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Sunday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United have told Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder to lower his wage demands or forget about moving to Old Trafford. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to land the £35m-rated Dutch star but his personal demands have put the Premier League champions off.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Cesc Fabregas is planning to release a recorded goodbye message to Arsenal fans as soon as his protracted move to Barcelona goes through. Fabregas has agreed a £3m-a-year deal in principal with Barca, who have raised their offer for the midfielder to £34m.
Full story: The People

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will increase the club's offer to Tottenham for midfielder Luka Modric to around £40m after Paris Saint-Germain thwarted their efforts to sign Argentine midfielder Javier Pastore.
Full story: Metro

Manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that Tottenham are ready to take on north London Premier League rivals Arsenal in the race to sign Valencia's Spain under-21 winger Juan Mata. (Agence France-Presse)

Spurs are also plotting a swap deal for Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, 30, with Peter Crouch going in the opposite direction.
Full story: The People

And Tottenham are also lining up a £10m bid for Lyon's 21-year-old Bosnian midfield star Miralem Pjanic.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool are plotting a £15m move for two defenders - Newcastle United's Jose Enrique and Birmingham's Scott Dann.
Full story: Fanatix.com

Sunderland want to sign Manchester City winger Adam Johnson, 24, on loan.
Full story: The People

Bolton are looking to sign Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, on a season-long loan deal. The 21-year-old scored eight goals in 12 games while on a six-month loan to the Trotters last season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

West Ham and England midfielder Scott Parker will discover where his future lies next week, with Tottenham and Chelsea still keen to make an approach for the player.
Full story: Footie Online

Monaco's 26-year-old South Korean striker Park Chu-Young looks to be heading to the Premier League to play for Liverpool.
Full story: Inside Futbol

Stoke City have joined the chase for highly-rated Motherwell winger Jamie Murphy, 21.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

The Football's Association's director of football Sir Trevor Brooking believes England will qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after they were drawn with Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and San Marino in their qualifying group.
Full story: The Observer

Former Manchester City midfielder Nicky Summerbee hopes the club give Welsh forward Craig Bellamy - who spent all of last season on loan at Cardiff City in the Championship - another chance to play first-team football at the Etihad Stadium.
Full story: talkSPORT

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas thinks Manchester City will be real contenders for the Premier League title this season after recently spending £35m to land Argentina striker Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid.
Full story: talkSPORT

AND FINALLY

Retired Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has confessed that manager Sir Alex Ferguson would have been right to kick him out of the club a decade ago when he refused to play in a League Cup tie at Arsenal in November 2001.
Full story: Sunday Mirror



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see also
Saturday's gossip column
29 Jul 11 |  Gossip
Friday's gossip column
29 Jul 11 |  Gossip
Thursday's gossip column
27 Jul 11 |  Gossip
Wednesday's gossip column
27 Jul 11 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
27 Jul 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - July 2011
30 Jul 11 |  Football


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