Football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Tottenham are among the clubs monitoring 18-year-old Venezuelan left-sided midfielder Carlos Fernandez. (Daily Mail)
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Stoke want to snap-up Blackburn midfielder Aaron Mokoena at the end of the season (Daily Mirror)
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Boss Martin O'Neill is just pleased Gareth Barry is still at the club and won't be pushing him to sign a new deal in the summer. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Nicolas Anelka has delivered a scathing assessment of Chelsea's title chances, saying his team are not good enough to overcome the Premier League's big guns. (Various)
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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has warned young English footballers that they are in danger of being squeezed out of the game unless they match the hunger shown by African players. (Times)
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Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis has begged Portsmouth not to sack manager Tony Adams. (Sun)
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And Adams is ignoring newspaper speculation surrounding his future and insists he has no inclination Pompey want to fire him. (Daily Telegraph)
AND FINALLY
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Nigel Clough has ordered his Derby County players to laugh their way to safety in the Championship. "We try and put a smile on their faces in training," he insisted. (Sun)