Tuesday's Gossip column
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TRANSFER GOSSIP
QPR manager Harry Redknapp is trying to get Stoke striker Peter Crouch, 31, to play for him for a fifth time.
Full story: the Sun , external
Striker Danny Graham, 27, has asked to quit Swansea - with Sunderland ready to complete a £5.5m transfer.
Full story: Daily Mirror, external
Swansea City goalkeeper Michel Vorm, 29, has emerged as a shock target for Barcelona.
Full story: talkSPORT, external
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26, is among Bayern Munich's top summer transfer targets as incoming manager Pep Guardiola begins planning for next season.
Full story: Independent, external
Queens Park Rangers and Everton will go head to head for South Korean striker Kim Shin-Wook, 24. The 6ft 5in Ulsan Hyundai striker has been dubbed the "Korean Peter Crouch".
Arsenal have opened talks to sign Barcelona's Spain striker David Villa, 31.
Full story: Goal.com, external
Tottenham are trying to secure a last-minute deal for £20m Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao, 23, from Internacional.
Full story: Daily Star, external
AZ Alkmaar's midfielder Adam Maher, 19,, external has been urged to join Arsenal - by his own manager.
Wigan are stepping up their efforts to sign Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero,, external 23, from Mexican side Monarcas Morelia in a £2.75m deal.
Full story: Daily Mail, external
Norwich City striker Grant Holt, 31, could be allowed to leave if manager Chris Hughton can sign either Celtic's Gary Hooper, 25, or Sporting Lisbon's Ricky van Wolfswinkel, 24, as a replacement.
Full story: Guardian, external
Fulham are close to signing Brazilian-born Belgium international striker Igor de Camargo,, external 29, from Borussia Monchengladbach.
Full story: Daily Mirror, external
Turkey striker Colin Kazim-Richards, 26, on loan at Blackburn Rovers, is being recalled by Galatasaray and sold to Bursaspor.
GLOBAL GOSSIP
Sourced by BBC Monitoring
Pep Guardiola will be handed a 278m euro spending fund for his first season with Bayern Munich, with which he may make an offer for Liverpool's Luis Suarez. Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid may also be a target for the former Barcelona coach.
Full story: L'Equipe, external
French midfielder Etienne Capoue, 24, is keen to leave Toulouse, with QPR and Tottenham seen as likely suitors. The French club price him at £12.8m.
Full story: Sport24.com, external
Newcastle are said to be preparing an offer for Standard Liege's William Vainqueur, 24.
Full story: Sport24.com, external
Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos, 29, has been signed by Schalke 04 to replace Lewis Holtby, 22, whose move to Tottenham was confirmed on Monday.
Bordeaux have announced the signing of Uruguayan teenager Rolan Diego, 19, from Defensor Sporting.
OTHER GOSSIP
Rafa Benitez's future as Chelsea manager is hanging by a thread after the club launched a high-level inquest into his Stamford Bridge reign.
Full story: Daily Star, external
Free agent David Beckham has agreed a top-secret plan with Arsenal to train with the first-team squad while he ponders his next move.
France defender Gael Clichy, 27, says Manchester City can get under the skin of neighbours United and derail their title bid again.
Brentford forward Clayton Donaldson claims to have witnessed on-field tensions between Chelsea players during the sides' FA Cup fourth-round 2-2 draw, with Ashley Cole regularly bemoaning a lack of movement in attack.
Full story: Guardian, external
Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has said that former striker Thierry Henry is "pushing him" to complete a buy-out of the club.
Full story: Daily Telegraph, external
Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer advised Southampton defender Vegard Forren,, external 24, to choose the Saints over a move to Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Mirror, external
Paul Lambert has been handed the "dreaded vote of confidence" by Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner.
Paul Dickov's future as Oldham Athletic manager rests on Saturday's League One trip to Walsall after he was spared the sack following the club's FA Cup victory against Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Telegraph, external
Tottenham Hotspur defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 28, is set to play for Cameroon next month for the first time in two years.
AND FINALLY
Manchester United star Paul Scholes was left red-faced when thieves stole his car - as he left it defrosting on his driveway with the engine running.
Full story: Manchester Evening News, external
West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie, 31, a target for QPR, says he lashed out at the Baggies on Twitter because he was bored.
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