Paper Talk Season 2009/2010

[johntheclaret]

I thought we might have another thread to summarise the Tabliod sports headlines.

Please remember, TABLIOD is the keyword here

[johntheclaret]

9th June

THE SUN
Kaka last night sealed his world-record £62million transfer from AC Milan to Real Madrid.

West Ham have stepped up their pursuit of Inter Milan hotshot Luis Jimenez in the wake of a £100million takeover.

Valencia striker David Villa will decide between Chelsea and Real Madrid this week.

Bolton boss Gary Megson is winning the race to sign Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis.

Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell is set to become the highest paid player in Hull's history.

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has told Celtic to pay £2million to have a chance of landing Tony Mowbray.

Matthew Upson has rocked West Ham by admitting he needs European football to achieve his World Cup ambitions.

Mike Ashley yesterday put Newcastle United up for sale for a price of £100million.

MIRROR
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is set to snap up Inter Milan midfielder Luis Jimenez.

Rennes right-back Rod Fanni is also in talks with West Ham.

Wolves have agreed a £2.5million fee with Marseille for defender Ronald Zubar.

Liverpool's failure to sign Gareth Barry could scupper Rafa Benitez's entire summer plans and will have to beg Xabi Alonso to stay at Anfield.

Roma are set to make a move for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Roberto Martinez will make a move for Sheffield United defender Matthew Kilgallon when he takes over as Wigan boss.

AC Milan have moved in front of Arsenal and Man City in the race to sign Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.

Blackburn defender Zurab Khizanishvili is set to join Turkish side Galatasaray.

Bolton boss Gary Megson will make a £2million move for West Brom left-back Paul Robinson.

Birmingham are set to land Newcastle defender David Edgar in a cut-price deal.

Graeme Souness is in talks with Turkish side Trabzonspor about a surprise return to management.

DAILY STAR
Mike Ashley's crisis-torn Newcastle regime last night became an even bigger laughing stock when he invited bids of the relegated club- by email.

Gianfranco Zola won't be under pressure to sell West Ham's big names after the club was bought for £100million yesterday.

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has demanded a £2million transfer fee from Celtic for boss Tony Mowbray.

West Ham's Matthew Upson admitted he needs European football to achieve his World Cup ambitions.

Ajax centre-back Thomas Vermaelen claims he is on the verge of a move to Arsenal.

Spanish club Seville have confirmed they are interested in signing Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora.

Martin O'Neill has been given the go-ahead from Randy Lerner to sign Michael Owen.

Paul Scharner has ruined former boss Steve Bruce's plans by refusing to follow him from Wigan to Sunderland.

DAILY MAIL
Tottenham were last night edging closer to a cut-price deal for Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has distanced himself from a £12million move for Napoli's star Argentina striker Ezequiel Lavezzi.

Blackburn Rovers are back on the trail of Austria striker Marc Janko after being encouraged by a fresh enquiry from Manchester City for Roque Santa Cruz.

Burnley are to offer goalkeeper and cult hero Brian Jensen a two-year extension to his contract.

Paul Scharner has snubbed former boss Steve Bruce by refusing to follow him to Sunderland.

Steven Pienaar will be offered a new long-term deal by Everton to keep him from the clutches of Atletico Madrid.

Aston Villa are ready to compete with Liverpool for Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin.

Newcastle United yesterday put every player up for sale and confirmed the club could be bought for £100 million.

DAILY EXPRESS
Aston Villa will have to offer Michael Owen a long-term contract with no injury get-out clause to sign him from Newcastle on a free transfer.

Matthew Upson has rocked West Ham by admitting he needs European football to achieve his World Cup ambitions.

Gianfranco Zola will plough on with his plans to buy three new players after West Ham were sold for £100million.

Joe Hart is set to turn down a move to Wolves and move to Birmingham in a £4million deal.

DAILY RECORD
Celtic will refuse to pay West Brom's asking price of £2million for boss Tony Mowbray and may now turn their attention elsewhere.

Motherwell have made a move for Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall as they look to replace Aberdeen-bound Mark McGhee but Falkirk are also keen.

St Johnstone have vowed to fight to keep boss Derek McInnes after he was linked with West Brom and Watford.

[Bully]

big loss for ashley selling the magpies for that price seen the price he bought it for??

[johntheclaret]

big loss for ashley selling the magpies for that price seen the price he bought it for??

Heard a Singapore consortium is interested in buying them. Ex Liverpool player Steve McMahon is the commercial director of the consortium, but they want Shearer to stay as part of the deal

[johntheclaret]

*Bump* thought I would bump this thread instead of duimping all the paper talk in the Transfer Rumours topic

12th Jan

MARCA (SPAIN)

Real Madrid are in position to sign young Racing Santander sensation Sergio Canales.

DAILY MIRROR

Joe Cole's contract deadlock could see him leave Chelsea for free.

Paul Ince is now the main contender for the Burnley job.

The future of West Ham will be decided in the next 24 hours.

Sir Alex Ferguson will be given £75million to spend on new players in an attempt to haul Manchester United out of their financial crisis.

James Milner is planning to wait until after the World Cup before discussing a new deal at Aston Villa.

John Aldridge has urged Liverpool to sack Rafael Benitez.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has told Birmingham they can't afford Kenwyne Jones.

Newcastle manager Chris Hughton has warned Leeds he won't wait much longer to land Jermaine Beckford.

Derby outcast Luke Varney will be Sheffield Wednesday boss Alan Irvine's first loan signing.

Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell is ready to snap up Middlesbrough midfielder Mark Yeates.

Arsenal and Liverpool target Marouane Chamakh has promised a decision by the end of the month.

DAILY EXPRESS

The Glazers will hand Sir Alex Ferguson a £75million transfer fund in a desperate bid to encourage investors to buy £500m of bonds and pull Manchester United out of financial crisis.

Lee Clark is the top candidate to succeed Owen Coyle at Burnley as the club look to experiment yet again with a relatively untried young talent.

Togo slammed the Confederation of African Football after they were disqualified from the African Nations Cup for failing to take the pitch against Ghana.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United fans last night accused the Glazer family of bleeding the Barclays Premier League champions dry.

Aruna Dindane looks increasingly unlikely to return to Portsmouth after the Africa Cup of Nations, with Lens starting the process of finding another club for the Ivory Coast striker.

Arsenal are weighing up a move for Everton striker Louis Saha after it became clear his contract negotiations have hit an impasse.

Chelsea are chasing Spain's latest young superstar Sergio Canales and hope to have a deal in place before the end of the month.

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho will battle Manchester United and Chelsea for £15million-rated Benfica star Angel di Maria.

THE SUN

Manchester United are having to sell players to make a profit.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole's future is on a knife edge after contract talks stalled.

Franck Ribery admits he could be on his way to Chelsea this summer.

Wigan are lining up a £5million move for Mallorca hitman Ariz Aduriz.

Fulham are poised to make a £1million bid for Piast Gliwice's 6ft 3in Polish centre-back Kamil Glik, 23.

DAILY STAR

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will listen to offers for Kenwyne Jones - starting at a whopping £40m.

Brian Laws and Sean O'Driscoll head the queue to replace Owen Coyle at Burnley.

Chris Hughton has warned Leeds that Newcastle are fed up playing games over Jermaine Beckford.

Owen Coyle left Burnley in tears after deciding that Bolton were five years ahead of the Turf Moor outfit.

THE TIMES

Tom Hicks has shrugged aside the controversial resignation of his son from the Liverpool board by claiming that the club's debt problems are not as severe as those of Manchester United.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

The Glazer family yesterday revealed plans to tackle Manchester United's towering debts of more than £700million with a £500million bond issue.

THE GUARDIAN

Manchester United's owners, who loaded the club with more than £700million in borrowings to fund their purchase, have taken £10m out of the club in "management and administration fees" and have personally borrowed a further £10m in the past year, it emerged yesterday.

DAILY RECORD

Kilmarnock chairman Michael Johnston last night gatecrashed a fans' meeting to announce to rapturous applause that Jim Jefferies had left the club.

[devilsadvocate]

Owen Coyle left Burnley in tears after deciding that Bolton were five years ahead of the Turf Moor outfit.

Crocodile tears?

[johntheclaret]

Owen Coyle left Burnley in tears after deciding that Bolton were five years ahead of the Turf Moor outfit.

Crocodile tears?

My sentiments exactly mate

[The Real Number 3]

Ben Foster to sign for Birmingham sometime this transfer window for £5 million on a 3 and a half year contract.

Babel will leave Liverpool For Birmingham for £8million. Rafa will spend the money on Man City striker Benjani as a replacement.

Graig Gardener will move from Aston Villa to Birmingham City on a deal believed to be around £4 million.

[Pidge]

Chris Hughton has warned Leeds that Newcastle are fed up playing games over Jermaine Beckford.

Well stop being stingy and give us a good offer, or forget about it.

[johntheclaret]

14th Jan

DAILY MIRROR

Pressure grew on Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez last night after Reading dumped them out of the FA Cup.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is trying to seal a shock swoop for Portsmouth and England goalkeeper David James.

Sol Campbell last night admitted he wished he had never quit Arsenal in the first place.

Burnley boss Brian Laws is going back to his old club Sheffield Wednesday with a £1.5million offer for goalkeeper Lee Grant.

Paul Hart is fighting to save his job as QPR boss after falling out with midfielder Adel Taarabt.

Sam Allardyce has come out fighting and insists he will end Blackburn's slump in form.

Birmingham want Roman Pavlyuchenko but their move for Ryan Babel is dead.

Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici is agonising over a move to Liverpool.

Wolves have upped their offer for Hull winger Stephen Hunt to £3million.

DAILY MAIL

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is considering a fresh approach for Red Bull Salzburg striker Marc Janko.

Portsmouth are trying to sign Egypt striker Emad Meteb.

Sunderland have signed Guy Demel from Hamburg for £2million.

Sheffield United centre back Matt Killgallon, 25, has rejected a move to Burnley after the clubs agreed a £1.75million deal.

Manchester City's young winger Vladimir Weiss is weighing up an approach to go on loan to German side Cologne.

FC Twente boss Steve McLaren has moved to sign Arsenal superkid Jack Wilshere on loan until the end of the season.

Barry Robson, Willo Flood and Chris Killen have completed their transfers from Celtic to Gordon Strachan's Middlesbrough.

DAILY STAR

Argentina star Maxi Rodriguez has signed for Liverpool on a free transfer.

Everton are considering a £750,000 bid from Turkish club Galatasaray for defender Lucas Neill.

Barnsley manager Mark Robins wants to sign former Austria international Sanel Kuljic.

Ipswich boss Roy Keane wants to sign Nottingham Forest striker Dele Adebola, 34, on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal.

Norwich defender Dario Dumic, 17, has returned to his native Denmark and joined Brondby on a free transfer.

West Ham midfielder Nigel Quashie is set to complete a £500,000 move to QPR.

Doncaster want to sign Southampton midfielder Simon Gillett, 24, on a permanent deal after a successful two-month spell.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is battling to seal a shock swoop for Portsmouth and England goalkeeper David James.

DAILY EXPRESS

Chelsea may hold off from any transfer deals this month because they believe they can get their FIFA transfer ban lifted for the summer.

Stefano Okaka's agent has confirmed the Roma player will be on his way to Fulham on Monday.

Roberto Matinez reckons Gary Caldwell's leadership qualities can lead Wigan to safety.

Manchester United's urgent push to sort out their mounting financial problems is aimed at avoiding the unthinkable: selling Wayne Rooney.

THE SUN

Gael Clichy could make his Arsenal comeback at Bolton after a three-month lay-off.

Roberto Mancini has told his Manchester City stars: Win or lose you can hit the booze.

Striker Amr Zaki is joining Stoke for £1million from Egypt's Zamalek.

Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign Legia Warsaw goalkeeper Jan Mucha.

Derby winger Kris Commons in being lined up for a £1.25m move to Hull City.

League Two promotion hopefuls Bournemouth have failed to get a transfer embargo overturned.

Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker is set to snub an approach from Blackburn.

Ken Bates has hinted Leeds could keep Jermaine Beckford - and let him leave for free at the end of the season.

DAILY RECORD

Former Scotland boss George Burnley and Queen of the South gaffter Gordon Chisholm have emerged as the new front-runners for the vacant Kilmarnock job.

Wigan last night confirmed they signed Gary Caldwell from Celtic

[devilsadvocate]

Sol Campbell last night admitted he wished he wasn't such a complete homo. He explained that he is disappointed he was ever born

Fixed

[johntheclaret]

Sol Campbell last night admitted he wished he wasn't such a complete homo. He explained that he is disappointed he was ever born

Fixed

I just think he is misunderstood

[johntheclaret]

Sat 15th Jan

DAILY STAR

Steven Gerrard is ready to quit Liverpool in his desperate search for trophies.

Chelsea and Manchester City have stepped up their efforts to sign Palermo star Simon Kjaer.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce last night revealed how close he once was to signing Chelsea lynchpin John Terry.

Sam Allardyce fears he could ruin £6million striker Nikola Kalinic's career if he throws him into Blackburn's battle for Premier League survival.

Roberto Mancini has challenged Robinho to beat his away-day blues - and spearhead Manchester City's challenge to the top three.

Stoke have pulled the plug on their bid to take former England keeper David James to Britannia.

DAILY EXPRESS

Rafa Benitez has pledged to ride out the storm that has engulfed him and fight to revive Liverpool's fading fortunes.

Roberto Mancini has written off Manchester City's Premier League title chances - for now.

David Beckham will be able to return to AC Milan whenever he wants after his loan from LA Galaxy expires at the end of the season.

Michael Owen has been offered a World Cup lifeline by Manchester United as the club lurches from a defensive crisis to striker worries.

Avram Grant has warned Portsmouth owners that he does not expect any players to be sold behind his back this transfer window.

THE SUN

Alex McLeish is ready to start talks about a new deal at Birmingham - even though Liverpool want him.

Nicklas Bentner has suffered a new setback in his return from injury.

Owen Coyle has urged the boo-boys who drove out Gary Megson to become Bolton's 12th man in their battle to beat the drop.

Rafa Benitez has vowed he will not walk out on Liverpool and will stay until 2014.

Liverpool are battling AC Milan for Serbia ace Milan Jovanovic.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Talks over the future ownership of West Ham United were on a knife-edge last night with Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes and former Birmingham City owner David Sullivan vying for control of the club.

[The Real Number 3]

Rafa out, McLeish in @ Liverpool i read somewhere.

Will be a very unhappy man if that happens.

Up the Brums!

[johntheclaret]

Mon 18th Jan

DAILY MIRROR

Ryan Babel will be shipped out of Liverpool after a bust-up with manager Rafael Benitez.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is making a final move to sign David James this week - and save Portsmouth some money.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to spend £7million on Fulham central defender Chris Smalling.

Burnley manager Brian Laws is ready to move for Coventry midfielder Aron Gunnarsson in a £950,000 swoop.

Craig Gardner is poised to complete a £3.5million move from Aston Villa to bitter rivals Birmingham.

Hull are lining up a double deal for Egyptian strike pair Mido and Amr Zaki.

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan aims to snap up former Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver.

Portsmouth may lose Nadir Belhadj on the cheap this month with Benfica coming in with a £3million bid.

Millwall are close to beefing up their strikeforce with a £250,000 move for Huddersfield's Theo Robinson.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is in line for his first game in three months in tomorrow's Manchester derby Carling Cup semi-final.

Chelsea are sweating on Michael Essien after he injured a knee while training with Ghana.

Salif Diao believes his former club Liverpool have enough quality to turn their season around.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has slammed Steve Bruce for buying Marlon King while he was manager.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester City forward Robinho has been warned he will not be given special attention by Roberto Mancini.

Fulham are sweating over Clint Dempsey's knee injury, which could end his season.

Sunderland have rejected Liverpool's swap-deal offer which would have seen Kenwyne Jones join Anfield with Ryan Babel going the other way.

THE SUN

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has had successful keyhole surgery to save his knee.

Graeme Souness is begging Rafa Benitez to quit Anfield.

Newcastle have failed to snap up Jermaine Beckford, who has pledged his commitment to Leeds.

DAILY MAIL

Liverpool will try to solve their striker crisis by signing Kenwyne Jones on loan today.

THE GUARDIAN

Manchester United supporters fighting the Glazer family's ownership of the club are contemplating asking Sir Alex Ferguson to make the ultimate sacrifice and resign in protest.

DAILY RECORD

Dundee United have knocked back a bid from Blackpool for defender Garry Kenneth