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Thursday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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BREAKING GOSSIP

1240: Tottenham will drop their interest in Newcastle striker Andy Carroll as they are unwilling to match the £25m they believe will convince the Magpies to sell. Spurs winger David Bentley could head to Tyneside on loan however.
Full story: Goal.com

1234: Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson has emerged as a target for Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

1210: Blackburn defender Christopher Samba is to opt for Arsenal over London rivals Tottenham and Chelsea as he seeks a move away from Ewood Park.
Full story: Metro

1205: Eden Hazard's agent has suggested that Arsenal are leading the chase for the Lille attacker.
Full story: sport.co.uk

0923: Chelsea may be tempted to launch a fresh bid for Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero with the playmaker's buyout clause reducing to around £38m in his new contract with the Spanish club.
Full story: IMScouting

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Tottenham and Liverpool are both interested in signing Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan. The Eastlands side would prefer to send the Togo striker to Anfield rather than risk him finding form with Spurs, a potential rival for a Champions League spot.
Full story: the Sun

Malaga have also made an audacious attempt to land Adebayor on loan after Real Madrid cooled their interest in the forward.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is interested in Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, who is unhappy at not being guaranteed first-team football.
Full story: caughtoffside

West Ham midfielder Valon Behrami is set to move to Italian side Fiorentina.
Full story: the Sun

606: DEBATE
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Tottenham will use the funds from striker Robbie Keane's proposed switch to Birmingham to buy the £500,000 insurance necessary to convince Los Angeles Galaxy to release midfielder David Beckham on loan.
Full story: the Sun

Birmingham City may be thwarted in their attempts to sign Tottenham's Keane as Spurs boss Harry Redknapp struggles to persuade Newcastle United to part with striker Andy Carroll.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool are being linked with Newcastle United winger Wayne Routledge.
Full story: caughtoffside

AC Milan are ready to offer forward Alexandre Pato to Manchester City to convince them to part with striker Mario Balotelli.
Full story: caughtoffside

Midfielder Lassana Diarra has opened the door to a move to Manchester United after telling Real Madrid he wants to leave.
Full story: talksport

Arsenal striker Carlos Vela is wanted on loan by Spanish side Valencia, with a view to a £2m permanent deal in the summer.
Full story: the Sun

Barcelona defender Gabriel Milito could move to Blackburn on loan after he was offered to Rovers and West Ham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

New Inter Milan manager Leonardo has made Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez his number one transfer target.
Full story: talksport

West Ham are on the verge of missing out on Steve Sidwell, with fellow relegation battlers Wolves waiting in the wings to snap up the Aston Villa midfielder.
Full story: talksport

Blackpool will bid £500,000 for Plymouth striker Bradley Wright-Phillips after Barnsley winger Adam Hammill's wage demands priced him out of a move to Bloomfield Road.
Full story: the Sun

Championship leaders QPR are keen to take forward Benni McCarthy on loan from West Ham.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn manager Steve Kean is ready to let transfer-seeking Chris Samba go to Aston Villa in a multi-million swap deal involving fellow defender James Collins.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Celtic are close to agreeing a £1m deal for Brann Bergen's Norway international striker Erik Huseklepp. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson and West Ham manager Avram Grant moved closer to losing their jobs after humiliating defeats on Wednesday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Hodgson is the bookmakers' favourite to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job followed by Grant. Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti and Aston Villa's Gerard Houllier are third and fourth in the market. (Racing Post)

Manchester United's latest goalscoring sensation Javier Hernandez has revealed that the power of prayer is behind his dramatic rise to fame.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson intends to allow goalkeepers Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak, defenders Wes Brown and Gary Neville, midfielder Owen Hargreaves and striker Michael Owen to leave Old Trafford in the summer. The Scot will then build his side around midfielder Anderson and right-back Rafael. (Daily Telegraph)

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is poised to fill the managerial vacancy at Championship strugglers Crystal Palace.
Full story: the Sun

AND FINALLY

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham are being lined up as England's new managerial 'dream team'.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Beckham is selling his beloved Porsche on eBay ahead of his expected return to England on loan from LA Galaxy. He bought the car in 2008 for £100,000 and then spent a further £50,000 having it customised. When Beckham's old BMW M3 was sold on eBay in 2005, it went for £90,000 - £75,000 more than it was worth.
Full story: Small World News Service

Sacked Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce wants to manage World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar.
Full story: the Sun



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see also
Wednesday's gossip column
05 Jan 11 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
05 Jan 11 |  Scotland
Tuesday's gossip column
04 Jan 11 |  Gossip
Tuesday's Scottish gossip
04 Jan 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - January 2011
31 Jan 11 |  Football


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