All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- David Beckham wants a loan move to play in England after the American season has finished to increase his chances of reaching 100 England caps - he currently has 97 (Express).
- Everton's Phil Jagielka could be on his way back to Sheffield United on loan (People).
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Portsmouth will try and sign Eidur Gudjohnsen from Barcelona in January after a bid to sign him in August was scuppered by injury (Mirror).
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Celtic forward Derek Riordan rejected a late bid by West Brom while defender Bobo Balde turned down a chance to join Sunderland. (News of the World)
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Celtic were thwarted in late bids for Aston Villa's Shaun Maloney, Tottenham's Wayne Routledge and Trinidadian midfielder Khaleem Hyland. (News of the World)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Ronald Koeman is the new favourite to succeed Martin Jol if the Tottenham board lose patience with the manager (Express).
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech says Aston Villa loan signing Scott Carson should be England's goalkeeper (Mail).
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Manchester City's Kasper Schmeichel is set to land a new three-year contract, tripling his wages, after his impressive start to the season (Mail).
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Uefa say they want "professional and gentle" stewarding when Manchester United visit Roma, after last season's baton charges by Italian police (Mail).
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Birmingham boss Steve Bruce said there were "absolutely no positives" from their 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough and they were "woeful" (Independent).
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Former Chelsea coach Ruud Gullit has hinted he would be interested in returning to management in England (Telegraph).
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West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson says the team will succeed because he "feels semi-English" and understands the culture in a way other overseas owners do not (Observer).
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Russia coach Guus Hiddink says foreign teams are not scared of England because too many visitors have won at Wembley (News of the World).
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David Dein insists he is not involved in a takeover bid at Arsenal but wants to "bring more financial firepower to the table" (Times).
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Peter Reid is favourite to be the new Leicester manager, and Glenn Roeder has been interviewed as a potential director of football (News of the World).
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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez fell out with his number two Pako Ayestaran because he was too friendly with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho (News of the World).
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Leicester's Clive Clarke says he could not sleep after his heart stopped because he was scared he would not wake up (News of the World).
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Neil Warnock could replace Peter Taylor as Crystal Palace boss (People).
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Arsenal's Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia would be interested in playing for England when he qualifies for a British passport in 2009 on residency grounds (People).
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AC Milan goalkeeper Dida says Celtic will qualify along with his side from their Champions League group. (Sunday Mail)
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New Derby signing Kenny Miller says he was forced out of Celtic by chief executive Peter Lawwell. (News of the World)
AND FINALLY...
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Sir Bobby Charlton has revealed he persuaded the Manchester United board to appoint Sir Alex Ferguson rather than Terry Venables as United manager in 1986 after Ron Atkinson was sacked (Express).
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Leicester's sports scientist Damien Doyle, who helped save Clive Clarke's life after his heart stopped, has been sacked along with manager Martin Allen (Mail).
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The Ministry of Culture, Media and Sport has told the Football Supporters' Federation it is considering its report into the re-introduction of terracing (Observer).
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Portsmouth's Gary O'Neil had just paid £5,000 annual membership fee at Wentworth Golf Club before he was sold to Middlesbrough (Mirror).