Rumour Mill

Atalanta's chairman has told fans they must give up on this season following a heavy defeat to relegation strugglers Palermo.

Watford are considering appointing a new manager before next season ready to hopefully challenge for a mid table finish in the Premiership.

Fans of Middlesbrough were disappointed with this weeks results, seeing their team slip out of the automatic places to on form Cardiff.

Arsenal's chairman has told Simon Newcombe he must deliver that sort of performance every week following their triumph over Manchester United.

Daniel Levy has told Richard Jefferies that simply survival is not an option with a pre season target of top 6 seemingly a long way off their current 10th position.

Espanyol are prepared to make a fresh swoop for Arsenal boss Simon Newcombe.

Newcombe's future is in doubt with his reluctance to discuss preferences away from Arsenal despite the heavy pressure on him.

Bentley has told Juventus he will refuse to play for the club should they sign Ribery from Germany this coming week.

Arsenal are keen to sign Bentley from Juventus with a deal of £10 million in the discussions already.

Newcastle's right winger James Milner is close to agreeing terms with a Premiership club following the arrival of Shaun Wright-Phillips this week.

Fulham have begun clearing the decks in an effort to reduce wages and claw back some cash that can be moved onto clearing some of the bank loan their owner currently holds.

Samuel Eto'o has told Watford they need to appoint under fire Arsenal boss Simon Newcombe to lead them into the Premiership.

Newcombe is interested in the challenge that lies ahead of him at Watford and is already in talks over transfer funds available to him should he move this season.

Parma owner Tommaso Ghirardi has reiterated his pleasure at having Chris Hanton at the club and insists he is happy with the decision he made.

Niall Quinn has urged Dale Price to push on and win the division to avoid 'changes being made' at the end of this season.

David Whelan believes his manager Ashley Harris deserves a shot at top flight management and would regretfully consider offers of compensation from bigger clubs.

New signing Jimmy Briand has become an instant AC Milan hero after he grabbed a surprise late winner in the Milan derby this week.

Fans are unhappy that Briand has been loaned out to Sampdoria after just one week at the club following his heroics on his AC Milan debut.

Leeds are looking for a new manager to stop the rot as they struggle to hold onto their automatic place going into the second half of the season.

Squillaci described his first goal for Barcelona following a move from Norwich as 'unbelievable' as his new team sneaked a win against struggling Recreativo Huelva.

Soren Larsen believes his Levante manager has been overlooked by many for turning the small Spanish club into a strong solid team who have rarely been turned over in La Liga this season.