All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez wants to keep striker Peter Crouch until the summer and no-one will leave the club in the transfer window. (Various)
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Chelsea boss Avram Grant says he has spoken to owner Roman Abramovich about bringing in more players in the transfer window. (Various)
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Spurs strikers Dimitar Berbatov and Darren Bent say they want to stay at White Hart Lane. (Daily Mirror)
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AC Milan want to take Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko back to the San Siro in January. (The Sun)
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Reading's Stephen Hunt could be on the verge of a £5m move to Sunderland. (The Sun)
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Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy has been told his future lies at Rovers. (Various)
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Bolton's Spanish midfielder Ivan Campo wants to return home to Real Sociedad. (Daily Mirror)
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Liverpool have signed the highly-rated 16-year-old Alex Cooper from Aberdeen. The teenager is the son of former Aberdeen star Neale Cooper. (Daily Star)
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Steve Bruce hopes he can lure Blackburn's Robbie Savage to Wigan. (Daily Mail)
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Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka will join Chelsea in the January transfer window for £10m. (Daily Star)
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Manchester City and Newcastle both want Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda. (Daily Mirror)
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Leicester boss's Ian Holloway is ready to make Cardiff's Tony Capaldi his first signing. (Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
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New Fulham manager Roy Hodgson will earn a £1m bonus if he keeps his new employers in the Premier League. (Daily Mail)
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Joey Barton had a row with boss Sam Allardyce hours before he was arrested. (Daily Mirror)
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Former Spurs boss Martin Jol is ready to take over from Sam Allardyce should he get the boot from Newcastle. (The Sun)
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Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez will not celebrate if he scores against former club West Ham on Saturday. (Various)
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Cardiff's Robbie Fowler will fly to America to cure a hip problem. (The Sun)
AND FINALLY...
- Wigan boss Steve Bruce says full-back Ryan Taylor's set-piece delivery is as good as David Beckham's. (Various)
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Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson said he was a Liverpool supporter as a youngster. (Daily Mirror)