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Rumours on Thursday 29th May

last updated Thursday 29th May 2008, 8:10 AM

Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Jose Mourinho will raid his former club Chelsea to sign Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho and Didier Drogba when he is confirmed as Inter Milan boss. (The Sun, The Independent)


  • Chelsea's England wide-man Shaun Wright-Phillips is a £10m target for Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp. (The Sun)


  • Arsenal have sealed the signing of midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille for £12.5m. (Daily Telegraph)


  • Tottenham are on the verge of signing Sevilla winger Diego Capel after agreeing to match an £11.5million buy-out clause. (Daily Mail)


  • Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is on the verge of joining Juventus for £16m. (Various)


  • West Ham could sign striker Davide Lanzafame, 21, on loan from Juventus for next season. (The Independent)


  • Aston Villa will launch an £8m bid to sign England's rising goalkeeper Joe Hart from Manchester City. (Daily Star)


  • Hull will make their first signing since winning promotion to the Premier League by completing the £750,000 capture of on-loan Derby midfielder Craig Fagan. (The Sun)


  • Middlesbrough are set to bid £2m for Sheffield United midfielder Stephen Quinn. (The Sun)


  • Stephen Simmons is in talks with Dundee after the midfielder rejected a new contract at Dunfermline. (Daily Record)


  • Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham is on his way to Nottingham Forest. (The Sun)


  • Barcelona are ready to move for Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb. (Various)


  • Arsenal are leading the race to sign Wolves's highly rated goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy. (Daily Mirror)


  • Everton, Newcastle and Middlesbrough are also in the chase to capture the keeper. (Daily Star)


  • Charlton and Crystal Palace will battle it out to sign Blackpool winger Wes Hoolahan, who is available for a cut-price £250,000. (Daily Star)


  • Rangers will sell Filip Sebo to French club Valenciennes for £1m. (Daily Record)


  • Wolves have tabled a £1m bid for Peterborough hot-shot Aaron McLean. (The Sun)


  • Hearts have rejected a £500,000 bid from Burnley for winger Andrew Driver. (Daily Star)


  • Sunderland manager Roy Keane wants to sign Newcastle's Damien Duff, Reading's Stephen Hunt and Aiden McGeady of Celtic. (Daily Mail)


  • Norwich and Crystal Palace are keen to sign Arsenal youngster Gavin Hoyte, 17, on a season-long loan. (The Sun, Daily Star)


  • Coventry City want Derby defender Dean Leacock. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is still in contention to take over at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Express)


  • Dean Ashton has agreed a new five-year contract at West Ham and will almost treble his salary. (Daily Star)


  • Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has warned the club they face losing their best players unless they alter their wage structure. (Various)


  • Mark Beevers has snubbed a £2m move to Chelsea in order to stay with Sheffield Wednesday. (Daily Star)


  • Wycombe are set to appoint former England caretaker boss Peter Taylor as their new manager. (Daily Star)
AND FINALLY...
  • Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra decided to sack manager Sven-Goran Eriksson because he believed the Swede would be willing to quit the club for Chelsea. (Daily Express)
























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