Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is set for showdown talks with Tottenham as he fears he may miss out on the World Cup because of a lack of first-team football at White Hart Lane.
(Daily Mail)
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Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits he would love to bring back Emile Heskey if Aston Villa made him available in the transfer window.
(Daily Mirror)
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Botlon manager Gary Megson has insisted that the club will be in a strong position to secure a "market-driven" fee for defender Gary Cahill next summer.
(Daily Telegraph)
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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes insists he is only planning to make minimal adjustments to his squad in the January transfer window.
(Manchester Evening News)
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Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has urged owner Mike Ashley not to sell highly-rated goalkeeper Tim Krul in the January transfer window.
(Evening Chronicle)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Gianfranco Zola has pledged his future to West Ham despite the off-field problems at the club and a link with old club Napoli.
(Daily Mirror )
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Fulham boss Roy Hodgson says he has not been contacted about the vacant Sweden job - but admits talks have yet to start over extending his contract at Craven Cottage.
(Daily Mirror )
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Manager Alex McLeish has insisted a new contract is the furthest thing from his mind after the beginning of the Carson Yeung era at Birmingham.
(Daily Mirror)
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Manager Martin O'Neill has warned Emile Heskey that he will have to ditch his nice guy act if he is to return to Aston Villa's first team.
(Daily Mail)
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Harry Redknapp has revealed his desperation to see an end to his two years of hell over tax allegations.
(Daily Mirror)
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Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez has threatened to quit the Argentina national team in protest at criticism directed at him in his home country.
(Daily Telegraph)
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that football is heading for financial catastrophe and that a "major club" could collapse by overspending.
(Times)
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Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Rio Ferdinand his first-team status for Manchester United and England will be in doubt unless he raises his performance level.
(Daily Mirror)
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David Beckham may have to miss England's friendly against Brazil next month because of commitments to Los Angeles Galaxy.
(The Times)
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Alan Shearer still harbours hopes of returning to manage Newcastle but is not going to live his life "waiting for something to happen".
(Guardian)
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Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has warned his players to be aware of their responsibilities and keep the red mist at bay in the Lancashire derby clash with Burnley.
(Metro)
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Arsene Wenger has plunged Alan Wiley back into the spotlight by accusing the under-fire referee of being too friendly with Manchester United players.
(Daily Mirror)
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Steve Bruce has warned Liverpool that any more defeats could wreck their title hopes and has questioned whether Rafa Benitez's squad has the experience to finish top.
(Daily Mirror)
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Boss David Moyes admits that his resources are at breaking point as Everton enter one of the most demanding periods in their season.
(Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
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Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has reenacted Paul Whitehouse's spoof advert about his former club Plymouth's away fans. "Everywhere I go these days, people yell 'Green Army' at me. It has never really gone away, even though I left Plymouth two years ago," he said.
(The Sun)