Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Jose Mourinho will be named Inter Milan manager today and will make Chelsea's Michael Essien his first signing after being told he has £100m to spend. (The Sun)
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John Arne Riise will head the summer exodus from Liverpool by joining Roma for £5m. (Daily Express)
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Frank Lampard has been offered £130,000 a week to stay at Chelsea in an effort to fend off interest from Inter Milan. (Daily Mirror)
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Lampard, meanwhile, is believed to be tempted by the prospect of linking up again with former Blues manager Mourinho. (Daily Express)
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Ricardo Quaresma, a £15m target for Liverpool, has declared he wants to leave Porto. (Metro)
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Blackburn are set to replace £8.5m Liverpool target David Bentley with Wolves' Michael Kightly. (The Sun)
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Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is ready to raid managerless Chelsea for winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and defender Wayne Bridge. (Various)
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Redknapp is also making a surprise move for another Chelsea player, Israeli striker Ben Sahar. (Daily Mirror)
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Tottenham have missed out on the signings of Lazio striker Goran Pandev and Man City's Richard Dunne. (Various)
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Spurs do appear to be closing in on the signing of Barcelona's Mexican midfielder Giovani dos Santos for an initial £6m. (The Times)
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Premier League new boys Stoke City are hoping to make Rangers attacker Lee McCulloch their first signing of the summer. (Daily Mirror)
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German side Werder Bremen are hoping to hijack Celtic's £3m move for Man City striker Georgios Samaras. (Daily Record)
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Derby striker Kenny Miller is set for a move back to Rangers for £1.75m. (Various)
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QPR boss Iain Dowie will battle it out with Norwich and Ipswich for Nottingham Forest midfielder Sammy Clingan who is available on a free transfer. (Various)
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Forest's Ghanaian international striker Junior Agogo is wanted by Egyptian side FC Zamalek. (The Sun)
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Club Bruges are lining up a deal to bring Rangers midfielder Thomas Buffel back to Belgium. (Daily Record)
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Goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, who retired in 2003, wants a dramatic return to English football. (The Sun)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Manchester City have overtaken Chelsea in the race to appoint Blackburn boss Mark Hughes as their next manager. (Various)
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Blackburn have reluctantly given Hughes permission to speak to City who hope to unveil the former Manchester United and Chelsea striker as their manager this week. (Daily Mail)
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However, City chairman Thaksin Shinawatra is lining up Fenerbahce's Brazilian manager Zico as Eriksson's successor. (Various)
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Arsene Wenger has been told he has a job for life at Arsenal in a bid to fend off interest from French club Paris St Germain. (Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
- Euro 2008 organisers have said that all 1.05m tickets available for the tournament have been sold. (Daily Mirror)
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A record £350m will be bet on this summer's European Championships, despite no Home Nations being involved. (Various)