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Monday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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BREAKING GOSSIP

1435: Didier Deschamps has confirmed he will stay on as Marseille coach next season.
AFP

1300: Peter Crouch remains committed to playing for England despite starting just one match in 13 months. The Tottenham striker was reported to be ready to walk away from England, but sources close to the player say he will continue to make himself available.
Press Association

1145: Wolves have agreed to sign Jamie O'Hara from Tottenham for £5m. The mdifelder, 24, spent the latter half of last season on loan at Molineux.
Full story: Goal.com

Wolves have confirmed "negotiations are ongoing" and have said that reports that the deal has already been done are "premature".
Press Association

1130: Veteran German striker Miroslav Klose is set to quit Bayern Munich to join Spanish side Valencia. Klose, who is 33 on Thursday, has also been linked with a move to Everton.
Full story: Bild (in German)

0910: Tottenham defender William Gallas has "drawn a line" under his international career after being left out of the French squad their Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus and this week's friendlies against Ukraine and Poland.
French sports daily L'Equipe

0905 BST: West Brom boss Roy Hodgson wants to be reunited with Hungarian midfielder Zoltan Gera, who he signed for Fulham from the Baggies in 2008. Gera was a fans' favourite at The Hawthorns.
Press Association

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal are being offered Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 20, as part of a £50m swap deal for Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal and Liverpool are considering a bid for Barcelona's unwanted 20-year-old striker Bojan.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool have made a new £18.5m bid for Sunderland's 20-year-old midfielder Jordan Henderson - £5m more than last week's opening offer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Joe Cole looks set to be reunited with Harry Redknapp, after Tottenham agreed a £3m transfer fee to sign the 29-year-old Liverpool midfielder.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue, 28, has emerged as a QPR transfer target after the Gunners signalled they are willing to listen to offers for the utility player.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham duo Jermaine Jenas and Robbie Keane could leave Spurs for newly promoted QPR. Midfielder Jenas, 28, would cost around £7m, while 30-year-old Keane is more likely to move on loan.
Full story: Metro

Scott Parker says he is unlikely to remain at Upton Park - with Spurs favourites to swoop.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been told he will need to find in excess of £20m to sign Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric.
Full story: The Sun

Ashley Young, 25, wants to quit Aston Villa for Champions League football, and Manchester United are favourites to sign the £20m-rated forward.
Full story: The Sun

Villa, in the meantime, have been making discreet enquiries about Real Madrid's out-of-favour mdifielder Fernando Gago, 25.
Full story: Insidefutbol.com

Everton are set to miss out on Bayern Munich and Germany striker Miroslav Klose.
Full story: talkSPORT

West Brom manager Roy Hodgson will move to head off Arsenal and Chelsea's interest in the club's star striker Peter Odemwingie by handing the Nigerian a new deal at The Hawthorns.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wigan will sell French winger Charles N'Zogbia, 25, for £9m - if a Champions League club wants him.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Nicklas Bendtner has confirmed he will "100%" leave Arsenal this summer after growing frustrated at his lack of opportunities.
Full story: Daily Mail

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has made a flying visit to check out Caen's 24-year-old Moroccan striker Youssef Al-Arabi.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Scotland defender Danny Wilson is poised for a return to Rangers on a season-long loan from Liverpool. (Daily Record)

Emilson Cribari prefers a return to his native Brazil with Botafogo to a more lucrative offer from Rangers after the 31-year-old central defender came to the end of his contract with Napoli. (Daily Mail)

Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra says he will not invoke a clause allowing him to buy out the final year of his Rangers contract and will only leave Ibrox if manager Ally McCoist approves a transfer. (the Sun/Daily Express)

Rangers look likely to miss out on signing Maccabi Haifa's Tomer Hemed, with Serie A clubs Cagliari and Balogna, plus Anderlecht and Mechelen, interested in the Israel striker. (Daily Record)

Departing Hibernian forward Derek Riordan has been warned that a contract from Houston Dynamo might be the best he will get this summer after the Major League Soccer outfit increased their offer for the Scotland international. (the Scotsman)

OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea are to make a formal approach to the Turkish Football Federation this week to secure the services of national coach Guus Hiddink as their new manager.
Full story: The Guardian

The Blues face a £14m bill to sign Hiddink - £4m of which will be compensation for Turkey.
Full story: Daily Express

Former Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is ready to end his 10-month exile from the Premier League by taking over at Fulham.
Full story: Daily Mail

Fulham captain Danny Murphy, 34, has told the club's hierarchy to appoint him as the new manager, but Martin Jol appears most likely to succeed Mark Hughes.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wembley could host the 2013 Champions League final after proving such a success last month.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has admitted that he is glad he can finally put his feet up after playing twice as many games as last season.
Full story: The Sun

Shane Long has led the tributes to Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane after the striker wrote himself into the history books by becoming the first player from Great Britain and Ireland to score 50 international goals, with a match-winning display in Macedonia.
Full story: Daily Express

Hearts, who have previously used Murrayfield, expect to be told they will be unable to play Europa League group games at Tynecastle. (Daily Record)



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