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Rumours on Wednesday 25th July 2007

last updated Wednesday 25th July 2007, 8:00 AM

All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

  • Fulham's Michael Brown is set to move to Wigan on Wednesday. (Daily Star)


  • Everton boss David Moyes has made a shock bid to hijack Wigan defender Leighton Baines' move to Sunderland. (Daily Mirror)


  • Wigan boss Chris Hutchings will move for West Brom's Paul Robinson if Baines leaves the club. (Daily Mail)


  • Martin Petrov's switch to Tottenham from Atletico Madrid has moved closer after he was allowed to fly to London for talks. (The Sun)


  • Man City are in talks with Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Elano over a £7m move. (Daily Mirror)


  • Sunderland boss Roy Keane is to switch his attentions to Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. (Daily Star)


  • Blackburn boss Mark Hughes is trying to push through a £4.5m deal for Bayern Munich striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Mirror)


  • Newcastle are in talks for West Brom defender Curtis Davies, but their £6m offer is still £2m short of the Baggies' valuation. (Daily Mail)


  • Bolton boss Sammy Lee has talked Swede Christian Wilhelmsson into joining for £2m from Nantes. (Daily Mirror)


  • Man City want Juventus left-back Giorgio Chiellini and midfielder Manuele Blasi. (Guardian)


  • Plymouth have put striker Cherno Samba on the transfer list. (Daily Mirror)


  • Birmingham have joined Newcastle in the race to sign China's captain Zheng Zhi from Shandong Luneng. (Guardian)


  • Aston Villa and Newcastle will slug it out over Danish defender Brede Hangeland. (Daily Mirror)


  • Norwich and Watford could battle it out for the services of Leicester striker Matty Fryatt. (Daily Mirror)


  • French defender Frank Signorino, a £1m-rated left-back, is a target for newly-promoted Birmingham. (Daily Mirror)


  • Luton defender Leon Barnett has finalised a £2m switch to West Brom. (Daily Mirror)


  • Liverpool have made a swoop on Real Madrid for 20-year-old midfielder Javi Garcia. (Daily Mirror)


  • Arsenal are chasing 17-year-old Spanish full-back sensation Alberto Morgado. (Daily Mirror)


  • Oldham are lining up a move for veteran former Sheffield United defender Alan Wright. (Daily Star)


  • Charlton are set to make former Barnet midfielder Dean Sinclair their latest signing. (Daily Mirror)


  • Dundee United are on the verge of signing Polish keeper Grzegorz Szamotulski on a six-month loan deal from Sturm Graz. (Daily Record)


  • Hibs and Hearts have both been linked with moves for Rosenborg striker Daniel Braaten. (Daily Record)


  • Hibs have also renewed interest in Cork City striker Roy O'Donovan. (Daily Record)


  • Spanish midfielder Ruben Palazuelos has signed a four-year deal with Hearts, according to his agent. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Man Utd assistant Carlos Queiroz says their title win last season was "important for the game as a whole". (Various)


  • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Liverpool's spending spree has put them under massive pressure to win the Premier League. (Daily Mirror)


  • Portsmouth's David James wants to be inspired by David Beckham's international comeback to make his own. (Various)


  • Steve Bruce reckons Birmingham's signings of Mido and Hossan Ghaly from Spurs will help them beat the drop. (Daily Mirror)


  • Andy Cole is ready to leave Portsmouth after being dumped for their trip to Hong Kong. (The Sun)


  • Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill reckons new signing Marlon Harewood lost a lot of confidence during his last season at West Ham. (Daily Mirror)


  • Reading have sold all 18,000 available season tickets. (Daily Star)


  • West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has told new signing Craig Bellamy to do his talking on the pitch. (The Sun)


  • Reading's Nicky Shorey will snub West Ham and Newcastle to sign a new contract with the Royals. (Daily Mirror)


  • Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson tips striker Dong Fangzhou to make an impact at Old Trafford this season. (Daily Star)


  • Man City striker Bernardo Corradi has blasted former boss Stuart Pearce for lacking leadership. (The Sun)


  • Striker Chris Iwelumo hopes joining Charlton will boost his chances of winning a Scotland call-up. (Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
  • Everton striker James Vaughan was so upset by his dislocated shoulder that he was thinking of giving the game up at the tender age of 19. (Daily Mail)
























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