadlock in his proposed £35m move to Manchester United.
    (Mail on Sunday)
























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