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Saturday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Juan Mata is on the verge of joining Chelsea from Valencia for £23.5m.
Full story: The Guardian

Liverpool outcast Daniel Pacheco is a target for Spanish side Rayo Vallecano. The 20-year-old striker has made only 14 appearances in all competitions for the Merseyside club since he arrived from Barcelona in 2007.
Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal target Mathieu Valbuena will not be joining the Premier League club this summer - but Marseille are willing to cash in on him next year.
Full story: talkSPORT

AC Milan are looking at loan deals for Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, Spurs striker Peter Crouch and Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani.
Full story: Daily Mirror

QPR are ready to pay Manchester City £2m for winger Shaun Wright-Phillips - and are offering to keep him on his City salary of around £55,000 per week to see off rivals Bolton, Stoke and Wigan.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce believes a club will meet the Hammers' £8m valuation and buy Scott Parker before the window closes.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool and Spurs are weighing up bids for Hugo Rodallega as Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits he is struggling to hang on to the £9m-rated striker.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham centre-back Sebastien Bassong is a £2m target for Turkey's Bursaspor.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal agree a deal in principal with Lille for midfielder Eden Hazard worth £23m - but nothing will be signed until the future of Arsenal's Champions League aspirations for this season are known.
Full story: Footybunker

OTHER GOSSIP

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has admitted that he "hates every minute" of the Tyne & Wear derby - hours before Saturday's game at the Stadium of Light.
Full story: Daily Star

Cesc Fabregas says he left Arsenal because he had gone stale.
Full story: The Sun

Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes his new captain Robin van Persie can be the "perfect leader".
Full story: The Guardian

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has praised John Obi Mikel for the "amazing mental toughness" he has shown since his father was kidnapped almost two weeks ago in Nigeria.
Full story: The Sun

Everton manager David Moyes has dismissed fears of an impending financial crisis at Everton by insisting he is in charge - not the bank.
Full story: The Guardian

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Massimo Taibi says that he can relate to David de Gea's poor start to life at the club.
Full story: The Sun

AND FINALLY

Jack Wilshere has discovered why he might not getting much fan mail after he posted a picture on Twitter showing his empty pigeon hole had misspelled his name.
Full story: Metro



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see also
Saturday's Scottish gossip
20 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Friday's gossip column
18 Aug 11 |  Gossip
Friday's Scottish gossip
19 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Thursday's gossip column
18 Aug 11 |  Gossip
Thursday's Scottish gossip
18 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - August 2011
31 Aug 11 |  Football


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