Football Rumour Mill

Well the WWE has it's own rumour mill thread so i thought football needed one aswell. As it's coming up to the January transfers i thought it would be good to post rumours
Here's some i found today...

Manchester City and West Ham are in a fight to sign Marseille striker Djibril Cisse for £5m. (Daily Mirror)
LA Galaxy will not allow David Beckham to play on loan with a Premier League club during the Major League Soccer close-season. (The Sun)
Bolton want Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Glen Whelan. (Daily Star)
Newcastle have rejected an approach from Norwich, who sought a loan deal for striker Shola Ameobi. (various)
Chelsea are leading the race to sign 23-year-old French striker Guillaume Hoarau. (The Sun)
Aston Villa defender Gary Cahill is set to permanently join Sheffield United in a £1.5m deal. (various)
Derby will only bring in new players in January if they have a real chance of avoiding relegation, otherwise they will wait until June. (Daily Star)
Darlington are poised to sign Southend's 27-year-old striker Richie Forlan on loan. (Daily Star)
Manchester United winger Lee Martin is wanted on loan by Plymouth manager Ian Holloway. (Daily Mirror)
Former Nigeria captain Jay-Jay Okocha has vowed to stay and Hull and fight for his place after clear-the-air talks with manager Phil Brown. (Daily Mirror)
Sheffield Wednesday's Kenny Lunt is set to go on loan to Crewe. (Daily Star)
Derby are battling it out with Wigan and West Brom to sign Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard. (Daily Star)
Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann claims he is ready to walk out on the club to get first-team football and make Germany's Euro 2008 squad. (various)
Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has insisted he wants to stay at Anfield despite being linked with a move to Aston Villa. (various)
Manchester City have played down reports they want midfielder Javier Mascherano or strikers Dimitar Berbatov and Adriano. (various)
Middlesbrough have insisted winger Stewart Downing is not seeking a transfer. (The Independent)
Chelsea have claimed Didier Drogba is not unsettled. (The Telegraph)
Fulham are looking at 15-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder John Bostock. Portsmouth have already had a £2m bid turned down. (The Times)
Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has flown out to Bangkok to sign Thailand international full-back Suree Sukha. (The Telegraph)
Rangers say Daniel Cousin's exit clause does not kick in until the end of the season and only if they are offered £3m for the striker. (Daily Mail)

Also you have probably heard of the site myfootballclub well they have finally taken over the club Ebbsfleet United http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...et/7089473.stm

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Originally Posted by NMULLEN

Well the WWE has it's own rumour mill thread so i thought football needed one aswell. As it's coming up to the January transfers i thought it would be good to post rumours
Here's some i found today...

Manchester City and West Ham are in a fight to sign Marseille striker Djibril Cisse for £5m. (Daily Mirror)
LA Galaxy will not allow David Beckham to play on loan with a Premier League club during the Major League Soccer close-season. (The Sun)
Bolton want Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Glen Whelan. (Daily Star)
Newcastle have rejected an approach from Norwich, who sought a loan deal for striker Shola Ameobi. (various)
Chelsea are leading the race to sign 23-year-old French striker Guillaume Hoarau. (The Sun)
Aston Villa defender Gary Cahill is set to permanently join Sheffield United in a £1.5m deal. (various)
Derby will only bring in new players in January if they have a real chance of avoiding relegation, otherwise they will wait until June. (Daily Star)
Darlington are poised to sign Southend's 27-year-old striker Richie Forlan on loan. (Daily Star)
Manchester United winger Lee Martin is wanted on loan by Plymouth manager Ian Holloway. (Daily Mirror)
Former Nigeria captain Jay-Jay Okocha has vowed to stay and Hull and fight for his place after clear-the-air talks with manager Phil Brown. (Daily Mirror)
Sheffield Wednesday's Kenny Lunt is set to go on loan to Crewe. (Daily Star)
Derby are battling it out with Wigan and West Brom to sign Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard. (Daily Star)
Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann claims he is ready to walk out on the club to get first-team football and make Germany's Euro 2008 squad. (various)
Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has insisted he wants to stay at Anfield despite being linked with a move to Aston Villa. (various)
Manchester City have played down reports they want midfielder Javier Mascherano or strikers Dimitar Berbatov and Adriano. (various)
Middlesbrough have insisted winger Stewart Downing is not seeking a transfer. (The Independent)
Chelsea have claimed Didier Drogba is not unsettled. (The Telegraph)
Fulham are looking at 15-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder John Bostock. Portsmouth have already had a £2m bid turned down. (The Times)
Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has flown out to Bangkok to sign Thailand international full-back Suree Sukha. (The Telegraph)
Rangers say Daniel Cousin's exit clause does not kick in until the end of the season and only if they are offered £3m for the striker. (Daily Mail)

Also you have probably heard of the site myfootballclub well they have finally taken over the club Ebbsfleet United http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...et/7089473.stm

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Oo thanks alot. Saves me having to go through Newspapers, Lol
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Oo thanks alot. Saves me having to go through Newspapers, Lol
+rep

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Thanks for rep, i'll rep you back :D I get them all from the BBC, they always update it every day :)
I also found these;
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has sounded out Jose Mourinho's agent about the possibility of him replacing manager Frank Rijkaard. (Daily Mail)
Chris Coleman's future as Real Sociedad boss is in doubt after he arrived late for a media conference amid reports he was out clubbing until 5am. (various)
Former Wigan boss Paul Jewell has decided not to return as manager. The club may now turn to Joe Royle or Gary McAllister. (Daily Mirror)

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Originally Posted by NMULLEN

Thanks for rep, i'll rep you back :D I get them all from the BBC, they always update it every day :)
I also found these;
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has sounded out Jose Mourinho's agent about the possibility of him replacing manager Frank Rijkaard. (Daily Mail)
Chris Coleman's future as Real Sociedad boss is in doubt after he arrived late for a media conference amid reports he was out clubbing until 5am. (various)
Former Wigan boss Paul Jewell has decided not to return as manager. The club may now turn to Joe Royle or Gary McAllister. (Daily Mirror)

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Lol u keep me updated, saves me having to do anything/1 Lol.. Lazy:P

kk cool
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Manchester City are set to buy Cisse
Manchester City are set to battle it out for Adriano on loan
Bianchi could go to Inter Milan on loan with Adriano going the other way
Manchester City are set to sign Mascherano but could cost 15 million
Man City are looking into Berbatov
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=477917

Bored looking, can't we just say were in for everyone... :P

City are dreaming :P

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City are dreaming :P

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Of a winter wonderland...

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is weighing up a £10m move for Racing Santander central defender Ezequiel Garay. (The Guardian)

Spurs manager Juande Ramos is preparing a list of players to axe ahead of the January transfer window. (Daily Express)

Manchester United defender Wes Brown is set to sign a deal to keep him at Old Trafford for another four years. (The Sun)

Man United team-mate Patrice Evra is also set to agree a five-year contract worth £15m. (Daily Star)

Celtic are planning a January bid for Everton forward James McFadden. (Daily Mail)

Hibernian are considering a move to sign Kilmarnock striker Colin Nish on a pre-contract agreement. (various)

Joe Royle is poised for talks with Wigan chairman about the vacant manager's job. (Daily Telegraph)

Meanwhile, MK Dons manager Paul Ince and Real Sociedad's Chris Coleman have also been linked with the role at the JJB Stadium. (Daily Mirror, Daily Express)

Chelsea manager Avram Grant says two players have confronted him to say they are unhappy at Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

Reading have extended Turkey youth international Jem Karacan's loan deal by another month. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth face a Carlos Tevez-style wrangle over Tiago Gomes, whose club, Estrela da Amadora, own only half of his contract. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy is hoping to sign a new contract at Craven Cottage. (The Sun)

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce is considering a £7m move for Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin who plays for Zenit St Petersburg. (The Telegraph)

Meanwhile, Magpies striker Michael Owen is not impressed with new boss Allardyce and would jump at a move in the January transfer window. (Daily Express)

Celtic will have to pay more than £4m if they want to sign striker James McFadden from Everton in January. (Daily Record)

James McFadden's agent says Celtic would have to pay £20,000 per week in wages for the Scotland star. (Daily Express)

Arsenal's Abou Diaby may leave the club next year, but has ruled out a move in the January transfer window. (The Independent)

Derby boss Billy Davies is hoping to sign six new players in the transfer window with Portsmouth striker David Nugent top of his list. (Various)

Manchester City have taken three triallists from Chinese club Shanghai Shen Hua - striker Gao Lin, goalkeeper Wang Da Lei and midfielder Mao Jianqing. (Independent)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has dismissed speculation linking Matt Taylor with a move to Sunderland. (Independent)

And Redknapp has also warned Juventus off making a move for leading scorer Benjani. (Daily Star)

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is flying out to Dubai on a family holiday leaving City and Wigan to fight it out for his signature. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has admitted he would be tempted by the prospect of a move to Spanish giants Barcelona. (Various)

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick wants to see Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov move to Old Trafford. (Various)

However, Spurs boss Juande Ramos is keen to bring Carrick back to White Hart Lane in an £18m deal. (Daily Express)

Meanwhile, Spurs are poised to beat Arsenal to the signing of Sevilla's £8m-rated teenage midfielder Diego Capel. (Daily Mirror)

And with around £40m to play with, Ramos is also looking at spending £5m on Espanyol defender Dani Jarque. (Daily Express)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane will launch a fresh loan bid for Manchester United's Jonny Evans after losing Nyron Nosworthy through injury. (The Sun)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking at Congo striker Tresor Mputu, dubbed the next Samuel Eto'o. (The Sun)

Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas has dashed any hopes Real Madrid and Barcelona might have retained of signing him by saying he has no intention of returning to Spain. (Various)

Reading are lining up a £3m move for Morocco defender Badr El Kaddouri in case they lose Nicky Shorey to West Ham. (Daily Mirror)

Burnley's approach to talk to Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws has been turned down by Owls chairman David Allen.

The Clarets are seeking a replacement for Steve Cotterill who is being linked with a move to Preston following Paul Simpson's sacking at Deepdale. (Various)

Belgian side Anderlecht are ready to sign forgotten Celtic striker Maciej Zurawski. (Daily Record)

luton loan 20 year old pompey midfielder marc wilson and are expecting to sign a premier league striker ready for trip to walsall:P

Mikel Arteta has shocked Everton fans by claiming he would love to join Atletico Madrid. "One day I will end up at Atletico. It's a club I like and I would love to play there," said the 25-year-old midfielder. (The Sun)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane, who expects to invest heavily in the January transfer window, is chasing Manchester United centre half Jonny Evans. (The Times)

Reading and Derby are battling to sign £2m-rated MLS striker Eddie Johnson. (The Sun)

Out-of-favour West Bromwich Albion midfielder Richard Chaplow is a transfer target for Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United and Manchester City both have their eyes on £7m-rated Partizan Belgrade striker Stevan Jovetic, 18. (Daily Record)