Premier League back today

Well after a break for international duty the Premier league returns as does the Championship as well. there has'nt been a great deal to talk about in the last 2 weeks.
Zola has taken the job as manger at West Ham and says he'll be in charge of transfer decisions not the money men.
Arsene Wenger said that money is destroying the game referring to the new owners on Man City and the amount they intend on spending is crazy, I kind of agree with him.
But the best part about today will be Man Utd vs Liverpool and Man City vs Chelsea as this will be the first games for Robinho and Berbatov at their new clubs.

Premier League Gossip and transfer news

Kevin Keegan has been summoned to London on Friday for showdown talks with angry Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. (Daily Mail, The Sun)

Real Madrid are steeling themselves for a major attempt by Chelsea to sign their international defender Sergio Ramos for £50m. (Daily Express)

Although the Blues are apparently only going to offer £20m for Ramos. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea are ready to reignite their interest in Manchester City defender Micah Richards. (The Sun)

Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is lining up a British record offer of £32m for Dimitar Berbatov. (Daily Mail)

But Berbatov is more likely to end up with Manchester United, who are prepared to pay twice the £10.9m they could have signed him for two years ago. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United are ready to turn to long-term target Klaas-Jan Huntelaar if Spurs are successful in creating a big-money auction for Berbatov. (Daily Express)

Manchester United also retain an interest in Lyon's Karim Benezma. (Daily Express)

Spurs have taken steps to replace Berbatov by opening talks with Barcelona over Samuel Eto'o. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City are set to sign Mexican wonder-kid Giovanni Dos Santos from Spanish giants Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)

Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has told Barcelona to forget about signing him because he wants to make history with Arsenal. (The Sun)

Portsmouth and Newcastle are fighting it out for Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. (The Sun)

Kevin Keegan could lure West Bromwich Albion's Zoltan Gera to Newcastle. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea flop Juliano Belletti is on his way out of Stamford Bridge this summer. (Daily Mirror, The Sun)

Ajax are looking at Middlesbrough's Robert Huth, while Boro will release Fabio Rochemback next week. (The Sun)

Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi is set to snub a £4m move to Stoke, where he is currently on loan. (The Sun)

Martin O'Neill is determined to keep Gareth Barry at Aston Villa despite rumours of interest from Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. (Daily Mail, Daily Star)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been told by the club's owners the Glazers that he can go on a £40m buying spree. (Daily Star)

Sunderland are likely to be the first club to take advantage of Reading's relegation plight by prising Steve Hunt away from the Berkshire club. (The Independent)

Wigan are chasing Hamburg's Jose Paolo Guerrero and are prepared to smash the club record transfer in their hunt for a striker. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea are not after Lionel Messi but do want to sign France star Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich. (Daily Telegraph)

Liverpool have knocked back a £25m bid for captain Steven Gerrard from Inter Milan. (The Sun)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has hit back at comments from Aston Villa counterpart Martin O'Neill over a bid for Gareth Barry by saying the pair spoke about it 20 days ago. (The Daily Mirror)

Alexander Hleb will rock Arsenal by buying out the remaining two years of his contract and moving to Inter Milan. (The Sun)

Hleb is a wanted man as Barcelona have declared their interest in the race to land the 27-year-old. (The Daily Star)

Arsenal's problems could also be exacerbated by Emmanuel Adebayor wanting a massive wage rise to stay with them. (Daily Mail)

But Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is eyeing up Gareth Barry and Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani to bulk up his squad. (Daily Telegraph)

Juventus are ready to table a £15m bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham are ready to match Blackburn's £15m valuation of David Bentley and bring the ex-Arsenal midfielder to White Hart Lane. (The Daily Express)

Spurs are also ready to beat Newcastle to the signing of Celtic winger Aidan McGeady. (Mirror)

Aston Villa, Everton and Middlesbrough could land Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell for £2m but his wages could be a stumbling block. (Mirror)

Liverpool striker Peter Crouch is angry at the club's £15m valuation of him. (The Sun)

Reds boss Rafael Benitez could use any money from Crouch leaving to land Seville midfielder Seydou Keita. (The Sun)

Manchester City keeper Joe Hart has two years left on his contract and has rejected a new deal. (The Sun)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has delivered a hands-off message to any clubs thinking of signing Kenwyne Jones or Craig Gordon. (Times)

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has agreed a three-year deal with AC Milan to link up with boss Jose Mourinho, who is likely to replace Carlo Ancelotti next season. (The Daily Mirror)

Chelsea are ready to bid £20m to take striker Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham. (Daily Express)

Man Utd are lining up a move for Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano who has scored 33 goals in 38 games for Sevilla this season. (Daily Mail)

Ajax forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will be a £16m target for Manchester United if they cannot lure Berbatov from Spurs. (Daily Express)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane will have £50m to spend in the summer and is lining up bids for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan, Celtic's Aiden McGeady and Manchester City captain Richard Dunne. (Daily Star)

West Ham will make a move for Brazilian defender Diego Gaucho, currently with Portuguese club Gil Vicente. (Various)

Aston Villa want Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann to replace Scott Carson, whose loan deal from Liverpool is about to end. (The Sun)

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has rekindled his interest in Hamburg's £15m-rated Belgian centre back Vincent Kompany. (The Mirror)

Wenger has also agreed a £16m deal to land Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa, beating Liverpool and Manchester United to his signature. (The Sun)

Defender Peter Ramage, who will leave Newcastle at the end of the season, is close to agreeing a three-year deal with managerless QPR. (The Mirror)

Sheffield United striker Rob Hulse is a £1.5m target for relegated Derby. (The Mirror)

Gossip and transfer news this week

Chelsea boss Avram Grant has vowed to sign AC Milan's Brazil forward Kaka - and he is also keen on Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi. (Daily Star)

But Grant will miss out on striker Bojan Krkic, who is set to agree a new deal at Barcelona. (The Sun)

And keeper Carlo Cudicini wants to quit the Blues for Aston Villa. (The Sun)

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has backed his manager Rafael Benitez's bid to sign Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (The Sun)

Manchester United are ready to splash £38m on four young stars in the summer - Sporting Lisbon's Joao Moutinho and Miguel Veloso and Wigan pair Wilson Palacios and Luis Antonio Valencia. (The Sun)

Manchester City will sell Stephen Ireland to Sunderland for about £8m in the summer. (The Sun)

Derby will sign Sydney FC midfielder Ruben Zadkovich after he impressed during a trial. (The Sun)

Blackburn have warned Derby off striker Jason Roberts. (Daily Star)

Everton manager David Moyes is tracking Newcastle full-back Steven Carr, whose contract expires at the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham are eager to sign on-loan striker Mauro Zarate on a permanent basis, but his club Al-Sadd value him at £18m. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth and Wigan are keen on West Brom's Robert Koren and will move for the midfielder if the Baggies fail to win promotion. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham's Diomansy Kamara is wanted by Sevilla, who will offer £5m for the midfielder. (Daily Express)

Collins John may also leave Fulham, with QPR keen on him. (Daily Express)

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley is ready to put big-earners Freddie Ljungberg and Lucas Neill up for sale in the summer. (Daily Express)

Sunderland have expressed an interest in signing Fulham winger Hameur Bouazza. (The Times)

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