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Rumours on Thursday 26th June

last updated Thursday 26th June 2008, 9:15 AM

Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Arsenal are lining up a move for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch as a replacement for Barcelona target Emmanuel Adebayor. (Daily Mirror)


  • Crouch is also a target for Tottenham who want to sign the England striker along with team-mate Yossi Benayoun for a combined fee of £15m. (Daily Mail)


  • Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is also watching Germany striker Mario Gomez and Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Mirror)


  • A deal to bring Adebayor to AC Milan is "70-80%" likely according to Italian agent Vincenzo Morabito. (Various)


  • However, the Gunners striker will stay at the Emirates Stadium if Arsenal treble his wages to £120,000. (The Sun)


  • Tottenham will offer Blackburn Aaron Lennon in a £15m player-plus-cash offer for midfielder David Bentley. (Daily Mirror)


  • Wigan are planning an £8m move for Everton striker Andrew Johnson. (Daily Mirror)


  • Sunderland have already made a £10m offer for the England striker. (Daily Mail)


  • Reading striker Dave Kitson is a £2.5m target for Fulham. (Various)


  • Harry Redknapp is preparing a £3m deal to bring Reading left-back Nicky Shorey to Portsmouth. (Daily Mirror)


  • Pompey have agreed a £1.2m deal to sign 18-year-old Strasbourg midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. (Various)


  • Wigan are close to signing Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas, who is the current South American Player of the Year. (Various)


  • Stoke are set to complete the £2m signing of Tottenham defender Anthony Gardner. (The Sun)


  • Luton midfielder David Bell could be on his way to Reading for £400,000 as a replacement for James Harper, who is set to join Middlesbrough for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror)


  • Nottingham Forest will offer £1.5m to Bolton for striker Heidar Helguson. (Daily Star)


  • Ipswich are hoping to sign goalkeeper Richard Wright from West Ham, a player they sold to Arsenal in 2001. (Various)


  • Hearts caretaker manager Stephen Frail has been told his services are no longer required. (Various)


  • Celtic are weighing up a move for Montenegrin international striker Radomir Dalovic. (Scottish Sun)


  • Burnley are set to sign up Norwegian left-back Christian Kalvenes, who was with Dundee United last season. (Various)


  • Livingston say captain James McPake is not for sale after a failed bid from St Mirren. (Daily Record)


  • FA Cup finalists Cardiff City are chasing Dutch midfielder Remco van der Schaaf, 29, from Vitesse Arnhem. (South Wales Echo)


  • Swansea City are close to signing 24-year-old Argentine defender Fede Bessone, who was on loan at Gimnastic de Tarragona last season, from Espanyol. (Western Mail)


  • Welsh international midfielder Gavin Williams is set to sign for Bristol City from Championship rivals Ipswich Town in a £100,000 deal. (The Sun)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Sacked Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been offered the coaching job of the Georgian national side. (Daily Mail)


  • Hearts caretaker manager Steve Frail's future is in the balance after he was banned from pre-season training. (Daily Record)


  • Ronaldo has told Manchester United that he will return to pre-season training after his holiday. (The Sun)


  • Manchester United chief executive David Gill and Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon will come face to face when they meet for in Nyon, Switzerland on 7 July when the new European Club Association is convened. (Various)
AND FINALLY...
  • Southampton defender Claus Lundekvam is paying £100,000 of his own money to re-lay the pitch at the St Mary's Stadium in time for his testimonial. The pitch needs replacing after the stadium hosted a Bon Jovi concert. (Various)


  • LA Galaxy and England midfielder David Beckham wants to launch a range of healthy eating products, including water. (Daily Mirror)


  • Russia's players have been promised two gorgeous girls for every goal they score against Spain in tonight's Euro 2008 semi-final by socialite Pyotr Listerman. (The Sun)


  • New Blackburn boss Paul Ince has said his first trip to West Ham as manager is the game of the season for him. (Various)
















































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