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NEWS OF THE WORLD

 

Pay-rebel Emmanuel Adebayor returns to Arsenal on Monday with the message - give me £100,000-a-week and I'll stay.

 

Chelsea are to have showdown talks with Frank Lampard in a last-ditch attempt to persuade him to stay.

 

Unsettled West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green has caught the eye of Martin O'Neill and Aston Villa.

 

Juventus are ready to table a £15million offer for Arsenal striker Robin van Persie.

 

Gareth Barrys' hopes of a move to Liverpool could hinge on a crunch meeting between Rafa Benitez and Xabi Alonso.

 

Wolves are ready to move for veteran Celtic defender Bobo Balde.

 

Portsmouth, Fulham and Manchester City are chasing Ivory Coast international Aruna Dindane.

 

Birmingham have warned Newcastle and Blackburn off Sebastian Larsson.

 

Louis Saha is wanted by former club Fulham.

 

MK Dons are ready to sell captain Keith Andrews.

 

Everton's move for in-demand Celtic striker Scott McDonald has been put on ice.

 

Hull have targeted Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis.

 

Roy Keane has failed with a £4million bid for Darren Fletcher.

 

Sheffield United have bid £2.5million for Watford striker Darius Henderson.

 

Bolton and Everton are after Tranmere striker Terry Gornell.

 

THE PEOPLE

 

Spurs have fined Dimitar Berbatov for sulking on their pre-season tour in Spain.

 

Kevin Keegan has warned Newcastle's season will be over even before it starts unless they bring in fresh faces.

 

Roy Keane has laid on the VIP treatment as he looks to land Pascal Chimbonda, Steed Malbranque, Teemu Tainio and Younes Kaboul from Tottenham.

 

Arsenal target Andrei Arshavin has blasted Zenit St Petersburg for putting a £24million valuation on him.

 

West Ham will complete the £5million signing of Swiss right-back Valon Behrami on Monday.

 

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is looking to shore up his defence by landing Wigan star Paul Scharner and Manchester United youngster Danny Simpson.

 

Blackburn have agreed a £3.5million deal for Chilean superstar Carlos Villaneuva and are also closing in on Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo and Mexican right-back Ricardo Osorio.

 

Newcastle have told Astom Villa James Milner is available - but only for £10million.

 

Chelsea and Spurs have been put on alert after Valencia midfielder David Albelda was told to find a new club.

 

Nico Kranjcar will be sold by Portsmouth if anyone is prepared to pay £15million for him.

 

Darren Bent is holding out for a move to Everton after snubbing a £10million switch to Sunderland.

 

Burnley are flying in giant Latvian striker Gatis Kalnins.

 

Leicester are ready to pay £175,000 for Rochdale hot-shot Adam Le Fondre.

 

Wolves are finalising a £75,000 bid for Shrewsbury centre-back Kevin Langmead.

 

Sheffield United will use the money from the sale of Rob Hulse to bring in Wigan winger David Cotterill. Lee Cook is also in the frame.

 

Manchester United will sell Fraizer Campbell for £4.5million or loan him out for £2million. Hull, Charlton and Cardiff are interested.

 

SUNDAY MIRROR

 

Sir Alex Ferguson has threatened to sue Daniel Levy as the war of words over Dimitar Berbatov escalates.

 

William Gallas is a £5million target for Barcelona and Paris St Germain.

 

Petr Cech is set to sign a new contract that will keep him at Chelsea for five years.

 

Hull hope to make Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis their seventh summer signing.

 

Portsmouth have put a £15million price tag on Nico Kranjcar.

 

Everton, Liverpool and Aston Villa are monitoiring Michael Johnson who is stalling over signing a new Manchester City contract.

 

Aston Villa have tabled a £5million bid for giant Serbian striker Nicola Zigic.

 

MAIL ON SUNDAY

 

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will have to splash out over £50million if he wants to land Kaka.

 

Hull are to break their transfer record for the second time in a week by landing Marlon King for £3million.

 

DAILY STAR SUNDAY

 

Robinho's agent claims Chelsea have offered £31.75million for the player.

 

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are all in for Italian wonderkid Sebastian Giovinco.

 

Manchester City and Aston Villa will this week battle it out to land Brad Friedel.

 

Portsmouth are now favourites to sign Younes Kaboul from Tottenham.

 

Robin van Persie is a target for Juventus.

 

Newcastle and Aston Villa have emerged in a four-club chase for Slavia Prague defender Marek Suchy.

 

Hull have agreed a £400,000 fee for South African midfielder Delron Buckley.

 

Charlton are chasing Plymouth centre-back Krisztian Timar.

 

Coventry are on the brink of signing Clinton Morrison and Stephen Wright.

 

Portsmouth will switch to Sidney Govou if they fail to land Shaun Wright-Phillips.

 

Birmingham's move to sign Stephen Pearson has stalled.

 

Wolves have failed in a £1.75million move for Sheffield Wednesday's Mark Beevers.

 

SUNDAY EXPRESS

 

Chelsea's hopes of signing Kaka from AC Milan moved a significant step closer on Saturday.

 

Mark Hughes faces a real battle to keep Michael Johnson at Manchester City.

 

SUNDAY MAIL

 

French giants Bordeaux have warned Celtic to stay away from £6million-rated striker Fernando Cavenaghi.

 

Nacho Novo last night insisted Rangers must quickly sign a replacement for crocked Barry Ferguson.

 

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has told Rangers to stop moaning about the £4million valuation he has placed on Steve Davis.

 

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Chelsea's world record bid to sign AC Milan forward Kaka will cost the Blues anything from £50m to £119m with 10% going to the player himself, but the Serie A side insist he is not for sale. (Various)

 

If Kaka does move to west London it will spark a £114m chain of transfers with Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor going to AC Milan and Blackburn's Roque Santa moving to the Emirates. (Sunday Times)

 

Real Madrid forward Robinho could be another Brazilian heading to Chelsea after his agent revealed the club have proposed a firm offer. (Sunday Telegraph)

 

Juventus are ready to launch a £15m bid for Arsenal's Robin van Persie, who they see as an ideal replacement for Pavel Nedved. (News of the World)

 

Emmanuel Adebayor will stay at Arsenal if the Gunners offer him £100,000-a-week. (News of the World)

 

Gareth Barry's proposed move to Liverpool is in doubt as the deal hinges on Xabi Alonso leaving the club, but the Spaniard wants to remain at Anfield. (News of the World)

 

But the Reds will make one final attempt to sign the England midfielder and will increase their cash offer to £16m. (Sunday Times)

 

If Liverpool fail in their attempts to sign Barry, Rafael Benitez will turn his attentions to Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing. (News of the World)

 

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has said he is looking at offloading five or six players to finance a bid for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (The People)

 

Manchester United striker Louis Saha is wanted back at Fulham, while Sunderland and Wigan are also interested in the Frenchman. (News of the World)

 

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson is stalling over a signing a new contract, which has alerted Everton, Liverpool and Aston Villa. (Sunday Express)

 

Aston Villa are interested in signing Robert Green from West Ham after it emerged the goalkeeper is less than happy with his current deal at Upton Park. (News of the World)

 

Sunderland have failed with a £4m bid for Man Utd midfielder Darren Fletcher and may increase their offer to £5m. (News of the World)

 

Portsmouth, Manchester City and Fulham are chasing Ivory Coast international Aruna Dindane from Racing Lens. (News of the World)

 

Hull City hope to make Portsmouth's Sean Davis their seventh signing of the summer for around £2.25m. (News of the World)

 

Premier League duo Everton and Bolton are tracking 18-year-old Tranmere striker Terry Gornell who is yet to make his first-team debut. (News of the world)

 

Wolves are set to make a move for Celtic central defender Bobo Balde who has been told he can leave Parkhead as a free agent. (News of the World)

 

Sheffiled United have made a £2.5m bid for Watford striker Darius Henderson, who is seen as an ideal replacement for Derby bound Rob Hulse. (News of the World)

 

OTHER GOSSIP

 

Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has branded Cristiano Ronaldo "a silly little boy" who should be made to do as he is told at Manchester United. Jordan also slammed the state of modern football and said: "Footballers live on an island called 'Footballers World' where everything they do is right and everything that is said about them is wrong." (News of the World) :clap2:

 

Dimitar Berbatov has been fined a week's wages by Tottenham manager Juande Ramos for being moody on the club's pre-season jaunt to Spain. (The People)

 

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has said he would love to return to the club as a coach. (Sunday Express)

 

AND FINALLY

 

Fabio Capello is going head-to-head with ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, now in charge of Mexico, as both countries have targeted the same hotel to stay in for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (News of the World)

 

Liverpool's team coach, which escorted the players and staff to and from their Swiss training camp, is emblazoned with the slogan: "Wenger: Always Leading the Way". (News of the World) :lol:

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Kevin Keegan last night confessed Newcastle's preseason recruitment has reached crisis point after pleading with his board to spend big.

 

 

 

They managed to get crisis point in yet again from a small and what i thoght a positive interview.

 

 

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Kevin Keegan last night confessed Newcastle's preseason recruitment has reached crisis point after pleading with his board to spend big.

 

 

 

They managed to get crisis point in yet again from a small and what i thoght a positive interview.

 

 

 

 

Twisted his words again.

 

These hacks are hilarious, they truely are making fools of themselves.  I cant take them seriously.

 

 

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http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/07/20/hartlepool-1-4-newcastle-united-keegan-looks-for-new-recruits-98487-20656006/

 

 

 

 

Kevin Keegan last night confessed Newcastle's preseason recruitment has reached crisis point after pleading with his board to spend big.

 

 

 

They managed to get crisis point in yet again from a small and what i thoght a positive interview.

 

 

 

 

Twisted his words again.

 

These hacks are hilarious, they truely are making fools of themselves.  I cant take them seriously.

 

 

 

i still can't believe some people still believe everything the papers say tbh

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http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/07/20/hartlepool-1-4-newcastle-united-keegan-looks-for-new-recruits-98487-20656006/

 

 

 

 

Kevin Keegan last night confessed Newcastle's preseason recruitment has reached crisis point after pleading with his board to spend big.

 

 

 

They managed to get crisis point in yet again from a small and what i thoght a positive interview.

 

 

 

 

Twisted his words again.

 

These hacks are hilarious, they truely are making fools of themselves.  I cant take them seriously.

 

 

 

i still can't believe some people still believe everything the papers say tbh

 

 

I sometimes sit and watch the Sunday suppliment, apart from 1 or 2 guests they have on from time to time most of the are no different to blokes in the pubs talking.  They dont have that much more insight, just pass their comments on as facts.

 

Wankers. 

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Anyone got the latest and great news form the Sunday Sun?

 

Not yet but I am going to stroll down & buy it NOW!!!!!

 

You will never learn :laugh:

 

Just been to Nobbys!!! I tell you one thing it doesn't matter who owns that gaff the women workers there love ignoring the customers while they have a chat.

 

Oh aye ,The Sunday Sun..........Dennis & Jeff want us to sign one time Sunderland target Dorin Goian  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorin_Goian but Kevin needs to okay it. We are also meant to be after Pascal Chimbonda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Chimbonda as he "thinks" over a move to Sunderland.  Fred Shepherd is meant to have offered about £10 million less for the club he wants to buy due to some club taking Jonás Gutiérrez off them for nowt.

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Anyone got the latest and great news form the Sunday Sun?

 

Not yet but I am going to stroll down & buy it NOW!!!!!

 

You will never learn :laugh:

 

Just been to Nobbys!!! I tell you one thing it doesn't matter who owns that gaff the women workers there love ignoring the customers while they have a chat.

 

Oh aye ,The Sunday Sun..........Dennis & Jeff want us to sign one time Sunderland target Dorin Goian  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorin_Goian but Kevin needs to okay it. We are also meant to be after Pascal Chimbonda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Chimbonda as he "thinks" over a move to Sunderland.  Fred Shepherd is meant to have offered about £10 million less for the club he wants to buy due to some club taking Jonás Gutiérrez off them for nowt.

 

Good old Nobby's! Haven't been in for ages, but spent most of my childhood milling around there.

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Anyone got the latest and great news form the Sunday Sun?

 

Not yet but I am going to stroll down & buy it NOW!!!!!

 

You will never learn :laugh:

 

Just been to Nobbys!!! I tell you one thing it doesn't matter who owns that gaff the women workers there love ignoring the customers while they have a chat.

 

Oh aye ,The Sunday Sun..........Dennis & Jeff want us to sign one time Sunderland target Dorin Goian  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorin_Goian but Kevin needs to okay it. We are also meant to be after Pascal Chimbonda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Chimbonda as he "thinks" over a move to Sunderland.  Fred Shepherd is meant to have offered about £10 million less for the club he wants to buy due to some club taking Jonás Gutiérrez off them for nowt.

Is he young enough?

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Anyone got the latest and great news form the Sunday Sun?

 

Not yet but I am going to stroll down & buy it NOW!!!!!

 

You will never learn :laugh:

 

Just been to Nobbys!!! I tell you one thing it doesn't matter who owns that gaff the women workers there love ignoring the customers while they have a chat.

 

Oh aye ,The Sunday Sun..........Dennis & Jeff want us to sign one time Sunderland target Dorin Goian  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorin_Goian but Kevin needs to okay it. We are also meant to be after Pascal Chimbonda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Chimbonda as he "thinks" over a move to Sunderland.  Fred Shepherd is meant to have offered about £10 million less for the club he wants to buy due to some club taking Jonás Gutiérrez off them for nowt.

Is he young enough?

 

He is younger than Beye & Faye at 27.

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MONDAYSBREAKING GOSSIP

 

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o says he has received offers from Chelsea, Tottenham and Inter Milan. (Corriere dello Sport, 1100 BST)

 

Chelsea are set to smash the world record transfer fee with a 150 million Euros (£119m) for AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka. (Gazzetta dello Sport, 1001 BST)

 

 

TRANSFER RUMOURS

 

Brazil striker Robinho has told Real Madrid he is desperate to join Chelsea. (The Sun)

 

But forward Didier Drogba looks to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge after he was left out of the club's tour to China. (Daily Mirror)

 

Barcelona are thought to be preparing a £22m bid for Drogba. (Daily Express)

 

Inter Milan are prepared to wait for England midfielder Frank Lampard's contract at Chelsea to run out before signing him next season. (Daily Telegraph)

 

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will let up to seven players leave to finance an £8m move for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Daily Telegraph)

 

Aston Villa could be back on the trail of Newcastle winger James Milner after abandoning their attempts to sign Blackburn midfielder David Bentley. (Daily Telegraph)

 

Fulham are ready to splash out £10.5m on Everton striker Andrew Johnson. (The Sun)

 

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos will spend the £57m from the sale of Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov on strikers Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza) and Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow) and wingers David Bentley (Blackburn) and Diego Capel (Sevilla). (The Sun)

 

Everton also want Real Zaragoza star Milito but would prefer to have him on loan first and the Spanish club are not keen. (Daily Mirror)

 

The Toffees are ready to smash their transfer record to land £18m-rated Sporting Lisbon playmaker Joao Moutinho. (Daily Express)

 

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon remains confident of signing Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo. (Daily Mirror)

 

Stoke want Sunderland reserve keeper Marton Fulop for £3m. (Daily Mirror)

 

Huddersfield will make a £700,000 bid for Ipswich pair Alan Lee and Gary Roberts. (Daily Mirror)

 

Leeds have made a £100,000 bid for Dean Windass and Hull could sell if they cannot offer the 39-year-old first-team football. (Daily Mirror)

 

Striker Marlon King will be at Hull today for a medical ahead of his £3m move from Wigan. (Daily Express)

 

Liverpool are poised to sign 19-year-old French striker David Ngog. (Daily Mail)

 

Sunderland remain hopeful of clinching a £23m deal for Tottenham's Steed Malbranque, Pascal Chimbonda, Younes Kaboul and Teemu Tainio. (Times)

 

Bordeaux president Jean Louis Triaud has told Celtic they have no chance of signing Fernando Cavenaghi. (Daily Record)

 

Winger Peter Lovenkrands wants a move back to Rangers from Schalke. (Daily Record)

 

 

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OTHER GOSSIP

Brazil legend Pele has told England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney he needs to "learn how to defend himself, not attack his opponent". (Various)

 

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told striker Theo Walcott to establish himself in the first team this season. (Daily Star)

 

England manager Fabio Capello is under no pressure to get his squad to the World Cup semi-finals, according to the Football Association's director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking. (Daily Star)

 

Former Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer will be back in training on this week, a year after breaking his leg on his second appearance for West Ham. (Times)

 

 

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AND FINALLY

 

Blackburn's imminent new signing Carlos Villanueva is nicknamed 'pineapple head' in Chile. (Independent)

 

Quiet again today on nufc. Imagine Spurs team if that went through  :lol:

 

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MONDAYSBREAKING GOSSIP

 

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o says he has received offers from Chelsea, Tottenham and Inter Milan. (Corriere dello Sport, 1100 BST)

 

Chelsea are set to smash the world record transfer fee with a 150 million Euros (£119m) for AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka. (Gazzetta dello Sport, 1001 BST)

 

 

TRANSFER RUMOURS

 

Brazil striker Robinho has told Real Madrid he is desperate to join Chelsea. (The Sun)

 

But forward Didier Drogba looks to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge after he was left out of the club's tour to China. (Daily Mirror)

 

Barcelona are thought to be preparing a £22m bid for Drogba. (Daily Express)

 

Inter Milan are prepared to wait for England midfielder Frank Lampard's contract at Chelsea to run out before signing him next season. (Daily Telegraph)

 

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will let up to seven players leave to finance an £8m move for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Daily Telegraph)

 

Aston Villa could be back on the trail of Newcastle winger James Milner after abandoning their attempts to sign Blackburn midfielder David Bentley. (Daily Telegraph)

 

Fulham are ready to splash out £10.5m on Everton striker Andrew Johnson. (The Sun)

 

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos will spend the £57m from the sale of Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov on strikers Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza) and Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow) and wingers David Bentley (Blackburn) and Diego Capel (Sevilla). (The Sun)

 

Everton also want Real Zaragoza star Milito but would prefer to have him on loan first and the Spanish club are not keen. (Daily Mirror)

 

The Toffees are ready to smash their transfer record to land £18m-rated Sporting Lisbon playmaker Joao Moutinho. (Daily Express)

 

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon remains confident of signing Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo. (Daily Mirror)

 

Stoke want Sunderland reserve keeper Marton Fulop for £3m. (Daily Mirror)

 

Huddersfield will make a £700,000 bid for Ipswich pair Alan Lee and Gary Roberts. (Daily Mirror)

 

Leeds have made a £100,000 bid for Dean Windass and Hull could sell if they cannot offer the 39-year-old first-team football. (Daily Mirror)

 

Striker Marlon King will be at Hull today for a medical ahead of his £3m move from Wigan. (Daily Express)

 

Liverpool are poised to sign 19-year-old French striker David Ngog. (Daily Mail)

 

Sunderland remain hopeful of clinching a £23m deal for Tottenham's Steed Malbranque, Pascal Chimbonda, Younes Kaboul and Teemu Tainio. (Times)

 

Bordeaux president Jean Louis Triaud has told Celtic they have no chance of signing Fernando Cavenaghi. (Daily Record)

 

Winger Peter Lovenkrands wants a move back to Rangers from Schalke. (Daily Record)

 

 

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OTHER GOSSIP

Brazil legend Pele has told England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney he needs to "learn how to defend himself, not attack his opponent". (Various)

 

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told striker Theo Walcott to establish himself in the first team this season. (Daily Star)

 

England manager Fabio Capello is under no pressure to get his squad to the World Cup semi-finals, according to the Football Association's director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking. (Daily Star)

 

Former Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer will be back in training on this week, a year after breaking his leg on his second appearance for West Ham. (Times)

 

 

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AND FINALLY

 

Blackburn's imminent new signing Carlos Villanueva is nicknamed 'pineapple head' in Chile. (Independent)

 

Quiet again today on nufc. Imagine Spurs team if that went through   :lol:

 

 

And still no defensive MF other than Zokora who scarcely deserves the title. ???

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