Football News & Gossip from the British Papers

Updated every morning, we bring you a round up off all the latest football stories which are doing the rounds in the back pages of Britains newspapers. Of course to keep tabs on Sven we will occasionally refer to the front pages too! We will give you a daily dose of football transfer news, transfer speculation, player bustups, form, fitness, transfer bungs, mystery investors, badly behavoured players, tapping up scandals, the managerial merry go round, pre-match hype as well as all the comments and predictions as the season draws to a climax and the build up to the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 begins.

Sunday Gossip

Rafa Benitez has demanded Lpool give him a massive £30m transfer kitty or risk losing him to Real Madrid on Inter Milan. (Various)

Ronaldinho has re-ignited the bitter war with Chelski by insisting he will never sign for the Blues because they are cheats. (News of the World) What a game it is going to be next week. Expect a lot more of these kind of comments before, during and after the 2nd leg matcch with Barcelona!

Blackburn's Steven Reid is the shock new midfield target for Man Yoo. (Star)

Newcastle head a trio of clubs chasing Egypt's Ahmed Hassan. (Star)

Jay-Jay Okocha wants to open talks with Bolton over a new deal at the Reebok Stadium. (Star)

Newcastle's top stars want Scott Parker to take over from Alan Shearer as captain next season. (NotW)

Bolton are chasing Marseille duo Abdoulaye Meite and Franck Ribery. (News of the World)

Chelski's Jiri Jarosik would like to make his loan deal at Birmingham permanent - provided they stay in the Premiership. (Star)

Sir Alex Ferguson has entered the scramble to sign Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres. (Sunday Express) This would surely spell the end of Ruud? Torres is rather over hyped though as his goal scoring record is not a patch on that of the big horse like dutchman.

Stuart Pearce last night warned the Citeh board it will take £20m to turn them into title challengers. (News of the World, Express)

Steven Gerrard played for England last week against the wishes of Lpool boss Rafa Benitez. (News of the World) Well done Stevie! Winning the World Cup with England for the first time in 40 years or 2nd Place in the Premiership... Good to see he has his priorities right!

Newcastle will make a summer swoop to land former defender Jonathan Woodgate on a pay-as-you-play basis. (NotW) Pay as you go is the only way with this guy who seems to get injured when he sneezes. I wonder if Real Madrid wish they had thought of that?

Alex Ferguson is planning a move for Lille midfield duo Mathieu Bodmer and Jean Makoun. (News of the World) More midfielders linked with Man Yoo

Tottenham boss Martin Jol is set to capture Ajax full-back Hatem Trabelsi from under the noses of Gooners. (Mail)

Controversial Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe is confident he has defeated plans to have him thrown off the club's board. (Mail on Sunday)

Nigel Clough could follow in the footsteps of dad Brian as Nottingham Forest boss. (The People)

Sheffield Utd will hand Neil Warnock a two-year deal worth £1.5m if they make the Premiership next season - and try to move him upstairs if not. (People)

Chelski's England Under-21 international Carlton Cole could be packed off to play his football in Israel next season by Chelski. (People)

Jose Mourinho will be offered the job as AC Milan boss this summer. (Mirror)

And Milan are ready to rescue Ruud van Nistelrooy from the humiliation of being frozen out an Man Utd. (Mirror)

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