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Last Updated: Sunday, 16 January, 2005, 00:41 GMT
The gossip column
All the latest gossip from Sunday's newspapers.

Chelsea have made a speculative enquiry about Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, who has yet to resolve contract talks at Old Trafford. (Sunday Mirror)

Chelsea will make a �60m swoop for Barcelona star Ronaldinho in the summer. (News of the World)

Arsenal face a new Real Madrid move for Patrick Vieira. (Sunday Express, Daily Star)

Chelsea are set to make a �7m move for Lyon midfielder Michael Essien. (The People)

Manchester United and Real Madrid are both eyeing a �12m swoop for Bordeaux's promising youngster Rio Mavuba. (Sunday Mirror)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is set to become football's first �100,000-per-week manager. (Sunday Mirror)

Arsenal are leading the queue to sign Lecce's 21-year-old midfielder Alexei Eremenko. (The People)

Newcastle have failed in a shock bid to land Real Madrid striker Michael Owen. (News of the World)

Portuguese giants Benfica have made a �4m move for Manchester United's forgotten Brazilian Kleberson. (Sunday Express, Daily Star)

Manchester United are interested in Stuttgart keeper Timo Hildebrand. (Daily Star)

Manchester United are also eyeing Cambridge's teenage keeper John Ruddy. (News of the World)

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness is flying to Germany on Sunday in a bid to sign Bayern Munich's Sammy Kuffour. (The People)

But Inter Milan are bidding for Kuffour too. (Daily Star)

Newcastle are prepared to use Craig Bellamy as bait to land Manchester City's French defender Sylvain Distin. (Sunday Mirror)

Middlesbrough boss Steve McLaren has abandoned his attempts to sign former Leeds and Everton midfielder Olivier Dacourt from Roma. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City striker Nicolas Anelka is set for a quick move to Turkish side Fenerbahce. (Sunday Mirror)

Fulham keeper Edwin van der Sar will spend the weekend considering whether to snub Manchester United for the second time in his career. (Sunday Mirror)

Rangers are set to sign Birmingham defender Martin Taylor to replace Jean-Alain Boumsong. (Sunday Mirror)

Middlesbrough, Norwich and Crystal Palace have joined Southampton in the race to land Charlton's Jason Euell. (Sunday Mirror)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has earmarked Spurs midfielder Michael Brown as Robbie Savage's successor. (Sunday Mirror)

Portsmouth have been told Panathinaikos midfielder Angelos Basinas is all theirs - but only in the summer. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City have lined up a move for �1m-rated French keeper Steve Elana. (Daily Star)

Blackburn are leading the race to sign Porto striker Benni McCarthy. (Daily Star)

Bolton and Southampton could move for Dwight Yorke, who must leave Birmingham before the club are contractually obliged to offer him a new deal. (Sunday Mirror)

West Ham are poised to swoop for Dwight Yorke. (News of the World)

Crystal Palace are eyeing a �500,000 move for Leicester's James Scowcroft. (Sunday Mirror)

Nottingham Forest boss Gary Megson is set to try to persuade West Brom defender Darren Moore to join him at the City Ground. (Sunday Mirror)

Joe Kinnear has emerged as a candidate for the vacant managerial job at Coventry City. (Sunday Mirror)

Mickey Adams is hot favourite to be new Coventry manager. (The People)

Southampton midfielder Matt Oakley is wanted by Championship strugglers Rotherham. (Sunday Mirror)

Southampton boss Harry Redknapp has rejected a �100,000 move for Trinidad & Tobago striker Kenwyne Jones from predecessor and new Sheffield Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock. (The People)

Watford are in the frame to sign Kenwyne Jones from Saints. (The People)

Charlton boss Alan Curbishley has been scared off moving for Nottingham Forest's Michael Dawson by the �6m price tag. (Sunday Mirror)

Charlton are keen on landing Watford striker Heidar Helguson. (Sunday Mirror)

Crystal Palace look set to succeed in signing defender Neil Clement from West Brom. (Sunday Mirror)

Middlesbrough are hoping to re-sign keeper Mark Crossley for free at the end of the season. (Sunday Mirror)

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock is set to make a new �1m bid for Liverpool striker Neil Mellor. (Sunday Mirror)

Tottenham have made a �1.5m bid for Crystal Palace's Wayne Routledge. (The People)

Feyenoord boss Ruud Gullit is set to win the race for unsettled Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz. (The People)

Huddersfield winger Chris Brandon is being watched by Bolton and Sunderland. (The People)

Sheffield United's attempted signing of Chinese star Hao Haidong has hit the rocks over a contractual problem to do with his boot company. (The People)

Former Villa and Derby boss John Gregory is in line to become the new QPR manager. (The People)

John Gregory is being lined up to become European scout for top Brazilian side Corinthians. (Sunday Express)





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