Tuesday Gossip

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ENGLAND GOSSIP

Croatia boss Slaven Bilic is not happy at Michael Owen's claim that none of his country's players would make it into the England side. (Sun)

 

Mark Hughes has a clause in his contract at Blackburn letting him leave if he is offered the England job. (Sun)

 

Former England defender Tony Adams says the national team have a poor reputation across Europe. (Various)

 

Portugal and Spain are to launch a rival bid to England's to host the 2018 World Cup. (Daily Telegraph)

 

 

TRANSFERS AND GOSSIP

 

Tottenham fear striker Dimitar Berbatov will leave the club in January. (Sun)

 

Reading striker Leroy Lita is unhappy at his lack of first team football and is ready to leave the club. (Sun)

 

Liverpool could face a player exodus if Rafael Benitez leaves the club. (Various)

 

Udinese insist Manchester City target Asamoah Gyan will not be allowed to leave the club before the end of the season. (Daily Star)

Newcastle are in the frame to sign Swedish defender Jonas Olsson from Dutch side NEC Nijmegen. (Daily Mail)

 

Croatia star Luka Modric is at the centre of a transfer battle as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham try to lure him away from Dinamo Zagreb. (Daily Mail)

 

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has missed out on AC Milan defender Kakha Kaladze because the club's owners would not discuss transfer planning with him. (Independent)

 

Scotland manager Alex McLeish will be unveiled as Birmingham boss in the next 24 hours. (Sun)

 

But the Scottish Football Association are not allowing the Premier League club to hold talks with McLeish. (Daily Mail)

 

Derby want Paul Jewell and not Paul Ince to succeed Billy Davies as Rams manager. (Daily Star)

 

But no, the Pride Park outfit do want Ince and Roy Hodgson to come in and add his experience to the partnership. (Daily Mail)

 

 

AND FINALLY

 

Chelsea winger Florent Malouda is unhappy at his club not arranging for him to fly back from international duty. (Sun)

 

Real Madrid striker Raul, 30, sleeps in a special oxygen room - simulating conditions at high altitude - to help him cope with the effects of ageing. (Independent)

 

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce tried to dig into what was wrong with his poorly performing side when he asked his players if they did not like him or his training methods - the responses were of the mumbled variety. (Guardian)

 

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