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Rumours on Tuesday 8th January 2008

last updated Tuesday 08th January 2008, 7:58 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Fulham are set to sign Jean-Alain Boumsong on loan from Juventus. (The Sun)

  • Fulham are interested in signing Falkirk's Portuguese striker Pedro Moutinho. (Telegraph)

  • Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is set to spend £7m on Slovakia international defender Martin Skrtel. (Telegraph)

  • Aston Villa want to sign Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte and Reading striker Kevin Doyle. (Telegraph)

  • Birmingham are continuing to track Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras. (Telegraph)

  • Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is wanted by Barcelona, but the Fin intends to remain at the Reebok stadium until the summer. (Telegraph)

  • Tottenham manager Juande Ramos will pay £8m to make Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim his first signing. (Telegraph)

  • Spurs are also are weighing up a £9m bid for former Chelsea midfielder Tiago, who has struggled to make an impact since joining Juventus. (Telegraph)

  • Meanwhile, striker Jermain Defoe has revealed he has been told by Ramos he can leave White Hart Lane if he wants to - but the 25-year-old has vowed to fight to stay at the club. (The Sun)

  • However, Aston Villa have been alerted to Defoe's availability and manager Martin O'Neill is keen to make an offer for the England forward. (Guardian)

  • Chelsea need to increase their bid for Bolton's Nicolas Anelka from £10m to £15m if they are to secure the Frenchman's services. (The Sun)

  • Ipswich have dismissed speculation that midfielder Danny Haynes is set to join either West Ham or Everton. (Telegraph)

  • Liverpool may move for 17-year-old Ghanaian defender Daniel Opare, after he expressed a desire to play in the Premier League. (Telegraph)

  • Manchester City are set to sign a forward, with Peter Crouch, Fred, Lucas Podolski, Amanto Mancini and Vagner Love all on their list. (Telegraph)

  • Portsmouth defender Matt Taylor is wanted by Reading, Bolton, Sunderland and Rangers. (Telegraph)

  • West Ham are interested in Portsmouth striker David Nugent. (Telegraph)

  • Leeds chairman Ken Bates has slapped a £3m price tag on 15-goal top scorer Jermain Beckford, who is attracting interest from Derby. (The Sun)

  • Coventry's £3m-rated striker Michael Mifsud is wanted by Birmingham, Wigan and Reading. (The Sun)

  • Birmingham and Wigan are battling it out to capture Swedish defender Erik Edman, who plays for Rennes. (The Sun)

  • Liverpool's 18-year-old left-back Emiliano Insua is wanted by Spanish club Real Sociedad on a six-month loan deal. (The Sun)

  • Everton manager David Moyes is close to signing Sheffield Wednesday defender Frank Simek. (The Sun)

  • Sunderland boss Roy Keane is confident he will sign Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt, despite having an improved £3m offer rejected. (The Sun)

  • Derby manager Paul Jewell has begun negotiations with Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage over a £2m deal to bring him to the club. (The Sun)

  • Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri is keen on signing unsettled Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko. (Guardian)

  • Rangers still want full-back Alan Hutton to join Tottenham. (The Times)

  • Manchester City are set to sign midfielder Nashat Akram and make him the first Iraqi player to appear in the Premier league. (The Times)

  • Birmingham have taken AIK midfielder Dulee Johnson on trial and the club is also monitoring VfB Stuttgart left-back Ludovik Magnin. (The Times)

  • Portsmouth and Reading are interested in signing Lille forward Nicolas Fauverge. (The Times)

  • Bolton want £2m-rated Hearts striker Andrius Velicka. (Daily Mail)

  • Torino president Urbano Cairo has insisted insist the club does not want to sign Manchester City striker Rolando Bianchi. (the Independent)

  • Middlesbrough are in talks to sign Herenveen's Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. (various)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Borussia Dortmund fans do not want the club to sign Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann because he used to play for their rivals Schalke 04. (Telegraph)

  • Hibernian want Phil Parkinson, who is currently Charlton assistant boss, as their new manager. (The Sun)

  • Liverpool's owners are lining up Jurgen Klinsmann to replace manager Rafael Benitez. (Daily Mail)
AND FINALLY...
  • Manchester United want David Beckham to become the club's global ambassador when he retires from playing. It is a role that would net the former England skipper around £2m a year. (The Sun)
























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