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Rumours on Wednesday 19th March

last updated Wednesday 19th March 2008, 7:42 AM

Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Fulham defender Dejan Stefanovic is wanted on loan by Ipswich. (The Times)

  • Defender Takura Mtandari may quit Spurs for West Ham or Fulham. (The Sun)

  • Dimitar Berbatov's future at Tottenham could again be in doubt after his agent made comments about prospective bidders for the striker. (Various)

  • Spurs boss Juande Ramos says he has not yet decided which players have a future at the club. (The Times)

  • Manchester United want Cameroon midfielder Stephane Mbia, says the player - along with Manchester City, Liverpool and Barcelona. (The Times)

  • Derby striker Robert Earnshaw is almost certain to leave Pride Park in the summer. (The Times)

  • Everton are confident of signing on-loan midfielder Steven Pienaar permanently - but Arsenal and Valencia are on standby. (The Times)

  • Chelsea defender Khalid Boulahrouz is wanted by Borussia Dortmund. (Various)

  • Manchester United keeper Ben Foster is wanted on loan by FA Cup semi-finalists Barnsley, who also have their eye on Aston Villa's Tomas Sorensen. (The Sun)

  • Roy Keane will move for Atletico Madrid's former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan if Sunderland avoid relegation. (Daily Star)

  • Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to sign Barcelona striker Giovani Dos Santos. (Mirror)

  • Aston Villa are lining up a £5m bid for Valencia right-back Miguel after failing to lure Jose Bosingwa away from Porto. (Mirror)

  • Tottenham are interested in signing Brazil central defender Lucio from Bayern Munich. (Daily Express)

  • QPR are determined to sign on-loan Manchester United full-back Kieran Lee on a permanent deal. (Daily Star)

  • Nottingham Forest have lined up a loan move for Coventry keeper Demetrios Konstantopoulos. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering reporting Inter Milan to Uefa for tapping up midfielder Alexander Hleb. (Guardian)

  • Gunners winger Theo Walcott is set to be handed an England call-up by new boss Fabio Capello for next Wednesday's friendly against France. (Various)

  • David Beckham also appears likely to be included in the squad, which will edge him closer to achieving his dream of winning his 100th cap. (Various)

  • Chelsea boss Avram Grant has told Capello that England need defender John Terry more than Terry needs England. (Various)

  • Grant has also labelled Terry the "Zinedine Zidane" of Stamford Bridge - a comparison relating to the Blues' skipper's loyalty to his club, apparently. (Various)
AND FINALLY...
  • Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been branded the new Samson - because he has lost all his powers since having his hair cut, and has not scored since the removal of his trademark braids. (The Sun)

  • Chelsea manager Avram Grant insist he will remain friends with Roman Abramovich even if the owner of the Stamford Bridge club sacks him. (Various)
























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