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TRANSFER RUMOURS

Arsenal will table a �20m offer for Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o. (The People)

AC Milan have confirmed Eto'o is their number one target and say Arsenal do not stand a chance of signing the Cameroon forward. (News of the World)

The Gunners are also the only serious contenders battling Manchester United for the signature of striker Carlos Tevez. (NotW)

But Chelsea and Liverpool are also interested, while West Ham will match any offer Tevez receives. (Mirror)

Midfielder Frank Lampard has turned down Chelsea's offer of �121,000 a week sparking renewed speculation he will join Juventus or Barcelona. (NotW)

Chelsea will not buckle in their talks with players who want big bucks. That means Lampard and Arjen Robben could be heading to Spain. (Mail)

Image rights are the stumbling block for Lampard and John Terry. (Mirror)

Striker Didier Drogba says he is not hankering after a move to AC Milan and wants to stay at Chelsea. (NotW)

Midfielder Javier Mascherano has not yet signed a full-time deal with Liverpool and could make a surprise move to Manchester City. (The People)

Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka has told 'friends' he is interested in rejoining Manchester City. (Mirror)

Middlesbrough forward Yakubu could join him at Eastlands. (Mirror)

And veteran Italian forward Christian Vieri is another City target, as are Newcastle's Michael Owen and West Ham's Nigel Reo-Coker. (News of the World)

Aston Villa want Reo-Coker as well as Chelsea duo Geremi and Shaun Wright-Phillips and Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy. (Sunday Telegraph)

Liverpool want �3m and Michael Johnson from Manchester City for Bellamy. (Daily Star Sunday)

The Reds are close to landing Athletic Bilbao 'wonderkid' Mikel San Jose. He is an 18-year-old defender. (NotW)

Liverpool turned down an offer from Besiktas for Sami Hyypia as they need to find a replacement first. (People)

Barcelona midfielder Thiago Motta has his sights on a move to England with Chelsea, Manchester City, West Ham and Middlesbrough interested. (Mirror)

Newcastle are keeping tabs on Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnson. (Express)

Wayne Bridge, Lassana Diarra and Geremi could be in a job-lot move from Chelsea to Newcastle. (Mail on Sunday)

Magpies boss Sam Allardyce, who says he needs five years to sort the club out, is 100% sure striker Michael Owen will stay at St James' Park. (NotW)

Charlton want West Brom's �4m-rated striker Nathan Ellington as a replacement for Darren Bent. (NotW)

Albion will in turn boost their attacking options with a move for Celtic's Craig Beattie. (NotW)

Rangers and Derby are willing to meet the �5m valuation West Brom have put on midfielder Jason Koumas. (People)

Derby also want Norwich striker Dickson Etuhu, West Ham winger Matthew Etherington and Sheffield United centre-back Claude Davis. (People)

Paul Robinson and Paul McShane will leave West Brom for Sunderland in a �6m double deal. (NotW)

Sunderland will sign Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon for �4.5m. (People)

Manchester United midfielder Kieran Richardson is in the middle of a tug of war between Sunderland and Sheffield United. (People)

Sunderland hope to catch Chelsea and Manchester United on the back foot with an early move for Heerenveen's Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. (NotW)

Bolton want to sign Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy. (People)

Tottenham are lining up �3.5m bids for Celta Vigo's Borja Oubina and Hertha Berlin's Kevin Prince Boateng. (NotW)

Spurs have had a �6m offer for Celtic's Shunsuke Nakamura turned down. Liverpool and Aston Villa are also interested in the midfielder. (NotW)

Arsenal are set to go head-to-head with free-spending Spurs. Both clubs have targeted �8m-rated West Brom defender Curtis Davies. (NotW)

Real Madrid want Arsenal's Jose Antonio Reyes but will only offer �6m, half the amount they agreed last summer. (NotW)

Birmingham will boost their ranks with Spartak Moscow's former Arsenal striker Quincy Owusu-Abeyie and Dutch U21 star Daniel de Ridder. (NotW)

Midfielder Stephen Clemence will swap Birmingham for Southampton. (Various)

Chelsea are putting the finishing touches to a deal for Dutch U21 star Royston Drenthe. (People)

Everton want Preston's David Nugent but will not go above �4m. (NotW)

Blackburn will fend off Portsmouth's interest in Ryan Nelson by offering the defender a new contract. (People)

Colchester are the latest club to express interest in signing veteran forward Teddy Sheringham. (People)

West Ham have beaten Rangers to the signing of Bordeaux midfielder Julien Faubert. The fee is �6m. (NotW)

Middlesbrough are close to agreeing terms with AZ Alkmaar's Icelandic right-back Gretar Steinsson. (Various)

Fulham will renew their efforts to sign Leeds striker David Healy after missing out on Tottenham's Mido. (NotW)

Rangers are poised to make a shock swoop for freed Fulham striker Tomasz Radzinski. (Daily Star on Sunday)

Celtic's Bobo Blade could be set to join Craig Beattie at West Bromwich Albion for �1m. (Daily Star on Sunday)

OTHER GOSSIP

Sources at Arsenal say it is unlikely manager Arsene Wenger will stay at the club when his contract expires at the end of next season. (Mail on Sunday)

Sheffield United expect to be reinstated to the Premier League this week at the expense of West Ham. (Mirror)

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore is thinking about quitting his role for a similar one in Major League Soccer in America. (People)

Steve Morgan will complete his �10 takeover of Wolves this week. (NotW)

Czech and Serbian tycoons are eyeing a takeover at Bristol City. (Various)

AND FINALLY

David Beckham has beaten the 37-year distance record for an American Football field goal with a 64-yard effort in an advert. "The guy's leg is golden," said running back Reggie Bush. "He could sign up for the NFL now and play for 20 more years." (NotW)

Former England striker Rodney Marsh, who played in the United States in the 1970s, believes long-distance travel, lower-quality play and media surveillance will prevent midfielder David Beckham maintaining his England form while playing for LA Galaxy. (Mail on Sunday)



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