Saturday's gossip column

ENGLAND GOSSIP

New England boss Fabio Capello will earn £6m a year and his backroom staff will pick up £1m a year between them, meaning the cost of appointing the Italian and his team is a whopping £30m. (Daily Mail)

The former AC Milan and Real Madrid coach is set to pick up a £4.8m basic annual salary, with a further £2m coming his way if he wins the 2010 World Cup. (Mirror)

Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards has told the Football Association he is not happy with the appointment of Capello. Richards feels the FA has rushed into it. (Daily Mail)

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TRANSFERS AND GOSSIP

Liverpool are set to scrap plans for a new £700m stadium because funding for it has been hit by the volatile financial credit markets. (Mirror)

Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to sign Shakhtar Donetsk's £10m-rated Mexico striker Nery Castillo. (various)

Eriksson may also bid for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Mirror)

Belgium midfielder Thomas Buffel wants to leave Rangers in January if he remains out of the first-team picture at Ibrox. (Record)

Brahim Hemdani, Daniel Cousin and Thomas Buffel will be sold by Rangers in January after their Champions League exit. (Sun)

Reading left-back Nicky Shorey wants to quit the club and could be on his way to Manchester United. (Mirror)

And Stephen Hunt may also leave the Royals, to join Sunderland. (various)

Birmingham defender Martin Taylor is a target for Norwich and QPR. (Mirror)

Leicester manager Ian Holloway has admitted he fears he will be sacked if he does not spend wisely when he signs new players. (Mirror)

Ex-Real Madrid midfielder Diego Leon could be heading to Barnsley after having his contract cancelled at Swiss side Grasshoppers. (Mirror)

Sunderland are interested in Manchester United's Wes Brown and Jonny Evans and Celtic's Bobo Balde. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle are hoping to tie up a deal for 17-year-old Zalaegerszeg defender Tamas Kadar. (Daily Mail)

Birmingham are trailing 23-year-old Czech international defender Michal Kadlec. (Daily Mail)

Derby are discussing a £30m deal with Roy Disney, nephew of Walt, who wants a controlling stake. (Daily Mail) 

Bulgaria have sounded out Terry Venables over their vacant national coach's position. (The Sun)

Bolton boss Gary Megson has been told to draw up a wish list of players by chairman Phil Gartside. (The Sun)

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce is fighting with chairman Chris Mort to get funds released to bring in new players in January. (various)

West Brom striker John Hartson has been told he can leave the club in the January transfer window. (The Sun)

Charlton boss Alan Pardew wants to sign Peterborough strikers Aaron McLean and Craig Mackail-Smith. (various)

The Scottish FA is set for a legal battle over compensation for Alex McLeish's move to Birmingham. (Record)

Hearts assistant head coach Stephen Frail says the Dunfermline manager's job is not big enough to entice him from Tynecastle. (Scotsman)

Dunfermline caretaker Jim McIntyre will be given the job permanently if they win their next two games. (Sun)

Former Norwich City boss John Deehan could be given the Dunfermline job if caretaker Jim McIntyre fails to impress. (Sun)

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AND FINALLY

Football fans are snapping up toasters in club colours which brand slices of bread with their team's initials. Ipswich sold out of the £45 appliance in only two days. (Mirror)

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