Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Everton have been linked with a move for Tottenham striker Darren Bent as Fulham emerged as the latest club to be interested in signing Andy Johnson.
(The Independent)
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Lille want to sign Fulham goalkeeper Antti Niemi.
(The Times)
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Tottenham aim to clinch the £17m signing of Blackburn midfielder David Bentley and send goalkeeper Paul Robinson to Ewood Park as part of the deal. (Daily Mirror)
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Bentley's move will spark a transfer merry-go-round, with Aston Villa ready to sign veteran Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel. (Daily Mirror)
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Manchester United have put a £25m limit on their pursuit of striker Dimitar Berbatov and told Spurs they can take it or leave it after the Londoners rejected an initial offer of £20m. (Various)
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Manchester City are ready to beat AC Milan to the signature of Ronaldinho after making a £22m bid for the Barcelona playmaker on Sunday night. (Daily Mirror)
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Barcelona will this week offer Samuel Eto'o plus £15m to Arsenal in a final attempt to lure Emmanuel Adebayor to the Nou Camp. (Daily Star)
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Winger Alex Hleb will be unveiled by Barcelona on Monday after completing his £15m move from Arsenal. (The Sun)
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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez's hopes of signing Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry and Spurs striker Robbie Keane have suffered a setback with the news that midfielder Xabi Alonso looks to set to stay on Merseyside. (Various)
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The Merseysiders are also interested in Switzerland right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, who would available from French club Lille for about £700,000. (Daily Mirror)
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El-Hadji Diouf may still be playing at the Reebok Stadium next season as Bolton have yet to receive any bids for the wantaway Senegal striker and he still has a year left on his Trotters contract. (The Sun)
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Reading manager Steve Coppell is ready to sell half his squad, including defender Nicky Shorey and midfielder Stephen Hunt, for the right price. (The Sun)
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But James Harper's hopes of making a swift return to the Premier League are in doubt as the Royals are demanding £5.5m for the Middlesbrough and Bolton target because Arsenal would net 40% of the deal for their former midfielder. (Daily Mirror)
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Bolton boss Gary Megson has rejected West Brom's offer of £1.25m plus Paul Robinson for defender Abdoulaye Meite. (Daily Mirror)
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Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp will make a £6m bid for Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul. (Daily Mirror)
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Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will step up his attempts to sign Hearts defender Christophe Berra this week with a final £1.75m offer. (Daily Star)
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But the Championship side could face competition from Feyenoord for the Scotland defender's signature. (The Herald/The Sun)
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Celtic may make a move for former Chelsea midfielder Samuele Dalla Bona, who is currently with Napoli. (Various)
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Hull City are in talks with Tottenham about signing defender Ricardo Rocha and are also interested in signing Portsmouth defender Djimi Traore. (The Times)
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Egypt striker Amr Zaki is expected to join Wigan on a season-long loan despite signing a contract extension at El Zamalek until 2012. (Daily Mail)
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Newcastle believe they can strike a deal with Real Zaragoza for £7m-rated Argentina midfielder Pablo Aimar. (Daily Mail)
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West Ham are lining up a £1m bid for Rangers goalkeeper Neil Alexander as first choice keeper Robert Green is attracting a number of clubs. (Daily Record/Daily Mirror)
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Motherwell are set to clinch loan deals for Celtic pair John Kennedy and Jim O'Brien. (Various)
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However, the Fir Park side may face competition for defender Kennedy from Championship clubs while Well boss McGhee is keen to strike a permanent deal for winger O'Brien. (The Sun)
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AC Milan have ruled out a move for Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc. (Daily Mirror)
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Rangers target Anderson Polga will not be moving to Ibrox after signing a new three-year deal with Sporting Lisbon. (Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Old Trafford has been thrown into further doubt after Manchester United fans demonstrated against the Portugal winger at a reserve friendly match against Burscough at the weekend. (Daily Mirror)
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Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro has told Ronaldo he should honour his contract and stay at United. (Daily Star)
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Portsmouth fans have handed in a 2,000-name petition to 10 Downing Street calling for manager Harry Redknapp to be awarded a knighthood. (Various)
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Everton will hope for good news on their plans to move to a 55,000-seat stadium in Kirkby this week when they will discover whether or not the £400m project will be called in for a public inquiry. (The Times)
AND FINALLY
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England defender Micah Richards has been banned from having a girlfriend by his mum as she thinks that wannabe WAGs are just after the Manchester City right-back's money. (Daily Star)