Sunday Paper gossip

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TRANSFER RUMOURS

 

Liverpool have offered nearly £14m for Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma. (News of the World)

 

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez says his agents have told Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson he is joining the Premier League champions and the Argentine has insisted he is not changing his mind. (The People)

 

The Hammers have evicted Tevez from his luxury London apartment, despite claims that they want him to stay at the club. (News of the World)

 

New Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled out making a move for Newcastle striker Michael Owen or signing midfielder David Beckham on loan from LA Galaxy, despite the duo being key players for the Swede when he was manager of England. (Sunday Mirror)

 

Eriksson is planning to swoop on neighbours Manchester United in a bid to land striker Alan Smith and midfielder Kieran Richardson. (The People)

 

 

OTHER GOSSIP

 

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is prepared to quit the England team after manager Steve McClaren left him out of the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia in June. A source close to the 29-year-old said: "Jamie does not want to sound like a big-time Charlie. He just feels at this stage of his career it would be better if he concentrated his efforts on helping Liverpool become the number one team in England again." (Mail on Sunday)

 

Liverpool are set to unveil plans that will make their new stadium the biggest in British club football. The initial capacity is set to be 60,000 but the eventual aim is the high seventies - beating the total of 76,000 fans who can fit into Manchester United's ground. (Sunday Mirror)

 

Two consortiums with links to Major League Soccer in the United States are weighing up takeover bids for Portsmouth, although owner Alexandre Gaydamak has no wish to sell the club. (Sunday Mirror)

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There isn't much there, so I'd imagine that there is still a lot more to come with it being sunday and all.

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There isn't much there, so I'd imagine that there is still a lot more to come with it being sunday and all.

 

Lazy journalists.

 

TRANSFER RUMOURS

 

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez says his agents have told Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson he is joining the Premier League champions. (The People)

 

The Hammers have evicted Tevez from his London apartment, despite claims they want him to stay. (News of the World)

 

Liverpool have offered nearly £14m for Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma. (NotW)

 

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is prepared to quit the England team after being left out of the Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia. (Mail on Sunday)

 

Sweden's Christian Wilhelmsson will be Sven-Goran Eriksson's first signing as Manchester City manager. The Nantes winger will cost £500,000. (NotW)

 

Eriksson will not sign Michael Owen from Newcastle or do a loan deal for LA Galaxy's David Beckham. (Sunday Mirror)

 

City are eyeing West Brom's Hungarian playmaker Zoltan Gera. (People)

 

Eriksson is keen on Middlesbrough striker Yakubu and will cough up £12m. Yakubu is keen on City. (Observer)

 

City and Blackburn are going head-to-head in a £4.5m battle to sign Bayern Munich's Paraguay international striker Roque Santa Cruz. (The People)

 

Everton defender, midfielder, skipper and general utility man Phil Neville has snubbed City's overtures. (Mail)

 

So Eriksson has turned his attention to West Ham's Paul Konchesky. (Mirror)

 

The Swede also plans a swoop on neighbours Manchester United for striker Alan Smith and midfielder Kieran Richardson. (People)

 

And he made an audacious late attempt to hijack Liverpool's move for Spain striker Fernando Torres. (Mirror)

 

Torres also rejected a big-money offer from Inter Milan. "From a little boy I was always a Liverpool fan." (NotW)

 

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry says the striker's arrival persuaded manager Rafa Benitez to stay. (People)

 

Robbie Fowler could sign for Leicester. If the striker moves he will be joined at the Foxes by former Charlton defender Talal El Karkouri. (People)

 

Cardiff also want former Reds striker Fowler on a one-year deal. (NotW)

 

Midfielder Owen Garvan has walked out on Ipswich which could spark interest at Manchester City, Fulham and Everton, who have previously been keen. (People)

 

Newcastle's new owner Mike Ashley has set his heart on seeing Raul and Deco sporting the black and white. (NotW)

 

Feyenoord have signed Nuri Sahin, which looks like paving the way for Royston Drenthe to join Chelsea. (People)

 

Tottenham are still keen on Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Mirror)

 

Lyon's Florent Malouda has sealed his move to the Blues which means Arjen Robben can join Real Madrid. (NotW)

 

Defender Andy Todd will follow in father Colin's footsteps and sport Derby County colours. (People)

 

The Rams want Monaco striker Mohammed Kallon for £1.4m. Middlesbrough and Wigan are also tracking him. (NotW)

 

Wigan are planning a busy week. They will sign West Brom's Jason Koumas, West Ham's Marlon Harewood and Fulham skipper Michael Brown. (People)

 

Midfielder Lee Hendrie is mulling over a move to Middlesbrough. (NotW)

 

Sunderland are set to sign Boro goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. (People)

 

But they face competition from Bayern Munich for the Australian. (NotW)

 

Boro will bring in Sheffield United striker Rob Hulse. (People)

 

And coming through the door at Bramall Lane is Thomas Gravesen. The Blades will offer Celtic more than £3m for the teak-tough Danish midfielder. (People)

 

West Brom striker Kevin Phillips will link up with former boss Bryan Robson at Sheffield United. (NotW)

 

Charlton are planning to beat the Baggies to the signature of Fulham striker Heidar Helgusson, who has been told he can leave the Cottage. (People)

 

While former Addicks front man Kevin Lisbie is wanted by Reading. (People)

 

The Royals are also lining up a move for Nantes midfielder Emerse Fae. They asked about him in January and will soon get their man for £2.5m. (Various)

 

Belgium's Philippe Leonard is desperate to leave Feyenoord for Blackburn after a January move collapsed. "I was ready to swim the Channel to join." (NotW)

 

St Etienne defender Fousseni Diawara will join Birmingham for £2m. (Various)

 

Arsenal will finally complete a £7.5m deal for Auxerre defender Bakary Sagna this week. (Mirror)

 

Forward Jose Antonio Reyes has come to London to beg Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to let him leave the club and join Real Madrid. (NotW)

 

Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas could still sign for Real Madrid this summer, according to his agent. (NotW)

 

Tell us your transfer rumours

 

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OTHER GOSSIP

 

Arsenal have offered manager Arsene Wenger a £14m four-year deal with an annual end-of-season get-out clause. (NotW)

 

Middlesbrough's Jeremie Aliadiere is angry with Wenger for wasting eight years of his career. "He would not talk to me," said the striker. (Various)

 

New Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra expects the club to be pushing for a Champions League place within three years. (Sunday Telegraph)

 

Liverpool are set to unveil plans that will make their new stadium the biggest in British club football. (Mirror)

 

Sam Allardyce expects Alan Shearer to succeed him as Newcastle boss. (People)

 

Former Torquay and Brentford boss Leroy Rosenior says there is a "glass ceiling" in English football when it comes to black managers. (Various)

 

MK Dons have agreed to give all the silverware they won as Wimbledon to AFC Wimbledon. (Sunday Express)

 

David Beckham may be big business in America, but Chelsea are not. More than 30,000 tickets remain unsold for their pre-season Stateside tour. (Various)

 

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AND FINALLY

 

Abel Xavier has had trouble getting in touch with new LA Galaxy team-mate David Beckham. "His mobile's always off," said the defender. (NotW)

 

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has been caught "playing away". (NotW)

 

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted the bloke women would least like to snog. (People)

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AL TO TAKE SAM'S JOB

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SAM ALLARDYCE has admitted he expects Alan Shearer to succeed him as the next manager of Newcastle. Allardyce was only given the job after Shearer told Freddy Shepherd he was not prepared to move into management, despite doing his coaching badges.

 

"I think Alan has made it clear when he wants to come back into football," said Allardyce. "He wants to be a manager, if that is the case he will be taking my job! I think he has made it clear he wants a good rest and he has other things to do in his life first.

 

"He has passed his coaching badge which is great credit to him. But players of his ilk and his status now do not appear to want to move into the coaching or the management fraternity. They take their licences and Alan has shown a commitment to that for later on in his life."

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Why would owen go to man city? they're worse than us and in a worse situation at the moment with their takeover fast becoming a farce while ours has pretty much finished