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Tuesday's gossip column

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BREAKING GOSSIP

Portsmouth have made a move for Marcelo Mattos who plays for Panathinaikos. The Brazilian midfielder only signed for the Greek side last summer, but Pompey are reported to have matched the 24-year-old's �5.9m release clause. (Sky Sports, 1050 BST)

CHELSEA MANAGER LATEST

Chelsea will continue their pursuit of AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti despite the Italian side issuing a hands-off warning. (Daily Star)

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Manchester City will step up their bid to sign Ronaldinho from Barcelona and are prepared to offer the Brazilian �200,000-a-week. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United are preparing a �15m bid for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz. (The Sun)

606: DEBATE
But Mark Hughes wants to take Santa Cruz and team-mate David Bentley with him when he becomes the new manager of Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)

Gareth Barry has made it clear he wants to quit Aston Villa for Liverpool and striker Peter Crouch may head in the opposite direction. (Daily Star)

Barry himself has hinted at a move away from Villa Park by suggesting he needs to be playing Champions League football to be considered an England regular. (Various)

New Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho faces competition in his bid to sign Chelsea striker Didier Drogba from city rivals AC Milan. (Daily Star)

Mourinho is also keen to sign Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Essien and Frank Lampard from his old club. (Daily Star)

Newcastle are in the hunt to sign Argentine star Pablo Aimar after his club Real Zaragoza put him up for sale for �6.5m. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham will move to sign Rangers goalkeeper Alan McGregor for �9m. (Daily Express)

Arsenal's pursuit of Samir Nasri has been put on hold until after Euro 2008, despite the Gunners agreeing a �12.5m fee with Marseille. (Daily Telegraph)

Hull City will have to pay Man Utd �5m for striker Frazier Campbell. (Daily Mirror)

And the Premier League new boys have told David Nugent he will need to take a �15,000 a week wage cut in he wants to sign from Portsmouth for �3m. (The Sun)

Fulham are preparing a �3m bid for Charlton's Chinese international midfielder Zheng Zhi. (Various)

And Cottagers boss Roy Hodgson is hoping to persuade Paul Scharner to reject a new deal at Wigan in favour of a move to Craven Cottage. (The Sun)

West Brom want to take Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson on loan after Aston Villa were put off making a �6m move. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke City have joined Fulham in the race to sign Rangers' �3m-rated striker Daniel Cousin. (Daily Record)

Rangers are interested in signing Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic are poised to make a move for out-of-contract Motherwell striker Ross McCormack. (Scottish Sun)

The SPL champions are also in the race to snap up West Brom midfielder Zoltan Gera. (Scottish Sun)

Wolves have offered Burnley �2.5m and Stephen Elliot for Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty. (Daily Mirror)

Former Newcastle and Man Utd striker Andrew Cole is in talks over a move to Norwich after snubbing Burnley. (Various)

Colchester goalkeeper Dean Gerken is a �500,000 target for Sheffield United and Reading. (Daily Star)

Southend midfielder Richie Foran looks set for a move north of the border to Aberdeen. (The Sun)

FA Cup finalists Cardiff City are preparing a move for Scunthorpe United and Northern Ireland striker Martin Paterson, who scored 14 goals as the Iron were relegated from the Championship.

Dunfermline striker Mark Burchill has snubbed Kilmarnock in favour of a move to Rotherham United. (Scottish Daily Express)

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester City will have to compensate Blackburn �5m for the services of Mark Hughes and his backroom team. (Various)

However, City fear their move for the former Manchester United striker may be hijacked by Chelsea. (Various)

Former Newcastle and Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is being lined up as Hughes' replacement at Ewood Park. (Various)

Axed City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to become the new manager of Mexico. (Various)

Sir Alex Ferguson has said he may only have two seasons left as manager of Manchester United. (Various)

In a wide-ranging interview to be broadcast on Sky Sports, Ferguson has also said he could have helped Paul Gascoigne had he signed for Manchester United instead of Tottenham and has no intentions of selling Cristiano Ronaldo. (Various)

Fabio Capello has narrowed the choice of who will become England's next captain down to two players, believed to be John Terry and Rio Ferdinand. (Various)

Nicolas Anelka has claimed he should never have left Arsenal to join Real Madrid in 1999 and said he could have spent his entire career with the Gunners. (Daily Star)

AND FINALLY

One in seven Premier League football fans will not renew their season tickets as they feel they are being priced out of the game. (Daily Mirror)




see also
Chelsea boss - latest gossip
03 Jun 08 |  Chelsea
Monday's gossip column
02 Jun 08 |  Gossip
Sunday's gossip column
01 Jun 08 |  Gossip
Transfers - June 2008
02 Jun 08 |  Gossip


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