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Rumours on Thursday 18th January 2007

last updated Thursday 18th January 2007, 8:13 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

Fulham are interested in West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan have launched a £5m bid for Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn defender Lucas Neill will snub Liverpool to sign for West Ham. (The Sun)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has hit out at Neill after he turned down Champions League football to double his money with the Hammers. (Daily Mirror)

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Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has told Chelsea that Tal Ben Haim is "a lot better than they think" after the Blues had a £2m bid rejected for the defender and refused to up the offer. (The Sun)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will get the chance to sign the player he craves most after Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho hinted he wants to leave Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)

Reading have made an approach to sign Luton defender Leon Barnett and are among the clubs interested in Middlesbrough centre-half Seb Hines. (Various)

Southampton claim to have turned down an £8m bid from an unnamed club for teenage left-back Gareth Bale. (The Times)

Manchester United have failed in an £8m bid for Bale. (The Sun)

Southampton have slapped a £12m price tag on Bale. (Daily Express)

Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant has turned down a move to West Ham. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough are ready to swoop for Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere. (The Sun)

Mido is set to be offered an escape route from Tottenham by Celta Vigo. (The Sun)

Reading will make a final £2m bid for Colchester defender Greg Halford, whose value they believe is being over-inflated at £4m by his club. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth are targeting Arsenal defender Lauren. (The Sun)

Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie, who has just returned from a loan spell at Stoke, wants to go back out on loan after falling out of favour at Villa Park. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom captain Curtis Davies has revealed that he laughed when he heard his club had priced him out of a move to the Premiership by putting a £10m price tag on his head and he added: "I did not realise the club valued me so highly." (Daily Mirror)

Everton are set to move for Crewe contract rebel Billy Jones. (Daily Mirror)

Watford are to take midfield free agent Khalilou Fadiga, who had a heart scare when at Bolton, on trial. (Daily Mirror)

Watford have told Tottenham they can sign winger Ashley Young - if Spurs splash out and then loan him back to the Hornets for the season. (Various)

Portsmouth striker Kanu has been told he can join PSV Eindhoven. (Daily Mirror)

QPR are set to release veteran Wales keeper Paul Jones, 39. (Daily Express)

OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko says he is sick of being made the scapegoat over the problems at Stamford Bridge. (Various)

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is set to miss Sunday's Premiership showdown with Manchester United after suffering a knock in training. (The Sun)

Former England captain David Beckham received an apology from Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon in front of the whole squad after he called the midfielder "a half-actor living in Hollywood" for choosing to agree to join LA Galaxy in August. (Various)

Jack Kachkar, the Canadian businessman on the verge of buying Marseille, has denied that he intends to appoint former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson as coach if the sale goes ahead. (The Times)

Helsingborg chairman Sten-Inge Fredin has cast doubts over Manchester United's chances of extending striker Henrik Larsson's loan deal beyond March 12 after initially appearing to be ready to consider an extension to the agreement. (Various)

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to be crowned player of the year because his form is "frightening". (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal have opened new contract talks with striker Nicklas Bendtner, who is on loan at Birmingham and who has attracted interest from Lyon, AC Milan and Juventus. (Daily Express)

AND FINALLY...
David Beckham's new club LA Galaxy will help pay his wages by holding February trials in which would-be players can pay around £65 to have an opportunity to earn a place in the squad. (The Times)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source BBC Sport