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Sunday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Sir Alex Ferguson will make one last attempt to sign Wesley Sneijder, after the Inter Milan midfielder pulled out of training for "personal reasons".
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester City are ready to let Emmanuel Adebayor join Tottenham on a free transfer two years after spending £25m to recruit the striker from Arsenal.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

And Harry Redknapp is prepared to release as many as seven players as he looks to make space in his squad for Adebayor and Lassana Diarra. Wilson Palacios, Peter Crouch, Jermaine Jenas, Alan Hutton, Sebastien Bassong, David Bentley and Niko Kranjcar could all leave the club.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Tottenham and Liverpool both want Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega to supplement their strikeforces.
Full story: Metro

Manchester City have agreed a £3m deal to sell Slovakian winger Vladimir Weiss to ­Dynamo Kiev.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Arsenal are mulling over a move for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta as a short-term replacement replacement for fellow Spaniard Cesc Fabregas, who joined Barcelona in a £35m move earlier in August.
Full story: Caught Offside

Arsenal are also set to reignite their interest in France midfielder Yann M'Vila.
Full story: Sunday Mirrror

Manchester United are considering a late bid for Arsenal's Samir Nasri with the Frenchman's long-expected move to Manchester City still not complete.
Full story: Caught Offside

Wayne Bridge has rejected a loan move to Celtic, despite Manchester City being prepared to subsidise a season-long loan move to Parkhead.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

West Brom manager Roy Hodgson - not Harry Redknapp - could be the man the FA bring in to replace Fabio Capello as England manager after Euro 2012.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

New QPR owner Tony Fernandes is considering moving the club away from Loftus Road, acknowledging that a new stadium is part of his long-term vision for the club.
Full story: The Observer

Manchester United are set to announce a £4m-a-season sponsorship deal with DHL - to sponsor their training kit. That figure would be more than 12 top-flight clubs receive for their actual kits.
Full story: The Observer

Manchester City's new striker Sergio Aguero does not want people to compare him to his father-in-law Diego Maradona, claiming it's disrespectful. "There's only one Maradona," he said.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas insists combining strikers Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba's talents is a strength rather than a problem for the Blues.
Full story: talkSPORT

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has claimed Arsenal have expressed a firm interest in Argentina playmaker Lucho Gonzalez, but that the Gunners' attempt to take the 30-year-old on loan has been rebuffed.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

AND FINALLY

Pablo Zabaleta will not have done his chances of forcing his way back into the Manchester City first team any good by sending manager Roberto Mancini sprawling in training.
Full story: Metro



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see also
Sunday's Scottish gossip
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Saturday's gossip column
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Saturday's Scottish gossip
20 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Friday's gossip column
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Friday's Scottish gossip
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Thursday's gossip column
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Thursday's Scottish gossip
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Transfers - August 2011
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