All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Atletico Madrid have told Liverpool they want Peter Crouch in part exchange for Fernando Torres. (Daily Star)
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Liverpool are closing in on the club record £25m capture of Torres. (Daily Telegraph)
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Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to stun Manchester City fans by making West Ham's Marlon Harewood one of his first signings. (Daily Mirror)
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Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg is believed to be high on Eriksson's wish list. (The Guardian)
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Manchester United have accepted a £6m offer from Middlesbrough for their out-of-favour striker Alan Smith. (Daily Mirror)
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Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is aiming to make a late bid to bring Smith to the south coast. (The Sun)
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Sunderland have slapped in a £3m bid for Hearts keeper Craig Gordon. (Daily Mirror, Daily Record)
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Tottenham's £15m swoop for Darren Bent is being held up because Charlton are holding out for more money. (Daily Mirror)
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Manchester City have handed a two-year contract to teenage keeper Filip Mentel. (Daily Mirror)
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Liverpool will only allow Djibril Cisse to leave the club next season if he is offered a permanent deal elsewhere. (Various)
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Bolton are to step up their bid to bring Cisse to The Reebok. (The Times)
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Bordeaux slapped a £10m price tag on the head of Rangers target Julien Faubert. (Daily Record)
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Chelsea's sporting director Frank Arnesen was in the crowd to watch Holland Under-21 star Royston Drenthe at the European Championship. (The Guardian)
OTHER GOSSIP
- American sports tycoon Stan Kroenke has requested a meeting with Arsenal's board to discuss the future of the club. (Daily Telegraph)
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Former Gunners midfielder Gilles Grimandi is set to become the club's new director of football. (The Guardian)
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Czech winger Libor Sionko has slammed Rangers boss Walter Smith for only talking to him once since returning to the club. (Daily Record)
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Arsene Wenger's future at Arsenal was thrown into further doubt when it emerged that key board members are against the plan to bring back Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Express)
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Sven-Goran Eriksson will decide whether to take over as manager of Manchester City in the next 24 hours. (The Sun)
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The Premier League has requested more help from the Government to investigate new owners in the wake of Manchester City's likely takeover. (Daily Telegraph)
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Newcastle's new owner Michael Ashley will accept the resignation of the club's board today but offer a role to chairman Freddy Shepherd. (Various)
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Paul Ince will leave Macclesfield to take over as MK Dons boss today. (Various)
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Property tycoon Daniel Williams, who is interested in buying Blackburn, is thought to have the backing of two companies with combined assets of £3.75bn. (The Times)
AND FINALLY...
- Wayne Rooney said he was more nervous in Ricky Hatton's dressing room before his fight on Saturday than when he plays for England and Manchester United. (Daily Telegraph)
- The skipper of Charlton women's side Casey Stoney has blamed Alan Pardew and his flops for the decision to axe their women's set-up. (The Sun)