Football rumours from today's newspapers.
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Fulham will enter the race for Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm, but the £3m-rated 21-year-old is also attracting interest from Everton.
(Daily Mirror)
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Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor wants former Arsenal team-mate Kolo Toure to join him at Eastlands in order to strengthen City's defence.
(The Independent)
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Another Arsenal defender, Emmanuel Eboue, is a £9m target for Fiorentina and several Spanish clubs. (Daily Express)
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Liverpool's Spanish defender Alvaro Arbeloa, 26, is expected to join Real Madrid next week in a £4.5m move.
(The Sun)
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Meanwhile, Liverpool are in talks with Napoli to offload Italian defender Andrea Dossena.
(Daily Mirror)
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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp still wants to sign Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, however, the Dutchman will have to drop his £90,000 a week pay demands.
(Daily Mail)
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Tottenham have made a £6m bid for Newcastle's French defender Sebastien Bassong. (Daily Express)
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Everton boss David Moyes is considering a move for Hull defender Michael Turner.
(Daily Mail)
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Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has said forward Ashley Young is "not going anywhere" amid reports linking the 24-year-old with moves to Liverpool and Tottenham.
(The Sun)
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However, Aston Villa defender Zat knight is set to complete a £4m move to Bolton.
(Daily Mirror)
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Portsmouth boss Paul Hart is on the verge of completing a double signing with Espanyol defender Steve Finnan joining for free while Hajduk Split striker Nikola Kalinic, 21, could sign for £6m.
(The Sun)
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Hull are interested in defender Sol Campbell but Portsmouth want £2m for the 34-year-old. (The Sun)
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And Hull boss Phil Brown wants Cardiff striker Ross McCormack, 22, for £2m.
(Daily Mirror )
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Bristol City want to sign USA striker Kenny Cooper from FC Dallas for £2m. (The Sun)
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Ipswich boss Roy Keane has handed trials to AC Milan teenagers Alessandro Marazzi and Alessio Maneti.
(Daily Mirror)
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Meanwhile, Ipswich striker Pablo Counago is in talks with Swansea over a £300,000 move. (Daily Star)
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Doncaster have offered a trial to former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune. (Daily Star)
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Bolton will sign Lee Chung-Yong, 21, from FC Seoul for £2.1m once the South Korean international has been issued a work permit. (FC Seoul statement)
TRANSFER GOSSIP
OTHER GOSSIP
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West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola unveiled the club's latest 'wonderkid' last night with his son Andrea Zola, 18, a left midfielder, making his debut in the reserve team's 3-2 win over Thurrock.
(The Sun)
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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is refusing to get drawn into the mind games favoured by some Premier League managers: "I have respect for all of the Premier League managers, but I don't care about these mind games. Little things worry little minds." (Ancelotti following Chelsea's 2-1 victory over AC Milan in Baltimore)
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Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant could be in line for a return to football - as director of football at Hearts.
(Guardian)
AND FINALLY
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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he has been enjoying sampling English cuisine since moving from Italy. "English food is roast beef, and you have very, very, very good breakfasts. I also had a Yorkshire pudding the other day - it was really good," he said.
(The Sun)