#THURSDAYS GOSSIP COLUMN via #bbc TRANSFER GOSSIP Chelsea have set aside £60m to sign Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, next summer. (Daily Express) Meanwhile, Chelsea striker Loic Remy, 27, says he cannot understand Liverpools decision to pull the plug on his move to Anfield this summer. (Daily Star) Hull Citys record signing, striker Abel Hernandez, 24, says he rejected Benfica in favour of a dream Premier League move on deadline day. (Sky Sports) Thursdays Daily Mirror back page Former Tottenham, Fulham and Wales midfielder Simon Davies, 34, has signed for Pembrokeshire- based amateur team Solva AFC. (Wales Online) Nicolas Anelkas agent has denied speculation that the striker, 35, could have joined Fiorentina prior to agreeing a deal with Indian side Mumbai FC until Christmas. (Sky Sports) Chelsea have expressed an interest in Barcelonas 11-year-old prodigy Xavier Simons. (Daily Express) Meanwhile Barca have secured first rights to 18- year-old Santos striker Gabriel. (Daily Mail) Birmingham City manager Lee Clark, 41, hopes to complete the loan signing of a Premier League player on Thursday. (Birmingham Mail) Championship leaders Nottingham Forest are poised to allow defender Greg Halford, 29, to join Bolton Wanderers on loan with the deal expected to go through on Thursday. (Daily Mail) OTHER GOSSIP Manchester United legend Gary Neville, 39, has questioned the clubs logic in selling forward Danny Welbeck, 23, to rivals Arsenal for just £16m. (Talksport) European governing body Uefa has rewritten rules to allow Manchester City to sidestep Financial Fair Play sanctions. (Independent) Tottenhams owner, 77-year-old businessman Joe Lewis, wants to sell the club for £1bn. (Daily Mirror) BBC pundit Phil Neville, 37, has backed former Manchester United and England team-mate David Beckham, 39, to take on a senior role at the Football Association - or even make a move into politics. (Daily Mail) Sturridge picked up an injury on England duty. Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge, 25, faces a race against time to be fit for the Merseyside derby later this month. (Liverpool Echo) Tottenham could make a shock move to Milton Keynes while their new stadium is built. (Sun - subscription required) Mike Ashley is willing to listen to offers to sell Newcastle United as he looks to bring an end to a troubled seven-year reign at St James Park. (Daily Telegraph) Meanwhile, Newcastle boss Alan Pardew, 53, has two games to save his job. (Daily Express) New signing Danny Welbeck, 23, has pleaded with Arsene Wenger to be given an extended run at centre forward in the Arsenal team. (Times - subscription required) The president of Sporting Lisbon has launched an outspoken attack on the investor funds which have bought economic rights in scores of footballers in Portugal and elsewhere. (Guardian) Midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, has vowed to fight for my place in Manchester Uniteds strongest XI. (Guardian) The future of Blackpool manager Jose Riga, 57, looks doubtful after his behaviour was condemned by chairman Karl Oyston. (Times - subscription required) Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny, 29, believes team-mate Olivier Giroud, 27, will come back even stronger when he returns from injury. (Sun - subscription required) Defender Tyler Blackett, 20, is hoping to keep his place in Manchester Uniteds first-team squad, despite the arrivals of Marcos Rojo, 24, and Daley Blind, 24. (Manchester Evening News) Massimo Cellinos ownership of Leeds United could come under renewed scrutiny, Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey has warned. (Yorkshire Post) Tottenham executive director Darren Eales has been confirmed as the club president of Major League Soccers new Atlanta-based franchise. (Evening Standard) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish took a leaf out of Yaya Toures book on the day he turned 19 - by asking his club on Twitter if they had remembered to get him a birthday cake. AND FINALLY New Villa loan signing Tom Cleverley, 25, took part in a Twitter Q&A hosted by the Premier League on Tuesday - with predictably mixed results. (Birmingham Mail) Liverpool sold £50,000 worth of Mario Balotelli replica shirts on the day that the 24-year-old striker signed from AC Milan. (Telegraph)
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