Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Michael Owen could leave Newcastle if they try to cut his wages as part of a new deal, with Everton among the possible contenders to sign him. (Daily Mail)
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Manchester United have earmarked Sevilla's Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano as their top summer target (Times) and his team-mate Daniel Alves could be following him (Sun)
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West Ham will make another big to sign Reading defender Nicky Shorey but boss Alan Curbishley has been told he must sell before he buys. (Daily Express)
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Petr Cech's agent says an unnamed "very big European club" is willing to pay £32m for the Chelsea goalkeeper. (Sun)
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Cardiff teenager Aaron Ramsey could be on his way to Manchester United as a long-term replacement for Paul Scholes. (Mirror)
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Hull are interested in signing veteran Italian striker Christian Vieri if they are promoted to the Premier League. (Mirror)
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Highly-rated Crystal Palace teenager John Bostock, who was wanted by Barcelona and Manchester United and is currently doing his GCSEs, is on the verge of joining Tottenham. (Daily Mail)
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Jackie McNamara has joined Falkirk on a two-year deal after he left Aberdeen. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Fulham owner Mohammed Fayed says he remains as committed to the club as at any point in his 10 years in charge. (Telegraph)
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Manchester United are to request champions' medals for Gerard Pique and Tomasz Kuszczak, who each made nine appearances this season rather than the medal-earning mark of 10. (Daily Mail)
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Birmingham owner David Sullivan says their relegation is down to the "pile of rubbish" they bought last summer, picking out Franck Queudrue as the biggest let-down. (various)
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Arsene Wenger says Theo Walcott still "drifts in and out of games too much" to be ready to play centre forward for Arsenal yet. (Mirror)
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Injury worries over Sol Campbell and David James mean Portsmouth may name their FA Cup final line-up just hours before kick-off. (Star)
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Richard Dunne's sending-off at Middlesbrough could cost Manchester City their Uefa Cup place via the Fair Play League, with Fulham in contention to replace them. (Times)
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Iain Dowie will be named as QPR's new manager before the end of the week, his fourth club in two years. (Sun)
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Cardiff's Robbie Fowler will definitely be in the squad for the FA Cup final despite not having played since December because a hip operation. (Mirror)
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Rochdale's Lee Thorpe will miss their play-off campaign after breaking his arm in three places arm-wrestling with a team-mate on the way to the first-leg match. (Express)
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England boss Fabio Capello has demanded 11 days to work with his players around the end-of-season internationals as he has had so little time with them so far. (Independent)
AND FINALLY...
- Zenit St Petersburg boss Dick Advocaat's favourite singer is Michael Bolton. (Daily Record)
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Shrewsbury will get £500,000 from Manchester City if goalkeeper Joe Hart is capped by England in the game against the USA thanks to a transfer clause from 2006. (Sun)
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Wembley Stadium could stage the 2011 Champions League final after changes to the British tax rules, which are thought to have cost the stadium the chance to host the 2010 final. (Times)
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A spare set of engraved Premier League medals will have Chelsea's names erased and go back into storage after having been taken to Stamford Bridge on Sunday in case Chelsea won the title. (Times)
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Sunderland's Kieran Richardson missed the 1-0 loss to Arsenal as he became the fifth player dropped by manager Roy Keane for poor time-keeping. (Times)