Thursday 26 Apr : Today's Gossip In Newspaper

Tottenham are lining up a summer swoop for Fulham keeper Antti Niemi. (Daily Mirror)

Everton will sign Preston striker David Nugent in the summer - if the Championship side fail to win promotion. (Various)

Steven Davis looks set to leave Aston Villa because he wants to play in central midfield rather than on the flank. (Daily Mirror)


Leeds are targeting MK Dons defender Ben Chorley, who has impressed while on loan at Gillingham. (Daily Star)

Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate is set to make his loan move to Middlesbrough a permanent one within 24 hours. (The Sun)

Arsenal are preparing a £2m summer move for Caen striker Yoan Gouffran. (The Independent)

Chelsea are monitoring Spartak Moscow striker Alexander Prudnikov. (The Independent)

Everton have joined the battle to land Hibernian midfielder Scott Brown but Celtic are favourites to sign the Scotland international. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal defender William Gallas is set to join Real Madrid in the summer. (The Guardian)

Wolves keeper Michael Oakes, who has not made a first-team appearance this season, is set to leave the club in the summer. (Daily Star)

Birmingham striker Mikael Forssell is in talks with Hanover, with a view to a £2m move. (Daily Mirror)


Arsenal are poised to make a bid for Hearts keeper Craig Gordon in the summer, although Gunners star Jens Lehmann is set to sign a one-year contract extension. (The Times)

Ipswich are eyeing Birmingham midfielder Neil Kilkenny. (Daily Star)

Watford want West Ham reserve keeper Jimmy Walker to replace Ben Foster, who is set to return to Manchester United after a season-long loan spell with the Hornets. (Daily Mirror)

Southampton risk losing striker Marek Saganowski because they have not opened talks over a new deal and he is being targeted by clubs in England and Europe. (The Sun)

Crystal Palace are set to sign Leyton Orient striker Gary Alexander on a free transfer. (Daily Mirror)

Jason Roberts wants to persuade striker partner Benni McCarthy not to leave Blackburn in the summer, with Chelsea being linked to the South African forward. (Daily Express)

Bolton striker Henrik Pedersen is considering returning to his native Denmark in the summer. (The Times)

Helsingborg winger Alexander Kacaniklic, a highly rated 15-year-old, is set to join Liverpool's academy after two trials. (Various)

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic could make a shock return in the Champions League semi-final, second leg against AC Milan next week after recovering quicker than expected from a shoulder injury suffered in March. (The Sun)

England defender Rio Ferdinand, who was expected to be sidelined with a groin injury until the match against Chelsea on 9 May, is set to be available for Manchester United's match against AC Milan. (Daily Express)

Brazilian star Kaka feared the sort of seven-goal mauling Manchester United recently dished out to Roma when the Old Trafford outfit took the lead against AC Milan on Tuesday but now believes his side are favourites to reach the Champions League final. (Daily Mirror)

Clyde boss Joe Miller is set to be offered the managerial post at Livingston next week following the exit of John Robertson. (Daily Record)

Dunfermline striker Tim McManus wants the Scottish Football Association to overturn the ruling that he is unable to face Celtic in the Scottish Cup final. He is cup-tied but did not kick a ball for Falkirk before switching clubs and was on the bench only once for the Bairns. (Daily Record)

Sheffield Wednesday striker Deon Burton could miss Saturday's game against Birmingham after a freak accident - in which he was poked in the eye against Coventry - left him temporarily blind in one eye. (Various)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says fans must brace themselves for a move to a new £600m stadium or risk being perennial Premiership strugglers. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will meet with owner Roman Abramovich 24 hours after the Champions League win over Liverpool to try to sort out their differences. (The Sun)

Bradford chairman Julian Rhodes could be forced to put the club into administration for the third time since 2000 if they are relegated to League Two. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus is ready to pledge himself to the club for two more years. (Daily Mirror)

Reading chairman John Madejski, who is Britain's 174th wealthiest man at a worth of about £350m, says the club need to be taken over by someone richer than he is. (The Sun)

Reading coach Wally Downes is in line to replace Tony Adams as Portsmouth's assistant manager, with the former Arsenal defender set to leave the role in the summer. (Daily Mail)

Former England boss Glenn Hoddle believes top players who earn £130,000 a week are worth their salaries but is dismayed by the game turning less than average footballers into multi-millionaires. (Daily Express)

Newcastle midfielder Antoine Sibierski is set to sign a one-year contract extension. (The Times)

West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson has revealed that the club has a new business plan, which includes looking at building a new stadium. (The Times)

Manager Stuart Pearce's position could be under threat if Ray Ranson takes over the club. (Various)

Henri Biancheri, who is a former colleague of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger from his time at Monaco, has reiterated that he would be interested in becoming the Gunners' director of football. (Daily Telegraph)

Sunderland keeper Darren Ward has revealed that manager Roy Keane rarely rants and raves to get his point across, although the "tactics board has had a karate kick on a couple of occasions". (Various)

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock says he is probably the most superstitious manager in the Premiership as he likes to sit in the same seat, wear the same clothes, drive the same route. "I won't even visit the toilet until the players are on the pitch. There are 300 different superstitions," he added. (The Sun)