SPORTS AND GAME, GOSSIPS AND TRANSFERS (Tuesday)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Barcelona are poised to make a move for Tottenham midfielder Sandro following his superb displays for the north London club this season.
Full story: talkSPORT

However, Barca's fierce rivals Real Madrid are also keen on a summer swoop for Brazilian Sandro. Real are also interested in Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez and Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri.
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Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle believes Gareth Bale would fit in well at Barcelona, who have been linked to the Spurs winger. However, the former England boss hopes the new Professional Footballers' Association player of the year stays at White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Spurs are ready to take a gamble on Audax Italiano's 20-year-old Chilean defender Bryan Carrasco this summer.
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Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue appears to have sealed his exit from the club this summer following his error in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool. The Ivory Coast full-back bundled into Lucas to give Liverpool a 112th-minute penalty from which they equalised in the match at the Emirates.
Full story: Daily Mail

Former Arsenal midfielder Perry Groves says the Gunners should cash in on captain Cesc Fabregas this summer. The Spanish midfielder is a long-time target of Barcelona.
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Liverpool's technical director Damien Comolli has targeted Lyon keeper Hugo Lloris, Paris St Germain centre-half Mamadou Sakho and Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila as the men to usher in a new era at Anfield under manager Kenny Dalglish.
Full story: the Sun

Liverpool boss Dalglish is also checking on Udinese's Colombian international left-back Pablo Armero, who joined the Italian side from Palmeiras last summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool and Manchester United are set to enter a bidding war for highly rated Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour, who is tipped to leave his native Belgium this summer.
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Ashley Young admits his Aston Villa future will be sorted out in just over a month, with Manchester United leading the chase for the England midfielder. He will hold talks with Villa manager Gerard Houllier when the season ends.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Striker Dimitar Berbatov is facing an uncertain future at Manchester United following his poor display in the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley last Saturday. Berbatov has a clause written into his contract, which expires in a year, allowing United to extend it by 12 months but it is unknown if the club are willing to trigger this.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal will need to part with at least £13m if they want to solve their goalscoring crisis with the capture of Freiburg's Senegalese forward Papiss Demba Cisse.
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Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho insists he is in no rush to leave France, despite becoming a target for both Arsenal and Liverpool.
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Manchester United are poised to make a move for Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Rui Patricio - if a move for Atletico Madrid keeper David de Gea falls through.
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West Ham striker Victor Obinna is being strongly linked with a move to Napoli at the end of the season. Obinna, 24, has struggled to command a regular first-team place at Upton Park following his season-long loan from Inter Milan last summer.
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OTHER GOSSIP

The Football Association will write to Manchester United to remind them of their responsibilities after discovering a hole in the wall of the Wembley dressing room that the team used for Saturday's acrimonious FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester City. The damage is believed to be consistent with suggestions that it was caused by a United player or member of their backroom staff lashing out in frustration after the 1-0 defeat.
Full story: the Times

The wall was fixed ahead of Sunday's second semi-final between Stoke and Bolton but some of the damage was still visible and the FA is expected to invoice United for the repair work.
Full story: the Sun

Arsenal's Jack Wilshere could find himself at the heart of another club versus country quandary. The midfielder could line up for England in this summer's European Under-21 Championship, despite the opposition of his club manager Arsene Wenger. Wilshere has also admitted he wants to play for Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke winger Jermaine Pennant has rubbished suggestions that the club are still in a relegation battle and declared that the Potters, who will face Manchester City in next month's FA Cup final, are on course for a top-10 finish instead.
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Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has dismissed rumours that the club is on the brink of going into administration as "nonsense".
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has gone cool on the idea of bringing back Guus Hiddink to manage the club because of concerns over his appetite for the job. Turkey boss Hiddink was in temporary charge of the Blues for three months in 2009.
Full story: the Timee

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he has not spoken to Chelsea about the prospect of becoming their new manager. He has instead enthused about a bright future at White Hart Lane, claiming Spurs can qualify for the Champions League every year following this season's debut campaign in the competition and with the addition of one or two more players they can challenge for the Premier League title.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Winger Hatem Ben Arfa could give Newcastle a major boost by returning to action for the final three games of the season. The Frenchman has been out of action since suffering a double leg fracture in a challenge with Manchester City's Nigel de Jong at Eastlands on 3 October.
Full story: Daily Mail

Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon - who has missed the last five games because of a knee injury - hopes to get the all-clear from a specialist on Tuesday after boss Steve Bruce pleaded with him to delay surgery so he can help with the club's battle against relegation.
Full story: Daily Mail

The pressure on Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has increased after Bernabeu legend Alfredo Di Stefano slammed his tactics in last Saturday's 1-1 draw against Barcelona. "Madrid was a team without personality. The decision to play on the counter-attack was not the right one. Barcelona were a lion, Madrid a mouse," said di Stefano.
Full story: Daily Mirror

AND FINALLY

Former Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher, a lifelong Manchester City supporter, has revealed that the club have approached him about a possible performance to inspire them when they take on Stoke in the FA Cup final at Wembley.

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An Italian Serie C1 match between Pavia and Gubbio was suspended on Sunday for 15 minutes after a swarm of bees invaded the pitch.
Full story: Daily Mirror