All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Fulham will sign Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia in the summer - providing they stay up. (Mirror)
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has made Lyon striker Karim Benzema the club's top summer transfer target - but Lyon want £45m. (Guardian)
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Wes Brown has rejected a third contract offer from Manchester United and looks set to leave on a free transfer in the summer. (Telegraph)
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Barcelona are preparing a £13m bid for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso. (Mail)
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Frank Lampard could leave Chelsea at the end of the season, with £12m Luca Modric set to replace him. (Star)
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David Nugent's loan move to Ipswich has been put on hold after the Portsmouth striker picked up a groin injury. (Sun)
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Everton are lining up a £3m bid for Barnsley Cup hero Brian Howard. (Sun)
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Keeper Mark Schwarzer is set to leave Middlesbrough in the summer after 11 years at the Riverside. (Sun)
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Chelsea will not sign Ronaldinho from Barcelona because the Brazilian is too old. (Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Frank Lampard will start the Carling Cup final on Sunday, while Didier Drogba will be partnered by Nicolas Anelka up front. (Sun)
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Liverpool defender Daniel Agger could make a surprise return against Middlesbrough on Saturday. (Guardian)
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Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says he will not allow former club Bournemouth to go out of business. (Express)
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Russian Alisher Usmanov is now Arsenal's biggest shareholder with a 24.2% stake. (Sun)
AND FINALLY...
- England boss Fabio Capello is paying £2,100 a week for his two-bedroom apartment in central London - not the reported £4,500. (Times)
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Capello says his English is improving. "The only difficulty is that different people in different accents talk to me and in some instances I can hardly understand a word." (Times)
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Carling will give up to £20,000 to charity if fans are in their seats in time for the second half of the Carling Cup final on Sunday. (Telegraph)