The top stories from papers and websites - 20 January 2013

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• Sir Alex Ferguson joined Southampton supporters in condemning the sacking of Nigel Adkins.


• Rafa Benitez will gamble on John Terry in a bid to stop the rot at Chelsea.


• Mario Balotelli is all packed up and ready to join AC Milan in a £24million deal.


• Chelsea are preparing for a £10million Barcelona raid on goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.


• Aston Villa and Wigan are joining Swansea and West Brom in the race for Bristol City winger Albert Adomah.


• Brighton are poised to trump Tottenham, Arsenal and AC Milan for the signature of French wonderkid Jeremy Balmy.



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• Nigel Adkins knew he was going to be sacked before he met with Southampton supremo Nicola Cortese.


• Blackpool want talks with Nigel Adkins about becoming their new manager after his Southampton exit.


• Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has refused to rule out the arrival of Lewis Holtby this month instead of the summer.


• Harry Redknapp is trying to persuade Porto defender Rolando to sign for QPR.


• Hull are ready to spend £1million on QPR striker DJ Campbell.


• Leeds are ready to sign Ivory Coast striker Aruna Dindane.


• Birmingham boss Lee Clark has held a crunch meeting with players and told them urgent sales are vital to avoid club redundancies.



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• New Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino is facing a player revolt after Nigel Adkins was brutally sacked yesterday

  
  

  
  


• Frank Lampard is poised to sign for LA Galaxy this summer after agreeing a deal with the MLS club.


• Tottenham have joined the race for Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila.


• Paul Lambert admits that Aston Villa may not be able to bring in any fresh faces.


• Fulham hope to sign a goalkeeper and Roma's Maarten Stekelenburg is the top target.


• Manchester City are keen on 17-year-old PSG striker Hervin Ongenda.


• Arsenal want Guingamp midfielder Gilbert Imbula.


• QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is a target for Turkish side Bursaspor.


• Sevilla want to sign Manchester City striker John Guidetti on loan.


• Sheffield Wednesday are in talks over a deal for Gent striker Shlomi Arbeitman.


• Leeds are close to sealing a deal for former Portsmouth striker Aruna Dindane.



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• Nigel Adkins was masterminding Southampton's climb to safety with a noose around his neck after it emerged new manager Mauricio Pochettino was put on standby weeks ago.


• Sir Alex Ferguson has waded into the Luis Suarez diving row by blaming foreign players for the escalation of diving in English football.



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• Roberto Mancini claims he will see out his contract at Manchester City.


• Sir Alex Ferguson has told Liverpool to stop Luis Suarez diving - just like he did with Cristiano Ronaldo.



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• Rafael Benitez is preparing to gamble on John Terry's fitness after admitting his Chelsea squad is short of natural leaders.



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• Arsenal have broken their wage structure to persuade Theo Walcott to sign a three-and-a-half year contract extension worth £100,000-a-week that will also bring him a £3million loyalty bonus.


• Liverpool have launched an audacious £8million bid for Inter Milan's Brazilian youngster Philippe Coutinho.

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The top stories from papers and websites - 13 January 2013

• Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has decided he wants to become Manchester City manager next season when he returns from his sabbatical.


• Newcastle United and Southampton are both keen to sign French midfielder William Vainqueur from Standard Liege.


• Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is planning a £2million bid for Osasuna attacker Roland Lamah.


• Manchester City and Manchester United are vying to sign St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.


• New Blackburn boss Michael Appleton wants to sign midfielder George Thorne from West Brom.

• Crystal Palace want £15million from Manchester United for Wilfried Zaha - and will insist the winger returns to Selhurst Park on loan for the rest of this season.


• Newcastle will not let captain Fabricio Coloccini return to Argentina on the cheap.


• West Brom and Reading are both interested in signing Fulham midfielder Chris Baird.


• Aston Villa will not sell Darren Bent to a relegation rival after Reading and QPR showed an interest in the striker.


• West Brom have placed an £8million price tag on Jonas Olsson to keep him out of QPR's clutches.


• Theo Walcott's new contract at Arsenal will only be for the next three-and-a-half years.


• Ashley Cole has yet to be offered a new deal by Chelsea despite opening talks with Paris St Germain and Real Madrid.


• Oxford United manager Chris Wilder has emerged as the front-runner for the Barnsley job.


• Newcastle had scouts watching St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Friday night.


• Everton are ready to move for Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta, who is out of contract at the end of the season.


• Tom Ince's return to Liverpool is off after Blackpool refused to budge on their valuation of the winger.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol has emerged as a candidate to take over at Schalke.

• Liverpool are trying to work out how to hijack Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder's move to Galatasaray.


• Manchester United will be forced to sign Wilfried Zaha for £12million this month to prevent the Crystal Palace winger joining Arsenal.


• Everton manager David Moyes will be a target for Schalke and Werder Bremen at the end of the season.


• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is back on the trail of Bolton winger Chung-yong Lee.


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is eyeing Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue and AC Milan left-sider Urby Emanuelson.


• Manchester City striker John Guidetti is a loan target for Fiorentina.


• Newcastle are lining up a move for West Ham defender James Tomkins as a replacement for Fabricio Coloccini.

• Liverpool have made a sensational bid to hijack Wesley Sneijder's move to Galatasaray as the playmaker would prefer to play in the Premier League.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol is planning an £8million bid for Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila, who is wanted by QPR.


• Arsenal are lining up Toulouse defender Serge Aurier to replace Bacary Sagna at right-back.


• Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole intends to hold talks with Manchester United at the end of the season.


• Manchester United have been told to up the ante by Crystal Palace after offering £5million up front, and a further £5m in add-ons, for Wilfried Zaha.


• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is plotting a summer bid for Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes.


• Reading want to sign Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson on loan.


• Cardiff have joined the hunt to sign QPR striker DJ Campbell.


• Blackburn want to re-sign David Bentley on loan from Tottenham with a view to a permanent deal.


• QPR boss Harry Redknapp wants a centre-half and Sunderland's Titus Bramble has emerged as a top target.


• Southampton manager Nigel Adkins is stepping up his bid to sign Cagliari defender Davide Astori.


• Hull City are keen to sign Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale.


• West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has put plans to sign Southampton striker Rickie Lambert on hold.


• Everton boss David Moyes is prepared to sell Victor Anichebe for £5million to raise funds.


• Newcastle full-back Danny Simpson is hoping Fulham sign him so he can be closer to his pop singer girlfriend Tulisa.


• Bristol City want Bradford City boss Phil Parkinson to replace the sacked Derek McInnes.


• Fulham manager Martin Jol is a target for Schalke.


• Craig Hignett could return to Barnsley as manager for the rest of the season.


• Sean O'Driscoll is the favourite to take charge at Blackpool following Michael Appleton's departure for Blackburn.

• Tottenham have told Real Madrid it will cost £55million to sign Gareth Bale.


• Atletico Madrid hope to re-sign Chelsea striker Fernando Torres on a season-long loan in the summer.

The top stories from papers and websites - 05 December 2012

Latest Paper Talk - Wednesday December 5

• Roberto Mancini's Manchester City are now officially the worst English team in Europe.


• Rafa Benitez has tried to inspire Chelsea by comparing their Champions League struggles with his own failed reign at Inter Milan.


• West Ham face D-Day today on their ambitions of moving to the Olympic Stadium, but the club are expected to be chosen as preferred bidders.


• Spain striker Fernando Llorente has confirmed he plans to leave Athletic Bilbao when his contract expires at the end of the season.

• Rafa Benitez last night publicly questioned whether his Chelsea players still have the hunger that drove them to last season's Champions League glory.


• West Ham chairman David Gold insisted Andy Carroll would not go back to Liverpool in January because he did not come from Argos.


• Brendan Rodgers is set to gamble with Luis Suarez to keep Liverpool's European hopes alive.


• Arsene Wenger is ready to offload Brazilian flop Andre Santos - even though the Arsenal left-back wants to stay.


• Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is plotting a January raid for Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana.


• Fraizer Campbell is being lined-up to fire Hull City in the Premier League - for the second time.

• Rafa Benitez has launched a bizarre defence of Fernando Torres as Chelsea stand on the verge of an embarrassing Champions League exit tonight.


• Pepe Reina's future at Liverpool is under threat, with manager Brendan Rodgers considering January moves for Jack Butland or Ron-Robert Zieler.


• Liverpool are also close to finalising a £12million deal for Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge and the £6million acquisition of his England Under-21 team-mate Thomas Ince.


• David Beckham has been earmarked as the prospective owner of an emerging Miami-based MLS franchise.


• Chelsea are keen on Club America defender Diego Reyes.


• Bolton are lining up a deal for Norwegian winger Dawda Leigh, 26, who is a free agent.


• Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza, 26, has agreed a two-and-a-half year contract with Wigan.


• Aston Villa, Newcastle and Norwich will have FC Cluj winger Modou Sougou watched at Manchester United tonight.


• St Johnstone manager Steve Lomas is a contender to take over at ambitious League Two side Fleetwood Town.

• Chelsea have been told to back off Pep Guardiola or risk losing out on the former Barcelona coach.


• Scott Parker handed Tottenham a major fitness boost yesterday when he returned to action.


• Arsene Wenger insist he will not quit Arsenal and join Paris St Germain.


• Paul Robinson will demand a transfer is Brad Friedel makes a sensational return to Blackburn.


• Swansea sensation Michu is wanted by Serie A duo Napoli and Genoa.


• QPR boss Harry Redknapp and his old club Southampton want Matt Besler of MLS club Kansas City.


• Steve Clarke has rubbished reports Liverpool are set to launch a £12.5million January raid for Shane Long.

• Juan Mata insist Chelsea will not wilt under the pressure if fans continue their hate campaign against Rafa Benitez.


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has given City manager Roberto Mancini the green light to land Inter Milan outcast Wesley Sneijder.


• Norwich goalkeeper Mark Bunn has set his sights on a Republic of Ireland cap.

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The top stories from papers and websites - 1 December 2012

Here the latest transfer rumours, gossip and speculation from the newspapers:-

• Raheem Sterling is involved in a contract row with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers.


• Rafa Benitez has told his Chelsea flops they are not fit enough and have just TWO GAMES to save their futures.


• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is trying to talk Yaya Toure out of going to the African Nations Cup.


• David Moyes admits he would take Joleon Lescott back to Everton.


• Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert may have to sell Darren Bent for a cut-price £10million.


• Arsenal are poised to swoop for Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina - and Brendan Rodgers would let him go.


• Manchester United winger Nani is wanted by PSG to replace Nene.


• Liverpool and Chelsea both want Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfried Bony.

• Bad boy Joey Barton last night claimed Harry Redknapp will not be able to save crisis club QPR from relegation.


• Police have banned MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon players from kissing the badge on their shirts tomorrow.


• Raheem Sterling has not been made a new contract offer by Liverpool.


• Sam Allardyce is keen on taking Joe Cole back to West Ham on loan.


• Inter Milan are set to sell Wesley Sneijder after talks over a wage cut stalled.


• PSG have joined Juventus in the race to sign Manchester United winger Nani.


• Millwall have offered West Brom £1million for Chris Wood.

• New Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez has told his players: You're not fit enough.


• Harry Redknapp wants Liverpool to stump up £5.5million to let Joe Cole join QPR next month.


• David Moyes is ready to take Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott back to Everton.


• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is confident he will not be sacked at the end of the season.

• Rafa Benitez has told Roman Abramovich his Chelsea squad are not fit enough, fresh enough or big enough.


• Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski is heading to Manchester United.


• Alex McLeish has emerged as a surprise contender for the Wolves job if Stale Solbakken fails to reverse the club's fortunes.


• Manchester City are keeping an eye on the Raheem Sterling contract negotiations at Liverpool.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol has hinted he many rival new QPR manager Harry Redknapp in a January move for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent.


• David Moyes has admitted he would jump at the chance to re-sign Joleon Lescott if the defender feels he needs to seek a loan move away from Manchester City.

• Rafa Benitez has told Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich: Your squad is not fit enough.


• Roberto Mancini has received assurances from Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak that his job is not under threat.


• West Brom manager Steve Clarke has targeted a new striker in January after new Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez hinted at recalling Romelu Lukaku.


• Brendan Rodgers wants Liverpool to lead the rush in the January sales.

• Arsenal will step up their search for January signings this weekend with expected scouting missions for Holland internationals Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Kevin Strootman.

The top stories from papers and websites - 28 May 2012

•  Gareth Barry faces Euro 2012 heartbreak today as he has a scan on groin and stomach injuries.


• West Brom hope to open talks with Birmingham City boss Chris Hughton in the next 24 hours as they look to replace Roy Hodgson.


• Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic says Jose Mourinho wants him at Real Madrid.


• Fabio's loan switch to Benfica has hit a snag — with QPR keen to step in to land the Manchester United defender.


• Wigan star Mohamed Diame is set to snub Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Everton, and Aston Villa to join Spanish club Real Betis.


• Louis van Gaal expects Liverpool to make a formal announcement to mark his appointment this week - but won't say what his role will be.

• Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is ready to meet manager Roberto Martinez's demands as he tries to stop him joining Liverpool or Aston Villa.


• Midfielder Giovani Dos Santos will hold crunch talks with Spurs next month after becoming disgruntled about a lack of starts.


• Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean is hoping for a favour off fellow Scot and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson as he tries to negotiate the loan signings of 19-year-olds Will and Michael Keane.


• Southampton will offer £2million plus Jason Puncheon for Blackpool winger Tom Ince.


• Norwich will make an opening bid of £1.4m for Leeds winger Robert Snodgrass.


• Former Huddersfield boss Lee Clark is in the running for the vacant Hull City job.

• Norway and Fulham defender Brede Hangeland has warned England that they are too tired to do well at Euro 2012 following Saturday's friendly between the sides.


• Manchester City have offered Eden Hazard £8m-a-year to join them. Manchester United, meanwhile, will decide this week whether to match the £155,000-a-week deal.

• Sol Campbell has warned England fans not to travel to Euro 2012 because they "could end up coming back in a coffin".


• Spurs have been told to make their move for PSV Eindhoven striker Ola Toivonen or risk losing him.


• Anzhi Makhachkala midfielder Odil Ahmedov wants to seal a move to Arsenal, after the Gunners considered a bid for him last summer.

• New England boss Roy Hodgson is already looking beyond Euro 2012 with his main focus being on long-term structure and planning ahead of the Brazil World Cup in 2014.


• Liverpool will hold talks with Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers this week as they look to replace Kenny Dalglish.


• Swansea have agreed a £7.2m fee with Hoffenheim for the permanent transfer of 22-year-old midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson who has been on loan at the Swans.

• Roy Hodgson has insisted his vision for England stretches well beyond the summer's European Championship and stressed the finals should not be considered the "be-all-and-end-all", with the national manager braced to have Gareth Barry ruled out of the tournament.


• The Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has admitted that he is aware of interest from the Spanish champions Real Madrid, but has indicated that he is happy to remain at Stamford Bridge.

• Fulham will make a £5million bid for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes which will price Celtic out of the running.


• Today's the CVA day for Rangers as preferred bidder Charles Green must show the colour of his money to creditors.

• Despite the uncertainty over their managerial situation, Liverpool are still eyeing new players, with highly-rated 22-year-old Sochaux midfielder Ryad Boudebouz one top target.


• Bolton midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker could be on his way to La Liga after Sevilla expressed an interest in signing the 27-year-old.

• Manchester City star Sergio Aguero says there is no truth to rumours linking him with Real Madrid. "My future is at Manchester City. I want to stay here," he said.

• AC Milan are set to renew their pursuit of Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez when the summer transfer window opens.

• Huddersfield's £8m-rated striker Jordan Rhodes, 22, may still leave the club, despite helping them to promotion to the Championship. Everton, Aston Villa and Fulham are among those sides interested.

• The agent of Manchester City target Thiago Silva has claimed that the defender would consider leaving the San Siro if AC Milan wanted to sell him.


• Nicklas Bendtner has confirmed he is in talks about securing a move away from Arsenal this summer, but has not revealed which clubs he is talking to.

The top stories from papers and websites - 15 May 2012

• Manchester City are ready to swoop for Robin van Persie.


• Randy Lerner wants Norwich's Paul Lambert to take the vacant Aston Villa job.


• Dirk Kuyt has put the boot into Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish.


• Steve Kean jets to India tonight to find out if he will stay on as Blackburn boss.


• Papiss Cisse has vowed to stay at Newcastle and spearhead the club's European challenge.


• Jan Vertonghan has been given a VIP tour of Tottenham.


• Southampton are set to offer Matt Jarvis a Premier League return.

• Robin van Persie could be heading for a £25million move to Manchester City.


• Joey Barton faces a 12-match violent conduct ban - the longest since Eric Cantona's.


• Carlos Tevez sparked anger during Manchester City's title celebrations with a tasteless dig at Sir Alex Ferguson.


• Kenny Dalglish is on course for a bitter showdown over his Liverpool future.


• Papiss Cisse insists his immediate future is at Newcastle.


• Arsenal new boy Lukas Podolski claims he can be three strikers in one next season.


• Kenny Dalglish wants Dirk Kuyt and Maxi Rodriguez to stay at Liverpool next season.

• Kenny Dalglish has flown to Boston in a bid to save his job as Liverpool boss.


• Paul Lambert is at the top of Aston Villa's wish list after Alex McLeish's disastrous reign came to an end.


• QPR want to sack Joey Barton - even though it could cost them £11million.


• New Wolves boss Stale Solbakken has rubbished claims he's a managerial mug.


• Gary Cahill is losing the race to be fit for Chelsea's Champions League final in Munich.


• Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes has blasted Roman Abramovich for his meddling at Chelsea.


• Nicklas Bendtner is ready to turn his back on English football.

• Aston Villa will talk to Paul Lambert and Roberto Martinez about replacing Alex McLeish.


• Kenny Dalglish has moved to resolve uncertainty over his Liverpool future by flying to Boston for face-to-face talks with John W Henry.


• Roberto Mancini will be offered a new £20million four-year contract at Manchester City.

• Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has travelled to Boston for crunch talks with John W Henry.


• Roberto Martinez has been touted as a possible replacement for Dalglish at Anfield.


• Arsenal are putting the finishing touches on a club-record £7million-a-season deal to keep hold of Robin van Persie.


• Paul Scholes has agreed to play another season for Manchester United, but Paul Pogba will leave the club.


• QPR want to ditch Joey Barton this summer.


• Spurs took another step towards signing Jan Vertonghen after he watched Sunday's 2-0 win over Fulham.


• Atletico Madrid have slapped a £50million price tag on Chelsea target Radamel Falcao.


• Lazio want Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov but are struggling to match his terms.


• Southampton are ready to offer Wolves winger Matt Jarvis an immediate Premier League return.

• SFA boss Stewart Regan is to demand full disclosure of the people and groups behind Charles Green's Ibrox takeover.


• Rino Gattuso has spoken to members of Charles Green's consortium about a return to Rangers.


• Paul Lambert and Roberto Martinez top Aston Villa's shortlist to replace the sacked Alex McLeish.

• Demba Ba is set to quit Newcastle United this summer amid rumours that Chelsea are poised to move for the Senegalese striker, who could use the £7 million get-out clause in his three-year contract.


• Liverpool are closing in on a move for Wigan midfielder Mohamed Diame on a free transfer.


• Crystal Palace starlet Nathaniel Clyne is attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubs but the defender has his heart set on a summer move to Manchester United.

• Manchester United have expressed an interest in Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, after talks over a new contract broke down, according to the players agent.

• West Brom are weighing up whether to step up their bid to sign Ben Foster on a permanent basis. The keeper was due to return to parent club Birmingham City this summer but after the Blues failed to achieve promotion back to the Premier League, they may not be able to afford his wages.