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Friday's Footy Gossip

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Wolves are to make a £2m move for Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood. (The Sun)

Hull are planning a multi-million pound raid on Europe if Phil Brown can keep them in the Premier League this season. (Daily Star)

Birmingham's on-loan Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair has held talks with Guus Hiddink, prompting speculation the Dutch manager will stay at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mirror)


OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United players could win £9m if they manage to complete the quintuple. (The Sun)

Arsenal skipper Kolo Toure says he is not friends with fellow defender William Gallas, but that they get on professionally. (Daily Express)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is expected to sign a new five-year deal by the end of next week. (Daily Mail)

Aston Villa have assured Spurs boss Harry Redknapp he can expect no problems on his return to Villa Park on Sunday. (Daily Star)

French legend Zinedine Zidane says Liverpool's Steven Gerrard is the best player in the world. (The Sun)

Liverpool are confident they will not have to play a Champions League quarter-final on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster next month. (Daily Star)

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure says he almost quit the club in January after losing his first-team place (The Sun)

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp fears it will be impossible to copy Aston Villa's policy of using home-grown players because of a shortage of British talent. (Daily Express)

World Cup organisers insist England fans will be '100% safe' in South Africa in 2010. (The Sun)

Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot is a major doubt for Sunday's Co-operative Insurance Cup final against Celtic with the Scotland international struggling with a foot injury. (Daily Record)

Aberdeen's Richard Foster has apologised to manager Jimmy Calderwood following a training ground fall-out but the full-back's future at Pittodrie is still uncertain. (Various)

Defender Madjid Bougherra says he turned down a lucrative January offer from Newcastle in order to stay at Rangers. (The Sun)

Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia says he has been impressed with the determined attitude shown by goalkeeper Craig Gordon ever since the Scotland international lost his first-team place at the Stadium of Light. (Daily Record)

Former Elgin City manager and ex-Scotland defender Brian Irvine has been appointed as the new boss of American side Carolina Rail Hawks. (Daily Record)


AND FINALLY

Oldham boss John Sheridan and striker Lee Hughes have avoided the sack after a 'meet the fans' evening allegedly 'turned sour'. (The Sun)
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