Friday Gossip Column

[Craig 6703]

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Liverpool will sell striker Peter Crouch to Newcastle for £12m, but insist they need a replacement first. (The Sun)

 

The replacement they want is long-term target David Villa, the Spanish striker who could cost £22m from Valencia. (The Sun, Independent)

 

Newcastle and Aston Villa are ready to lock horns in a £6m battle to sign Curtis Davies from West Brom. (Daily Star)

 

Tottenham and Newcastle are leading the chase for Derby's £3m wonderkid Giles Barnes. (The Sun)

 

Liverpool have joined Juventus in the chase for West Ham's Argentine flop Javier Mascherano. (Daily Express, Daily Mirror)

 

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has told Chelsea to forget about signing Tal Ben Haim on the cheap. (The Sun)

 

Southampton are hoping Real Madrid drive up the price for their wonderkid left-back Gareth Bale. (Daily Express)

 

Fulham are in talks with Roma about signing striker Vincenzo Montella, possibly on loan until the end of the season. (The Times, Guardian)

 

Former Hearts captain Steven Pressley had a medical at Charlton on Thursday and is set to sign for the club on Friday. (Guardian)

 

Man Utd striker Giuseppe Rossi is set to end his loan spell at Newcastle and join Sunderland instead. (The Sun)

 

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock is poised to make a £500,000 offer for QPR striker Ray Jones. (Various)

 

Derby are leading the chase for Hull City striker Craig Fagan, thought to be worth around £750,000. (The Sun)

 

Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws has warned clubs off signing centre-back Madjid Bougherra. (The Sun)

 

Sunderland have bid £1m for Luton midfielder Carlos Edwards. (Daily Mail)

 

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has told Wigan to forget any plans to sign striker Nathan Ellington. (The Sun)

 

Goalkeeper Dean Kiely is in line for a shock move from Portsmouth to West Brom in the transfer window. (Daily Mail)

 

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has told Fabio Rochemback to forget about a move back to Portugal with Spoting Lisbon. (Various)

 

Birmingham could be ready to cut their losses on David Dunn, who may go back to Blackburn for £2m. (The Sun)

 

Wolves are ready to sell out-of-favour midfielder Denes Rose. (The Sun)

 

Nottingham Forest are set to sell striker Neil Harris to raise cash to buy David Prutton from Southampton. (Various)

 

Hearts have beaten Celtic in the race for Romanian superkid Dumitru Copil, 16. (Daily Record)

 

Blackpool are battling with Bournemouth to sign midfielder Simon Gillett from Southampton. (The Sun)

 

 

OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea fear midfielder Joe Cole could need surgery on a stress fracture of his foot to save his season. (The Sun)

 

Skipper John Terry could be back next weekend, just nine days after surgery on his back. (Daily Express)

 

Depends what you read, though. Terry will miss three months according to one leading sports injury surgeon. (Independent)

 

Stuart Pearce has threatened to quit as Manchester City manager if Micah Richards is sold to Chelsea. (The Sun)

 

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley fears striker Dean Ashton will not be able to play any meaningful part in their season. (Daily Star)

 

Chelsea's 17-year-old striker Ben Sahar must pin his hopes on a member of Israel's parliament to avoid the military draft potentially ruining his Blues' career. (Guardian)

 

Milan Mandaric has made a final £25m bid to take control of Leicester City. (Various)

 

Reading manager Steve Coppell believes Man Utd winger Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the world's best footballer. (The Sun)

 

Coventry may have to register goalkeeping coach Andy Dibble as a player with Andy Marshall and Luke Steele both injured. (The Sun)

 

Harry Redknapp will plead with assistant Tony Adams to stay with the Fratton Park club for another season. (Daily Star)

 

Falkirk are desperate for Arsenal to agree to extend the loan of teenage striking sensation Anthony Stokes. (Daily Record)

 

 

AND FINALLY...

Dutch darts player Raymond van Barneveld says fellow countryman Arjen Robben has been jumping on his sofa at home following 'Barney's' progress in the World Championship. (Daily Star)

 

Watch out Man Utd and Real Madrid, the quest to woo fans in the Far East has just got even harder with Accrington Stanley joining the battle with the launch of a new website, www.accringtonstanleyasia.com. (The Times)

[Brock Manson 0]

12 million for Crouch?

 

For fuck sake.

[Mark 0]

I wouldn't dare pay 12 million for Crouch. We could get 3 good players in for that.

[Tom 14021]

£7m too much for Crouch

 

 

Its probably bollocks anyway