Football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Chelsea are set to pay £45m for AC Milan striker Alaxandre Pato and then loan him back to the Italian club for a year. (News of the World)
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The Blues have also offered £40m for Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery. (Sunday Mirror)
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Tottenham are ready to make a new £21m bid for Aston Villa forward Ashley Young.
(News of the World)
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West Ham are set to sell England defender Matthew Upson as they need to raise £10m to ward off creditors. Manchester City have been linked with Upson. (Mail on Sunday)
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Everton manager David Moyes has rejected Besiktas' £8m bid for striker Louis Saha.
(News of the World)
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Aston Villa are leading the chase for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, who is also wanted by Tottenham, Manchester City and Everton. (Mail on Sunday)
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Blackburn and Everton are locked in a battle to sign Benfica's £3m-rated midfielder Hassan Yebda.
(News of the World)
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Manchester City are seeking an agreement with Barcelona to get first refusal on forward Lionel Messi should he ever decide to leave the Spanish club. (Sunday People)
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Manchester United fear AC Milan will try to hijack their bid to sign 15-year-old Swedish midfielder Linus Sjobeg, who plays for first division side Vasteras.
(News of the World)
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Hull boss Phil Brown is set to make a move for Portsmouth's £4m-rated striker David Nugent.
(News of the World)
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Liverpool are monitoring Reading's 20-year-old striker Simon Church, with a view to signing him next year.
(News of the World)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Fulham midfielder Clint Dempsey will this week sign a new four-year deal to stay with the club.
(News of the World)
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Everton manager David Moyes is being lined up as the replacement for Sir Alex Ferguson when the Manchester United manager finally retires.
(Sunday People)
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Alan Shearer could return as Newcastle manager as early as next week - but only if owner Mike Ashley is willing to accept a £70m offer for the club from Geordie businessman Barry Moat. (Mail on Sunday)
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David Beckham has insisted he wants to carry on playing for England even after the 2010 World Cup.
(News of the World)
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Arsenal winger Theo Walcott says being part of a successful England team at the World Cup next year next year is more important to him than winning trophies with the Gunners this season. (Sunday Express)
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England boss Fabio Capello has hinted that Walcott's teenage team-mate at Arsenal Jack Wilshere is a serious contender for a role at the World Cup. (Sunday Times)
AND FINALLY
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Donna Powell has been appointed first-team coach of Fisher FC. She impressed when she took charge of the team after a prize she won in a raffle gave her the chance to manage them for a game in February. (News of the World)