All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- New Tottenham manager Juande Ramos wants to raid his former club Sevilla to take ex-Spurs striker Fredi Kanoute back to White Hart Lane and he is also keen to bring £23m-rated defender Daniel Alves with him. (News of the World)
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Portsmouth and Manchester City are both keen to sign £8m-rated Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. (News of the World)
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Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill wants to turn Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson's loan move into a permanent switch for £10m. (News of the World)
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Chelsea are planning a £15m raid for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (People)
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West Ham will make a £9m bid for Everton striker Andy Johnson in the January transfer window. (News of the World)
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Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce wants to sign Liverpool striker Peter Crouch in January. (News of the World)
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for a new striker with Bolton's Nicolas Anelka and Tottenham's Dimitar Berbatov top of his list. (People)
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Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc is considering using a Fifa loophole to buy out his contract, which runs until summer 2009. (Sunday Mail)
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Meanwhile, Celtic will make a January move to bring Scotland midfielder Shaun Maloney back from Aston Villa. (Sunday Mail)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is planning a massive clear-out at White Hart Lane starting with goalkeeper Paul Robinson. (Various)
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Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido plans to report Tottenham to Fifa and Uefa for 'tapping up' his coach Juande Ramos. (Sunday Express)
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Leeds chairman Ken Bates is also suspicious that Spurs may have tapped up his assistant manager Gus Poyet to become Ramos' assistant at White Hart Lane. (Sunday Express)
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Liverpool face being plunged £500m into debt by the club's American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks. (News of the World)
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Scotland manager Alex McLeish turned down the chance to manage Bolton, hours before chairman Phil Gartside offered the job to Gary Megson. (People)
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Former Newcastle and Liverpool manager Graeme Souness has thrown his name into the hat to succeed Steve Staunton as Republic of Ireland manager. (Sunday Express)
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Meanwhile, former England manager Terry Venables has refused to rule himself out of the running to become the new Republic of Ireland manager. (News of the World)
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Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole are expected to be back in action within the next two weeks. (News of the World)
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and new Spurs boss Juande Ramos are on a five-man shortlist for the European manager of the year. Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan) Fabio Capello (ex-Real Madrid) and Roberto Mancini (Inter Milan) complete the list. (News of the World)
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Steve McClaren could remain England manager even if he fails to qualify for Euro 2008. (News of the World)
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Plymouth boss Ian Holloway is on the shortlist to take the vacant managerial position at Norwich. (News of the World)
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But former Leicester manager Martin Allen has had a second interview for the post at Carrow Road and could be appointed this week. (People)
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Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric wants former Everton manager Joe Royle to take over as boss at the Walkers Stadium. (News of the World)
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Former Coventry boss Gary McAllister, current Sky Blues manager Iain Dowie, and Plymouth coach Ian Holloway are also all contenders for the Leicester job. (People)
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QPR are set to name former Napoli boss Luigi de Canio as their new manager, replacing caretaker boss Mick Harford. (People)
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Newcastle plan to start negotiations over a three-year contract extension for Michael Owen before January to end speculation over his future. (News of the World)
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Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has backed manager Rafael Benitez's rotation policy at Anfield. (People)
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Gareth Southgate is running out of games to prove himself as Middlesbrough manager, and former Bradford and Wigan manager Paul Jewell is ready to step in. (People)
AND FINALLY...
- In a bid to sharpen up, Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has been secretly working on his fitness with British sprinter Darren Campbell on a tennis court at his house after former Blues boss Jose Mourinho banned the sessions from the training ground.