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Thursday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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BREAKING GOSSIP

0932: Liverpool are tracking Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique and are confident of sealing a £6m deal for the Spaniard in the summer.
Full story: Goal.com

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Barcelona are finally ready to give up their chase for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and turn their attention to Tottenham winger Gareth Bale.
Full story: Footylatest

Arsenal could bolster their attacking options with the purchase of £15m-rated Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro.
Full story: Daily Mail

Bolton will have to pay £10m to convert their loan deal for Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge's into a permanent switch to the Reebok. (Daily Star)

Chelsea's Yuri Zhirkov, who can play as either a left-back or left midfielder, has admitted that he may leave Stamford Bridge if he fails to secure a regular starting place with the defending Premier League champions.
Full story: the Sun

Chelsea winger Florent Malouda is a £7m summer target for Spanish side Hercules.
Full story: talkSPORT

Jose Bosingwa could be another to leave Chelsea as Juventus line up a £10m bid for the full-back.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa are keen on £6m-rated West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green as a summer replacement for the outgoing Brad Friedel.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp expects to be involved in a bidding war with Liverpool for the signature of Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam.
Full story: Metro

Lille playmaker Eden Hazard, a target for Arsenal, has said that a move to Spain would suit him better than a switch to the Premier League.
Full story: the Sun

Tottenham could swoop to sign Inter Milan striker Victor Obinna at the end of the season after the Nigerian impressed on loan at West Ham.
Full story: Caughtoffside

Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila, who has been described as the new Patrick Vieira.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has admitted striker Carlos Tevez could turn his back on the club and leave in the summer.
Full story: Metro

Fulham and West Ham are set for a summer transfer tussle over Nigeria international striker Kalu Uche, who plays for Spanish side Almeria.
Full story: talkSPORT

Ipswich boss Paul Jewell has insisted teenage striker Connor Wickham is not for sale. Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United have all been linked with the England Under-21 forward.
Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

The Qatari royal family is preparing to offer Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer £1.5bn for the club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea captain John Terry believes they can still make up the 12-point gap on Premier League leaders Manchester United but must beat the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to stand a chance.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has warned that he may resort to legal action against the Football Association as they chase compensation for the injury suffered by former Hammers striker Dean Ashton while training with England.
Full story: the Guardian

Fernando Torres was overpriced in £50m move to Chelsea from Liverpool, says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Full story: Metro

Newcastle United winger Hatem Ben Arfa could return to the Magpies' starting line-up in April as he continues his recovery from a double leg-break suffered against Manchester City in October. (the Times)

A group of gay Polish football fans have called on the organisers of Euro 2012, being held in Poland and the Ukraine, to set aside seating for gay men and lesbians to protect them from possible aggression at the tournament.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Former Ipswich boss Jim Magilton says in-form Celtic full-back Emilio Izaguirre showed he had what it takes to succeed in British football during a trial at Portman Road.
Full story: Daily Record


AND FINALLY

Aston Villa's Darren Bent, a £18m January signing from Sunderland, believes that fellow strikers Fernando Torres and Andy Carroll's moves later in the transfer window, for £50m and £35m respectively, have taken the pressure off him. "A lot of people seem to have forgotten about my transfer now, so I have just got on with it," he said.
Full story: Daily Star

Former Manchester City player Lee Crooks, who played 73 times for the club between 1994 and 2001, is due to embark on his first tour of Afghanistan early next year after joining 1 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham striker Matt Derbyshire's wife Melissa has revealed that she publicly rowed with a Blues' season-ticket holder who criticised her husband during the team's Premier League draw with city rivals Aston Villa at St Andrew's in January.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Leyton Orient midfielder Jose-Paul M'Poku has said that he will not take up the chance to visit Las Vegas as part of a trip organised by club chairman Barry Hearn to reward the side for their FA Cup draw against Arsenal. "I prefer not to go. Las Vegas is a city full of sins and I am a very religious person," he said.
Full story: the Sun



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