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Sunday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal will this week land Bolton defender Gary Cahill, despite the ill-feeling between the clubs over the potential transfer. The Gunners will go in with a fresh ­£12m bid, which could rise to around £15m over the course of a five-year contract.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Tottenham are preparing bids for Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, Barcelona centre-back Marc Bartra and Le Havre midfielder Guieda Fofana. (Sunday Times)

Stoke are close to pulling off a spectacular £20m double deal for Tottenham pair Wilson Palacios and Peter Crouch as they bid to challenge for honours at home and abroad.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Fulham are ready to make a £5m offer for 19-year-old Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha. Full story: Sunday Mirror

Arsenal have targeted Everton's Mikel Arteta to fill the vacant role of midfielder creator and are ready to offer Nicklas Bendtner as part of a swap deal.
Full story: Sunday People

Fulham and Newcastle United are set to battle it out for the signature of Freiburg striker Papiss Demba Cisse in the closing days of the transfer window.
Full story: Metro

Scott Parker's move to Tottenham is hanging in the balance unless he agrees to take a pay cut. Premier League rivals Stoke and QPR have made bids for West Ham's Parker but the Loftus Road club are the only ones who will match the England ­midfielder's £70,000-a-week Upton Park salary.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has launched one last £40m bid to prise midfielder Luka Modric from Tottenham, while Spurs are closing in on the signing of Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel in a deal worth £28m.
Full story: talkSPORT

Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to sell Dimitar Berbatov before the transfer window slams shut on Wednesday - even though he cannot tell the striker when he will start his next game.
Full story: Sunday People

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has ruled out any further sales from the club this summer, meaning Colombian striker Hugo Rodallega and defender Maynor Figueroa will be staying at the DW Stadium.
Full story: talkSPORT

Chelsea centre-back Alex has emerged as a shock £6m transfer target for Arsenal, despite reports he was close to signing for Juventus.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal can sign Marseille's Lucho - but only in a £7m permanent deal. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger wanted to pay £2m to land the Argentine playmaker on a season-long loan.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Nile Ranger's career at Newcastle looks to be over, although the five-year deal he signed last season is proving to be a big stumbling block.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

Ellis Short, the Texas billionaire bankrolling Sunderland, is demanding improvement as the pressure grows on boss Steve Bruce and chairman Niall Quinn. Short is seeking better than last season's 10th-placed Premier League finish from under-fire Bruce, who spent £25m on 10 new players in the summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

New Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has been told he will not be fired even if he fails to win a trophy this ­season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AND FINALLY

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has ridiculed Samir Nasri's claims that it was not money that persuaded him to quit Arsenal and sign for Manchester City.
Full story: Metro

Daniel Sturridge will go straight into Chelsea's all-star attack - after impressing new boss Andre Villas-Boas. The former Manchester City hitman missed the opening three matches with a ban from his days at Bolton on loan.
Full story: Sunday People



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see also
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28 Aug 11 |  Scotland
Saturday's gossip column
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Saturday's Scottish gossip
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