Football Rumours on Saturday 8th May 2010 Transfer rumours, gossip, who is for the chop and other stuff football rumours BBC Sport

Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Real Madrid are planning another record-breaking transfer deal this summer with a £120m offer for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
  (The Mirror)


• Manager Harry Redknapp wants to make one marquee signing this summer as Tottenham prepare for their first Champions League campaign.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United could make a shock summer move for Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka if the 31-year-old's contract negotiations stall.
  (The Sun)


• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering a £5m move for Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, who has fallen behind Adam Johnson in the pecking order at Eastlands.
  (The Sun)


• Arsenal are also keen to sign Bolton defender Gary Cahill in the summer with the fee set to be about £15m. Full story: caughtoffside.com Newcastle striker Andy Carroll is wanted by Stoke City, with manager Tony Pulis ready with an offer of £5m plus players.
  (The Mirror)


• Wolves are ready to offer £3m for Hull's Stephen Hunt after the winger was told he could leave for a cut-price figure.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool are reportedly keen on using midfielder Alberto Aquilani as part of a deal that would bring Juventus forward Vincenzo Iaquinta to Anfield.
  (caughtoffside)


• Manchester United want £6m for unsettled goalkeeper Ben Foster after Birmingham stepped up their interest.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson has emerged as a transfer target for rivals Newcastle.
  (Goal)


• Rangers' teenage defender Danny Wilson will seal a transfer to Liverpool next week.
  (Scottish Sun)


• Neil Lennon will pull out all the stops to keep Robbie Keane at Celtic if he lands the manager's job permanently.
  (Daily Record)


• Hearts want Burnley forward Robbie Blake to lead their attack next season, with the 34-year-old heading for the Turf Moor exit.
  (The Sun)

OTHER GOSSIP

• Liverpool's Jamie Carragher is poised to make a sensational return to international football by answering a desperate World Cup plea from England manager Fabio Capello.
  (Daily Mail)


• Owen Hargreaves is also being tipped for a place in the squad after Gareth Barry's participation was put in doubt by an ankle injury.
  (The Mirror)


• Roberto Mancini has received assurances from striker Carlos Tevez that he wants to remain at Manchester City next season after a clear-the-air meeting.
  (The Guardian)


• Tevez has insisted that he is happy at Eastlands and prepared to accept his manager's demanding training regime.
  (Daily Telegraph )


• Fulham manager Roy Hodgson faces an anxious wait ahead of Wednesday's Europa League final against Atletico Madrid with striker Bobby Zamora and winger Damien Duff both injury doubts.
  (Daily Telegraph )


• West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has shouldered the blame for the club's disappointing season, the Hammers having flirted with relegation for much of the campaign.
  (The Mirror)


• Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown has urged the club's administrators to do everything they can to persuade manager Avram Grant to stay on for next season.
  (The Mirror)

AND FINALLY...

• Carlos Tevez has bought 42-inch plasma TVs for every member of Manchester City's staff.
  (The Sun)


• Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has been named manager of the season by Premier League sponsors Barclays after securing a Champions League place.
  (The Sun)


• However, Sandra Redknapp will not be going on Spurs' European trips, Harry's wife having been banned by her husband.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea's French winger Florent Malouda admits it would be "the worst blow" of his career if Chelsea fail to win this season's Premier League title.
  (The Mirror)