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Saturday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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BREAKING GOSSIP

1638 GMT: Chelsea winger Florent Malouda has revealed he is frustrated at Stamford Bridge.

"Before the match against Birmingham, I talked to the coach to tell him about my frustration," Malouda told L'Equipe. "It's OK for the moment.

"I still manage to be good when I play. With the rotation system I will play my 50 matches a season.

"The frustration is above all for the big games. I'm ready to look elsewhere. Finding another club is not a problem.

"But the club has closed the door to any departure, whether it be in January or in June."
Full story: L'Equipe

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Real Madrid are preparing a £60m move for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is their top summer transfer target, and will pursue him in the same way they chased Cristiano Ronaldo last season.
Full story: Daily Star

606: DEBATE

Liverpool are set to sign Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy next week and also hope to bring in his Real Madrid team-mate Rafael van der Vaart on loan until the end of the season.
Full story: The Sun

As well as Van Nistelrooy, Reds boss Rafael Benitez is poised to bring in Atletico Madrid winger Maxi Rodrigez on loan - but he will have to offload striker Andriy Voronin first to free up space on the club's wage bill and hopes to sell him to CSKA Moscow or Dynamo Moscow in a £1.5m deal.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Voronin is set to join German side Hertha Berlin, who he played for on loan last season, in a permanent £2.5m deal.
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham are poised to make a £12m January swoop for Manchester City right-back Micah Richards, while City will bolster their defence by signing Sol Campbell on a short-term deal and spending a total of £25m on West Ham's Matthew Upson and Borussia Dortmund's Neven Subotic.
Full story: Daily Express

Birmingham are close to wrapping up a £2.5m deal for Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel and are set to make a £3.5m bid to sign midfielder Craig Gardner from Aston Villa.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out making another bid for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.
Full story: The Sun

Wenger is confident of beating Tottenham and Everton to sign Chamakh when he becomes a free agent in the summer after being told there is no chance of buying the Moroccan in January - but the Gunners boss is also considering buying another striker this month and is interested in Wolfsburg's Edin Dzeko and Toulouse's Andre-Pierre Gignac.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Hull City boss Phil Brown hopes to agree a loan deal with Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo, who is currently on loan at Sporting Lisbon.
Full story: The Sun

Cash-strapped Portsmouth's hopes of raising money by selling players in the January transfer window have been hit by a lack of interest in their players.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Portsmouth's hopes of selling former Tottenham midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng to Blackburn for £4m could be scuppered by a Fifa rule preventing players from playing for more than two clubs in the same season.
Full story: The Times

Burnley boss Owen Coyle fears Portsmouth's financial crisis could ruin his hopes of keeping on-loan Pompey striker David Nugent at Turf Moor.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham will recall midfielder Jamie O'Hara when his loan spell ends at Portsmouth this month and send him on loan to another Premier League club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham have made an offer of more than £3m for Peterborough striker Aaron McLean, who has been watched by scouts from a host of other Premier League sides.
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Brazilian international midfielder Sandro from Internacional but may have to wait until the summer for him to arrive at White Hart Lane.
Full story: The Times

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan looks like being priced out of a move for Celtic striker Scott McDonald after being told the Australian international would cost him £3.5m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Celtic are interested in Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy, who would be allowed to leave Ewood Park for £2.5m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Sheffield United have turned down Newcastle's £1m bid for centre-back Matt Kilgallon.
Full story: The Sun

Crystal Palace must sell teenage winger Victor Moses this month to ease their financial problems and will accept £3m for the 19-year-old - who is being trailed by Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, Arsenal, Birmingham, Wigan, Everton and West Brom.
Full story: Daily Mail

OTHER GOSSIP

Burnley boss Owen Coyle, who ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Bolton job earlier this week, is set to make a dramatic U-turn and will leave the Clarets to take charge at the Reebok Stadium.
Full story: The Sun

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock is desperate to get the Bolton job, and Wanderers will turn to the former Sheffield United boss if they fail to land Coyle.
Full story: Daily Express

Sacked Preston boss Alan Irvine is on the shortlist to become Sheffield Wednesday's next manager, along with former Bolton manager Gary Megson.
Full story: The Sun

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists winger Ashley Young is not a diver.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will rest most of his first team in Sunday's FA Cup tie against West Ham, and says "winning the League is more important".
Full story: The Sun

AND FINALLY

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan says taking on mega-rich Manchester City in Saturday's FA Cup third round is like using a water pistol in a machine-gun battle.
Full story: The Sun



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see also
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