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Sunday's gossip column

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BREAKING GOSSIP

1745 GMT: Birmingham defender Franck Queudrue insists he wants to remain at St Andrew's and fight to regain his place in Alex McLeish's team after injury. (Press Association)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Portsmouth goalkeeper David James admits he is "flattered" by the interest of Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp and would be keen on a move to White Hart Lane to boost his England World Cup chances.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Fernando Torres is ready to quit Liverpool if they fail to qualify for the Champions League this season.
Full story: News of the World

Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni, who has been linked with a move to West Ham, has set his sights on a return to Serie A with Roma this winter, although a deal has yet to be concluded.
Full story: Gazzetta dello Sport

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering splashing out on a new striker in the January transfer window, with Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh top of his wanted list.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Or Wenger could launch a £12m January bid for Toulouse's French international striker Andre Pierre Gignac.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal have also emerged as shock contenders to sign Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester United are ready to challenge Roberto Mancini's City for £12m-rated Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini.
Full story: News of the World

Birmingham are ready to launch an £8m raid for Wigan's former Newcastle's winger Charles N'Zogbia.
Full story: News of the World

Carlo Ancelotti will make a transfer window U-turn by offering a British record £45m for Bayern Munich's France winger Franck Ribery.
Full story: People

Manchester United striker Frederico Macheda, 18, is being linked with a loan move to Real Zaragoza.
Full story: News of the World

Liverpool are poised to mount a major effort to sign former Lazio striker Goran Pandev on a free transfer next month in a bid to boost their flagging season.
Full story: People

Ambitious Stoke manager Tony Pulis could make a surprise three-pronged raid for Liverpool misfit Ryan Babel, Aston Villa's Emile Heskey and Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones.
Full story: News of the World

Inter Milan defender Ivan Cordoba has told new Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini he would love to move to Eastlands.
Full story: People

Sunderland have launched an attempt to hijack right-back Danny Simpson’s move from Manchester United to Newcastle.
Full story: Daily Star Sunday

Tottenham's Scotland full-back Alan Hutton is a January target for Stoke and Fulham.
Full story: News of the World

And Hutton's fellow out-of-favour Tottenham team-mate David Bentley is also attracting interest from Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Full story: News of the World

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has made inquiries about trying to buy Real Madrid for one billion euros (£900m), and a meeting with Real president Florentino Perez is possible early in 2010.
Full story: AS (In Spanish)

Jose Mourinho snubbed Manchester City's offer to become their coach because his dream is to step in when Sir Alex Ferguson finally retires at Manchester United.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester City believe they can lure Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in the summer as they see newly-appointed coach Roberto Mancini as just a stopgap. City have still not ruled out trying to persuade Jose Mourinho to take over either.
Full story: Sunday Express

Former Birmingham owners David Gold and David Sullivan will pull the plug on West Ham takeover talks on January 7.
Full story: News of the World

AND FINALLY

Newcastle may sit top of the Championship but the club is being forced to implement a clutch of cost-cutting measures at St James' Park - including switching off the escalator inside the new Milburn Stand during the week.
Full story: News of the World



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see also
Transfers - December 2009
31 Dec 09 |  Football
Sunday's Scottish gossip
27 Dec 09 |  Scottish Premier
Saturday's gossip column
26 Dec 09 |  Gossip
Thursday's gossip column
24 Dec 09 |  Gossip
Wednesday's gossip column
23 Dec 09 |  Gossip
Tuesday's gossip column
22 Dec 09 |  Gossip


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