Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The top stories from papers and websites - 29 January 2013

Daily Mirror


  • Danny Graham has asked to quit Swansea with Sunderland ready to complete a £5.5m transfer.

  • Manchester City are braced for an increased offer from AC Milan for Mario Balotelli after rejecting a £17m bid.

  • Wayne Routledge has agreed a new long-term contract with Swansea.

  • Alan Pardew believes Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has shown his long-term commitment with the January signings.

  • Michael Owen has spoken of his determination to prove he can still cut it in the Premier League.

  • Wigan are making a £3m bid for Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero after a loan proposal hit a snag.

  • Fulham are signing Belgian international Igor de Camargo in a bid to halt their alarming slump in form.

  • Stoke are to make a late £2.5m move for Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak.

  • Norwich boss Chris Hughton is hopeful of signing Celtic striker Gary Hooper - but knows he will have to dig deep.

  • Blackburn striker Colin Kazim-Richards is returning to Turkey to sign for Bursaspor.

  • Swansea are to make an offer for Derby right-back John Brayford.

  • Reading are set to make a £1m offer for Birmingham centre-back Curtis Davies.

  • QPR have made a fourth attempt to sign £7m Porto defender Rolando.

  • Reading and Leeds have joined the £1m chase for Sheffield United's Nick Blackman.

Daily Telegraph

  • Paul Dickov has been given one game to save his job as Oldham boss.

  • AC Milan are closing in on a £22m deal for Mario Balotelli.

  • Tottenham have strengthened their midfield resources by signing Germany international Lewis Holtby from Schalke.

  • Arsenal's second biggest shareholder Alisher Usmanov claims former fan favourite Thierry Henry wanted him to buy out majority owner Stan Kroenke.

  • Holland midfielder Leroy Fer is close to completing an £8.5m move to Everton from FC Twente.

  • Stephen Warnock is poised to agree a surprise move to Leeds.

  • Nottingham Forest have made an increased bid of £500,000 for Birmingham winger Chris Burke.

  • Peterborough have rejected bids from Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Hull for midfielder George Boyd.

Daily Star

  • Rafa Benitez's future at Chelsea is hanging by a thread after the club launched a high-level inquest into his reign.

  • Spurs are trying to pull off a last-minute £20m swoop for Leandro Damiao.

  • Oldham boss Paul Dickov has been told he is safe - for now.

  • Paul Lambert has said it is do-or-die for Aston Villa now and that he won't quit the club.

  • Michael Laudrup has warned Sunderland they won't get striker Danny Graham on the cheap.

  • Reading are lining up a £1.2m bid for Sheffield United's Nick Blackman.

  • West Brom and Wolves are keen on Swindon striker James Collins.

  • Ipswich are set to complete a £100,000 deal for Colchester midfielder Anthony Wordsworth.

  • Tottenham are trying to pull off a last-minute swoop for £20m Internacional striker Leandro Damiao.

Daily Mail

  • QPR players had to be kept apart in a dressing room bust-up after their FA Cup loss to MK Dons.

  • Mario Balotelli may finally be leaving Manchester City this week as AC Milan try to fund a move for the striker.

  • Oldham chairman Simon Corney has still made it clear that manager Paul Dickov is on borrowed time.

  • Fulham are in pole position to see off Everton for Borussia Monchengladbach striker Igor de Camargo.

  • Swansea are trying to hijack Cardiff's move for derby right-back John Brayford.

  • QPR have had a second bid for Peter Odemwingie rejected by West Brom.

  • Tottenham have agreed a £1.5m deal to bring Lewis Holtby to the club.

  • Reading are lining up a £1.2m bid for Sheffield United striker Nick Blackman.

  • Danny Graham submitted a transfer request to Swansea on Monday night in a bid to push through his £5.5m move to Sunderland.

  • Blackburn's loan striker Colin Kazim-Richards has been recalled by Galatasaray and sold to Bursaspor.

  • Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo is back on Tottenham's wish list with striker Jermain Defoe set to be out for over a month with a pelvic injury.

  • AS Roma have rejected an approach from Manchester City for their 18-year-old Brazilian defender Marquinhos.

The Times

  • Brendan Rodgers has told his young Liverpool FA Cup flops to improve or face playing in League One.

  • Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has given his public support to manager Paul Lambert.

  • Rafa Benitez has been told by the Chelsea heirarchy to forget about signing players this week and focus on the talent in his squad.

  • Harry Redknapp will bid to sign Peter Crouch from Stoke for the third time in his managerial career in a proposed swap deal with Jamie Mackie.

The Sun

  • Paul Lambert has been handed the dreaded vote of confidence by Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner.

  • David Beckham is joining Arsenal today with his future still undecided.

  • Harry Redknapp is trying to get Peter Crouch to play for him for a fifth time.

  • Lewis Holtby will join Tottenham six months earlier than planned.

  • AC Milan are confident of landing Mario Balotelli - but Juventus are ready to hijack the deal.

  • Simon Lappin is set to join Cardiff on an 18-month contract.

  • Emanuel Pogatetz has joined West Ham from Wolfsburg.

  • Crystal Palace want to hijack Oldham's plans to keep Reece Wabara.

  • Norwich have been checking on MK Dons striker Dean Bowditch, who is available on a free transfer this summer.

  • Portsmouth are under threat of being kicked out of the Football League if they are still in administration in the summer.

  • QPR manager Harry Redknapp wants to sign Stoke striker Peter Crouch for the fifth time, to join his crusade against relegation at Loftus Road.

  • QPR have also made a £10million offer for Christopher Samba - the transfer they believe will keep them in the Barclays Premier League. Giant defender Samba, 28, plays for Russian moneybags Anzhi Makhachkala.

Daily Express

  • Manchester United's sponsorship jackpot has helped them become the first sports team in the world valued at more than £2 billion.

  • Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has the backing of owner Randy Lerner.

  • Manchester City last night rejected AC Milan's bid to get Mario Balotelli on the cheap.

  • Didier Drogba will earn £26,000 per game with Galatasaray.

  • Lewis Holtby has completed his dream move to Tottenham six months early.

  • Swansea's Michel Vorm has been earmarked as another goalkeeping candidate for Barcelona.

  • Manchester United are considering a move for QPR shot stopper Julio Cesar.

SkySports

  • Juventus have entered the race with AC Milan to sign Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli.

TalkSport

  • Queens Park Rangers will go head-to-head with Everton for South Korean striker Kim Shin-Wook, if they fail to land Peter Odemwingie from West Brom.


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