Thursday, 6 March 2008

Paper talk


My football gift to you .... all the transfer talk, rumours and gossip from today's newspapers!

And there's plenty of it ...

AC Milan are set to make a £20m bid for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn are poised to offer former AC Milan midfielder Johann Vogel a short-term contract. (The Sun)

West Brom want to sign on-loan Hearts striker Roman Bednar in a permanent £2m deal. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal have joined the list of clubs trailing young Cardiff City midfielder Aaron Ramsey. (Daily Mirror)

Coventry City boss Chris Coleman wants to take defenders Carlos Bocanegra and Dejan Stefanovic on loan from his old club Fulham. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley still hopes to sign Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell in a £5m deal. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is set to sign Senegal defender Lamine Diatta to bolster his squad. (Daily Express)

Diatta has passed a medical and agreed a deal until the end of the season. (Daily Star)

Former Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce says the current problems at St James' Park are not his fault. (Daily Telegraph)

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan's job is safe even if he fails to win the Scottish Premier League this season, according to Bhoys chief executive Peter Lawwell. (Daily Record)

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc feels he was unfairly booked for clapping Hibernian fans after his side's win at Easter Road on Saturday. (Daily Record)

Uefa president Michel Platini will be at St Johnstone's Scottish Cup quarter-final tie with St Mirren on Saturday. (Daily Record)

Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher is set to win his first full cap against Croatia on 26 March. (Daily Record)

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has introduced bingo to his squad - hosting sessions when the team gets together before matches. (The Sun)

Strictly Come Dancing star Alesha Dixon has been on a string of dates with Aston Villa striker John Carew. (The Sun)

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