The top stories from papers and websites - 05 January 2013

• QPR have made an £8million move for Manchester City centre-back Joleon Lescott.


• Chelsea reject Yossi Benayoun is in talks with Southampton.


• Alan Pardew fears his skipper Fabricio Coloccini could be the next star to quit Newcastle.


• Reading are battling with Premier League rivals Norwich to sign Zambia striker Jacob Mulenga. The 28-year-old is currently with FC Utrecht.


• Sunderland have launched a £2.5million bid for centre-back Roland Juhasz from Anderlecht.


• Roberto Mancini will give Mario Balotelli "another 100 chances" at Manchester City to prove he can change.


• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has demanded an urgent probe into Tottenham's swoop for whiz-kid Zeki Fryers.

• Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has refused to rule out a move for out-of-favour Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott.


• Roberto Mancini insists he won't ditch Mario Balotelli after his amazing bust-up with the Manchester City striker.


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has called for a Premier League investigation Into Zeki Fryers' £900,000 move to Tottenham from Standard Liege.


• Ferguson is also convinced Rio Ferdinand won't quit Manchester United.

• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to use cash from his January clear-out to fund a bid for Barcelona striker David Villa.


• Paul Lambert hopes Aston Villa can meet Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott's salary demands.


• Paris Saint-Germain want Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo this summer.


• Sir Alex Ferguson wants a Premier League inquiry into ex-Manchester United defender Ezekiel Fryers' move to Tottenham.


• Mario Balotelli's horror tackle that sparked his training-ground spat with Roberto Mancini was worthy of two red cards.

• Stoke's Michael Owen could move to Australian club Perth Glory.


• John Terry has been forced to back down after a very public show of support for Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard.


• Sir Alex Ferguson has accused Tottenham of colluding with Belgian club Standard Liege to sign former Manchester United youngster Ezekiel Fryers on the cheap.

• David Villa is ready to ask Barcelona to grant him a January move to Arsenal.


• West Ham have rekindled interest in Blackburn full-back Martin Olsson.


• Cardiff want 21-year-old Bolton striker Marvin Sordell.


• Manchester City are ready to sell Mario Balotelli as soon as possible after Roberto Mancini privately conceded he cannot change the wayward Italy striker.


• Sir Alex Ferguson has called on the Premier League to block Zeki Fryers' move to Tottenham, suggesting it was engineered to leave Manchester United up to £3million out of pocket.

• John Terry has been forced into a climbdown after he broke ranks to question Chelsea's stance on the non-award of a new contract for his team-mate Frank Lampard.


• Sir Alex Ferguson wants the Premier League to examine Tottenham's signing of Ezekiel Fryers from Standard Liege, with the manager claiming there will be a mobile phone "trail" after the north London club failed to agree terms with Manchester United for the defender during the summer.

• Kevin-Prince Boateng, the AC Milan player who was widely commended for walking off the field in reaction to racist abuse, has told UEFA he would do it again, no matter how high-profile the match happens to be.


• Sir Alex Ferguson has accused Tottenham of manipulating the transfer market to avoid paying Manchester United compensation for their former 20-year-old left-back Zeki Fryers.

• John Terry was forced into an embarrassing climbdown on Friday when he removed a posting from his Instagram account expressing devastation at Frank Lampard's probable departure from Chelsea after being given a dressing down by club officials.


• Demba Ba risked antagonising his former Newcastle team-mates on Friday night by saying he will find it easier to perform alongside world-class players at Chelsea.

• Demba Ba announced his arrival at Chelsea on Friday with the confident, if undiplomatic declaration that he believed he had moved into a completely new league from the one he inhabited at West Ham and Newcastle.


• Sir Alex Ferguson has sparked a row with Tottenham by urging the Premier League to investigate their "blatant manipulation" of transfer regulations to sign former Manchester United defender Zeki Fryers.