Thursday's Gossip

[Besty 4]

TRANSFER RUMOURS

 

Paul Robinson's future at Tottenham is in doubt after being dropped against Arsenal and he is reported to have had a furious bust-up with boss Juande Ramos when he heard the news. (Daily Mirror)

 

Tottenham are lining up a move for Lyon's £11m-rated Brazilian Fred should Dimitar Berbatov seal his dream move to Manchester United. (The Guardian)

 

Palermo's Mark Bresciano has played down reports linking him with a move to Fulham. (The Independent)

 

Valencia have joined Juventus in the race to sign Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko. (Daily Mail)

 

Toulouse have confirmed reports they have been contacted by Tottenham about Sweden striker Johan Elmander. (The Independent)

 

New boss Fabio Capello will select Wayne Bridge ahead of Chelsea team-mate Ashley Cole for the England left-back slot. (The Independent)

 

Middlesbrough are attempting to complete the £12m transfer of Brazilian striker Alfonso Alves from Heerenveen. (The Independent)

 

Defender Pascal Chimbonda is desperate to leave Tottenham in fury at the club's plans to sign replacement right-backs. (The Guardian)

 

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is preparing a £15m swoop for Chimbonda and his Spurs team-mate Jermain Defoe. (The Star)

 

Geovanni is poised to quit Manchester City for Deportivo La Coruna in the transfer window. (Daily Mail)

 

West Brom midfielder Richard Chaplow has moved to rivals Preston in a £1.35m deal. (Daily Express)

 

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is ready to make a £4m offer for Everton forward James McFadden. (The Star)

Portsmouth have taken South Korea striker Cho Jae-Jin on trial with a view to signing the free agent recently rejected by Newcastle. (Daily Express)

 

Blackburn will listen to offers for defender Stephane Henchoz, with Fulham boss Roy Hodgson leading the race for his signature. (The Star)

 

Wolves want to sign Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp. (The Star)

 

Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka has agreed a salary package at Chelsea worth over £20m. (The Star)

 

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has blasted Rafael Benitez for refusing to allow loanee Besian Idrizaj to return to Anfield. (The Star)

 

Middlesbrough are in talks with Lyon's Brazilian striker Fred about a £10m move to join Gareth Southgate's struggling Boro. (Daily Mirror)

 

Tottenham are set to reignite their interest in Maniche. (Daily Mirror)

 

Bolton want to sign Iceland right-back Gretar Steinsson from AZ Alkmaar - ahead of Newcastle and Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)

 

Wigan are hoping to sign Newcastle's Steve Carr after new contract talks with the Magpies broke down. (Daily Mirror)

 

Paul Robinson had a furious bust-up with Tottenham boss Juande Ramos after being axed against Arsenal on Wednesday. (Various)

 

Manchester City are determined to sign Roma's Mancini. (The Sun)

Sam Allardyce was told he would get just £8m to spend in the transfer window - a day before he was forced out. (The Sun)

 

The Magpies did however, agree a £5.5m fee with Arsenal for Lassana Diarra, just hours before his exit. (Various)

 

Fulham want to sign Watford striker Marlon King as they fight for their Premier League survival. (The Sun)

 

Bolton's Stelios is at the centre of an £800,000 transfer battle between Stoke and Sheffield United. (The Sun)

 

Middlesbrough are keen on signing Cristiano Lucarelli from Shakhtar Donetsk. (The Times)

 

Former Rangers defender Jean-Alain Boumsong's move to Fulham has been put on hold for a week. (The Times)

 

Bolton have held talks with Celtic over the possible transfer of defender Bobo Balde. (The Times)

 

Charlton want to sign Burnley striker Andy Gray in a £1m deal and are also keen on Colchester skipper Karl Duguid. (The Star)

 

Leicester manager Ian Holloway is ready to raid former club Plymouth for defender Paul Connolly. (The Star)

 

Swindon have made a bid for Reading striker Simon Cox. (The Star)

 

Hull have rejected Celtic's £1m bid for Hull defender Michael Turner, insisting they want £2m. (The Star)

 

Rangers will move for veteran Hearts goalkeeper Steve Banks if Roy Carroll makes the switch to Derby County. (various)

 

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray is planning a double swoop on former club Hibs for David Murphy and Guillame Beuzelin. (Scottish Sun)

 

Defender Zander Diamond will commit his future to Aberdeen but striker Lee Miller wants a move to England. (Scottish Sun)

OTHER GOSSIP

 

Newcastle United have earmarked Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp as their next manager. (Various)

 

Manchester City have pleaded with fans not to wreck the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash next month. (Various)

 

Rafael Benitez has survived the latest round of talks with Liverpool's owners but has received no long-term assurances over his future. (The Star)

 

Graeme Souness will have talks with Scotland next week about becoming their new manager. (Daily Mirror)

 

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has been served with a £2.2m writ by his former club Sevilla. (The Sun)

 

Mixu Paatelainen is the favourite to land the manager's job at Hibernian. (Daily Record)

AND FINALLY

 

New Derby County signing Robbie Savage admits he could be hated in the Pride Park dressing room and on the terraces. (The Star)

 

Luton Town players will be paid in full for the first time in more than two months after earning a £400,000 FA Cup windfall. (The Star)

 

Scotland are ready to pull out of a proposed March friendly with Argentina because the South Americans are looking for a fee of more than £1m. (Express)

[Guest alex]

£8m is hardly a paltry amount for a January transfer window which seems to be the spin being put on it. Not saying it's true anyway (seems a nothing story even by the standards of nothing stories now he's gone).

Edited January 10, 2008 by alex

[The Fish 11079]

£8m , £5.5m of which has already gone on Diarra? doesn't give the new manager much to play with really... not in todays market.

[Guest alex]

Has Diarra signed yet btw?

[Dr Gloom 22528]

i thought sam was sacked but why did we agree a fee for diarra? doesn't make sense if true unless the mutual greement thing isn't bullshit.

[The Fish 11079]

Has Diarra signed yet btw?

Jimbo's tele is the only source I trust tbh. Had to suffer an inordinate volume of texts from friends and Sky Sports News itself because I couldn't check here for Jimbo yesterday.

[newcastlebroon 0]

Why would anyone want Steven Carr. We are chelsea's bitch, and it now looks like wigan is our bitch.