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Monday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Defenders Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand may be sold in the summer transfer window, as part of manager Sir Alex Ferguson's plans to overhaul Manchester United's squad.
Full story: Metro

Celtic manager Neil Lennon is believed to have promised defender Daniel Majstorovic a new contract if he continues his current run of good form.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea are eyeing a move to sign Universidad de Chile and Chile international forward Eduardo Vargas as Nicolas Anelka's replacement.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea are also in the hunt for 17-year-old Serbian striker Lazar Markovic. The Partizan Belgrade forward is one of Europe's hottest properties and could be available for £10m.
Full story: the Sun

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is eyeing a move for Bayern Munich and Croatia international midfielder Danijel Pranjic, 30.
Full story: Daily Star

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is hoping his defender Ledley King will do enough to earn a new contract at White Hart Lane.
Full story: the Sun

Manchester City have been warned they will have to pay £88m if they want to replace Carlos Tevez with Porto striker Hulk in the January transfer window.
Full story: Metro

But Serie A giants AC Milan are ready to offer Brazil striker Alexandre Pato to City in a bid to capture Tevez on loan in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Star

And City will have to pay £250,000 for England youth keeper Angus Gunn - with the tribunal fee much less than Norwich wanted.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal are set to offer £25m plus Andrey Arshavin and Nicklas Bendtner for Borussia Dortmund playmaker Mario Gotze, 19.
Full story: Caught offside

OTHER GOSSIP

England manager Fabio Capello is considering leaving striker Wayne Rooney out of his Euro 2012 squad - if the Manchester United frontman's three-game ban is not reduced this week.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is considering giving striker Danny Welbeck a first start since suffering a muscle injury on England duty last month in Wednesday's Champions League clash away to Basel.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes Arsenal should be aiming for the top four in the Premier League this season.
Full story: talkSPORT

A £7m overdraft axe could hit Birmingham's January transfer plans.
Full story: Birmingham Mail

Sunderland great Jimmy Montgomery says Martin O'Neill's arrival at the Stadium of Light finally brings a "touch of Clough" to Wearside.
Full story: Sunderland Echo

Bayern Munich's influential midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is making a quicker than expected recovery from a shoulder injury and could feature again before Germany's winter break.
Full story: Bild (in German)

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside has pledged to stand by manager Owen Coyle during Bolton's current wretched run.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Paris St-Germain coach Antoine Kombouare has insisted his new-look side needs more time to gel after three consecutive defeats. He said: "We're still building and you don't build a team in four months. We have to be able to react. I am a fighter and I want to fight. As to my future? Ask the club's officials." (L'Equipe)

AND FINALLY

Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere revealed his baby son Archie broke down in tears when he showed him a picture of his Gunners team-mate Emmanuel Frimpong tearing a football.
Full story: Metro

Blackburn fans are feeling short-changed by owners Venky's - after waiting two months to be paid back expenses they were promised for a trip to watch the club in India.
Full story: Daily Mirror



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see also
Monday's Scottish gossip
05 Dec 11 |  Scotland
Sunday's gossip column
04 Dec 11 |  Gossip
Sunday's Scottish gossip
04 Dec 11 |  Scotland
Saturday's gossip column
03 Dec 11 |  Gossip
Saturday's Scottish gossip
03 Dec 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - November 2011
26 Nov 11 |  Football


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