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 Wednesday, 29 January, 2003, 01:54 GMT
The gossip column
BBC Sport Online rounds up the best of the day's newspaper speculation
All the football speculation from Wednesday's newspapers

Bolton have cut the asking price for Michael Ricketts from �7m to �5m - but that is still more than Middlesbrough are prepared to pay. (Daily Mirror and The Sun)

Liverpool have turned down the chance to sign England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn from Leeds for �1m, despite losing Chris Kirkland for the rest of the season. (The Sun)

Derby will let Malcolm Christie and Chris Riggott move to Middlesbrough on three-month loans before the transfer deadline closes. The duo will cost Boro a combined �4m in the summer. (The Sun)

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Manchester City will try and lure Ian Walker from Leicester City
Leeds have agreed a fee of �375,000 for Celtic's Republic of Ireland international Colin Healy. The deal is expected to go through before Friday's transfer deadline. (Daily Mirror)

Miroslav Klose looks to have blown the chance of a move to Manchester United. The Kaiserslautern striker gave a poor performance in the 2-1 defeat by Stuttgart on Saturday, which was watched by United scouts. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has ruled out the possibility of replacing Louis van Gaal as manager of Barcelona. (Daily Star)

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has called off a move for Brazilian striker Jardel because his �25,000-a-week wage demands are too high. (Daily Star)

Millwall are to reward FA Cup hero Steve Claridge with a new one-year contract. (The Sun)

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