Thursday's gossip column

Arsenal are ready to make Robin van Persie stay at the club until the January transfer window.

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Alan Pardew insists Newcastle will only make a move for Andy Carroll if Liverpool are willing to take a substantial loss and will not match their rumoured asking price of £20m.

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But Pardew has joined the race to sign highly-rated French striker Loic Remy, 25, from Marseille.

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Sao Paulo president says Manchester United's move for 19-year-old winger Lucas Moura can be resurrected.

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Robert Snodgrass has left Leeds to join Norwich in a £3m deal, but Leeds manager Neil Warnock has told his 24-year-old former captain he has made a mistake.

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Everton and West Ham have been given hope they could resurrect the deal to sign Inter Milan's striker Luc Castaignos,, external 19, after Dutch side FC Twente revealed they have not completed their move to sign him.

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Frank Lampard, 34, has revealed he is ready to start negotiating a new contract that will keep him a Chelsea player for the rest of his career.

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West Ham want to re-sign former defender James Collins, 28, from Aston Villa for £2m.

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Napoli striker Edinson Cavani's agent has hinted the Uruguay striker, 25, could be open to a move to Chelsea after his wife fled to England to join him at the Olympics after she was mugged in Naples.

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Juventus are considering a move for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, who has struggled to maintain a regular starting place at the Etihad.

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Stoke are closing in on a deal for United States international Geoff Cameron. The Houston Dynamos utility player, 27, is due to undergo a medical on Thursday.

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Chelsea have lodged a new £9m bid for Wigan striker Victor Moses, 21, who is in the last year of his contract at the DW Stadium.

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New Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is keen to sign Venezuela international Miku,, external 26, from Getafe.

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Southampton are lining up a move for Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal. Full story: Scottish Sun, external

Manchester United are thought to have temporarily postponed plans to launch their £193m flotation in New York, after volatile US markets spooked the Premier League club into a rethink.

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Liverpool owner John W Henry has admitted that Kenny Dalglish would have been sacked as Liverpool manager even if he had won last season's FA Cup final.

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Swansea have accused Liverpool of breaking a written agreement not to try to sign their players for 12 months after Brendan Rodgers joined them, by making an approach for midfielder Joe Allen.

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Tal Ben Haim has instructed his agent, Pini Zahavi, to stay away from his severance negotiations with Portsmouth, which threaten to bring about the first liquidation of a Football League club for 20 years.

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Team GB's football boss Stuart Pearce will not make a complaint to Fifa after Spurs winger Gareth Bale, 23, turned down Olympics duty due to an injury - only to then play in Tottenham's pre-season friendly against LA Galaxy.

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Team GB captain Ryan Giggs, 38, said the squad received an inspirational speech from double gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes.

Welsh international Robbie Savage, 37, is offering to come out retirement and play for Rangers. (Various)

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Manchester United mascot Fred the Red needed his own bodyguards when arriving for the club's friendly with Shanghai Shenhua in China.

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Hollywood actor and Aston Villa fan Tom Hanks talked tactics with new manager Paul Lambert before the friendly with Portland Timbers on their US tour.

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