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Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 May, 2004, 01:30 GMT 02:30 UK
The gossip column
All the latest football talk from Wednesday's newspapers

The majority of Liverpool directors favour sacking Gerard Houllier. (Mirror)

Chelsea are set to open the bidding for Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard at �30m, with the player to be offered �100,000 a week. (Mirror)

Celtic boss Martin O'Neill has turned down the chance to take over at Tottenham because the deal would be worth only half his current contract in Glasgow. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal will make a �17.5m offer for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes, who admits he would like to move to the Premiership. (Sun)

Jonathan Woodgate will miss the start of next season and will be out for at least three months after tearing his thigh muscle. (Guardian)

Blackburn are ready to pay Dwight Yorke �500,000 to get him off the payroll, despite the striker having a year of his contract left to run. (Times)

Sven-Goran Eriksson says England have no world-class strikers beyond Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney, and are lacking back-up for David James. (Daily Express)



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