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Last Updated: Friday, 31 August 2007, 06:55 GMT 07:55 UK
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TRANSFER RUMOURS

Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme will sensationally fly into Merseyside for last-gasp transfer deadline day talks with Everton. (Daily Mail)

West Ham are understood to be monitoring the movements of former player Joe Cole after his reported difference of opinion with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. (Daily Telegraph)

Celtic rejected a stunning �9m bid from a Premier League club for midfielder Scott Brown - who cost them �4.5m two months ago. (Daily Record)

Manchester City are making a last-gasp move for Wigan's out-of-favour striker Henri Camara. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham expect to sign Derby midfielder Giles Barnes for about �5m on Friday. (The Sun)

After signing Yakubu and Thomas Gravesen, Everton will turn their attentions to �5m Ghanaian midfielder Stephen Appiah from Fenerbahce. (Daily Star)

Marseilles defender Habib Beye says he is going to join Newcastle United. (The Times)

Middlesbrough have renewed efforts to sign Portsmouth midfielder Gary O'Neil with a �5m offer. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland may sign Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy on Friday. (Daily Mail)

Fulham have beaten Rangers to the signing of Portsmouth defender Dejan Stefanovic. (Daily Mirror)

Glen Johnson is set to complete a �3m move to Portsmouth from Chelsea. (The Sun)

Reading's Nicky Shorey will join West Ham on Friday - but only if the Hammers make a new bid of at least �6m. (Daily Star)

But Reading will not drop their asking price below �8m. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp wants to sign Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen. (Daily Mail)

Birmingham will make a move for Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop if attempts to sign Peter Luccin from Atletico Madrid fall through. (The Guardian)

Birmingham are favourites to sign Charlton midfielder Amdy Faye, who is also wanted by Portsmouth. (The Times)

Rangers have won the race to sign Charlton midfielder Amdy Faye. (Daily Record, The Sun, Daily Star)

Derby are in negotiations about signing Scotland striker Kenny Miller from Celtic. (The Sun)

Wigan's powerful striker Caleb Folan is signing for Hull for �1m - after snubbing a move to Charlton. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom defender Curtis Davies will complete a �9m switch to Aston Villa. (Various)

Wigan will sign Rachid Bouaouzan, Diego Placente and Marcus Bent on transfer deadline day. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough are trying to clinch a deal for Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras for about �3m. (Various)

Birmingham are hoping to sign Mohammed Kallon, the forward who has been released by Monaco. (The Times)

Pompey striker David Nugent is sweating on a pay-off which will allow him to complete a �6m switch to Derby. (The Sun, Guardian)

QPR are close to a deal for Sheffield United defender Mikele Leigertwood. (The Times)

Middlesbrough are throwing a shock lifeline to Italian defender Alessandro Pistone. (Daily Mirror)

Nottingham Forest have signed West Brom striker John Hartson on loan. (The Times)

Blackburn striker Paul Gallagher has become a target for QPR manager John Gregory. (Daily Telegraph)

Fulham are chasing Celtic defender Bobo Balde. (The Sun)

Wisla Krakow want to sign Celtic's Poland striker, Maciej Zurawski. (The Sun)

Dynamo Kiev are interested in signing Celtic midfielder Jiri Jarosik. (The Sun)

Hearts are poised to sign 16-year-old midfielder Elias Wagner a week after he was released by Hibernian. (The Sun)

Hearts have rejected an offer from NEC Nijmegen for striker Michal Pospisil. (The Sun)

Hearts have rejected West Brom's offer to take striker Roman Bednar on loan. (The Sun)

St Mirren have signed Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Chris Birchall on loan from Coventry. (Daily Mail)

Aberdeen striker Steve Lovell has rejected moves to Bournemouth, Southend and Yoevil. (Various)

Aberdeen have failed in an attempt to sign former Scotland striker Scott Dobie after his release by Nottingham Forest. (Various)

Aberdeen defender Dan Smith is set to join MK Dons on loan. (Various)

Sheffield Wednesday centre-back Lee Bullen could be Craig Brewster's first signing target as he seeks to shore up Inverness' defence. (Various)

OTHER GOSSIP

New Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov and ex-Gunners vice-chairman David Dein are set to trigger a takeover battle to seize control of the club. (The Sun)

Dutch legend Ruud Gullit has told David Beckham to retire from international football. (The Sun)

Premier League supremo Dave Richards stormed out of a meeting after Uefa insisted it wanted the FA Cup winners in the Champions League. (The Sun)

Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon is ready to hand England a Euro boost by playing for Spurs against Fulham on Saturday. (The Sun)

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Roy Keane is the best player he has ever signed for the Old Trafford club. (Daily Mirror)

Leicester defender Patrick Kisnorbo says he thought team-mate Clive Clarke was going to die when he collapsed during a game on Tuesday. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United fitness coach Tony Daley has quit after a bust-up with manager Bryan Robson over training methods. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan boss Chris Hutchings says Emile Heskey should be included in the England squad once more. (Daily Star)

Leicester are considering a move for Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood. (Daily Record)

AND FINALLY

Jose Mourinho has been sent an astonishing message of peace by Anders Frisk - the man who quit refereeing because of the Chelsea manager. (The Sun)

Sir Alex Ferguson broke one of his own rules this week - when he took a helicopter to watch son Darren's Peterborough play. (Daily Mirror)



SEE ALSO
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