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Wednesday's gossip column

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TRANSFER RUMOURS

Tottenham want to offer Dimitar Berbatov to Barcelona in a sensational swap deal for Samuel Eto'o. (Daily Star, Daily Mirror)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been told to forget about trying to sign Portsmouth's Niko Kranjcar. (Daily Star)

AC Milan have offered Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini �60,000 a week after tax to move to the San Siro. (Daily Mirror)

But Cesc Fabregas will resist the temptation to leave Arsenal for AC Milan, Real Madrid or Barcelona. (Daily Express)

Newcastle stand to pocket �4m for Shola Ameobi if Stoke are promoted to the Premier League. (Various)

Magpies manager Kevin Keegan will resist any offers for goalkeeper Steve Harper, who has been linked with Liverpool. (The Guardian)

Alan Curbishley is confident he can keep Robert Green at West Ham, with Spurs said to be interested. (Daily Star)

Wigan boss Steve Bruce plans to give Paul Scharner a two-year extension. (The Sun)

But Bruce is insisting Darren Fletcher is part of any deal that takes Antonio Valencia and Wilson Palacios to Manchester United. (Daily Mirror, Daily Mail)

Derby boss Paul Jewell is ready to make a shock �2m move for Swansea striker Jason Scotland. (Daily Star, The Sun)

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is ready to sort out the futures of Kevin Phillips and Zoltan Gera after they secured promotion to the top flight. (Daily Star)

The Baggies will capture Manchester City's Gary Breen on a free. (The Sun)

Barnsley will be forced to cash in on club captain Brian Howard as they cannot afford his wage demands. (Daily Star)

Jay DeMerit is expected to quit Watford at the end of the season after falling out with manager Aidy Boothroyd. (Daily Star)

Jimmy Calderwood looks set to snap up former Kilmarnock midfielder Gary McDonald to replace Barry Nicholson at Aberdeen. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra wants ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as manager. (Daily Mirror)

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is also on the managerial short list. (Daily Mail, The Guardian)

Shinawatra already has Croatia boss Slaven Bilic lined up as a replacement. (Daily Express, The Independent)

Frank Rijkaard and Scolari are in the frame to become Eriksson's successor. (The Times)

Shinawatra is facing a player mutiny at the club over the planned sacking of Sven-Goran Eriksson. (The Sun)

Avram Grant has told Rafa Benitez to stop calling Chelsea striker Didier Drogba a diver. (The Sun)

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck insisted there was no racist element to the bust-up between their groundstaff and Manchester United players. (Various)

Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul claims their Carling Cup triumph had nothing to do with manager Juande Ramos. (The Sun, Daily Mail)

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is the latest Gunner to suggest their title hopes are not yet over. (The Sun)

Cardiff defender Darren Purse has been given an FA Cup final reprieve after his red card at the weekend was overturned. (Various)

A Portuguese investment group is bidding to take over Tranmere. (The Sun)

Celtic keeper Artur Boruc will not be punished for his T-shirt taunt at the end of Sunday's Old Firm showdown. (Daily Record)

AND FINALLY

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard spends his time away from football watching the Tweenies with his two young daughters. (Daily Mirror)

Oasis star Noel Gallagher is leading a fans' revolt against Manchester City Thaksin Shinawatra. (Daily Star)

Brazilian football star Ronaldo has been caught up in a sex scandal with three cross-dressing prostitutes (Various).

World heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko will be cheering on Chelsea against Liverpool as he is friends with Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko. (Daily Express)




see also
Tuesday's gossip column
29 Apr 08 |  Gossip
Monday's gossip column
28 Apr 08 |  Gossip
Sunday's gossip column
27 Apr 08 |  Gossip
Transfers - April 2008
15 Apr 08 |  Gossip


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