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Monday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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BREAKING GOSSIP

1430 BST: Newcastle striker Andy Carroll's run of form has caught the eye of Premier League Blackburn. The 21-year-old wants a pay rise to stay with the Magpies.
Full story: Click Lancashire

1250 BST: West Ham have entered the race to sign £4.4m-rated Espanyol attacker Jose Callejon, who has also caught the attention of Blackburn and Wigan.
Full story: Sky Sports

1237 BST: West Ham striker Carlton Cole has been linked with a move to German giants Bayern Munich. Lille winger Eden Hazard and Anderlecht forward Romelu Lakaku have also been earmarked by Bayern scouts.
Full story: imscouting.com

1025 BST: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has held a secret meeting with Barcelona president Joan Laporta in Morocco where he is on holiday recovering from a leg fracture. The Spanish champions have denied that they have an informal agreement with Arsenal not attempt to attempt to buy the 22-year-old this summer.
Full story: imscouting.com

1008 BST: Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is a summer target for AC Milan.
Full story: goal.com

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic could be on his way to Juventus in a swap deal which would see goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon arriving at Old Trafford.
Full story: Footylatest

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to make a £9m bid for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart after losing patience with current first-choice stopper Manuel Almunia.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

The Gunners may also move for Bolton defender Gary Cahill to replace William Gallas, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
Full story: Footylatest

606: DEBATE

Tottenham could tempt Everton playmaker Steven Pienaar away from Goodison Park with a £14m summer bid.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Chelsea will make a decision on the future of on-loan defender Michael Mancienne this week but Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has warned that the England Under-21 star, who has been the star performer for the Molineux club this season, is not good enough to play for the London side yet.
Full story: Daily Mail

Ipswich have become the latest club to join the race for Scunthorpe's £1m-rated striker Gary Hooper.
Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will leave Inter Milan to replace Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson at the Old Trafford helm at the end of next season.
Full story: Daily Star

Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has warned Chelsea that his side are ready to pounce for the Premier League title if Carlo Ancelotti's side slip up again.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is relieved that the club rejected advances from both Manchester City and Inter Milan for Welsh international defender Gareth Bale last summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manager Roberto Mancini insists Manchester City will clinch fourth spot and a Champions League place - despite their last-gasp defeat by Manchester United and Tottenham's win over Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez claims it was unrealistic to expect the Reds to win the Premier League title this season, despite last season's second-place finish.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle's Argentina defender Fabricio Coloccini faces a race to be fit for this summer's World Cup finals after he was almost certainly ruled out for the rest of Newcastle's Championship season with a hamstring injury.
Full story: Daily Mail

Burnley midfielder Robbie Blake is stalling over a new contract at Turf Moor as he is concerned he may struggle for regular first-team football next season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has denied that Brazilian Leonardo could be about to quit as manager after growing unhappy with a lack of money to make transfers.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal defender William Gallas says he is "confident" he will be fit to play for France at the World Cup after injuring his calf against Barcelona. CanalPlus.

AND FINALLY

Former Leeds and Manchester City defender Danny Mills completed the Brighton Marathon in a wheelchair, making his way round the course in in two hours, 43 minutes to raise money and awareness for the spina bifida charity ASBAH.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola believes a tricky season in charge of the Hammers has given him the equivalent of five years of managerial experience.
Full story: Daily Express

Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan forced his team to leave behind £250 worth of pizza as they boarded the team bus to travel back from their 2-0 defeat by West Brom. The former Celtic boss was so annoyed by his team throwing away their faint play-off hopes that they had to go without their post-match food.
Full story: Daily Express



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see also
Sunday's gossip column
18 Apr 10 |  Gossip
Sunday's Scottish gossip
18 Apr 10 |  Scottish Premier
Saturday's gossip column
17 Apr 10 |  Gossip
Saturday's Scottish gossip
17 Apr 10 |  Scottish Premier
Transfers - March 2010
23 Mar 10 |  Football


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