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Posted by Jon Carter on 08/29/2009

You would have thought that the arrival of your former manager would help you in your search for first-team football. But evidently Andrei Shevchenko has fallen off the radar so much that even Carlo Ancelotti can't see him.

The Chelsea striker hasn't exactly hit the heights since he joined the club for £30m as one of the world's best strikers. And the Times claim that his former club Dynamo Kiev are pretty much the only ones interested in taking him out of Stamford Bridge. How the mighty have fallen.

David Bentley wasn't exactly mighty, but he did have a pretty good spell while at Blackburn before his move to Tottenham ruined his career. The Daily Mirror reckon that Everton could tie up a loan deal for the troubled midfielder, although he will have to get the bus to Goodison himself if he wants to seal the deal.

The Toffees are also in the market for a new defender and the same paper claims David Moyes has landed Dutch international Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid in a £5.7m swoop.

The Daily Mail, however, have some bad news for Everton, as their bid for Valencia midfielder Ever Banega has hit a hitch because his club cannot find a replacement.

Celtic look like a team on the ropes after their Champions League exit meant they'll probably have to sell some players to come up with some cash and Wigan could take advantage by bidding for Scott McDonald, say the Daily Record.

The problem? His agent wants him to go on loan first so that if he does well, his value will go ''through the roof''. Not exactly great financial planning.

Arsene Wenger is splashed across a few pages in the tabloids with his comments about a ''witch-hunt'' for his diving striker Eduardo. The Sun have the story of the Arsenal boss raging: "It is a witch hunt. What else is it? If you take all the games in Europe every week I will give you 10 cases where UEFA can charge a player.'' No doubt there's a broomstick involved somewhere too.

And finally we all know Ledley King is a bit of a mess (and we're not talking about when he's trying to get into a club). But his knees are so bad, say the Daily Mail, that he can only cycle and do 20 minutes of training before a game. Might want to give up the old football game and try your hand at the Tour de France, Led.

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