Liverpool tout midfield star, Manchester City line up Robinho replacement and all the today's football gossip
From today's Daily Mirror:
Liverpool want an amazing £14million for Lucas
West Brom ready to bid £2.5m for Leicester's Matty Fryatt
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy targets £1.5m Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson
Sam Allardyce set to bring Swedish star who snubbed Everton to Blackburn
Wenger tells young striker: No Championship loan unless you sign new Arsenal deal
From today's other papers:
Manchester City
have been quoted £36million by Benfica for their top target
Angel Di Maria
, who Mark Hughes wants to replace want-away forward Robinho. (Daily Mail)
Fulham are planning to bring a Brazilian of their own to the Premier League and have targeted Palermo's £3m-rated goalkeeper Rubinho . (The Sun)
Alex McLeish is already planning how to spend Birmingham's new-found riches in January and is plotting a double swoop for Sevilla striker Arouna Kone and Real Betis midfielder Achille Emana.
Where there's blame there's a claim, and rumour has it Chelsea are looking up the number for Injury Lawyers Direct ready for a £900,000 compensation battle with the Football Association. They reckon Frank Lampard's injury was caused by the cramped conditions on board an economy jet. (The Sun)
Peterborough have taregeted Brentford boss Andy Scott to take over from the sacked Darren Ferguson. (The Sun)
Liverpool have yet another injury worry to add to their growing lists of crocked players. Fabio Aurelio has joined Steven Gerrard, Fernado Torres, Glen Johnson, Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera on the sick list. (The Guardian)
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