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Thursday's gossip column

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Representatives of David Beckham and AC Milan will fly to the United States to hold face-to-face talks with LA Galaxy over the transfer of the England midfielder. It is believed Milan have offered �2-3m for Beckham, but Galaxy are holding out for �10m. (The Times, 2315 GMT)

Defender Daniel Agger has threatened to quit Liverpool unless he is handed a regular starting place. (The Sun)

Midfielder Niko Kranjcar has revealed he wants to quit Portsmouth to join a bigger club. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City will make striker Daniel Sturridge the highest-paid teenager in the country. (The Sun)

Liverpool are trying to sign Barcelona's teenage winger Gerard Deulofeu, who is only 14. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish wants to take Bolton defender Danny Shittu on loan. (Daily Mirror)

Midfielder Franck Ribery says he will see out his Bayern Munich contract, which finishes in 2011, fending off interest from Chelsea and Manchester City. (Daily Telegraph)

Everton manager David Moyes will attempt to keep on-loan Manchester City striker Jo at Goodison Park permanently. (The Sun)

OTHER FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has described former manager Luiz Felipe Scolari as the "weakest link". (Daily Star)

New Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink says he will talk to former boss Scolari to find out about any cliques and divisions in the squad. (The Guardian)

Hiddink will also hold crisis talks with senior Chelsea players today as he attempts to unify the Blues squad. (Daily Express)

Meanwhile, the Russian Football Union are in revolt over Hiddink's decision to combine his role as national coach and Chelsea manager. (The Independent)

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who parted company with Manchester City in June 2008 and is now coach of Mexico, has hinted that he may be open to a return to the Premier League, with Portsmouth keen on the Swede. (Daily Mirror)

Or Paul Hart will be in charge of Portsmouth until the end of the season as Eriksson distanced himself from the job. (Daily Star)

Former Nottingham Forest manager Colin Calderwood is set to take charge of Newcastle in place of Joe Kinnear, who needs heart surgery. (Daily Mirror)

Or Newcastle are ready to move for ex-Middlesbrough manager Bryan Robson as a short-term replacement for Kinnear. (Daily Express)

Or Newcastle may turn to former England manager Terry Venables as an interim replacement for Kinnear. (Daily Mail)

Reading manager Steve Coppell will be handed a new contract, even if the club fail win promotion to the Premier League. (Daily Mail)

A top flight Greek club and a leading Turkish side are interested in Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo. (Scottish Sun)

Coventry's England U21 left-back Danny Fox is considering switching his allegiance to Scotland. (Daily Express)

Celtic are upset after striker Scott McDonald made a 14,000-mile round-trip simply to sit on the bench for Australia's World Cup qualifier in Japan. (Scottish Sun)

The Scottish FA are to propose that a fourth substitute be allowed in the event of extra time. (Various)

John Fleck's emergence as a rising star at Rangers was delayed six months due to the teenager's bad attitude, says his uncle, former Ibrox forward Robert Fleck. (Daily Express)

AND FINALLY

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he would give up winning every domestic trophy this season to clinch further Champions League glory. (The Sun)

Oldham are to wear a pink kit for next month's clash with Leeds to raise cash for a for a local breast cancer charity. (Daily Star)



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see also
Wednesday's gossip column
11 Feb 09 |  Gossip
Tuesday's gossip column
10 Feb 09 |  Gossip
Transfers - February 2009
09 Feb 09 |  Football
SPL ins and outs
21 Jan 09 |  Scottish Premier
January football sales
02 Jan 09 |  Premier League


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