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BREAKING TRANSFER GOSSIP
Sunderland have reportedly bid 10m for Everton striker Andy Johnson.
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Ex-Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd, rumoured to be brokering a deal to take charge at Real Mallorca, has ended his interest in investing in Leeds United.
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Sunderland have made a 10m offer for Everton striker Andrew Johnson, but face compeition from Wigan for the England striker's signature, writes the Daily Mail.
Turkey star Arda Turan, linked with a move to Newcastle United since the turn of the year, wants to play his football in Italy, according to his agent.
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Newcastle's hopes of signing Tottenham winger have been hit - Spurs have reportedly offered the wideman to Blackburn in a 15m player-plus-cash offer for midfielder David Bentley, claims the Daily Mirror.
Meanwhile, another Toon target Reading's left-back Nicky Shorey is tipped to make a 3m move to Portsmouth, according to the Mirror.
Arsenal are lining up a move for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch as a replacement for Barcelona target Emmanuel Adebayor, says the Mirror.
But Crouch is also a target for Tottenham who want to sign the England striker along with team-mate Yossi Benayoun for a combined fee of 15m, reckons the Daily Mail.
Several tabloids report that Wigan are close to signing Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas, who is the current South American Player of the Year.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is watching Germany striker Mario Gomez and Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz, says the Daily Mirror.
That's because a deal to bring Adebayor to AC Milan is "70-80 per cent" likely, Italian agent Vincenzo Morabito has told several tabloids.
However, the Gunners striker will stay at the Emirates Stadium if Arsenal treble his wages to 120,000, reports The Sun.
Reading striker Dave Kitson is a 2.5m target for Fulham, claims The Times and The Sun.
Nottingham Forest will offer 1.5m to Bolton for striker Heidar Helguson, according to the Daily Star.
Pompey have agreed a 1.2m deal to sign 18-year-old Strasbourg midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, it is being widely reported.
Stoke will sign 2m-rated Tottenham defender Anthony Gardner, predicts The Sun.
Luton midfielder David Bell could be on his way to Reading for 400,000 as a replacement for James Harper, who is set to join Middlesbrough for 3.5m, according to the Daily Mirror.
Ipswich hope to sign goalkeeper Richard Wright from Everton, a player they sold to Arsenal in 2001, according to tabloid newspaper reports.
And sacked Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been offered the coaching job of the Georgian national side, says the Daily Mail.
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