Gossip column second edition: Moyes, Caulker, Krkic & Traore

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is interested in signing Cardiff captain Steven Caulker, 22, in the summer transfer window.

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Tottenham have offered AC Milan £30m misfit Erik Lamela, 21, in a straight swap for Italy striker Mario Balotelli, 23.

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Everton's on-loan striker Lacina Traore could be sent back to Monaco after making just one appearance for Roberto Martinez's team before suffering a hamstring injury.

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Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra, 32, could follow defensive partner Nemanja Vidic to Inter Milan at the end of the season after the Italian club opened talks with the Frenchman.

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Patrice Evra has won five Premier League titles at Manchester United

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Everton have beaten Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool to the signature of 15-year-old Irish prodigy Stephen Kinsella from Templeogue United.

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Liverpool are lining up a £5m bid to sign Bojan Krkic, 23, from Barcelona. The Spain striker is currently on loan at Ajax.

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Manchester City have entered the race to sign Southampton's 18-year-old left-back Luke Shaw, as manager Manuel Pellegrini seeks to strengthen his defensive options.

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Roma are keen on signing Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen, 26, from Tottenham in the summer.

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Former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given, 37, says Aston Villa want him to leave in the summer.

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Tottenham full-back Kyle Naughton will leave White Hart Lane this summer because the 25-year-old wants to be used as a right-back rather than on the left side of defence.

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OTHER GOSSIP

A Northern Ireland judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of former Manchester United and Newcastle winger Keith Gillespie, 39, after he failed to appear in court over an earlier charge.

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Former Northern Ireland international Keith Gillespie retired at the end of the 2013 season following a spell at Longford Town in the League of Ireland

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Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o, 32, has laughed off manager Jose Mourinho's comments about his age by insisting that he can keep scoring goals until he is 50.

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 27, has paid tribute to captain Steven Gerrard for his instrumental role in ensuring the Uruguayan stayed at Anfield.

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Meanwhile, the club's in-form midfielder Jordan Henderson, 23, says he has to be told when to stop training as he likes to do extra sessions.

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European football's governing body Uefa may allow television companies to broadcast the on-field exchanges between match officials.

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Manchester United players are "bemused" by manager David Moyes' tactics, especially his insistence that the central midfielders stay behind the ball.

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Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, retain faith in Moyes despite the Scot's difficult start at Old Trafford.

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Wolfsburg and Croatia striker Ivica Olic, 34, says he has held talks with Stoke over a possible summer switch to the Britannia Stadium.

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Former Wales assistant coach Raymond Verheijen has criticised a "desperate" Manchester United for handing Wayne Rooney a new contract and believes Dutch striker Robin van Persie should leave Old Trafford if he wants to win trophies.

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In the wake of their Champions League defeat at Olympiakos, Van Persie, 30, has criticised his Manchester United team-mates for a lack of service as it is revealed goalkeeper David De Gea played the most passes to the Dutchman.

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Inter Milan's Fredy Guarin has played 48 times for Colombia

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The Red Devils will block any attempts by Van Persie to leave Old Trafford in the summer.

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Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 25, has responded to Van Persie's criticism by asserting on a social networking site that no player is bigger than the team.

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Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj, 19, has turned down the chance to represent Kosovo at international level.

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A number of Championship sides have threatened the Football League with a legal challenge over financial fair play (FFP) rules.

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Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin - who has been targeted by Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham - is now unlikely to move to the Premier League after the 27-year-old said he wants to stay with the Italian club for the rest of his career.

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GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 32, has hinted at a summer move to Manchester City despite having already signed a pre-contract agreement with AS Monaco.

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Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 21, has been lined up to replace Valdes at Barcelona in the summer.

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Bayern Munich sports director Matthias Sammer says Barcelona target Thomas Mueller, 24, is not for sale.

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Juventus will rebuff any bid from Paris St-Germain for their 20-year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba.

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AND FINALLY

Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba, 35, has been immortalised in a French comic book which outlines his journey from Abidjan in the Ivory Coast to international football and the Champions League.

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Former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise, 33, has got a tattoo commemorating the club's 2005 Champions League victory over AC Milan in Istanbul.

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One frustrated Manchester United fan has taken his feelings on manager David Moyes to a new level by having 'Moyes Out' tattooed on his body.

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One Direction fans were less than impressed by pop star Louis Tomlinson's debut for Doncaster Rovers reserves last night. Tomlinson, 22, came on as a second-half substitute but incurred the wrath of some in the 5,333 crowd by failing to sign autographs afterwards.

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Scotland's new away kit for their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign has been widely criticised on social media for its colourful design.

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