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Tuesday's gossip column

Newspaper gossip

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is ready to spend up to £80m to add flair to the team. The likes of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Tottenham winger Gareth Bale are on his wanted list.
Full story: the Sun

Blackburn have made a move for £13m-rated striker Papiss Cisse, who plays for German club Freiburg.
Full story: the Sun

Inter Milan's President Massimo Moratti says the club have not held any talks about a move to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
Full story: the Guardian

City, meanwhile, have been told top transfer target Ezequiel Lavezzi will not be leaving Napoli this summer.
Full story: Talksport

Bayern Munich are ready to offer £15m for Manchester City's German defender Jerome Boateng.
Full story: Daily Mail

Striker Emmanuel Adebayor, currently on loan at Real Madrid, could also be leaving Eastlands with Turkish side Fenerbahce interested.
Full story: Daily Mail

City will offer striker Craig Bellamy and defender Dedryck Boyata in a package deal for Bolton defender Gary Cahill.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Meanwhile, City and neighbours United both look set to miss out on Udinese's £30m-rated winger Alexis Sanchez, whose representatives have held talks with Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham keeper Ben Foster insists he does not want to leave the club despite interest from Tottenham and Arsenal.
Full story: the Sun

Tottenham are chasing Brazilian midfielder Carlos Henrique Casimiro, who plays for Sao Paulo and is valued by the club at £5m.
Full story: the Sun

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp went to watch Espanyol's Dani Osvaldo on Monday, and could be set to make a move for the £12m-rated forward.
Full story: Daily Mail

Lazio, Roma and Juventus are all interested in signing Tottenham forward Niko Kranjcar, according to the player's agent.
Full story: the Sun

Aston Villa have lost out to Real Madrid in the race to sign Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin.Full story: Daily Mail

Sunderland will send on-loan midfielder Sulley Muntari back to Inter Milan at the end of the season as they are unwilling to pay £8m to sign him permanently.
Full story: the Sun

Stoke, West Brom and Sunderland are locked in a battle to sign Blackpool midfielder David Vaughan.
Full story: the Sun

Newcastle and Rangers will fight it out for the signature of Southampton winger Jason Puncheon.
Full story: Daily Mirror

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt, the Championship's player of the year, has questioned whether he will be with the club next season.
Full story: Daily Express

QPR boss Neil Warnock is eager to capture Watford's £3m-rated striker Danny Graham. (The Sun)

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is lining up a £2m bid for Bristol City midfielder Marvin Elliott.
Full story: Express

Birmingham are lining up a move for Rangers left-back Sasa Papac.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal have held talks with Anderlecht's 14-year-old attacking midfielder Charly Musonda. The youngster was at the Emirates on Sunday to see the Gunners beat Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mail

Accrington midfielder Jimmy Ryan is in line for a dream move from the League Two club to Spanish side Real Zaragoza. (The Sun)

OTHER GOSSIP

The Football Association is to scrutinise comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson about the refereeing decisions in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates.Full story: the Guardian

Manchester City's England winger Adam Johnson says the Eastlands outfit should have mounted a serious challenge for the Premier League title. Full story: Daily Telegraph

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny says it is "ridiculous" that some of the club's fans would like to see manager Arsene Wenger replaced following the Gunners' sixth year without a trophy.
Full story: the Sun

But ex-Arsenal manager George Graham says he would have been sacked from the job had he gone as long without winning a trophy.
Full story: Daily Express

West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan has admitted he prefers to watch the club's away matches on TV than travel to see them because of their appalling form on the road.
Full story: the Sun

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra believes his side's Premier League title hopes will be wrecked on Sunday if they lose to second-placed Chelsea, who are three points behind but have an identical goal difference.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bayer Leverkusen defender and former Liverpool captain Sami Hyypia has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 37.
Full story: Daily Express

AND FINALLY

Former England captain and current LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham believes he can play on until his 39th birthday - another three years from now.
Full story: the Sun



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see also
Monday's gossip column
02 May 11 |  Gossip
Sunday's gossip column
30 Apr 11 |  Gossip
Saturday's gossip column
29 Apr 11 |  Gossip


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