Football Rumours on Friday 23rd December 2011
2011-12-23 09:21:32
Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill is ready to offer £8m for Fulham's unsettled, 30-year-old striker Bobby Zamora - but faces a fight to get him to move from London.
(The Mirror)
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Real Madrid star Kaka is considering his future once again in a move that will reignite interest from Arsenal and Chelsea.
(talkSPORT)
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Arsenal will offload Marouane Chamakh back to France next month and may make a shock swoop for Wigan forward Hugo Rodallega.
(Metro)
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Fulham are leading the chase to sign Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic, who has struggled to command a regular first-team place with the German side.
(talkSPORT)
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Liverpool will reportedly look to lure Koln attacker Lukas Podolski to Anfield as the Merseyside club look to beef up their attacking options following Luis Suarez's ban.
(CaughtOffside)
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Tottenham insist that Luka Modric will not reignite his desire to join Chelsea in January, and that any potential move across London is 'dead'.
(Metro)
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The agent of Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia has confirmed that Arsenal and Manchester United are amongst the sides keen to sign his client.
(Inside Futbol)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Blackburn manager Steve Kean is set to receive a stay of execution and will be in charge for their trip to Liverpool on Boxing Day.
(Daily Mail)
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Pepe Reina has criticised the Football Association's decision to ban Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez for eight games, accusing the governing body of "crucifying" the striker.
(Liverpool Echo)
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Chelsea's £50m striker Fernando Torres has brushed off reports that the Blues could be looking to cut their losses and sell him in January.
(Sky Sports)
AND FINALLY
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Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill brought Nicklas Bendtner down to earth by saying he wasn't a proper player...yet.
(The Mirror)