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Sunday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester City and Manchester United are set for a £35m summer battle to sign 26-year-old Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan.
Full story: People

Manchester City are lining up a £15m bid for 25-year-old Bolton defender Gary Cahill - using Shaun Wright-Phillips as a makeweight in the deal.
Full story: News of the World (subscription required)

Manchester United have made a dramatic late swoop to hijack Manchester City's deal to sign highly rated Chile winger Alexis Sanchez. The 22-year-old, who plays for Italian side Udinese, is valued at about £26.5m.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Manchester United target David de Gea has been offered a new contract by his Spanish club Atletico Madrid. The 20-year-old goalkeeper has a buy-out clause which values him at £22m.
Full story: People

Tottenham and Manchester City will lead the battle to sign midfielder Scott Parker this summer for a fee of about £10m if West Ham are relegated from the Premier League.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Spurs are also set to revive their interest in Joe Cole only 12 months after he rejected a move to White Hart Lane and completed a free transfer to Liverpool.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will have to top Bayern Munich's £7.8m-a-year offer to Manuel Neuer to have a chance of luring the Schalke goalkeeper to the Emirates.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger says the German side should do all they can to sign Neuer. (AFP)

Chelsea are preparing a £40m bid for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez but City are unlikely to contemplate selling their captain and top goalscorer to another Premier League club - even if the Stamford Bridge outfit meet the asking price.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

West Brom manager Roy Hodgson has played down speculation linking his star Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie with a summer move away from the Hawthorns.
Full story: Metro

Liverpool are tracking 18-year-old Atletico Bilbao winger Iker Muniain and may make a move for him in the summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Everton boss David Moyes is prepared to let Yakubu leave Goodison Park in the summer but he wants £2m for the Nigerian striker, 28, who has been on loan at Leicester this season.
Full story: People

OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea manager Ancelotti is the shock name at the top of Manchester City's wanted list as doubts grow over current boss Roberto Mancini's position.
Full story: News of the World (subscription required)

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has been involved with another training ground bust-up with a team-mate - this time with defender Vincent Kompany.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

AND FINALLY

Carlo Ancelotti believes Chelsea's push towards the defence of their Premier League title has been powered by the sun. "We suffer in the winter temperatures," said the Italian after Saturday's win over Spurs. (AFP)



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