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Rumours on Tuesday 7th August 2007

last updated Tuesday 07th August 2007, 10:05 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Fulham have agreed a £3.5m deal to sign Watford winger Hameur Bouazza.(Various)


  • Fulham hope to add to their Northern Ireland contingent with a £2m move for Burnley's Kyle Lafferty.(Daily Star)


  • Gabriel Heinze told Sir Alex Ferguson on Monday he wants to move to Liverpool - Fergie told him that would never happen.(Various)


  • Real Madrid's £40m bid to sign both Michael Ballack and Arjen Robben has collapsed.(Daily Express)


  • However, Ballack has told Chelsea he will only join Real if they help pay for his switch to Spain. Real are offering him just £91,000-a-week.(Daily Star)


  • Antonio Cassano, the Real Madrid forward, has been offered to West Ham and Bolton.(The Times)


  • Man City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will sign Australian midfielder Mark Bresciano from Palermo for £4m.(Independent)


  • Aston Villa have launched an £8m bid for West Brom defender Curtis Davies.(Daily Star)


  • Sunderland boss Roy Keane will find out on Tuesday if he has won the race to sign Hearts' keeper Craig Gordon.(The Sun)


  • Wigan have stepped up their £3m bid for West Brom left-back Paul Robinson after Leighton Baines' exit to Everton.(Daily Star)


  • Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce will step up his £2.5m pursuit of Serbia defender Ivica Dragutinovic from Sevilla.(Daily Mirror)


  • Southampton defender Pele, 29, is close to joining West Brom for £900,000.(The Sun)


  • West Ham are desperately trying to revive their interest in Newcastle's Kieron Dyer by offering £6m up front.(Daily Star)


  • Sheffield Wednesday hope to lure striker Geoff Horsfield from city rivals United with a £400,000 bid.(The Sun)


  • Soulemayne Diawara is expected to complete a move from Charlton to Bordeaux for about £3m.(The Times)


  • Manchester United have rejected Hull's bid to take striker Frazier Campbell, 19, on loan.(Various)


  • West Brom are close to finalising deals worth almost £3m for Stoke's Carl Hoefkens and Middlesbrough's James Morrison.(Daily Star)


  • Blackburn's Francis Jeffers is expected to join Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday in a £600,000 deal.(Daily Mirror)


  • Crystal Palace will sign West Ham striker Hogan Ephraim, 19, on loan before the first game of the season.(Daily Star)


  • Stoke boss Tony Pulis has targeted Leeds midfielder Eddie Lewis as his next signing.(Daily Mirror)


  • Swansea are set to sign Liverpool reserve keeper David Martin, 21, on a season-long loan.(Daily Star)


  • Bolton have rejected a bid from West Brom for Portuguese striker Ricardo Vaz Te.(Daily Mirror)


  • Yeovil boss Russell Slade is preparing a £100,000 bid to tempt midfielder Ian Craney away from Swansea.(Daily Star)


  • French club Strasbourg have stepped up their bid to sign Hearts star Ibrahim Tall.(Daily Record)


  • Celtic striker Derek Riordan has told the club he is not interested in a move to the Championship as he is convinced he can make the grade at Celtic Park.(The Sun)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is in line for a shock England recall for the crucial September Euro 2004 qualifiers.(Daily Star)


  • Reading defender Nicky Shorey says he is not leaving the club despite turning down their £20,000-a-week offer.(The Sun)


  • Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on a Premier League and Champions League double this season.(Daily Star)


  • Chelsea striker Didier Drogba may miss the first two weeks of the season with a knee injury.(The Sun)


  • Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso says the Reds will adopt a more aggressive approach in their hunt for the title.(Various)


  • Leeds fans have written to every League club pleading with them to back Ken Bates' appeal against their 15-point penalty.(The Sun)


  • Preston defender Liam Chilvers will sign an improved four-year deal this week.(The Sun)


  • Rangers boss Walter Smith believes Uefa are one more offensive chant away from having Ibrox Park shut down.(Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
  • David Beckham was jeered by LA Galaxy fans after sitting out yet another game with his troublesome ankle injury. (The Sun)

  • Lee Cook has given his cash-strapped former club QPR a major boost by handing over his £250,000 signing-on fee at Fulham as a parting gift. (The Sun)
























Source BBC Sport