Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has rubber-stamped a deal to take Wayne Rooney to Stamford Bridge, making him one of the world's richest players. Abramovich could compete with Manchester City's £250,000-a-week package for the Manchester United striker but might offer only £20m for him.
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And Chelsea captain John Terry has invited Rooney to join him at the south-west London outfit after calling him "the best player in the world".
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Rooney is open to the idea of joining Chelsea but the Blues will not go beyond £160,000 a week for the England international.
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Sources close to Abramovich say he is unwilling to break Chelsea's wage structure to sign Rooney, meaning the £150,000-a-week earned by defender John Terry and midfielder Frank Lampard is the limit. (Daily Express)

Rooney's wage demands are deterring Spanish giants Real Madrid from making a move for the player.
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Manchester United are lining up Ajax striker Luis Suarez as a replacement for Rooney - if the former Everton star quits Old Trafford. The Red Devils might have to pay £30m for the Uruguay international.
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United supporters believe Rooney's thinly veiled criticism of the Glazer family could mark the beginning of the end for the Americans' ownership of the club.
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Chelsea and Manchester City are trying to persuade 15-year-old Portuguese winger Bruma to join them from Sporting Lisbon. The teenager has been tipped to be the next Cristiano Ronaldo.
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The Blues and Liverpool have been linked with a January move for Bayern Munich centre-back Martin Demichelis, whose agent has spoken of his player's poor relationship with Bayern boss Louis van Gaal.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering a move for Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill as the Frenchman looks to reinforce his defence.
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Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is keen to sign Roma's French defender Philippe Mexes, who has fallen out of favour with coach Claudio Ranieri.
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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is set to a move for 22-year-old Millwall midfielder Liam Trotter in January.
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Leicester manager Sven-Goran Eriksson hopes to sign Manchester United defender Ritchie de Laet once the 21-year-old Belgian's emergency loan spell at Sheffield United comes to an end.
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German champions Bayern Munich are interested in signing Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin from current Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, according to Kicker magazine.

Roy Hodgson's future as Liverpool manager is on a knife-edge after he conceded he may be powerless to stop striker Fernando Torres from leaving Anfield. Former Reds boss Kenny Dalglish would be ready to step into the breach.
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Joe Januszewski, the Boston Red Sox executive who persuaded John W Henry to buy the club, has been appointed chief operating officer - replacing Christian Purslow after he stepped down as managing director on Wednesday.
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Dundee fans have been told they will need to raise £500,000 to save their club from liquidation. (Daily Record)

Gary Megson says he is interested in becoming Middlesbrough's new manager, following the resignation of Gordon Strachan. Megson has twice led West Bromwich Albion to promotion to the Premier League.
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Former Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke is being lined up to take the same position at Newcastle, replacing Colin Calderwood, who has taken over as Hibernian boss.
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Assem Allam, the businessman who has launched a £22m takeover bid for Hull, has told the Tigers they have until Friday to complete a deal with him.
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Premier League clubs have made their junior matches all-ticket to stop their top young talent being poached.
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Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has spoken to Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney about joining him at Australian A-League club Perth Glory. (AP)

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov says the club's new fitness trainer is making him feel like a marathon runner. Villa boss Gerard Houllier has brought in fellow Frenchman Robert Duverne to get his side into shape and Petrov joked: "My next level of fitness is dying."
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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has told defender Jelle van Damme, who says he wants return to parent club Anderlecht on loan because he would like to be with his pregnant wife, that there is no chance of such a deal before January. McCarthy said: "In the meantime it's a case of shutting up and getting on with it."
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QPR co-owner Flavio Briatore says that if his team wins promotion to the Premier League his dream would be to install Marcello Lippi as manager. Not good news for current boss Neil Warnock.
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