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Friday's gossip column

Transfer rumoursOther gossipAnd finally ...News image

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will pay up to �5m to sign Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham want Newcastle full-back Stephen Carr, who will be a free agent in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Marseille's former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse says he wants to return to the Premier League. (The Sun)

Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro is wanted by Spanish side Villarreal. (The Sun)

Cardiff have made a fresh bid to sign Sunderland striker Michael Chopra on loan. (Various)

Bolton will sell defender Abdoulaye Meite in the summer after he refused to play the second half of Wednesday's defeat by Manchester United. (Mirror)

Hull City and Charlton want Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell - who has been on loan at the Tigers - but will have to pay �4m for him. (Mirror)

Norwich want to re-sign Derby striker Rob Earnshaw on loan. (The Sun)

Nolberto Solano has turned down MLS side Toronto to negotiate a one-year extension to his West Ham contract. (Daily Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba had a blazing dressing room row with coach Henk Ten Cate after Wednesday's draw with Tottenham. (Various)

FA chiefs will launch a disciplinary crackdown to prevent a repeat of the way Chelsea's players treated referee Mike Riley in that game. (Daily Mirror)

England coach Fabio Capello will order his players to lead by example in showing referees respect. (Express)

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has been given �10m to spend on new players in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra says he will not be making huge amounts of money available to boss Sven-Goran Eriksson in the summer. (The Guardian)

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos believes Manchester United will win the Premier League title. (The Sun)

AND FINALLY

England new-boy David Wheater appeared as an extra in the Oscar-nominated film Atonement. (Daily Mirror)

Wheater's preferred form of relaxation is a night out at the bingo with his girlfriend in his hometown of Redcar. (The Guardian)



see also
Thursday's gossip column
20 Mar 08 |  Gossip
Wednesday's gossip column
19 Mar 08 |  Gossip
Tuesday's gossip column
18 Mar 08 |  Gossip
Transfers - March 2008
19 Mar 08 |  Gossip


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