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Football rumours on Sunday 5th July 2009

last updated Sunday 05th July 2009, 11:59 AM


Football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Fulham are set to battle it out with Sunderland and AC Milan for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch. (Daily Star on Sunday)


  • Hull are keeping tabs on Fulham striker Bobby Zamora having lost out in the race to sign Fraizer Campbell. (News of the World)


  • Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o will drop his wage demands to join Manchester United for £25m. (News of the World)


  • Chelsea are prepared to sell captain John Terry to Manchester City for £45m. (News of the World)


  • But central defender Terry will only be allowed to leave if he hands in a written transfer request. (News of the World)


  • Manchester City are said to be preparing a final £35m bid for England captain Terry. (Mail on Sunday)


  • Barcelona are closing in on the signing of Liverpool's Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano. (News of the World)


  • Mascherano's departure looks imminent after he fell out with Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez towards the end of last season. (Mail on Sunday)


  • New Manchester United striker Michael Owen has revealed how he would have taken a £100,000 pay cut to rejoin old club Liverpool. (News of the World)


  • Manchester United winger Nani fears for his future at the club following the arrival of Antonio Valencia. Both Atletico Madrid and Villarreal are interested in the Portuguese 22-year-old. (News of the World)


  • New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is set to be handed a transfer kitty of £60m when he officially takes over on Monday. (Daily Star on Sunday)


  • Chelsea could use some of that cash to make a move for Real Madrid winger Wesley Sneijder. (News of the World)


  • And the Stamford Bridge club could make a last-ditch attempt to sign Argentine forward Carlos Tevez who is on the verge of joining Manchester City. (News of the World)


  • Newcastle United are lining up a double swoop for Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell and Manchester City forward Ched Evans. (News of the World)


  • Liverpool will have to battle it out with Real Madrid for Valencia midfielder David Silva. (News of the World)


  • Real Madrid are set to bid £55m for Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery. Frenchman Ribery is also wanted by Chelsea and Manchester United. (Daily Star on Sunday)


  • AC Milan are ready to offer £20m plus former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini for Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Sunday Mirror)


  • But Adebayor's agent Stephane Courbis has said the 25-year-old will remain at the club, ending speculation of a move to Italian side AC Milan. (The Observer)


  • AC Milan are pursuing Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who is also a target for Manchester United. (Sunday Times )


  • Everton manager David Moyes is lining up a move for Manchester United's veteran midfielder Paul Scholes. (Daily Star on Sunday )


  • Everton's Australian midfielder Tim Cahill has told friends he fancies a move to Italy or Spain as he is fed up with the rain in England. (Sunday Express)


  • But Sunderland appear to have won the race for £14m rated England striker Crouch. (The People)


  • Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is keeping tabs on Athletico Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente, who has been dubbed Spain's Peter Crouch. (News of the World )


  • Birmingham are interested in taking Tottenham left-back Gareth Bale on loan next season. (Daily Star on Sunday)


  • Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is lining up a £4m bid for Norway striker Moa Abdellaoue from Valarenga. (News of the World)


  • Wigan are battling it out with Sunderland for Reading winger Stephen Hunt. (News of the World)


  • Former Arsenal and Portsmouth defender Lauren is wanted by Hull City. (News of the World)


  • Bolton manager Gary Megson is preparing a £3m bid for Manchester City's Swiss midfielder Gelson Fernandes. (News of the World)


  • Middlesbrough are lining up Preston keeper Wayne Henderson as a replacement for Chelsea-bound Ross Turnbull. (News of the World)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is drawing up plans for a European style Super League that would destroy the structure of top flight football in England. (News of the World )


  • A billionaire Swiss family are the latest group to be linked to a takeover of troubled south-coast side Southampton. (Mail on Sunday)


  • Former Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear has been given the go-ahead to return to management after his recent health problems. (Mail on Sunday )
AND FINALLY
  • New Manchester United striker Michael Owen says he was made to feel like a "criminal" at former club Newcastle because of all his injury problems at St James' Park. (Daily Star on Sunday )








































































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