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Rumours on Sunday 29th June

last updated Sunday 29th June 2008, 10:15 AM

Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Emmanuel Adebayor will be allowed to leave Arsenal if the price is right, Arsene Wenger seeing £30m as good value for a player whose form dropped at the end of last season. (The Independent on Sunday)


  • German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is a £10m target for Manchester United and Chelsea. (Daily Star)


  • Chelsea will hijack Barcelona's move for Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin. The Blues also hope to sign Franck Ribery and Kaka. (The Sunday Times)


  • Spanish holding midfielder Marcos Senna could move to Arsenal as a replacement for Mathieu Flamini . (The Sunday Telegraph)


  • Martin O'Neill has blown his chance of keeping Gareth Barry, Villa's captain is furious that his manager has found time to be a pundit at Euro 2008 but not to talk to him about his future. (News of the World)


  • Frank Lampard has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan and will complete a £7m move. (Sunday Mirror)


  • Liverpool want to swap Peter Crouch for Spurs striker Robbie Keane in a player-plus-cash deal. (News of the World)


  • CKSA striker Jo will complete a £19m move to Manchester City within the next few days. (The Independent on Sunday)


  • Roy Keane has opened talks with Real Mallorca's Spanish international striker Daniel Guiza. (Various)


  • Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is wanted by Portsmouth and West Ham and is available for £5m. (Sunday Express)


  • Premiership new boys Hull City want to sign Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos (Hull Daily Mail)


  • New Blackburn boss Paul Ince wants Chelsea's reserve keeper Carlo Cudicini as his first signing. (Various)


  • Blackpool are close to signing Barnsley winger Martin Devaney for around £150,000. (Various)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that the balance of power has shifted so far from clubs to players that transfer fees could soon become a thing of the past. (The Observer)


  • Cardiff City hope to make millions from naming their new stadium by hiring the same firm that secured Emirates for Arsenal. (Wales on Sunday)


  • England players have been under orders to keep a low profile this summer or else lose their place in the squad. (News of the World)


  • Three of Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyers have been jailed throwing his plans to get his £800m fortune released into jeopardy. (Sunday Express)


  • Cristiano Ronaldo devised an exit strategy from Manchester United in December and believes the club owe him a dream move to Madrid. (The Observer)


  • Uefa President Michel Platini has endorsed Real's approach for Ronaldo, saying he would join a line of greats at the club that includes Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo di Stefano. (Various)


  • Ronaldo will earn £20m a year at the Bernabeu. (News of the World)
AND FINALLY...
  • Slaven Bilic cut a lonely figure at Zagreb airport. The Croatia coach flew back from Euro 2008 budget class on his own.


  • Slightly better news for Croatia's Ivica Olic, who was clocked as the fastest player at the tournament, hitting a top speed of 31.76 kph.
















































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