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Rumours on Monday 18th June 2007

last updated Monday 18th June 2007, 9:05 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Birmingham are eyeing centre-half Zat Knight from Fulham, who are set to sign Aston Villa defender Aaron Hughes this week. (Daily Mirror)

  • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign Benni McCarthy but Blackburn have insisted the striker is not for sale. (The Sun)

  • Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce hopes to sign either PSG defender David Rozehnal, Marseille's Habib Beye or Liverpool's Sami Hyypia this week. (Daily Mirror)

  • Juventus and Roma are targeting Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy. (Various)

  • The Reds want Roma to follow up their interest as it raises the possibility of an exchange for their £10m-rated Brazilian winger Mancini. (Independent)

  • Everton midfielder Tim Cahill wants the club to sign his Australian team-mate Vince Grella, 27. (Daily Mail)

  • Bolton want £6m for goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, who has turned down a new deal and is being targeted by Sunderland and Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror)

  • After bidding £3.2m for Jaaskelainen, Sunderland boss Roy Keane will also trying to sign Chelsea's Geremi and Man Utd striker Giuseppe Rossi. (Daily Mail)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Blackburn want further information about Anglo-American financier Daniel Williams before a proposed £67m takeover of the club. (Daily Mirror)

  • Hong Kong tycoon Carson Yeung is expected to step up his bid to buy Birmingham over the next few days. (Daily Mirror)

  • Manchester City want to appoint Sevilla boss Juande Ramos as their new manager by the end of the week. (Various)

  • Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer, now a BBC pundit, believes a new defence is the top priority for manager Sam Allardyce. (Daily Mirror)

  • Defender Bruno Alves has dashed Aston Villa's hopes of signing him by committing to Porto. (Daily Express)

  • Mark McGhee and Gary McAllister have emerged as front-runners for the manager's job at Motherwell. An announcement will be made on Tuesday. (Daily Telegraph)

  • McGhee will be named 'Well boss. (Daily Record)

  • Celtic will step up their bid to lure AC Milan's Massimo Donati to Glasgow this week when he jets in to Britain for talks. (Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
  • Fulham's Jimmy Bullard will have an intensive two-week fitness test in America under the supervision of Dr Richard Steadman to determine whether he is fit for the start of next season. (Various)
























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