Friday Soccer Rumours

Alexander Hleb's agent Nikolai Shpilevski says the player is to leave the club. He said: "He is leaving Arsenal even though they want to offer him a new long-term contract and better conditions."

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

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)

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)

Sven-Goran Eriksson is waiting on developments at Chelsea before deciding on what to do after his expected exit from Manchester City. (The Guardian)