All the latest football talk from Thursday's newspapersThe Liverpool board will sack manager Gerard Houllier within 24 hours after he called on them to publicly back him. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool are ready to "sound out" Celtic boss Martin O'Neill about taking over from Houllier at Anfield. (Daily Express)
Liverpool are debating whether to bring in Kenny Dalglish as director of football. (Independent)
Real Madrid have joined Inter and Juventus in the race to sign unsettled Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard. (Sun)
Roman Abramovich has made a �20m bid to bring striker Andriy Schevchenko to Chelsea. (Mirror)
Adrian Mutu says Abramovich has assured him he will be staying at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Express)
Middlesbrough have made a �4.4m bid for Portsmouth striker Yakubu Ayegbeni and hope to pair the Nigerian with Mark Viduka. (Times)
Jermain Defoe is set to be called up to the England squad for Euro 2004 as Darius Vassell struggles for fitness. (Daily Mail)
Aston Villa will make AC Milan's Danish centre-back Martin Laursen their first summer signing for �3m. (Sun)
Leeds are to interview Rotherham's Ronnie Moore about the vacant manager's position. (Guardian)
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