Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Tuesday's papers
From today's Daily Mirror:
Spurs agree £6m deal for Brazilian wonderkid
Grant refuses to commit to Pompey - Exclusive
Campbell wins legal battle with Portsmouth
I should still be Chelsea boss says Mourinho
Hull want Hughes to replace sacked Brown
From today's other papers:
Calum Davenport
has played his last game for
West Ham
. The defender is back in training after suffering leg wounds in a stabbing last year, but the Hammers are desperate to cut costs so have agreed a £250,000 pay off with the former Spurs centre back. (The Sun)
Terry Venables is the man Hull want to replace Phil Brown until the summer. Tigers chairman Adam Pearson is a big admirer of the ex-England boss and thinks he can perform a similar rescue act to the one he did at Middlesbrough nine years ago. (The Sun)
Or, former Crystal Palace and Charlton boss Iain Dowie has emerged as the front runner for the Hull job. (The Times)
But Portsmouth boss Avram Grant is at the top of the wish list that Hull chairman Adam Pearson has drawn up. (Daily Express)
Fabio Capello has told injured David Beckham he can still travel with the England team to the World Cup this summer - and that he expects to have the midfielder back playing for England for the Euro 2012 qualifiers. (The Sun)
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