Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Friday's papers
From today's Daily Mirror:
West Ham offer Van Nistelrooy £100,000 a week
West Ham and Birmingham in transfer fight for AC Milan star
Chamakh to decide on Liverpool or Arsenal before end of the month
Spartak close in on Spurs striker
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Strachan's hungry for McDonald
Blackburn ace set for deadline beating West Ham move
Toon boss won't panic as he seeks transfer reinforcements
Wolfsburg target Arsenal defender
Sunderland win transfer tussle for Blades star
Nicky Weaver set for shock Premier League move
New blow for Pompey as Nugent refuses Clarets move
Fergie Jr wants to share a Brandy with dad
New blow for Pompey as Nugent refuses Clarets move
Wilshere deal on hold as Coyle and Wenger go to war
Newcastle still want Forest defender Perch
Hughton tells new signing Danny Simpson to 'finish the job' and help Newcastle to promotion
Tevez brands Neville “a moron”
Aquilani insists things can only get get better
From today's other papers:
Everton
boss David Moyes is keen to shore up his injury ravaged squad with a move for Marseille winger
Hatem Ben Arfa
. Everton staff watched the 22-year-old on Wednesday against Le Mans and are keen on a loan deal. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United
and neighbours
City
are both courting Juventus defender
Giorgio Chiellini
, but his agent has also been in talks with Tottenham. (Daily Mail)
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Former Arsenal midfielder
Mathieu Flamini
will not be joining
Manchester City
, but boss Roberto Mancini is still keen on Real Madrid midfielder
Fernando Gago
. (Daily Mail)
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Manchester City
boss Mancini is also weighing up a swoop for Middlesbrough star
Adam Johnson
. City have asked the winger's agents about his situation, with
Chelsea, Sunderland
and
Wolves
also showing strong interest. (The Sun)
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Tottenham, Sunderland and Manchester City are all chasing Younes Kaboul , with Spurs understood to be putting together a £10m offer for a player they sold to Portsmouth for £4m in 2008. The fee would be offset by £2m owed on the original deal and £1.5m as a part of a sell-on clause. (Daily Mail)
Aston Villa have denied reports they are about to sign Rangers striker Kris Boyd . Middlesbrough and Birmingham are both thought to be keen on the Scottish hitman. (Independent)
Sven-Göran Eriksson will finally walk away from Notts County next week if the club cannot find fresh investment to stave off a winding-up order. (The Times)
Burnley manager Brian Laws is hoping that Portsmouth see “common sense” and allow David Nugent to stay at Turf Moor until the end of the season. (Daily Express)
Alex Ferguson has warned his Manchester United stars: Cross me and you're dead. He told a lecture in Dublin: "If I lose control of these multi-millionaires in the Manchester United dressing room then I'm dead. So I never lose control. If anyone steps out of my control, that's them dead." (The Sun)
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