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Sunday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal are expected to make a renewed bid for Everton centre-half Phil Jagielka this week, with the London club set to lose both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to Barcelona and Manchester City respectively.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

The Gunners could also move for Sochaux midfielder Marvin Martin and Marseille winger Andre Ayew as soon as they receive the first payment from the sale of Fabregas.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and chairman Daniel Levy are split over whether to let star midfielder Luka Modric join Chelsea. Redknapp is prepared to let the Croatian move while Levy wants to finance new signings by selling other players.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Spurs have told Manchester City they will have to pay £100,000 of Emmanuel Adebayor's £160,000 salary each week if they loan out the former Arsenal striker.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish may return to Bolton with a higher offer for defender Gary Cahill if, as expected, his pursuit of Stoke's Ryan Shawcross fails.
Full story: Metro

Dutch defender Erik Pieters believes Newcastle United will struggle to buy him from PSV Eindhoven because his current club are keen to keep him in the Netherlands.
Full story: Inside Futbol

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness claims Chelsea have made a mistake in appointing "untried" Andre Villas-Boas as manager.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Businessman Tony Fernandes could be announced as the new owner of Queens Park Rangers on Monday in a deal which would mean him taking control of the club from Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, in partnership with Lakshmi Mittal, who already owns a 33% stake at Loftus Road.
Full story: the Observer

Defender Vincent Kompany is the Manchester City players' choice to take over as captain from striker Carlos Tevez. Kompany will skipper the side in their Premier League opener against Swansea on Monday.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has tipped Sergio Aguero to be a major success at Manchester City.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AND FINALLY

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers had just come down from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on a charity walk when he found out his side's Premier League opener would be against big-spending Manchester City.
Full story: the Observer



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see also
Sunday's Scottish gossip
14 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Saturday's gossip column
12 Aug 11 |  Gossip
Saturday's Scottish gossip
13 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Friday's gossip column
12 Aug 11 |  Gossip
Friday's Scottish gossip
12 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - August 2011
31 Aug 11 |  Football


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