Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Friday's papers
Published 08:35 03/09/10 By Football Spy
Transfer stories from today's Daily Mirror
Toshack reveals Bale interest
Clubs enter chase for free agent Shittu
Carragher ready to sign on at Liverpool
Copa Libertadores champion Sandro arrives at Spurs
Blues offer McLeish massive pay-rise to stay
Van der Vaart ready to fight for Spurs place
Transfer stories from other newspapers and websites
Gerard Houllier
is set for a dramatic return to English football at
Aston Villa
(Daily Mail)
Spartak Moscow are ready to offer Yuri Zhirkov a route out of Chelsea (Daily Mail)
Chris Riggott , who was released by Middlesbrough in the summer, is having a trial at Cardiff (Daily Mail)
Tottenham have been told to make a "better offer" for SuperSport United defender Bongani Khumalo (Daily Mail)
England rugby fly-half Danny Cipriani is having a trial with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids (The Times)
Sven-Goran Eriksson has been ruled out of the running for Aston Villa manager (The Sun)
Michael Kightly is wanted by Reading on loan after being left out of Wolves' 25-man squad (Daily Mail)
Tottenham keeper Carlo Cudicini could be loaned out to Middlesbrough when the window opens on Tuesday (Talksport)
Valon Behrami admits he is gutted to stay at West Ham as his Roma deal faltered (The Sun)
