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By Zendaozd

All the latest talk from Sunday's newspapers Saturday's gossip

Alan Shearer has revealed he turned down an offer from Sven-Goran Eriksson to play for England at Euro 2004 (Sunday People, Sunday Mirror, News of the World)

Eriksson has been offered an immediate £1m-a-year pay rise in a bid to stop him walking out on England (News of the World)

Eriksson is also at the centre of a four-way managerial manhunt between Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Chelsea and England (Sunday Express)

Meanwhile, the England boss has guaranteed Jonathan Woodgate a place in the squad for Euro 2004 (Star on Sunday)

Roy Keane has made a secret phone call to Ireland's football bosses in a dramatic attempt to resurrect his international career (Mail on Sunday)

Sir Alex Ferguson has brought in top football fixer Pini Zahavi in a bid to end his row with John Magnier (Sunday People)

And Fergie's Manchester United will try and buy Wayne Rooney from Everton for £20m this summer (Sunday Express)

Aston Villa and Birmingham are locked in a £5m tug of war for Cardiff's Wales striker Robert Earnshaw (News of the World, Sunday Express)

Roma boss Fabio Capello has revealed he would relish a move to Tottenham (Sunday Mirror, News of the World)

Fulham are lining up a summer move for Chelsea's Nigerian defender Celestine Babayaro (Sunday People)

Sir Alex Ferguson will up his bid for Dutch wonderkid Arjen Robben after watching him play last week (News of the World)

Former Southampton striker Iain Dowie has ruled himself our of the running for the manager's job at St Mary's (Sunday Mirror)

American billionaire Robert Kraft, who owns NFL team New England Patriots, is lining up a £20m takeover of Aston Villa (News of the World)

Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro has sparked a bidding war between Manchester United and Chelsea by announcing he is ready to move to England (News of the World)

Michael Tarnat has begged Kevin Keegan to give him a new one-year deal at Manchester City (News of the World)

Sir Bobby Robson is tracking Norwegian striker Morton Gamst Pedersen (Sunday People)

Pavel Srnicek will quit Portsmouth at the end of the season after slipping to third-choice keeper (News of the World)

Liverpool and Bolton are tracking Hibernian teenager Stephen Fletcher, who does not turn 17 until next month (Sunday Mirror)

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