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Sunday's gossip column

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal have joined Manchester City in the race to sign £11m Hamburg defender Jerome Boateng.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

The Gunners have also been given first option on West Ham striker Carlton Cole.
Full story: News of the World

Failing that, Arsenal will take a closer look at Japanese striker Takayuki Morimoto.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester City, Tottenham and Stoke are all keen on Getafe midfielder Pedro Leon.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will discuss a £40m summer move for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery when the two clubs meet in the Champions League this week.
Full story: Sunday Express

Chelsea and Spurs are locked in a tussle to land Nigerian teenage striker Sani ­Emmanuel, who is just 17.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Portsmouth's short-term financial future could be secure after receiving a number of bids for players, among them £4.5m from CSKA Moscow for Nadir Belhadj and £5m from Sevilla for Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Birmingham City are eyeing a shock summer move for John Carew as the Norwegian striker's contract talks with Aston Villa have hit a stumbling block.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Sunderland are prepared to pay £10m for Tottenham's David Bentley and Jamie O'Hara.
Full story: News of the World

Barcelona star Thierry Henry is set to join Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls this summer.
Full story: News of the World

PSV Eindhoven have joined the list of clubs watching Motherwell defender Mark Reynolds, who says he would love a move to the Dutch club. (Various)

OTHER GOSSIP

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho will snub Manchester City's advances as he is waiting for Sir Alex Ferguson to retire before taking the reins at arch-rivals Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Star

Glenn Hoddle and Graeme Souness have both turned down the chance to take charge at West Ham as the clock appears to tick down on Gianfranco Zola's time managing the club.
Full story: News of the World

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic has also distanced himself from the West Ham job.
Full story: Daily Star

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is instead being lined up to replace Zola.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks stands accused of risking the club's future by rejecting a 40% sale of the club, because he will not make any money from the deal.
Full story: News of the World

Senior figures at the FA fear the furore over the departure of the Football Association's chief executive, Ian Watmore, has fatally damaged England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Burnley's on-loan striker David Nugent is prepared to give up £1m to ensure he never has to play for Portsmouth again.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Meanwhile, former Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie, still a consultant at Fratton Park, has received a letter from police over Eyal Berkovic's pay-off from the club in 2005.
Full story: News of the World

Avram Grant has been asked to stay on as Portsmouth manager next season by administrator Andrew Andronikou, despite all the club's players being up for sale.
Full story: Observer

Darren Fletcher is negotiating a new contract worth £80,000 a week with Manchester United.
Full story: News of the World

Gabriel Agbonlahor is also ready to put pen to paper on a new deal, one which will extend his Aston Villa contract by two years and make him one of the club's top earners.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal expect Barcelona's Pep Guardiola to succeed Arsene Wenger as manager.
Full story: Daily Star

Caretaker Neil Lennon is Celtic's number one choice to succeed Tony Mowbray as manager on a permanent basis. (News of the World)

Celtic captain Scott Brown is expected to be disciplined by the Scottish Football Association after criticising referee Dougie McDonald for sending him off against Rangers. (News of the World)

Jim McColl, the richest man in Scotland, is in talks with the Rangers Supporters Trust about a takeover designed to make the football club a supporter-owned entity. (Sunday Herald)

Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is set to wipe out part of the club's £30m debt this summer, according to director Sergejus Fedotovas. (Scotland on Sunday)

AND FINALLY

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger resorted to a four-letter word when facing the media following his side's 1-1 draw with Birmingham.
Full story: News of the World

Lionel Messi has a claim to be considered the best player in the world - but has barely any fans in his home country of Argentina.
Full story: Observer

Bradford Park Avenue are looking to make a Football League comeback, 40 years after being voted out of it.
Full story: Independent on Sunday



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see also
Transfers - March 2010
23 Mar 10 |  Football
Saturday's gossip column
27 Mar 10 |  Gossip
Saturday's Scottish gossip
27 Mar 10 |  Scottish Premier
Friday's gossip column
26 Mar 10 |  Gossip
Friday's Scottish gossip
26 Mar 10 |  Scottish Premier
Thursday's gossip column
25 Mar 10 |  Gossip
Thursday's Scottish gossip
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