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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Latest transfer gossip: July 25

11.43 BST: Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp claims he does not intend to spend big this summer as the club prepare for their first Champions League campaign.
11.19 BST: Michael Mancienne is believed to have handed in a transfer request as he looks to leave Chelsea.

11.14 BST: Celtic manager Neil Lennon has confirmed the club are close to deals for Scunthorpe striker Gary Hooper and Israel midfielder Biram Kayal.
11.06 BST: West Ham co-owner David Gold has again suggested the club could offer David Beckham as career swansong at the club, and help them win the race to move into the Olympic Stadium.

10.56 BST: Young Spurs defender Kyle Walker could go out on loan to Blackpool.
10.41 BST: Rangers boss Walter Smith says he wants to push the boat out with three new signings.

10.20 BST: On to the papers then, so what's filling the gossip columns?
News of the World: Spurs will hihack Manchester City's move for Villa midfielder James Milner while they also want Ashley Young and Luis Fabiano ... Andres Iniesta says Arsenal fans have convinced Cesc Fabregas to stay at the Emirates ... Man City will have to sell 12 players by the end of next month to comply with the Premier League's new 25-man squad rule ... Arsenal want Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg ... Chelsea could move for Gregory van der Wiel ... Mahamadou Diarra is ready to quit Real Madrid ... Andre Ayew is too expensive for WBA ... West Ham will move for Francois Clerc ... Birmingham eye Clyne and Dembele ... Sunderland and Everton are interested in Danish striker Nicki Bille Nielsen ... Wigan, Blackburn and Stoke are all trailing 24-year-old Marseille striker Mamadou Samassa.
Mail on Sunday: Jose Mourinho has begged Real Madrid's directors to bid £30 million for Steven Gerrard ... Arsenal will bid £15 million for Phil Jagielka ... Lyon lead West Ham and Arsenal in the race for Loic Remy ... Everton will break the bank to keep Mikel Arteta.
Sunday Mirror: Martin O'Neill could quit Aston Villa if Ashley Young is sold ... Wenger and Fabregas set for showdown talks ... Ancelotti blocks Real move for Ashley ... Stoke want Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Daily Star Sunday: Man United will go in for Karim Benzema again ... Russia goalkeeper Igor ­Akinfeev has told Arsene Wenger he wants to join the Gunners ... Celtic's £1 million bid for Kelvin Wilson turned down ... Rafael van der Vaart is ready to move to England.
Sunday Express: West Ham exit for Carlton Cole and Scott Parker.
Independent: Villa want Ireland plus cash in exchange for £25 million Milner
The People: Roberto Mancini has £100 million to spend in just 20 days ... Hodgson targets Forlan to replace Torres at Liverpool ... Craig Bellamy edges closer to move to Tottenham ... Hammers in shock Ronaldinho link ... Juventus have offered former Chelsea midfielder Tiago Mendes to Liverpool.

10.00 BST: Welcome back to the transfer blog. Very shortly we'll be going through all that nonsense in the Sunday tabloids.
Let's start, though, with some stories from a glorious website called Soccernet.
Roy Hodgson has given the clearest indication yet that Fernando Torres could be heading out of Liverpool by suggesting the player has a long-standing gripe with the club. Hodgson said: "Unfortunately, I cannot do much more. His beef is with the club and not me."
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has again insisted that Ashley Cole is not for sale, claiming the left-back is "the best player in his position in the world".
Bayern Munich midfielder Hamit Altintop has revealed that next season could be his last with the club should he not manage to make the breakthrough into the first team.

Source:blogs.soccernet.com