Rumour Mill - Monday October 1

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• DAILY MAIL - Roma have reopened the wounds of last season's bitter Champions League quarter-final by claiming Manchester United players deliberately whipped up a hostile atmosphere ahead of the second leg.

• A FOOTBALL rumours website says that Everton have had a 12 million for Modric rejected. Everton will also complete the signing of: Stephen Appiah for 6.8 million; Jermain Defoe for 10 million and Justin Hoyte for 2.5 million.

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• DAILY STAR - John Terry last night vowed to play through the pain for Chelsea and England.

• THE GUARDIAN - The Chelsea chairman, Bruce Buck, has attacked a minority element of the club's support for anti-Semitic abuse of the new manager, Avram Grant.

• DAILY STAR - Didier Drogba last night claimed Chelsea's 'brutal' sacking of Jose Mourinho had destroyed the team spirit at the club.

• ARSENAL will sell Song, Senderos and Gilberto in the transfer window, according to a football rumours website.

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• THE SUN - Hong Kong tycoon Carson Yeung has assured Birmingham he will complete his 50 million takeover by the end of the year.

• THE MIRROR - Fulham pair Collins John and Moritez Volz are January transfer window targets for Southampton.

• THE MIRROR - LIVERPOOL are lining up a deal for Hamilton Accies babe James McCarthy - and plan to sign the Republic of Ireland prospect at the end of the season.

• THE SUN - Tim Cahill aims to return for the Mersey derby. He hopes to return from his metatarsal injury.

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