Friday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Major League Soccer boss Dan Garber says Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, 34, would be a welcome addition to the MLS if he wanted to follow in David Beckham's footsteps by ending his career in the United States.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is looking to bolster his forward line by making a move for Galatasaray's 27-year-old striker Burak Yilmaz, reportedly also a target for West Ham and Tottenham.

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United are ready to reward the rapid progress of midfielder Tom Cleverley, 23, by doubling his wages just one year into his current contract.
Michael Owen has angrily refuted suggestions he dived to win a penalty for England against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup, despite admitting he went down without needing to.
Tom Cleverley
Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley played for Great Britain at the London Olympics
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pulled out of a speaking engagement at the Leaders In Football conference amid speculation linking the former Manchester United striker, 39, with the vacant manager's position at Bolton.
Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has leapt to the defence of Michael Laudrup after reports of player unrest three months after the Dane's arrival as manager at the Liberty Stadium.
Liverpool midfielder Suso, 20, says he is close to signing a new contract with the club following the Spaniard's breakthrough into the first team this season.
Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero says he turned down the chance to join Liverpool before moving to Sydney FC this year out of respect to the Italian fans who died at the Heysel disaster in 1985.

AND FINALLY

The Uruguay Football Association are to complain about comments made by Britain's Fifa representative Jim Boyce, who feels that Liverpool striker Luis Suarez dived in last Sunday's game against Stoke.