Thursday's gossip column

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Dimitar Berbatov helped Manchester United win two Premier League titles in 2008-09 and 2010-11

Arsenal are closing in on the £2m signing of Fulham's 32-year-old former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov.

Full story: Sun (subscription required)

And the Gunners could also sign France striker Loic Remy, 27, after Queens Park Rangers player said that he does not know if he will return to Loftus Road after his loan at Newcastle ends.

Full story: Times (subscription required)

Turkish club Besiktas are trying to prise defender Joleon Lescott, 31, away from Manchester City but manager Manuel Pellegrini does not want him to leave.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle's £22m-rated midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 27, will only move to Paris St-Germain if the French club can offload players in the January transfer window.

Full story: Sun (subscription required)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to bring 18-year-old midfielder Mats Moller Daehli with him from Molde once he has been named manager of Cardiff City.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Jose Mourinho has left the door open for midfielder Juan Mata, 25, to quit Chelsea this month, despite insisting he doesn't want the Spaniard to leave.

Full story: Metro

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is wanted by Manchester United

Manchester United are considering a club record bid to sign Juventus' Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal, 26.

Full story: Daily Mirror

And United manager David Moyes is also closing in on Dinamo Zagreb's £6m-rated striker Robert Muric, 17, for a bargain £300,000.

Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal are preparing a January bid for Manchester United's Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, 25.

Full story: Caughtoffside

Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis is lining up a £2.5m bid for Blackburn defender Scott Dann, 26.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp wants to use the January transfer window to ease the pressure on 24-year-old top-scorer Charlie Austin.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

OTHER GOSSIP

West Bromwich Albion caretaker boss Keith Downing, 48, is refusing to enter the running for the vacant manager's job despite ending the club's poor run of form.

Full story: Daily Express

Manchester City are planning to squeeze in a friendly against Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates on 14 January, to open the club's new stadium.

Full story: Manchester Evening News

Celtic manager Neil Lennon believes 26-year-old midfielder Joe Ledley will sign a new contract to stay at the Scottish Premiership leaders.

Full story: Daily Record

Sacked Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay watched his former club Celtic kick off the new year on Wednesday with a 1-0 Scottish Premiership win over Glasgow neighbours Partick Thistle.

Full story: Wales Online

AND FINALLY

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo will take on Paris St-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a battle-of-the-superstars friendly in Doha on Thursday.

Full story: Daily Mail

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