TRANSFER GOSSIP
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is keeping tabs on striker Craig Bellamy should new Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini ditch the Wales international in January's transfer window. However, Redknapp must sell before he can buy, with Roman Pavlyuchenko the likely candidate to fund Bellamy's arrival.
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Redknapp is also tracking former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, as well as West Ham defender Mathew Upson and Liverpool winger Ryan Babel.
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Portsmouth defender Younes Kaboul is one of Mancini's January transfer targets. The Italian is lining up a potential £8m swoop for the Frenchman.
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Mancini is also keeping tabs on Palermo's Danish central defender Simon Kjaer, who is also attracting interest from Manchester United.
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Aston Villa are ready to outbid Liverpool to land £12m-rated Sunderland striker Kenwyn Jones.
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But Stoke boss Tony Pulis is also keen on the Trinidad and Tobago international.
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Portsmouth may not be able to extend Jamie O'Hara's loan stay from Spurs because of the club's transfer embargo preventing them from bringing in new players.
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Newcastle are lining up a move for Rangers striker Kris Boyd in the new year.
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West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola could be resigned to losing defender Matthew Upson in January.
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Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce must sell before he can make a swoop for Stoke striker James Beattie.
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OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti faces a crisis up front after losing all his strikers for Monday's derby against Fulham.
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Ipswich manager Roy Keane believes former Manchester United team-mate Mark Hughes should never have joined Manchester City. "I wouldn't have got involved with City - never," he said.
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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has revealed he held talks with Steven Gerrard about the midfielder's struggle for form.
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Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has suggested Liverpool sounded out Roberto Mancini as a replacement for Rafael Benitez before the Italian moved to Eastlands.
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Manchester United look set to give striker Mame Biram Diouf his debut next month after the Senegal international was finally granted a work permit.
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AND FINALLY
Liverpool want "placenta doctor" Marijana Kovacevic to take up a permanent role with the club. The Serb, who has worked with players such as Robin van Persie as well as Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, uses fluid from the placenta of a horse to treat injuries.
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