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rumours aside - i think it would be really interesting to see Doyle play for a top side where he gets more opportunities

people rave about andy carroll but doyle has scored 20 goals or so in a relatively weak reading side
 

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Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will join Brazilian side Corinthians this week, with Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero replacing him at Eastlands in a £45m deal.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Tottenham are closing in on a loan deal for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker, despite a last-gasp bid of £7m from Aston Villa.
Full story: Metro

QPR manager Neil Warnock is launching an ambitious bid to bring Spurs striker Peter Crouch back to Loftus Road.
Full story: the People

Chelsea are ready to make a final £22m bid for 18-year-old Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku.
Full story: the People

Manchester United are chasing Santos midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso, who has been dubbed the new Kaka.
Full story: the People

Newcastle United club captain Fabricio Coloccini is still wanted by Sevilla. The La Liga club are poised to make a bid for the Argentine player early next week.
Full story: Footie Online

West Ham United and Birmingham City are interested in Sunderland centre-back Anton Ferdinand, with the defender looking to leave the Stadium of Light following the arrival of defenders Wes Brown and John O'Shea from Manchester United.
Full story: Footy Bunker

Newcastle are confident of securing deal for defender Wayne Bridge. The former England left-back is one of many players surplus to requirements at Manchester City.
Full story: the People

Arsenal will try to fill the void left by midfielder Cesc Fabregas's departure to Barcelona by making a concerted effort to bring Napoli's Marek Hamsik to the club.
Full story: Fanatix
OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will make the final decision on whether or not to sign West Ham's Scott Parker next week.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff has blasted Barcelona for dragging their heels over signing Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
AND FINALLY

EuroMillions jackpot winner Colin Weir has already identified football as his top priority for spending his £161m fortune - but instead of splashing out to buy local club Partick Thistle, he's going to invest in a luxury box at Barcelona.
Full story: Metro

Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder's wife Yolanthe could hold the key to breaking the deadlock in his proposed £35m move to Manchester United.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Todays shite.
 

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EuroMillions jackpot winner Colin Weir has already identified football as his top priority for spending his £161m fortune - but instead of splashing out to buy local club Partick Thistle, he's going to invest in a luxury box at Barcelona.
Full story: Metro
Cant argue with him if thats true, I would have a luxury box at Old trafford if i had that much money.
 

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Manchester United have told Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder to lower his wage demands or forget about moving to Old Trafford. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to land the £35m-rated Dutch star but his personal demands have put the Premier League champions off.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Cesc Fabregas is planning to release a recorded goodbye message to Arsenal fans as soon as his protracted move to Barcelona goes through. Fabregas has agreed a £3m-a-year deal in principal with Barca, who have raised their offer for the midfielder to £34m.
Full story: The People

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will increase the club's offer to Tottenham for midfielder Luka Modric to around £40m after Paris Saint-Germain thwarted their efforts to sign Argentine midfielder Javier Pastore.
Full story: Metro

Manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that Tottenham are ready to take on north London Premier League rivals Arsenal in the race to sign Valencia's Spain under-21 winger Juan Mata. (Agence France-Presse)

Spurs are also plotting a swap deal for Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, 30, with Peter Crouch going in the opposite direction.
Full story: The People

And Tottenham are also lining up a £10m bid for Lyon's 21-year-old Bosnian midfield star Miralem Pjanic.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool are plotting a £15m move for two defenders - Newcastle United's Jose Enrique and Birmingham's Scott Dann.
Full story: Fanatix.com

Sunderland want to sign Manchester City winger Adam Johnson, 24, on loan.
Full story: The People

Bolton are looking to sign Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, on a season-long loan deal. The 21-year-old scored eight goals in 12 games while on a six-month loan to the Trotters last season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

West Ham and England midfielder Scott Parker will discover where his future lies next week, with Tottenham and Chelsea still keen to make an approach for the player.
Full story: Footie Online

Monaco's 26-year-old South Korean striker Park Chu-Young looks to be heading to the Premier League to play for Liverpool.
Full story: Inside Futbol

Stoke City have joined the chase for highly-rated Motherwell winger Jamie Murphy, 21.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

The Football's Association's director of football Sir Trevor Brooking believes England will qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after they were drawn with Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and San Marino in their qualifying group.
Full story: The Observer

Former Manchester City midfielder Nicky Summerbee hopes the club give Welsh forward Craig Bellamy - who spent all of last season on loan at Cardiff City in the Championship - another chance to play first-team football at the Etihad Stadium.
Full story: talkSPORT

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas thinks Manchester City will be real contenders for the Premier League title this season after recently spending £35m to land Argentina striker Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid.
Full story: talkSPORT
AND FINALLY

Retired Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has confessed that manager Sir Alex Ferguson would have been right to kick him out of the club a decade ago when he refused to play in a League Cup tie at Arsenal in November 2001.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Todays
 

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This is an interesting one, could it be true?



I'd love to see Bruce making a real challenge this season, the sentimental side of me still harbours hopes of him succeeding SAF...
I want Solskjær. As a person he's just what we want and he's doing a good job at Molde. Hopefully he can build on it and prove his worth.
 

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This is an interesting one, could it be true?



I'd love to see Bruce making a real challenge this season, the sentimental side of me still harbours hopes of him succeeding SAF...
Mancini said flat out after the win against the Airtricity XI that Johnson is going nowhere, SWP on the otherhand would be available.
 

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Cesc Fabregas is planning to release a recorded goodbye message to Arsenal fans as soon as his protracted move to Barcelona goes through. Fabregas has agreed a £3m-a-year deal in principal with Barca, who have raised their offer for the midfielder to £34m.
Full story: The People
Is this like a joke? Get over yourself!
 

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Manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that Tottenham are ready to take on north London Premier League rivals Arsenal in the race to sign Valencia's Spain under-21 winger Juan Mata. (Agence France-Presse)

Spurs are also plotting a swap deal for Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, 30, with Peter Crouch going in the opposite direction.
Full story: The People

And Tottenham are also lining up a £10m bid for Lyon's 21-year-old Bosnian midfield star Miralem Pjanic.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
So 'Arry's recipe for success is to buy more fecking attacking midfielders and Bobby Zamora? Can't see that failing, not once they hold onto Pavulychenko.
 

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So 'Arry's recipe for success is to buy more fecking attacking midfielders and Bobby Zamora? Can't see that failing, not once they hold onto Pavulychenko.
Spurs speciality - selling players for peanuts then buying them back for a fortune.

Mental.
 

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Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder has left the door open for a move from Inter Milan by admitting that "there is always a chance something will happen" after it emerged that Manchester United have sounded him out over personal terms.
Full story: The Guardian

Chelsea are set to improve their offer to £30m for Spurs midfielder Luka Modric. Full story: The Sun

Kaka has emerged as a contender to become Chelsea's new playmaker, after Real Madrid indicated that he may be made available for transfer. Full story: Metro

Liverpool are lining up a bid for Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross as Reds boss Kenny Dalglish looks to strengthen his defence.
Full story: caughtoffside

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has claimed Cesc Fabregas is their "unique and final objective" but wants the Arsenal captain to help pay his transfer fee.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal are considering a late swoop for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn's Chris Samba could become a transfer target for Everton, if Toffees centre-back Phil Jagielka finally moves to Arsenal.
Full story: Metro

Italian club Roma are pondering a move for Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh, who has fallen out of favour at Arsenal.
Full story: Inside Futbol

Fulham striker Bobby Zamora could be on his way back to Spurs as part of a deal that would take Peter Crouch to Craven Cottage.
Full story: Metro

Bolton boss Owen Coyle is ready to move for Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips after learning that Chung-Yong Lee faces a season on the sidelines with injury.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Another option for Bolton is to try to sign Manchester City midfielder Vladimir Weiss on loan as replacement for Chung-Yong Lee.
Full story: The Sun

West Ham are hopeful of bringing their former star Joe Cole back from Anfield to Upton Park - but only if Liverpool are prepared to continue to meet the majority of the out-of-favour 29-year-old midfielder's salary.
Full story: Footie Online

Stoke are plotting a £2m swoop for South Korea midfielder Bo-Kyung Kim. Full story: The Sun

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson has warned Gunners fans that the potential capture of winger Juan Mata from Valencia could spell the end of midfielder Samir Nasri's time at the club.
Full story: talkSPORT

New York Red Bulls strker Thierry Henry was left fuming after red tape ruined his hopes of making a farewell appearance in an Arsenal shirt. Full story: The Sun
AND FINALLY

Manchester United will be ready when Sir Alex Ferguson eventually stands down as manager, according to chief executive David Gill, although he is unclear on when that might be.
Full story: The Guardian

Former France international Eric Cantona says his decision to leave Manchester United in 1997, and retire from football altogether, was like quitting a drug habit because of the "agonies of withdrawal".
Full story: Metro
 

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Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is prepared to give up more than £4m in bonuses to secure a move to Barcelona. Full story: Daily Mail

The Gunners are expected to complete the signing of Southampton's teenage sensation Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a £12m deal this week and remain in contention to sign defenders Chris Samba and Gary Cahill. Full story: Daily Mirror

Carlos Tevez is expected to fly back into Manchester this weekend and begin training with Manchester City, having failed to agree a move so far this summer. Full story: Daily Mail

City were turned down by Danish teenager Christian Eriksen, whom they wanted to sign in a £20m deal from Ajax, but remain confident of landing Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri. Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is contemplating a bid for out-of-favour Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy. Full story: Metro

Reading manager Brian McDermott admits he is expecting a host of clubs to bid for his highly-rated Republic of Ireland international striker Shane Long. Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester City are reportedly targeting 20-year-old Uruguay central defender Sebastian Coates in a £10m swoop from Uruguayan Primera Division side Nacional. Full story: Inside Futbol

Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers will go head to head for £5m Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, although it is believed the England international will prefer to link up with Owen Coyle's side. Full story: footybunker

Everton manager David Moyes will make a dramatic late £10m move for Tottenham striker Peter Crouch - and could offer midfielder Jack Rodwell in a swap to land him. Full story: The People

Liverpool have finally agreed a £5.5million fee for Newcastle defender Jose Enrique. Full story: Daily Star Sunday

Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal are ready to fight it out for £10m-rated Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Douglas Costa. Full story: footybunker

Tottenham midfielder David Bentley is being offered the chance to return to Blackburn Rovers and rebuild his career after a frustrating two seasons at White Hart Lane. Full story: The People

Man City have made a sensational attempt to snatch Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder's from under the noses of neighbours Manchester United. Full story: Sunday Express

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has confirmed he will sign Gabriel Obertan from Manchester United for £3million on Monday. Full story: Sunday Express

Tottenham are weighing up an approach for Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva. Full story: fanatix

OTHER GOSSIP

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew admits the club who once broke the world transfer record to sign Alan Shearer can no longer afford to compete for the top players.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Real Madrid and French international striker Karim Benzema has emphatically declared his intention to remain in Spain with Real and has denied ever even speaking to representatives of Arsenal.
Full story: Footie Online

The Glazers are preparing to sell a stake in Manchester United but intend to remain in control of the Premier League champions.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea teenager Oriol Romeu, who joined last week from Barcelona on a four-year deal, has revealed he would like to return to the Spanish giants in the future.
Full story: Metro

England manager Fabio Capello has said that although Joey Barton is a good player, the Newcastle midfielder is not in line for an international call-up because he is too likely to be sent off. (Various).

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will name striker Robin van Persie skipper this season, once Cesc Fabregas completes his move to Barcelona. (Daily Star Sunday).

AND FINALLY

Staff at Manchester Airport have put up posters aimed at persuading unsettled City duo Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli to stay with the club.
Full story: Metro

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas showed his players he may not be the modern man they thought he was by performing a Portuguese folk song at his initiation ceremony. Full story: Metro
 

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14/08/2011 shite

Arsenal are expected to make a renewed bid for Everton centre-half Phil Jagielka this week, with the club set to lose both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to Barcelona and Manchester City respectively.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

The Gunners could also move for Sochaux midfielder Marvin Martin and Marseille winger Andre Ayew as soon as they receive the first payment from the sale of Fabregas.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and chairman Daniel Levy are split over whether to let star midfielder Luka Modric join Chelsea. Redknapp is prepared to let the Croatian move while Levy wants to finance new signings by selling other players.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Spurs have been told by Manchester City they will have to pay £100,000 of Emmanuel Adebayor's £160,000 salary each week if they want the former Arsenal striker on loan at White Hart Lane.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish may return to Bolton with a higher offer for Gary Cahill if, as expected, his pursuit of Stoke's Ryan Shawcross fails.
Full story: Metro

Dutch defender Erik Pieters believes Newcastle United will struggle to buy him from PSV Eindhoven because his current club are keen to keep him in the Netherlands.
Full story: Inside Futbol

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness claims Chelsea have made a mistake appointing Andre Villas-Boas who he believes is "untried."
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Businessman Tony Fernandes could be announced as the new owner of Queens Park Rangers on Monday in a deal which would mean him taking control of the club from Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, in partnership with Lakshmi Mittal, who already owns a 33% stake in the club.
Full story: the Observer

Defender Vincent Kompany is the Manchester City players' choice to take over as captain from striker Carlos Tevez. Kompany will skipper the side in their Premier League opener against Swansea on Monday in the absence of Tevez and is set to retain the armband.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has tipped Sergio Aguero to be a major success at Manchester City.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AND FINALLY

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers had just come down from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on a charity walk when he found out his side's Premier League opener would be against big-spending Manchester City.
Full story: the Observer
 

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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 £25million 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 £3million 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 had 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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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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Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has told friends that his failed move to Manchester United could still happen in the New Year.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is planning a new move for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko in the next *window after failing to get the 29-year-old on loan.
Full story: the People

Despite managing to keep playmaker Luka Modric this summer, Tottenham fear they may lose him to Manchester United or Chelsea when they return with new transfer bids in January.
Full story: Metro
England keeper Robert Green was at the centre of shock transfer talks before the window shut and was being offered round to Premier League clubs in a bargain deal.
Full story: the People

Fulham forward Clint Dempsey and Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff were among a whole host of players Arsenal targeted in their scramble for new faces late in the transfer window.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is keeping tabs on midfielder Ross Barkley's progress at Everton - and could make a move for the 17-year-old in January.
Full story: the People

Birmingham will try to resurrect striker Nile Ranger's switch from Newcastle when the Football League's loan window opens on Thursday.
Full story: the People
Striker James Beattie is set to return to Sheffield United after being dropped by Rangers.
Full story: Daily Star Sunday

OTHER GOSSIP
England captain John Terry believes 25-year-old Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has another 10 years at the top now that he has found form again and rediscovered his appetite for the game.
Full story: the Observer
Arsenal fear they could be without midfielder Jack Wilshere for at least three months.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack claims the club's high turnover of managers was down to the egos of the players as much as the owner's ambitions.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Bolton defender Gary Cahill says he has put the disappointment of missing out on a move to Arsenal and Tottenham behind him.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure is determined to prove he did not take drugs to become a better footballer after completing a six-month ban for taking a banned substance.
Full story: the Independent on Sunday

Robin van Persie has hinted he will ask manager Arsene Wenger if he can play a free role in the Arsenal team, rather than as an out-and-out striker, after scoring four times from the position as the Netherlands beat San Marino 11-0 on Friday.


Former Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas appears to have had no problem settling in at Barcelona - sharing a Twitter picture of him enjoying a Spanish lunch - complete with red wine - alongside four of his new grinning team-mates on Saturday.
Full story: Metro
 

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feckin hell, we're signing Modric, Sneijder and Barkley as soon as the window reopens....feck yeah!
 

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The Independent on Sunday said:
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure is determined to prove he did not take drugs to become a better footballer after completing a six-month ban for taking a banned substance.
How? By continuing to be shit?