All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
Transfer News
- Manchester United have stolen a march on Real Madrid in the £10m race to sign midfielder Miguel Veloso. (The Sun)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Mick McCarthy will battle former club Sunderland to sign Manchester United's Jonny Evans. (Daily Mail)
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Stoke are targeting a transfer swoop for West Ham's out-of-favour Nigel Quashie. (Daily Mirror)
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Sheffield Wednesday are interested in signing Scunthorpe's unsettled midfielder Cleveland Taylor. (Daily Mirror, Daily Star)
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Charlton boss Alan Pardew has been told to forget about taking striker Grzegorz Rasiak from Southampton. (Daily Star)
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Sevilla striker Freddie Kanoute has refused to rule out a move to Tottenham. (Daily Express)
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Chelsea may be alone in the race to sign Ronaldinho, as AC Milan change their minds. (The Guardian)
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Former Dundee United player Robbie Winters plans a return to the SPL after quitting Norwegian champions Brann. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Coventry have emerged as the latest takeover target for millionaire Ray Ranson. (Daily Mirror, The Times)
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Chelsea boss Avram Grant has pleaded with his club to hand hat-trick hero Frank Lampard a new contract. (Various)
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Juande Ramos was unimpressed after watching Tottenham scrape a win in his first game in charge. (Various)
AND FINALLY...
- John Arne Riise was left with a face as red as his Liverpool shirt when copies of his payslip ended up on the internet. It was revealed that the defender is paying more than £50,000 a month in tax. (The Times)