Monday's breaking transfer window gossip
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TRANSFER GOSSIP
Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to ditch David de Gea, 22, and sign a new goalkeeper in January.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning on bringing in two signings in the January transfer window as his side's 2-2 FA Cup draw with Swansea added to the club's fixture congestion.
Birmingham keeper Jack Butland could be one of those signings with the Gunners ready to bid for the 19-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Fulham and Southampton.
QPR are in talks with French club Marseille over a possible £11m deal for 26-year-old striker Loic Remy, although the Loftus Road outfit face competition from fellow Premier League sides Newcastle and West Ham.
Liverpool have bid £7m for Cagliari defender Davide Astori but could be beaten to the 25-year-old Italian international's signature by Southampton, who have offered £9.5m.
Schalke 04 midfielder Lewis Holtby has agreed to move to Tottenham in July but the German club may allow the 22-year-old to move to Spurs in January for £1.6m.
Swansea boss Michael Laudrup says he does not want to sell striker Danny Graham, 27, in January but is to hold talks with the player, who is a target for Norwich and Reading.
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, 34, has accepted his Stamford Bridge career is over after club executives told him and his agent that he will not be offered a new contract when his current deal expires in the summer.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is refusing to rule out a move to bring David Beckham, 37, to Upton Park.
Manchester City are lining up a £45m bid for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, 25, and he could replace Mario Balotelli.
Marseille want to keep Joey Barton, 30, beyond this season. The midfielder is currently on loan from QPR.
GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)
QPR have made an £6.5m offer to side Stade Rennais for French international midfielder Yann M'Vila, 22.
Full story: L'Equipe (in French)
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender has been linked with Manchester United but the 23-year-old has extended his contract with the Bundesliga club.
Full story: L'Equipe (in French)
AC Milan playmaker Robinho, 28, is expected to remain in Italy until the end of the season after negotiations between the Serie A side and Brazilian club Santos over a move for the former Manchester City forward broke down.
Full story: Spanish newspaper Marca
OTHER GOSSIP
Former referee Graham Poll says Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is blameless for his handball in his side's FA Cup win over Mansfield as the goal would have stood even if the Uruguayan had owned up to the offence.
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez says he will try to help team-mate and fellow forward Mario Balotelli through his current troubles with the Premier League champions.
AND FINALLY
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, 34, has revealed he wants to become the first black James Bond.
(FourFourTwo magazine)
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A Black Bond no way!!! In no way I am racist, don't get me wrong I don't want a white guy playing Nick Fury or Shaft. Imagine Tom Hanks playing Nick Fury???? Shaft and Nick Fury Bad A$$ Black guys, and James Bond Bad A$$ White guy.
Nick Fury is white in the comics, and was first played by The Hoff on screen
That is Rio in the Star Wars films playing Jar Jar Binks, isn't it?
Maybe he'll turn up for his Black Bond audition !!
You make it out like he's got form for forgetting to attend important appointments or something.
Oh..
Reality TV awaits...
Can you imagine them going from, Sean Connery to Daniel Craig to Rio Ferdinand?! What a mug!
Now he would be perfect for that role!
Rio Bond : I won't talk
Goldfinger : I don't expect you to talk Mister Bond. I expect you to dive.
Corrected.
More like the black Austin Powers, baby!