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Thursday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Tottenham are in pole position to sign Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku for £17.5m in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea's attempts to convince Santos striker Neymar to try his luck in the Premier League have failed again with a £30m approach rejected.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The agent of Galatasaray playmaker Arda Turan has confirmed he is in talks with a top European side over a move for his client. Although the unnamed team are not English, his availability may revive interest from previous suitors Tottenham and Liverpool.
Full story: Sport.co.uk

Valencia want to lure Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta back to his native Spain.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Striker Andre Ayew has dampened speculation that he might move to Liverpool by pledging his future to current club Marseille.
Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger plans to rebuild his defence in the summer by adding Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill and Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given to his squad.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Everton have been linked with St Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi, who is available for £5m in the summer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Aston Villa and Newcastle are competing for the signature of West Ham defender Jordan Spence, whose contract at Upton Park expires at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa quartet Brad Friedel, Nigel Reo-Coker, Robert Pires and Michael Bradley, who is on loan from Borussia Moenchengladbach, are all waiting to see whether they will be offered new deals at the club in the summer.
Full story: the Sun

Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinic could leave Blackburn at the end of the season if he does not start getting more first-team action, with Aston Villa interested in the Croatia international.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini is attracting the interest of Manchester United.
Full story: caughtoffside

OTHER GOSSIP

A spate of injuries, including the loss of captain Steven Gerrard and defender Daniel Agger for the rest of the season, could dent caretaker Kenny Dalglish's hopes of securing the Liverpool manager's job on a permanent basis.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Nineteen-year-old Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong says he knows "for a fact" that he is good enough to play in the first team.
Full story: talkSPORT

Former Ipswich boss Roy Keane may return to management with Australian side Melbourne Victory.
Full story: the Sun

Tottenham face a £20,000 Uefa fine following reports that fans aimed racist chants at Real Madrid striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who is on loan from Manchester City.
Full story: the Sun

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has launched a scathing attack on England's World Cup hopes and dismissed Gareth Barry as a "teacher's pet". Barton also believes he is currently the best midfielder in England. (French magazine So Foot)

AND FINALLY

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's £600,000-a-year deal with sponsors Coca-Cola has come to an end.
Full story: the Sun

Real Madrid held back Tottenham supporters in the Bernabeu at the end of Tuesday's meeting between the two sides but kept the visiting fans entertained with highlights of Spurs' 3-2 win over north London rivals Arsenal last year.
Full story: Metro

German side Hamburg's team bus was pulled over by the police en route to a recent match - because one of the officers wanted the autograph of striker Mladen Petric.
Full story: the Sun



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see also
Wednesday's gossip column
06 Apr 11 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
06 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Tuesday's gossip column
05 Apr 11 |  Gossip
Tuesday's Scottish gossip
05 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - April 2011
04 Apr 11 |  Football


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