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Paper Talk - 24 January 2012

Granero: Liverpool want him on loan

Paper Talk: Reds want to grab Granero

Liverpool want Real Madrid forward Esteban Granero in a loan deal, while Brighton are preparing an audacious bid to land Michael Owen.

Daily Mirror
  • QPR want defender Anton Ferdinand to shake hands with John Terry before their FA Cup showdown on Saturday.
  • Andrey Arshavin is becoming as unpopular with his Arsenal team-mates as he is with the fans.
  • Wojciech Szczesny insists Arsene Wenger's position as Arsenal manager should NEVER be questioned.
  • Carlos Tevez insists he will only join AC Milan.
  • Liverpool want Real Madrid attacker Esteban Granero in a loan deal.
  • Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has lined up a stunning double swoop for Nicky Maynard and Jean Beausejour.
  • Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is plotting a loan move for Lazio striker Mauro Zarate.
  • Chelsea defender Alex is set to snub QPR and rejoin former manager Carlo Ancelotti at PSG.
  • Blackburn's Jason Roberts has been offered an escape route to Reading as part of their Russian revolution.
  • Southampton boss Nigel Adkins is ready to snap up goal machine Billy Sharp from Doncaster.
  • Preston players are furious after new boss Graham Westley told them they were dropped - by early-morning text.
The Sun
  • Robin van Persie last night set the record straight over his relationship with Arsenal - and his admiration for boss Arsene Wenger.
  • Brighton are preparing an audacious bid to land Michael Owen.
  • Outcast Everton winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is on his way back to Russia after the club agreed a deal with Spartak Moscow.
  • Danny Welbeck is expected to sign a £42,000-a-week five-year deal within the next fortnight.
  • Norwich are telling clubs that hitman Grant Holt is not for sale - at any price.
  • John Coleman has agreed to become the new Rochdale manager.
Daily Star
  • Arsene Wenger is close to losing the support of the Arsenal dressing room.
  • Chelsea defender Alex is on the verge of joining PSG in a £4million move.
  • Red-faced Everton were last night forced to swallow a £6.5million loss on Diniyar Bilyaletdinov after flogging him to Spartak Moscow on the cheap.
  • Newcastle have made a £2million approach for Watford central defender Adrian Mariappa.
  • Ipswich manager Paul Jewell has improved his bid for defenders Jason Pearce and Joel Ward to £1.4million, an offer cash-strapped Portsmouth will find hard to refuse.
  • Barnsley boss Keith Hill has hijacked Hibernian's bid to sign midfielder Michael Tonge on loan from Stoke to boost his side's play-off hopes.
  • Blackburn outcast Jason Roberts has been offered the chance to revive his career at Reading.
Daily Mail
  • Robin van Persie led a dressing-room inquest after Arsenal's disappointing 2-1 defeat by Manchester United.
  • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is attempting to drive through a move for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Willian before the transfer deadline.
  • Mark Hughes was left fuming after the Home Office turned down a work permit for Brazilian wonderkid Henrique.
  • Leicester will make a move for Cardiff defender Anthony Gerrard if they can sell either Matt Mills or Sean St Ledger.
  • Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has moved to strengthen his struggling side by agreeing a £3million fee for Birmingham winger Jean Beausejour.
  • Watford have turned down an initial £3million bid from Newcastle for defender Adrian Mariappa.
  • West Ham are in talks with Nacional winger Edgar Costa.
  • Middlesbrough have had a £150,000 offer for Blackpool striker Lomana LuaLua rejected.
  • Manchester United striker Mame Biram Diouf is attracting interest from French side Brest.
Daily Express
  • QPR will put pressure on Anton Ferdinand to shake hands with John Terry before the potentially explosive FA Cup clash with Chelsea on Saturday.
  • Arsenal's players staged an impromptu internal inquest and accused each other of letting down manager Arsene Wenger after their third successive Premier League defeat.
  • Alex is on the verge of completing a £4million move to join Carlo Ancelotti at PSG.
Independent
  • Harry Redknapp had previously been investigated by the British Tax Authority for a £300,000 payment over the transfer of Rio Ferdinand from West Ham United, a court heard yesterday in a dramatic opening day at the Tottenham Hotspur manager's trial on tax evasion charges.
Daily Telegraph
  • Harry Redknapp received almost £600,000 in commission payments from transfers involving Peter Crouch and Rio Ferdinand, a court was told yesterday as the Tottenham manager's financial affairs were laid bare on the opening day of his trial on charges of tax evasion.
  • Roman Abramovich's friendship with the billionaire owner of Shakhtar Donetsk is the key to Chelsea signing Willian.
Daily Record
  • Motherwell manager Stuart McCall last night insisted players are facing trial by Sportscene and vowed to fight any ban dished out to Michael Higdon.
  • Former Dutch golden boy Luigi Bruins hopes to resurrect his career at Rangers after being sold on the club by former team-mate Michael Mols.
  • James Forrest pledged his future to Celtic, insisting a switch to the Premiership with Spurs doesn't interest him.
  • St Johnstone boss Steve Lomas is convinced there will be further bids for star striker Fran Sandaza in the next week.
  • Ryan Stevenson may be set to end his self-imposed Hearts exile - even though he's preparing to hold talks over a Bosman move away from Tynecastle.
  • Dundee United have dropped their interest in Slovakian striker Milos Lacny.
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