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Last Updated: Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 10:02 GMT
Tuesday's football gossip
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TRANSFER RUMOURS

Tottenham are set to offer Calum Davenport, plus �5m, for West Brom defender Curtis Davies. (The Sun)

Portsmouth will send loan signing Manuel Fernandes back to Benfica in January after rejecting the chance to sign the midfielder. (Various)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will have the backing of owner Alexandre Gaydamak in the January transfer window, with two or three signings in the offing. (The Sun)

Teenage defender Gareth Bale will snub a move to Manchester United to stay at Southampton. (Daily Mirror)

Bayern Munich are now considering selling England midfielder Owen Hargreaves to Manchester United, although such a deal is unlikely to go through until next summer. (Various)

Barnsley are ready to move for Swindon striker Christian Roberts. (Daily Star)

Aberdeen are favourites to win the race to sign former Dundee United player-boss Craig Brewster. (Daily Record)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is refusing to rule out moves for Celtic pair Shaun Maloney and Bobo Balde. (Daily Record)

Former Hearts captain Steven Pressley will wait until the end of the week before deciding which club to join, according to his agent. (Daily Express)

Dundee winger Andy McLaren is on the verge of quitting football after his three red cards against Clyde. (Daily Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP

West Ham captain Nigel Reo-Coker received death threats and racist taunts after Alan Pardew's sacking as manager. (Various)

Andrew Johnson is ready to sue Jose Mourinho unless the Chelsea boss apologises for alleging the Everton striker tried to con referee Mark Halsey in the Toffees' 3-2 defeat against the Blues. (Various)

Nigel Worthington is a late contender for the vacant managerial position at Hull and is on the shortlist with another ex-Norwich boss, Gary Megson. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea keeper Petr Cech is being lined up to make a return in January after fracturing his skull in a collision with Reading's Stephen Hunt in October. (Various)

Manager Sam Allardyce believes he can lure ex-England captain David Beckham to Bolton - if the midfielder decides to leave Real Madrid. (Daily Star)

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson would relish the chance to become coach of Marseille after talks with the French club. (The Sun)

Police have cleared Celtic keeper Artur Boruc of any wrongdoing in Sunday's Old Firm game. (Daily Record)

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd will be in the firing line this morning, with fans set to give him a tough time at the club's AGM. (Daily Express, The Sun)

Lord Stevens will tomorrow announce his shock findings that up to 29 dodgy transfers - involving six clubs - breached transfer regulations. (Daily Express)

FA insiders are furious at suggestions that Lord Stevens is preparing to put the blame for the bung culture in English football on them. (The Guardian)

The Premier League's 10-month investigation into corruption will fail to name a single dodgy deal. (The Sun)

Andy Ritchie and Brian Horton are among the contenders to be the new Rochdale boss. (Daily Mail)

Huddersfield will hold a board meeting today when the future of manager Peter Jackson will be top of the agenda. (Various)

Rob Kelly's position as Leicester manager is under pressure with talk that Iain Dowie will take over if Milan Mandaric gains control of the club. (Daily Mail)

AND FINALLY...

Former Watford striker Luther Blissett is to come out of retirement to play for non-League Chesham United - at the age of 48. (Daily Star)



SEE ALSO
Monday's football gossip
18 Dec 06 |  Gossip
Transfers - December 2006
01 Dec 06 |  Gossip


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