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Saturday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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BREAKING GOSSIP

0723 BST: Former Chelsea and Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed he already is being headhunted after leaving Uzbekistan champions Bunyodkor by mutual consent. "I have enough serious offers from a number of different teams. There are two offers from European clubs, another two from Asia and one from Brazilian club. But I'm not ready to decide this now," he said. (Press Association)

10.03 BST: Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer expects to remain at Fulham despite speculation linking him with Arsenal. "I've got another year left on my contract and I see my future at the moment with Fulham," the Australia stopper told ABC Sport. "I don't see anything changing unless someone tells me otherwise."

11.21 BST: Former Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini could succeed Jose Mourinho as coach of Champions League winners Inter Milan, sports daily AS claimed on Saturday. (AFP)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

West Ham have launched an audacious move to bring LA Galaxay midfielder David Beckham back to England while trying to lure former midfielder Joe Cole back from Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City have stepped up their interest in Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Yaya Toure but the Spanish side are demanding £60m for the double deal.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has rejected a move to Juventus because he wants to prove his worth at Anfield.
Full story: Footylatest.com

Manchester United and Arsenal are competing to sign £13m-rated Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard from French side Lille.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Arsenal have had a £4.2m bid for Lorient defender Laurent Koscielny rejected. Wenger had identified the 24-year-old as a potential partner for Thomas Vermaelen.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Dutch star Arjen Robben has claimed Manchester City target Rafael van der Vaart wants to join him at Bayern Munich.
Full story: Daily Mail

Jermaine Beckford is poised to join Everton after his Leeds contract was ripped up early.
Full story: The Sun

Sunderland eyeing double swoop for Belgium U21 keeper Simon Mignolet and Chile striker Humberto Suazo.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is leading the race to sign Chelsea's out of contract England midfielder Joe Cole.
Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan believes West Ham can be the Arsenal of London's East End.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been handed a measly £5m summer transfer kitty.
Full story: Daily Mail

Steven Gerrard gave England another injury scare when he failed to complete his second successive training session on Friday.
Full story: The Sun

Real Madrid will unveil Jose Mourinho as their new coach on Monday after agreeing a deal with Inter Milan that could be worth £13million to the European Champions.
Full story: Daily Mirror

David Gill, the Manchester United chief executive, has told The Independent that Sir Alex Ferguson will be the "key man" in advising on who is appointed as his successor when the club's manager eventually decides to retire.
Full story: Independent

Two-time boss and European Cup-winning Celtic captain Billy McNeill has revealed he is ready to be interim boss Neil Lennon's mentor.
Full story: Scottish sun

AND FINALLY

Hammers striker Benni McCarthy is "nearly as fat as me," says West Ham co-owner David Sullivan. "He's the one West Ham player I want to go to the World Cup because he might come back fitter."
Full story: Daily Mail



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see also
Saturday's Scottish gossip
29 May 10 |  Scottish Premier
Friday's gossip column
28 May 10 |  Gossip
Friday's World Cup round-up
28 May 10 |  World Cup 2010
Thursday's gossip column
27 May 10 |  Gossip
Thursday's Scottish gossip
27 May 10 |  Scottish Premier
Transfers - May 2010
11 May 10 |  Football


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