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Rumours on Saturday 24th February 2007

last updated Saturday 24th February 2007, 9:52 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho have vowed he will never walk away from the club for the sake of his players and the club's supporters. (Various)

  • Barcelona have put Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso on the top of their wants list after his fine midweek Champions League display against them in the Nou Camp. (Daily Mirror)

  • St Mirren defender Kirk Broadfoot is poised for a summer switch to Celtic. (Daily Record)

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  • Bolton are to bid for Aston Villa left-back JLoyd Samuel on a free transfer. (Daily Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP
  • Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia admits he has been fed-up at playing second fiddle to Jens Lehmann. (Sun)

  • England assistant boss Terry Venables believes Frank Lampard can become a better player by moving abroad. (Sun)

  • Javier Mascherano claims he turned his back on West Ham because "his face did not fit." (various)

  • Charlton boss Alan Pardew was filmed swearing about West Ham fans while he was still their manager, during a recording session designed to help him avoid embarrassing slips-ups in public. He joked "I'm the best manager in the world and I will win them over at some point." (Sun)

  • But Charlton fullback Luke Young believes West Ham's loss is the Addicks' gain and Pardew can keep his new side up this season (Sun) .

  • Graeme Souness could be lined up to replace Alan Curbishley as the new manager of West Ham. (Daily Express)

AND FINALLY...
  • Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock was forced to evacuate his office after the electrics failed at Bramall Lane. He took some paper work to "this place where I get my car washed. I sat there for two hours with a coffee while people wandered past wondering 'what's he doing there'". (Independent)

  • A video on YouTube shows Arsenal's Brazilians Gilberto Silva and Julio Baptista relaxing by strumming banjos and ukuleles while Denilson dances to their samba rhythms. (Times)

  • Julio "The Beast" Baptista has revealed he has another nickname on the Gunners' training ground - "Baptigol" (after lengendary Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta). (Various)























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