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Rumours on Sunday 21st January 2007

last updated Sunday 21st January 2007, 12:36 PM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Manchester United are set to offer Cristiano Ronaldo a double-your-money five-year deal worth £100,000 a week. (News of the World)
  • Chelsea will swoop for US defender Oguchi Onyewu, currently at Standard Liege, for around £3m. (Daily Star Sunday, News of the World)
  • Manchester United have won the battle to sign Southampton's wonderkid Gareth Bale - for around £8m. (Sunday Express)

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  • Manchester United are also likely to sign Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Aldo Dusher, the man who broke David Beckham's metatarsal before the 2002 World Cup. (News of the World)
  • Wigan boss Paul Jewell is planning a £3m bid for West Ham striker Marlon Harewood. (Sunday People)
  • Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is ready to follow David Beckham into Major League Soccer. (Sunday Mirror)
  • Middlesbrough have made a £4m bid for Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere with Massimo Maccarone set to leave the Riverside. (Daily Star Sunday)
  • Birmingham want up to £8m for Matthew Upson as they have to pay the defender's ex-club Arsenal a percentage of any transfer fee. (Daily Star Sunday)
  • Aston Villa could swap striker Milan Baros for Lyon's version of Peter Crouch in John Carew. (Sunday Mirror)
  • John Terry, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien are set to sign new deals at Chelsea, despite the uncertainty over manager Jose Mourinho's future. (Sunday Mirror)
  • Bolton and Blackburn are expected to slug it out as they try to land Manchester City's central defender Sylvain Distin. (Sunday People)
  • Tottenham want winger Damien Duff from Newcastle, who could be tempted to sell to raise funds for a central defender. (Sunday People)
  • England could play their Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium because of security concerns. (NOTW)
  • Juventus are planning a £30m offer for Liverpool's Steven Gerrard when they hopefully return back to Serie A for next season. (Various)
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  • Chelsea's inspirational captain and central defender John Terry may not return until late February. (Daily Star Sunday)
  • Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would not feel "proud" if leaving the club after winning the Premiership but incurring a £200m loss in the process. (Various)
  • Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson also appears to take a dig at Chelsea's spending by praising his own homegrown stars. (Various)
    AND FINALLY...
  • The Queen will present the trophy at May's FA Cup final. (Mail on Sunday)
  • It seems Francesco Coco's trial at Manchester City will not be turning into a permanent move after he turned up to the club's training ground puffing on a cigarette. (Sunday Mirror)

Source BBC Sport