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Tuesday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Real Madrid have joined Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign highly rated Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.
Full story: Daily Mail

French midfielder Samir Nasri has revealed he could quit Arsenal for Barcelona in the summer - if the Gunners win the title.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa are keeping tabs on Barcelona's out-of-favour defender Gabriel Milito and hope to snap him up for free in the summer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester United have set their sights on CSKA Moscow keeper Igor Akinfeev as a replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who is retiring at the end of the season.
Full story: Footylatest

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti wants to form a dream centre-back partnership between David Luiz, who arrived from Benfica in January, and Borussia Dortmund's Serbian star Neven Subotic.
Full story: talkSPORT

Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar and Barcelona winger Alexander Hleb, who is on loan at Birmingham, are both wanted by newly promoted Russian Premier League team Krasnodar.
Full story: Daily Mail

Former Liverpool and Sunderland star Djibril Cisse, now with Panathinaikos, says he will definitely leave Greece in the summer after alleging he was attacked by Olympiakos fans at the weekend.
Full story: Daily Mail

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United midfielder Anderson could be out for two months after suffering his second knee injury in the last 12 months in Saturday's FA Cup win over Crawley.
Full story: Guardian

Former Newcastle striker Andy Carroll, the most expensive British player in history, is ahead of schedule in his attempt to return to fitness after a thigh injury and could even make his Liverpool debut this weekend against West Ham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims forward Andrey Arshavin is close to rediscovering his best form for the Gunners after a below-par season so far.
Full story: Metro

Midfielder Yaya Toure believes Manchester City can be bigger and better than Barcelona within two years.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt has confirmed he is speaking to the club about signing a new contract.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says it would be "a miracle" if his side managed to finish in the top four of the Premier League for a second season running.
Full story: the Guardian

Everton captain Phil Neville concedes the club's season had been "a disgrace" before Saturday's FA Cup win over Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke's Matty Etherington could miss Wednesday's game against Arsenal because a jaw alignment problem is giving him back problems.
Full story: The Sun

Celtic striker Gary Hooper is playing well enough to put himself into England contention, says the man who gave him his start at non-league Grays Athletic, manager Mark Stimson. (Daily Record)

Rangers' El-Hadji Diouf insists Sunday's 3-0 Old Firm defeat was a one-off and that they will still beat Celtic to the Scottish Premier League title.
Full story: Daily Record

AND FINALLY

Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara - currently on loan at Wolves - believes his girlfriend Danielle Lloyd, who is moving up to Birmingham with their baby son, is the key to helping him settle at the Midlands club as they battle against relegation.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Scientists at the University of Portsmouth say managers who wear suits on match days and tracksuits for training inspire their players to perform better.
Full story: Daily Telegraph



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see also
Monday's gossip column
20 Feb 11 |  Gossip
Monday's Scottish gossip
21 Feb 11 |  Scotland
Sunday's gossip column
20 Feb 11 |  Gossip
Sunday's Scottish gossip
20 Feb 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - February 2011
01 Feb 11 |  Football


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