Saturday's gossip column

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Cesc Fabregas is close to signing a new contract at Arsenal after the Gunners warded off Real Madrid and Barcelona. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United striker Louis Saha admits he will be put up for sale after the Champions League final. (Various)

Saha's Old Trafford team-mate Mikael Silvestre says he would jump at a move to French side Bordeaux, the side he supported as a youngster. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will make a £5m bid for Newcastle midfielder James Milner if he fails to keep Gary O'Neil. (Sun)

Everton midfielder Lee Carsley could make a shock return to Birmingham on a two-year deal. (Sun)

AC Milan are determined to sign Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o from under the noses of Tottenham. (Sun)

But the Eto'o story has taken a new twist with reports he no longer wants to leave Barcelona with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy poised to make a £30m offer. (Daily Telegraph)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is the latest to target Manchester City's Republic of Ireland international defender Richard Dunne in a £2.5m deal. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham face competition from Roma to sign striker Marcelo Moreno from Brazilian side Cruzeiro. (Daily Mirror)

Motherwell striker Ross McCormack, 21, wanted by both Middlesbrough and Wigan in January, could spark a transfer war after declaring he wants to play in England. (Daily Express)

Arsenal are ready to move for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego, 23, if Alexander Hleb leaves the Gunners. (Daily Mail)

Derby and Scotland striker Kenny Miller is on the verge of a return to Rangers. (Scottish Sun)

AC Milan will bid for Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc in the summer - even if a £10m price tag is placed on the Polish star. (Daily Record)

Rangers are lining up a swap deal with Fulham which will see on-loan Steven Davis staying at Ibrox and Daniel Cousin going to Craven Cottage. (Daily Mail)

Coventry are set to pick up Hibs midfielder Guillaume Beuzelin under freedom of contract. (Daily Express)

Preston have joined the race for Gretna goalkeeper Greg Fleming. (Daily Record)

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OTHER GOSSIP

Mathieu Flamini says he would still be an Arsenal player if they had offered him a new contract last summer. (Sun)

Cesc Fabregas made a desperate last-ditch appeal to Flamini to stay at the Gunners. (Sun)

Ian Holloway has refused to resign as Leicester boss leaving owner Milan Mandaric to decide whether he deserves the sack after the club dropped into League One. (Sun)

Damien Comolli is fighting to save his position as Tottenham's sporting director as questions are raised about the value of some of the players he has recommended. (Times)

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AND FINALLY

Sven-Goran Eriksson and Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra had an awkward encounter at the opening of a club store in Thailand. (Daily Telegraph)

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