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Last Updated: Wednesday, 6 July, 2005, 02:51 GMT 03:51 UK
Wednesday's gossip column
All the latest football gossip from Wednesday's papers.

Steve Gerrard will complete a move to Chelsea by the end of the week for a fee of close to £40m. (Mirror)

Gerrard is not interested in a move to Real Madrid as he wants to stay in England. (The Sun)

Southampton are resigned to losing striker Peter Crouch to Liverpool for a £8m fee. (The Sun)

Chelsea see Herman Crespo's return from a loan spell with AC Milan as an ideal solution to their search for a striker. (Mail)

Troubled midfielder Lee Bowyer is set to join Charlton in a £1.5m move from Newcastle. (The Sun)

Steve Marlet looks set to leave Fulham after missing pre-season training in Austria. (Mail)

Tore Andre Flo has turned down an offer fro QPR to sign for Norwegian side Valerenga. (Mail)

Portsmouth have made Norwich a final offer of £1.75m for midfielder Damien Francis and do not want to use Linvoy Primus in a swap deal. (Independent)

Arsenal have upped their bid for Sevilla striker Julio Baptista to £10m. (The Sun)

Bolton hope to sign Zambia striker Collins Mbesuma from South Africa's Kaiser Chiefs. (Telegraph)

Spurs have enquired about the availability of Aston Villa striker Darius Vassell, raising doubts over Jermain Defoe's future. (Mirror)

Wigan will offer Wolves £1.2m for injury-plagued former Newcastle striker Carl Cort. (Mirror)

Aston Villa have emerged as the latest candidate to sign Craig Bellamy from Newcastle. (Mirror)

Louis Saha will ask to leave Man Utd if the club sign another striker, and Newcastle could take the Frenchman on loan. (Mail)

New Zealand defender Ryan Nelson should finalise a new three-year contract with Blackburn this week after being granted a work permit. (Times)

Rangers target Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan has arrived in Glasgow to open talks over his move from PSG. (Daily Record)

Celtic's hopes of landing Polish striker Maciej Zurawski received a timley boost after rivals for his signature Besitkas brought in Savo Milosevic. (Daily Record)




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