Football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Manchester United have failed to take up the first option to buy striker Carlos Tevez. (Daily Star)
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Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho made a late bid to bring Chelsea forward Didier Drogba to the club as part of the deal that took Ricardo Quaresma to Stamford Bridge on loan. (Daily Mirror)
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Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has urged striker Roque Santa Cruz to earn a summer move by saving Rovers from relegation. (Daily Star)
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Arsenal are set for a storm amid concerns over why Andrei Arshavin's move from Zenit St Petersburg was completed 24 hours after the transfer window closed. (Various)
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Manchester City failed with a deadline-day bid for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner. (Daily Mail)
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Manchester City also missed out on a loan bid for Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski - as did Portsmouth. (Daily Mail)
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Everton were keen to bring Portsmouth winger Glen Little to the club in January. (Daily Mail)
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Hull boss Phil Brown says agents are to blame for his failure to land defender Christian Panucci from Roma. (Daily Mirror)
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England midfielder David Beckham could have to take a £10m pay cut to join AC Milan permanently from Los Angeles Galaxy. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is hopeful that manager Arsene Wenger will sign a long-term deal with the club. (The Guardian)
AND FINALLY
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has hinted that next season could be his last at the club. (Daily Express)
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Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is being nicknamed 'Ronopoly' in reference to the board game Monopoly after buying a hotel in Portugal. Ronaldo already owns four houses across the world, including a £4m mansion in Cheshire. (The Sun)