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Sunday's Footy Gossip

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is top of new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson's transfer wish-list as he tries to add British players to his squad.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Hodgson is also keen on Lille's Ivory Coast international winger Gervinho as a replacement for Yossi Benayoun.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is another on Hodgson's wanted list.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester United will need to stump up £30m to prise Brazil striker Luis Fabiano away from Sevilla.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

United are set to splash out £15m to sign Bolton defender Gary Cahill.
Full story: News of the World

Chelsea are back in the race to sign £20m-rated Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Chelsea have also made an enquiry about Benfica's Brazilian midfielder Ramires.
Full story: News of the World

Tottenham will move for Ajax forward Luis Suarez if they fail to land his Uruguayan strike partner Diego Forlan of Atletico Madrid.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp also has set his sights on Manchester City defender Micah Richards.
Full story: News of the World

Redknapp is also interested in £7m-rated City striker Craig Bellamy, whose Eastlands future has been thrown in doubt by City manager Roberto Mancini's summer spending spree.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

And midfielder Stephen Ireland could also be on his way out at City, with neighbours Manchester United keen to take him.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

But midfielder Vladimir Weiss wants to fight for his future at Eastlands rather than join Newcastle.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Meanwhile, City boss Mancini has targeted Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta as an alternative to Aston Villa's James Milner.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Mancini may even offer Stephen Ireland, Nedum Onuoha and Michael Johnson in exchange for Arteta.
Full story: News of the World

West Ham have not given up hope of signing Brazilian playmaker Neymar from Santos and may increase their offer for the wonderkid to £12m.
Full story: Sunday Express

The Hammers also seem set to capture Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell, who will reject Fulham to join them. (News of the World)

Birmingham are considering making a bid for South Africa striker Katlego Mphela, who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in his home country. (Sunday Times)


OTHER GOSSIP

England boss Fabio Capello has promised FA chiefs he will axe his biggest stars if they do not show an immediate improvement following the disastrous World Cup campaign. John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard are all on a final warning.
Full story: News of the World

Former Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is expected to hold talks with Fulham with a view to filling the club's vacant managerial position.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

But the players' favourite for the job is former Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola.
Full story: Sunday Express

Manchester City 's new signing Yaya Toure will become the first Premier League player to smash the £200,000-a-week wages barrier. His weekly wage of £220,000 will earn him £55.6m over his five-year contract.
Full story: News of the World

England midfielder Joe Cole says Fabio Capello's side weren't good enough in the World Cup and suffered from a loss of technique.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will instruct Wayne Rooney to rest after England's World Cup disaster and will not take him on the club's US tour.
Full story: Sunday Mirror


AND FINALLY

An unnamed England star says the players were worn out by Fabio Capello's training session before the last-16 World Cup match with Germany but admits the team underperformed.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
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