Tuesday's gossip B*ll*x

CITY BOLLOX
Manchester City are lining up a £20m swoop for Brazil and Inter Milan full-back Maicon in January and will target Benfica midfielder Ramires if they fail with a £65m bid for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery.
The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... n-con.html
Thread Topic: viewtopic.php?f=119&t=27524
Robinho close to comeback http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/28 ... eback.aspx
Barry: We can handle abuse http://www.teletext.co.uk/football/news ... abuse.aspx
and also in the Express http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/vie ... -s-dreams/
TRANSFER BOLLOX
Uh oh . . . Portsmouth goalkeeper David James may be a target for Premier League champions Manchester United in the January transfer window. Daily Express
Liverpool are considering making a cut-price £1.5m bid for Aston Villa's Emile Heskey in January. The striker revealed at the weekend he was considering leaving the Midlands club to get first-team football, thereby boosting his chances of landing a place in England's squad for the 2010 World Cup finals.Daily Star
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is determined to fight off the advances of Atletico Madrid and Seville to retain the services of 19-year-old midfielder Fran Merida.The Sun
Blackburn are interested in Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson, who is valued at around £2m.The Sun
Wigan and Bolton are battling it out for the signing of Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon. Daily Mirror
West Brom will not be signing former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell as they cannot afford his wages. (Daily Express)
Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey will complete his loan move to Sheffield United this week.Daily Mirror
WAG OF THE DAY
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2 ... dine-coyle
OTHER GOSSIP
Former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini is to be offered the Notts County managerial job on a £10m five-year contract after Ian McParland parted company with the League Two club on Monday. Daily Mirror
Chelsea defender Alex, who has attracted the interest of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, is poised to sign a new long-term contract with the London club. (Daily Express)
Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has assured Liverpool that he will not play striker Fernando Torres against Bosnia on Wednesday if there are any doubts over his fitness.
Daily Express
Hull midfielder Ian Ashbee hopes to return to action in May as he recovers from a career-threatening knee injury.Daily Mirror
New Birmingham owner Carson Yeung will give manager Alex McLeish £15m to spend in the January transfer window.Daily Star
Former Ipswich and England striker Paul Mariner is set to join old club Plymouth as technical director after being given permission by Major League Soccer side New England Revolution to discuss personal terms.
Manchester City are lining up a £20m swoop for Brazil and Inter Milan full-back Maicon in January and will target Benfica midfielder Ramires if they fail with a £65m bid for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery.
The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... n-con.html
Thread Topic: viewtopic.php?f=119&t=27524
Robinho close to comeback http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/28 ... eback.aspx
Barry: We can handle abuse http://www.teletext.co.uk/football/news ... abuse.aspx
and also in the Express http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/vie ... -s-dreams/
TRANSFER BOLLOX
Uh oh . . . Portsmouth goalkeeper David James may be a target for Premier League champions Manchester United in the January transfer window. Daily Express
Liverpool are considering making a cut-price £1.5m bid for Aston Villa's Emile Heskey in January. The striker revealed at the weekend he was considering leaving the Midlands club to get first-team football, thereby boosting his chances of landing a place in England's squad for the 2010 World Cup finals.Daily Star
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is determined to fight off the advances of Atletico Madrid and Seville to retain the services of 19-year-old midfielder Fran Merida.The Sun
Blackburn are interested in Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson, who is valued at around £2m.The Sun
Wigan and Bolton are battling it out for the signing of Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon. Daily Mirror
West Brom will not be signing former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell as they cannot afford his wages. (Daily Express)
Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey will complete his loan move to Sheffield United this week.Daily Mirror
WAG OF THE DAY
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2 ... dine-coyle
OTHER GOSSIP
Former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini is to be offered the Notts County managerial job on a £10m five-year contract after Ian McParland parted company with the League Two club on Monday. Daily Mirror
Chelsea defender Alex, who has attracted the interest of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, is poised to sign a new long-term contract with the London club. (Daily Express)
Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has assured Liverpool that he will not play striker Fernando Torres against Bosnia on Wednesday if there are any doubts over his fitness.
Daily Express
Hull midfielder Ian Ashbee hopes to return to action in May as he recovers from a career-threatening knee injury.Daily Mirror
New Birmingham owner Carson Yeung will give manager Alex McLeish £15m to spend in the January transfer window.Daily Star
Former Ipswich and England striker Paul Mariner is set to join old club Plymouth as technical director after being given permission by Major League Soccer side New England Revolution to discuss personal terms.