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Wednesday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Carlos Tevez is being lined up to rejoin Brazilian club Corinthians, according to the Manchester City's striker agent Kia Joorabchian. Despite the Argentine having over three years left on his Eastlands contract, Joorabchian said: "Carlos would be happy to return to Brazil. I would like the deal to be done swiftly but in reality it will probably take a couple of years."
Full story: Daily Express

League One side Sheffield Wednesday are to make a bid to sign striker Benni McCarthy and defender Herita Ilunga, who are out of favour at West Ham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham will sign on loan Inter Milan striker Victor Obinna in the summer, when he says he will be a free agent.
Full story: talkSPORT

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says he may make another bid for Blackpool's Charlie Adam, having narrowly missed out on the striker on transfer deadline day.
Full story: Footylatest.com

Manchester United are considering a move for Feyenoord striker Luc Castaignos despite the teenager reported to be close to sealing a £6m summer transfer to Inter Milan.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

OTHER GOSSIP

Barcelona were left bemused when Arsenal recently signed their 16-year-old midfielder Jon Miquel Toral Harper. After losing Cesc Fabregas to the London club in 2003, it turns out the man responsible for securing the latest transfer is none other than Pere Guardiola - the brother of Barcelona manager Pep.
Full story: the Sun

AC Milan's Gennaro Gattuso will not be in London for the Champions League return leg against Tottenham. Following his confrontation with Spurs head coach Joe Jordan after the first game, the midfielder said: "I have been told there will be 47,000 people there just waiting to give me a slap, so I will stay in Milan."
Full story: Daily Mail

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has given his strongest hint yet that he would like to return to Chelsea one day. Mourinho left Stamford Bridge in 2007 but says: "I love Chelsea. I was the happiest man when I was there. I was thinking I would be there all my life. So you never know."
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard will be rested for the club's Europa League game with Sparta Prague on Thursday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is lining up a lucrative pre-season tour of Japan that could net the club £15m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Striker Asamoah Gyan may have to be sold to balance Sunderland's books, says Black Cats chairman Niall Quinn.
Full story: Metro

Marseille boss Didier Deschamps says Wednesday's opponents Manchester United are not as attractive to watch as in previous years but remains respectful of Sir Alex Ferguson's men. "Maybe this United team have a bit less fantasy than some of the teams we have seen in the past," he said. "But it is not always the nicest-looking team that wins the titles."
Full story: Daily Express

Plans to introduce goal-line technology have hit a stumbling block after all 10 of the companies taking part in recent trials failed to meet the criteria set by Fifa, football's world governing body. A Fifa spokesman said the results of the tests will be discussed at a meeting on 5 March.
Full story: the Guardian

AND FINALLY

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has treated his star striker Andy Carroll by taking him to a reunion concert by Irish pop group Boyzone.
Full story: Daily Telegraph



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


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