Football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Everton have given up the fight to keep England defender Joleon Lescott and agreed to sell him to Manchester City for £22m.
(Daily Mail)
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger could still make a last-ditch bid to bring former skipper Patrick Vieira back to the club from Inter Milan before the transfer deadline. (Daily Mirror)
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Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is poised to sign Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock for around £8m. (Daily Mirror)
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Livorno say that West Ham United's offer for striker Alessandro Diamanti is considerably short of their £8 million valuation.
(Times)
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Fulham are considering a move for Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos and Newcastle defender Stephen Taylor.
(Times)
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Everton boss David Moyes is chasing Spartak Moscow winger Vladimir Bystrov
(Daily Mail )
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Celtic boss Tony Mowbray does not expect Aiden McGeady to leave Parkhead after the Republic of Ireland Winger was linked to Tottenham.
(Press and Journal )
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Gianfranco Zola has set up a meeting with Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh on Monday to try and persuade the Moroccan to join West Ham.
(Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Sir Alex Ferguson has backed misfiring strikers Michael Owen and Dimitar Berbatov to start finding the net for Manchester United.
(Sun)
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Carlo Ancelotti insists Andriy Shevchenko has a future at Stamford Bridge, despite the fact that the Ukrainian has played just one game in the last 15 months for Chelsea. (PA)
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Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says he is unfazed by other clubs' criticisms of his massive summer spending spree.
(The Sun)
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Arsene Wenger has blasted the decision to press Theo Walcott into action for the both the senior and under-21 England teams this summer as "selfish".
(Various)
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Gianfranco Zola insists he has no intention of quitting West Ham after denying he is under pressure to sell players.
(Metro)
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Alex McLeish's job looks to be safe Birmingham City prepare for takeover talks with Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung.
(The Scotsman)
AND FINALLY
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Blackburn striker Jason Roberts never takes his Premier League wages for granted after revealing his first pay packet as an unknown non-league player: "That would be £15-a-week with Hayes." (Daily Mirror)