Saturday's gossip column

BREAKING GOSSIP

Former Chelsea and Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed he already is being headhunted after leaving Uzbekistan champions Bunyodkor by mutual consent. "I have enough serious offers from a number of different teams. There are two offers from European clubs, another two from Asia and one from Brazilian club. But I'm not ready to decide this now," he said. (Press Association)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

West Ham have launched an audacious move to bring LA Galaxay midfielder David Beckham back to England while trying to lure former midfielder Joe Cole back from Chelsea.(Daily Mail) 
Manchester City have stepped up their interest in Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Yaya Toure but the Spanish side are demanding £60m for the double deal.(Daily Mail) 
Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has rejected a move to Juventus because he wants to prove his worth at Anfield.(Footylatest.com) 
Manchester United and Arsenal are competing to sign £13m-rated Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard from French side Lille.(caughtoffside.com) 
Arsenal have had a £4.2m bid for Lorient defender Laurent Koscielny rejected. Wenger had identified the 24-year-old as a potential partner for Thomas Vermaelen.(caughtoffside.com) 
Dutch star Arjen Robben has claimed Manchester City target Rafael van der Vaart wants to join him at Bayern Munich.(Daily Mail) 
Jermaine Beckford is poised to join Everton after his Leeds contract was ripped up early.(The Sun) 

OTHER GOSSIP

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan (on photo) believes West Ham can be the Arsenal of London's East End.(Daily Mail) 
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been handed a measly £5m summer transfer kitty.(Daily Mail)

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AND FINALLY

Hammers striker Benni McCarthy is "nearly as fat as me," says West Ham co-owner David Sullivan. "He's the one West Ham player I want to go to the World Cup because he might come back fitter."(Daily Mail)

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Monday's gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester City are set to make a £50m double swoop for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o and Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez. (Daily Star) 
Eto'o will earn a staggering £250,000 a week - £13m a year - if the £25m transfer to City goes through.(The Sun) 
Manchester United are on the verge of completing a £16m deal to sign Wigan winger Luis Antonio Valencia. (Daily Mirror) 
But United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is in danger of missing out on Lyon striker Karim Benzema, who looks set to join Real Madrid in a £28m deal. (Daily Star) 
Liverpool have beaten Barcelona to the signing of 16-year-old Cadiz midfielder Jesus Fernandez.(Daily Mirror) 
Everton are tracking £5m-rated Sweden Under-21 striker Marcus Berg, who plays for Groningen. (Daily Mirror) 
Wolves have put in a £1.5m bid for Monaco's Croatian midfielder Jerko Leko. (Daily Mirror)
The Molineux club are also set to spend £2.5m on Marseilles defender Ronald Zubar. (The Times) 
Portsmouth midfielder Arnold Mvuemba is set to sign for French side Lorient after a three-year spell at Fratton Park. (Daily Mirror)
Birmingham are interested in Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson and will table a £1m bid for him this week. (The Sun) 
Hull defender Sam Ricketts is set to make a £2m switch to Portsmouth after rejecting a new deal with the Tigers. (The Sun)
Blackburn will pay £400,000 to sign French midfielder Steven N'Zonzi from Amiens. (Daily Mirror) 
Reading are bracing themselves for bids for centre-back Andre Bikey, who has a £3m release clause in his contract. (Daily Mirror)
Cardiff are keen to sign Charlton centre-back Mark Hudson in a £700,000 deal. (Daily Mirror) 
Gillingham are ready to bid £150,000 for Dagenham & Redbridge striker Paul Benson. (The Sun)
Brighton are in talks with Motherwell keeper Graeme Smith but face competition for his signature from Aberdeen. (Daily Mirror) 
Motherwell boss Jim Gannon will make Stockport goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams his first transfer target. (The Sun)

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has pleaded with boss Sir Alex Ferguson to be played as a centre-forward and not a winger. (The Times) 
Former Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has claimed Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Petr Cech did not accept his methods of training while he was at the Blues. The Brazilian also says he will never again work in English football.(The Sun) 
West Brom will appoint Alan Irvine as their new manager on Monday after his switch from Preston was agreed on Sunday evening. (Daily Mirror) 
Hull manager Phil Brown has insisted his interest in signing Newcastle striker Michael Owen is not a publicity stunt. (The Sun) 

AND FINALLY

Some of the Premier League's top players have travelled abroad to seek the sun - Steven Gerrard is in Ibiza, Robin van Persie has hit the beach in St Tropez and Jermaine Jenas is basking in Italy. Don't they know Britain is set for temperatures of up to 93F this week?
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Wednesday's gossip column

Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez could make a dramatic switch to rivals Manchester City after his agent Kia Joorabchian revealed the Argentine striker would join a club not in the Champions League. (Daily Express) 
However, United are looking to see if there are any loopholes in Tevez's contract that will allow them to sign the 25-year-old for free. (The Sun) 
Former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce, who is now manager of Wigan, has warned Tevez that he would be mad to leave Old Trafford, with Liverpool also keen on the former West Ham forward. (Daily Mail) 
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is lining up a £15m bid for Valencia forward David Silva. (The Sun) 
Arsenal will renew their interest in Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso but will have to pay about £18m for the Spaniard. (The Guardian) 
Blackburn have inquired about taking Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic on loan next season. (The Sun) 
Everton will hope to sign Cardiff midfielder Joe Ledley for £3.5m in the summer. (The Sun) 
Toffees boss David Moyes is also keen on bringing in Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne on a season-long loan next term. (Daily Mirror) 
Aston Villa and Tottenham are keeping tabs on Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer, who has only a year left on his contract. (The Sun) 
Everton, Tottenham, Sunderland and Newcastle are tracking Hamilton teenager James McCarthy after Portsmouth's failed bid for the midfielder. (Scottish Sun) 
Birmingham are lining up a £2.5m offer for Aston Villa midfielder Craig Gardner. (Daily Star)
Derby boss Nigel Clough is preparing a £400,000 bid for Nottingham Forest striker Nathan Tyson. (Daily Star) 

OTHER GOSSIP

Steve Coppell steps down as Reading manager after the 2-0 defeat by Burnley denied the Royals a place in the Championship play-off final.(BBC)

Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is favourite to replace Quique Flores as the coach of Benfica. (The Sun)

Hull manager Phil Brown has been assured he will still have a job, even if the Premier League club are relegated to the Championship. (Daily Star) 
AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has moved a step closer to becoming Chelsea manager after he was the victim of a bitter attack from Rossoneri owner Silvio Berlusconi. (The Sun) 
Chelsea will target AC Milan stars Andrea Pirlo and Kaka if Ancelotti becomes their new boss. (Daily Telegraph) 
Arsenal assistant manager Pat Rice is considering retiring at the end of the season. (The Times) 

AND FINALLY 

Manchester United stars have warned Cristiano Ronaldo not to repeat his derby-day antics. The Portugal winger reacted angrily to being substituted by throwing his training top to the ground. (The Sun) 
Tom Henning Ovrebo, the Norwegian referee at the centre of Chelsea's Champions League exit, says he will not quit football. (The Guardian)
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Saturday's gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP 

Portsmouth are willing to sell Croatian midfielder Nico Kranjcar to Tottenham this summer in order to ease their cash problems. (Daily Mirror) 
Defender Martin Laursen is set for talks with boss Martin O'Neill to discover whether he still has a future at Aston Villa. (Daily Mail) 
Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro, currently on loan at Werder Bremen, is wanted by Panathinaikos. (Daily Mirror) 
Liverpool goalkeeper Charles Itandje will be off-loaded after his "'inappropriate" conduct at the Hillsborough memorial service. (Daily Mail, various) 
Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin will return to Liverpool after a loan spell with Hertha Berlin expires at the end of the season. (Daily Mirror) 
 
OTHER GOSSIP 

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed he passed up the chance to sign Didier Drogba for just £100,000 when the Chelsea striker was still at French second division club Le Mans. (Sun, various) 
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has warned any disgruntled players, including midfielder Tom Huddlestone, they can leave the club if they are unwilling to battle for their places. (Sun) 
Boss Sam Allardyce has admitted he wanted to bring Stoke striker James Beattie back to Blackburn in the January transfer window. (Sun) 
West Ham's new owners have promised not to sell the club for at least three years. (Daily Telegraph) 
Joe Royle has been offered the Oldham manager's job on a permanent basis. (Daily Mail) 
Gareth Southgate has vowed not to resign as Middlesbrough manager, insisting it would set a bad example to his two children. (Times) 
Harry Redknapp believes Newcastle boss Alan Shearer can be an England manager in the the future. (Daily Star) 
Micah Richards has warned any Manchester City players unable to handle the influx of new stars this summer that they are better off leaving the club. (Sun) 
Chelsea have paid axed former manager Luiz Felipe Scolari and his coaching staff £10million for just six months' work. (Daily Mail) 
 
AND FINALLY 

Stoke winger Matthew Etherington has revealed that since moving to the Potteries he is recognised far more than when he was in London with Tottenham and West ham. "Fans come up to me in Tesco now," he said. (Sun).
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