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Rumours on Monday 27th August 2007

last updated Monday 27th August 2007, 10:08 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Clubs including Everton, Fulham, Man City and Derby are scrambling to sign Celtic striker Kenny Miller.(Daily Mirror)


  • Fulham have bid £1.3m for Derby County striker Steve Howard.(The Sun)


  • Portsmouth are set to sign Bolton's Nicolas Anelka for £9m and Fulham's Papa Bouba Diop for £3m.(Daily Mirror)


  • Fulham have had a £250,000 bid for Port Vale keeper Joe Anyon, 20, rejected.(Daily Mirror)


  • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will break the bank to sign Barcelona's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho after having two meetings with his brother and agent.(Daily Mail)


  • Watford are poised to make a £3.5m move for West Brom striker Nathan Ellington.(Daily Mirror)


  • Everton have been stunned by Manuel Fernandes' decision to join Valencia - just 24 hours after he was a guest at their game with Blackburn.(Various)


  • Aston Villa have offered £7m for Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker.(The Times)


  • Newcastle have agreed a £2m-plus deal to sign Abdoulaye Faye from Bolton - and will pay him £40,000-a-week.(Daily Mirror)


  • Sunderland boss Roy Keane will sign Stoke's Danny Higginbotham and Southampton striker Kenwyne Jones, while also offering a contract to Ian Harte.(Daily Star)


  • Harry Redknapp will try to sell striker David Nugent to Derby or Middlesbrough to fund his new signings.(Daily Mirror)


  • Ipswich's George O'Callaghan is joining Championship rivals Sheffield Wednesday.(The Sun)


  • Ajax are to sign Newcastle's Spanish striker Albert Luque.(The Times)


  • MK Dons boss Paul Ince is flying in prolific French striker Mikel Antoine Courier for talks.(Daily Mirror)


  • West Ham are mulling over a fresh £8m offer for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy.(Daily Mail)


  • Aston Villa are tracking Chelsea defender Glen Johnson.(Daily Mirror)


  • Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson has ruled out selling striker Rob Hulse.(Daily Mail)


  • St Johnstone boss Owen Coyle is on the verge of concluding a move to bring back former Dundee United midfielder Karim Kerkar to Scotland.(Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • LA Galaxy are lining up Jurgen Klinsmann as their new coach as Frank Yallop cannot handle the pressure of coaching David Beckham.(Various)


  • Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez admits he may have to make an emergency signing after being hit by a series of injuries to defenders.(Various)


  • Southampton striker Kenwyne Jones has been told to return to training after going on strike.(The Sun)


  • Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate hit out at Newcastle fans for their sick taunts to Egyptian striker Mido.(Daily Mirror)


  • Peter Schmeichel has revealed his son Kasper, of Manchester City, will play for Denmark and not England.(The Times)


  • Ashley Cole has described England fans who jeered Frank Lampard before kick-off at Wembley last week as "disgraceful".(The Times)


  • Craig Brewster will be paraded as the new Inverness manager for the second time on Monday.(Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
  • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has got rid of his private bowling alley - because his kids were too noisy celebrating strikes.(The Sun)
























Source BBC Sport