wednesdays gossip

[paddy 17]

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has issued a come and get me plea to Spanish giants Barcelona. (Various)

 

Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini is stalling over a new contract. (The Sun)

 

Manchester United remain hopeful Wes Brown will sign a new deal with the club. (Daily Star)

 

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is ready to offer Teemu Tainio a route away from Tottenham. (Daily Star)

 

Middlesbrough finally look to have got the green light to sign Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. (The Star)

 

Birmingham are close to securing the signature of James McFadden from Everton for £4m. (Daily Mirror)

 

Richard Dunne could leave Manchester City after contract talks stalled. (Daily Mirror)

would you want him?

 

Manchester City are close to a deal for German striker Lukas Podolski. (Various)

 

Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell will snub a loan move to Sunderland. He could still join Portsmouth or Everton. (The Sun)

 

Jason Roberts is a target for Bolton as they look for a replacement for Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Mirror)

 

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has joined the race for Portsmouth midfielder Matt Taylor. (Daily Mail)

 

Wigan are close to signing former Spurs defender Erik Edman from Rennes. (Daily Mail)

 

AZ Alkmaar defender Gretar Steinsson expects to join Bolton for £3m. (Daily Mail)

 

Portsmouth are close to agreeing a deal for Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra. (The Guardian)

 

Martin O'Neill is confident that Martin Laursen will sign a new deal with the club. (The Guardian)

 

QPR will make a final £1m offer for talented Sheffield Wednesday defender Tommy Spurr. (Daily Star)

 

Russian striker Andrei Arshavin has been linked with a move to either Arsenal or Tottenham. (The Independent)

 

Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback is being targeted by Monaco. (The Independent)

 

Midfield duo Ousmane Dabo and Georgios Samaras both look set to leave Manchester City. (The Independent)

 

Arsenal youngster Armand Traore is wanted on loan by Watford. (Daily Star)

 

Blackburn will check with Fifa before signing Senegalese midfielder Amdy Faye. (The Mirror) to see if he's any good

 

Birmingham are set to sign Argentina youth international Mauro Zarate on loan from Qatari club Al-Sadd. (The Sun)

 

Birmingham have offered Hibernian a final £2.5m for David Murphy. (Daily Record)

 

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OTHER GOSSIP

 

Alan Shearer believes he has the passion to do the Newcastle job. (The Sun)

 

Newcastle have turned their attentions to Didier Deschamps after first-choice Harry Redknapp turned them down at the weekend. (Various)

 

Newcastle fans have been warned not to expect the likes of Jose Mourinho joining them at St James' Park. (Daily Mail)

 

Gerard Houllier's English agent is to hold talks with representatives from Newcastle today. (Daily Express)

England fans will not be trusted to take part in a minute's silence during next month's friendly with Switzerland to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. (The Guardian)

 

Liverpool's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett could be forced to sell the club over a row about debt. (The Independent)

 

England need to get real and admit they are inferior to Croatia according to their manager Slaven Bilic. (Daily Star)

 

AFC Bournemouth are the latest club facing a financial crisis. The club have served a notice of attention to appoint an administrator. (The Sun)

 

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AND FINALLY

 

Television presenter Nick Owen will rescue Luton from financial meltdown. (Various)

 

Arsenal are lining up a new signing nicknamed 'The Elephant.' (The Sun)

 

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[Offshore Toon 0]

Dunne has been playing immensely, of course I'd take him.

[paddy 17]

Dunne has been playing immensely, of course I'd take him up the arse