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Rumours on Friday 3rd August 2007

last updated Friday 03rd August 2007, 9:59 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Fulham are set to complete the signing of Watford winger Hameur Bouazza for £4m within 48 hours.(Daily Star)


  • Fulham are set to sign 21-year-old defender Adrian Leijer from Australian side Melbourne Victory.(Daily Mail)


  • West Brom defender Curtis Davies has pleaded with he club to let him move to Tottenham.(Daily Mirror)


  • Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is set to sign £4m-rated Norwegian defender Brede Hangeland.(Daily Express)


  • Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is closing in on Real Mallorca winger Jonas Guttierrez, who is known as "Spiderman".(Daily Mail)


  • Sunderland are favourites to sign Cork striker Roy O'Donovan.(Telegraph)


  • Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has turned his attention to Nantes striker Luigi Pieroni after missing out on Alan Smith.(Telegraph)


  • Everton are looking at Elfsborg full-back Daniel Mobaeck, who scored his side's winner in a Champions League qualifier recently.(Telegraph)


  • Sheffield United have been warned off making an approach for Wigan winger Kevin Kilbane.(Telegraph)


  • West Ham have made Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen their main target now that Carlos Tevez is set to leave for Manchester United.(Telegraph)


  • Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is set to complete a deal for Brazilian defender Claudio Capaca.(The Independent)


  • Dundee United are interested in Belgian star Cedric Rousel and will make a decision on whether to sign him after a five-day trial.(Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Derby have offered a trial to 19-year-old England youth international Jamie Mullan, who was released by Manchester United in June.(Telegraph)


  • Portsmouth striker Kanu is set to agree a new one-year contract with the club.(Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
  • Robbie Fowler has decided against moving closer to his new club, Cardiff, and will instead commute to work from his home in Liverpool by luxury helicopter. The 32-year-old will buy a chopper at a cost of £200, 000, build a £5,000 heliport at his home and pay a private pilot £200 per day for the 90-minute flight.(Daily Star)


  • Tottenham new boy Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed his chosen career path was one of just three options available to those who grow up in the mean streets of Wedding, Berlin. "Here you either become a drug dealer, a gangster or a footballer", he said.( Daily Star)


  • Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has revealed the secret behind his energetic performances on the pitch - he sleeps 14 hours a day to make sure he is fully rested.(The Sun)


  • Manchester United's new dressing room at their Carrington HQ is apparently so big that phones are being installed in players' lockers.(The Sun)
























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