Football rumours from today's newspapers
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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)
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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)
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QPR manager Neil Warnock is launching an ambitious bid to bring Spurs striker Peter Crouch back to Loftus Road.
(The People)
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Chelsea are ready to make a final £22m bid for 18-year-old Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku.
(The People)
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Manchester United are chasing Santos midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso, who has been dubbed the new Kaka.
(The People)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will make the final decision on whether or not to sign West Ham's Scott Parker next week.
(Sunday Mirror)
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Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff has blasted Barcelona for dragging their heels over signing Cesc Fabregas.
(Sunday Mirror)
AND FINALLY
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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)
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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)