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Monday's Footy Gossip

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BREAKING GOSSIP

Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia has been sacked after his side lost 5-1 to Hoffenheim on Sunday - only four days before the German side are due to meet Fulham in the second leg of the Europa League semi finals. (Associated Press)

Arsenal have handed captain Cesc Fabregas an unprecedented £3m payment and upped his wages by nearly 50% to £110,000-a-week to keep him at the club and warn off the advances of Barcelona.
Full story: Goal.com

Manchester City and Chelsea have enquired about the availability of Barcelona's Brazilian right-back Dani Alves, who is in ongoing contract negotiations with the Spanish club.
Full story: Sport (Spanish newspaper)


TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing a £35m bid to bring Atletico Madrid's Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, 21, to Old Trafford.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Meanwhile, Manchester United and Everton will battle it out to sign 17-year-old Dutch winger Bob Schepers from second division side SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden.
Full story: the Sun

Barcelona are interested in Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy and could offer Spanish striker Bojan Krkic as part of a potential swap deal.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Liverpool are ready to beat Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal for the signature of Charlton's 18-year-old striker Jonjo Shelvey for £3m.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham defender Herita Ilunga, 28, is a £2m target for Paris St Germain, while the French side also want Portsmouth's 27-year-old left-back Nadir Belhadj.
Full story: the Sun

West Brom want to sign Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard in the summer but he may have to take a pay cut to stay in the top flight.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wolves, Wigan and Celtic have joined the long list of suitors hoping to sign Scunthorpe's £2m-rated striker Gary Hooper after Derby, Coventry and Ipswich also showed an interest in the 22-year-old.
Full story: Daily Mail

Ipswich manager Roy Keane wants to make Sunderland striker Daryl Murphy's loan move to Portman Road a permanent one.
Full story: Daily Mail

New Bristol City boss Steve Coppell is keen to sign two players he had at Reading, striker Dave Kitson, now at Stoke, and defender Ivar Ingimarsson, who is still at the Madejski Stadium.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Brom are ready to offer a contract to Steven Reid, who is on loan at the Baggies from Blackburn.
Full story: Daily Mirror


OTHER GOSSIP

West Ham co-chairman David Gold says manager Gianfranco Zola "deserves another crack" at leading the club after securing Premier League survival.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce claims striker Darren Bent should be in the England squad for the World Cup in South Africa this summer after scoring 25 goals for the Black Cats this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho denies he will take charge of Ghana for their World Cup campaign.
Full story: Sky Sports

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants Sol Campbell to stay with the Gunners for another year and believes the defender could be valuable to England at the World Cup.
Full story: Goal.com

Relegated Hull will begin talks with banks to restructure their £35m debt in a bid to avoid administration and the subsequent 10-point penalty next season.
Full story: Daily Mirror


AND FINALLY

Brazil coach Dunga called police to his house to get rid of a comedy television crew.
Full story: Yahoo sports

Celta Vigo goalkeeper Yoel Rodriguez charged 40 metres up the pitch to harangue and shove team-mate Roberto Trashorras after conceding the only goal of the Spanish second division match against Villarreal B.
Full story: Yahoo sports
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