Saturday's gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Juventus and AC Milan are interested in Manchester United's unsettled winger Nani.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United are to make a £20m bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham, Blackburn and Bolton are ready to battle it out for Aston Villa's £5m-rated midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
Full story: Daily Star

Everton have joined the likes of Arsenal, Juventus, Sunderland and West Ham in the race for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.
Full story: The Sun

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will take a second look at former Monaco midfielder Camel Meriem this week.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton will look to make a bid for Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam in January.
Full story: The Sun

Barcelona president Joan Laporta says he rejected an offer from Italian giants Inter Milan for star winger Lionel Messi this summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham are ready to launch a £2m bid for Rangers' 17-year-old defender Danny Wilson. (The Sun)

Celtic will tonight run the rule over signing target Senijad Ibricic when the Hajduk Split midfielder lines up for Bosnia-Herzegovina against Portugal in their World Cup play-off in Lisbon. (The Herald)

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee has confirmed he wants Jim O'Brien but says no approach has yet been made for the Motherwell winger. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, now at Inter Milan, says he yearns for a return to England.
Full story: The Times

Manchester City and Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, 25, says he is tired of football and will retire from the game if his country wins next year's World Cup.
Full story: The Sun

David Beckham will jet to Cape Town in South Africa ahead of the World Cup draw on 4 December to try to help England's stuttering 2018 World Cup bid.
Full story: The Guardian

Chelsea have been hit by the news that striker Didier Drogba will be out for three weeks with a broken rib.
Full story: The Sun

Former Birmingham co-owner David Gold is to a make a £80m bid for West Ham.
Full story: Daily Express

Liverpool are concerned that striker Fernando Torres could miss the Merseyside derby against Everton on 29 November because of extended treatment on his abdominal injury.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Cash-strapped Hull are up for sale with owner Russell Bartlett hoping to find a buyer in the new year.
Full story: Daily Express

Rangers will continue to pursue the idea of an Atlantic League after they and Celtic were denied a place in a re-organised Premier League in England. (Daily Mail)

Scotland manager George Burley has confirmed that Darren Fletcher has replaced Stephen McManus as team captain on a permanent basis. (Various)

AND FINALLY

England manager Fabio Capello believes rounds of golf are helping his squad as they chase World Cup glory next year. Capello's two defeats as boss came after he missed playing a round and coach Ray Clemence is to visit South Africa to find a World Cup base with a decent course nearby.
Full story: The Sun

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