Football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Liverpool are expected to use some of the £30m they gained from the sale of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid to make an £18m offer for Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani.
(The Guardian )
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Italian side AC Milan are preparing a £31m bid for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.
(The Sun)
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Darren Bent's transfer to Sunderland has still not been completed, despite the Tottenham striker passing a medical on Monday (Daily Star)
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Sunderland, meanwhile, are set to sign Lyon defender John Mensah on a season-long loan deal.
(The Sun)
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The Black Cats are also keeping tabs on Tottenham centre-back Michael Dawson.
(The Sun)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has failed with a £5.5m bid for Sevilla centre-back Federico Fazio.
(The Sun)
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Wenger says he will wait to sign Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh on a free transfer next season, rather than improve his £6m offer for the striker this summer (Daily Mirror)
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Tottenham hope to sign Blackburn defender Christopher Samba for £10m to help ease their defensive crisis.
(The Sun)
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Manchester United will use their friendly with Valencia to run the rule over midfielder David Silva and forward David Villa (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has agreed a new three-year contract at Chelsea worth over £100,000 a week.
(The Sun)
AND FINALLY
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has written off Liverpool's title chances, claiming he has more chance of achieving a hole in one in golf.
(The Sun)
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Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham is being considered for a goodwill ambassador's role at former club Manchester United when he hangs up his boots.
(The Sun )
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Meanwhile, Beckham and his wife Victoria are in negotiations to buy a £10m luxury home in Chelsea, sparking rumours of a move to the west London club.
(The Sun)