Football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Chelsea have offered Germany midfielder Michael Ballack, 32, a one-year contract extension, with wages of £121,000 a week.
(Times)
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Barcelona's former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen looks set for a Premier League return after becoming tired of being a substitute for the Champions League finalists. (Daily Mirror)
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists he will stick with his young stars and resist splashing out on big-money signings this summer.
(The Sun)
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But according to the Times, Wenger did hint that he will look to sign experienced players in the summer to bolster his young squad .
(Times)
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Chelsea are prepared to pay up the final year of striker Andriy Shevchenko's contract, denying him a return to Stamford Bridge.
(Daily Mail)
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Argentina and Genoa striker Diego Milito's agent has flown to London for transfer talks. Everton, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City are all said to be interested.
(Daily Mail)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Newcastle are ready to offer temporary boss Alan Shearer a new four-year contract to stay as manager at St James' Park.
(Daily Telepgraph)
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Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has admitted he lined up Peter Crouch as a possible replacement for Roque Santa Cruz back in January.
(Sun)
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Chelsea's interim manager Guus Hiddink has defended striker Didier Drogba after a wave of criticism for his behaviour against Barcelona.
(Daily Telegraph)
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And Drogba is to escape any internal club discipline for his post-match abuse of referee Tom Henning Ovrebo following Chelsea's Champions League elimination to Barcelona in midweek.
(Guardian)
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Uefa's match delegate has strongly condemned Drogba in his formal report on the aftermath of the club's Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona .
(Independent)
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Tony Adams has revealed he is still hoping to return to Premier League management having taken stock following his dismissal from Portsmouth.
(Times)
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Manchester City defender Richard Dunne has accused Cristiano Ronaldo of conning referees with his diving antics .
(Times)
AND FINALLY
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Arsene Wenger has claimed Nicklas Bendtner was NOT drunk after being pictured staggering out of a nightclub with his trousers falling down following Arsenal’s midweek Euro exit.
(The Sun)