Paper Talk: Barca planning Defoe move

Barcelona want Spurs striker Jermain Defoe, while Ryan Babel's Liverpool nightmare could be over and Sergio Aguero insists he is going nowhere.

Defoe: Being watched by Barcelona
Defoe: Being watched by Barcelona

NEWS OF THE WORLD

Nicolas Anelka is set to sign a £120,000-per-week deal at Chelsea.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is appratently on borrowed time after their dismal 1-1 draw with Hull.

New Portsmouth boss Avram Grant has been accused of knifing Paul Hart in the back.

Liverpool are ready to offload Ryan Babel to Bayern Munich.

Manchester City are lining up a £20m bid for Argentina winger Diego Perotti.

Newcastle boss Chis Hughton will target Manchester United winger Tom Cleverly in the January transfer window.

Avram Grant wants Jamie Redknapp as his Portsmouth assistant.

Hull look set to hijack Matt Kilgallon's £2m move to Newcastle.

Mark Hughes has held showdown talks with Micah Richards to ensure him he has a future at Manchester City.

Mick McCarthy could bolster his Wolves defence by bringing in Preston's Eddie Nolan for £500,000.

SUNDAY MAIL

Manchester City's billionaire owners will launch a £50m bid for Fernando Torres.

A staggering £1m per week has been paid to agents by Premier League clubs in the last 12 months.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Barcelona are tracking Spurs striker Jermain Defoe.

Manchester United are determined to win the scramble to sign David Villa.

Rio Ferdinand will learn in the next 10 days whether his back problem has dashed his World Cup dream.

Chelsea target Sergio Aguero has no intention of leaving Atletico Madrid.

Newcastle duo Alan Smith and Kevin Nolan will snub any chance to return to the Premier League in January.

Diego Forlan is desperate to play again in the Premier League.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has Kevin Kuranyi and Cristian Riveros in his sights.

THE PEOPLE

Manchester City have joined the race to sign Middlesbrough's Adam Johnson.

Carlton Cole is a major fitness worry for West Ham after suffering a knee injury against Burnley.

Jurgen Klinsmann will tell Liverpool's owners that he would not turn down the opporunity to manage the club again.

Manchester United are lining up a swoop for Japanese international Takayuki Morimoto.

Aston Villa are planning a move for Monaco striker Frederic Nimani.

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson is wanted on loan by Cardiff.

Tottenham plan a £10m move for West Ham defender Matthew Upson with Alan Hutton going the other way.

Rafa Benitez wants to bring Diego Forlan back to the Premier League.

QPR want £1.5m for teenager Raheem Sterling.

Steve Bruce wants to stay at Sunderland for the next six years and then become England boss.

Sir Alex Ferguson says Nani is not for sale.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish made a midweek trip to Milan to keep an eye on Marseille striker Mamadou Niang.

SUNDAY MIRROR

Liverpool have rejected the chance to share a super-stadium with Everton.

Sven-Goran Eriksson says his dream is to lead Notts County into the Champions League.

Morten Gamst Pedersen is frustrated by the lack of first team football at Blackburn.

Matt Kilgallon is set for a cut-price £500,000 move from Sheffield United to Newcastle in January.

Nottingham Forest have lined up an ambitious double raid for Tottenham duo Gareth Bale and Michael Dawson.

Sunderland could land Newcastle's Jose Enrique if Kieran Richardson is allowed to move the other way.

Nigel Pearson is ready to ask Leicester City for a £3m transfer kitty to boost their promotion push.

Your Comments

BRFCPilk (Blackburn Rovers fan)

"mu2008 - You clearly haven't seen anything of Pedersen over the last couple of seasons. He's gone downhill ever since he scored the winner in our FA Cup game against Burnley a few seasons back.

I agree, yes he is a creative player but he blows hot and cold (and more often than not he's more arctic). Now he's got a bit of competition with Diouf and Emerton being chosen ahead of him hopefully he'll buck his ideas up. In hindsight I wish we'd have taken the money when Man United were interested in him"

liverpool_1986

"ALOR_STAR_PKNK - another facinating and truely indepth comment from another idiot manure fan. Thanks for that.

As for Diego Forlan coming to Liverpool. I wouldnt be against it. I think he was just poorly managed by Fergie at UTD.

Look at him in Spain. He scores the same amount of goals as World class strikers such as Eto and Villa.

If he brought half those goals to Liverpool in a season then it would be a decent return"

mu2008 (Manchester United fan)

"Sad to see Gamst on the sideline in Blackburn, but lets face it, hes no longer wanted when big Sam is in charge, as theres no space fore creative players in his lineups. What would have actually happend if he had become England coach???"

anal_yst (Manchester United fan)

"How could Hughes ensure Richard's Citeh future when he doesn't have one himself?"

vangurin (Liverpool fan)

"hehe good one KaLeeDo :)

But Forlan to Liverpool???? Plz don´t Rafa...Rather Toni or Nistelroy"

alor_star_PKNK (Manchester United fan)

"Sack Rafa and all Liverpool's problems solve."

Unamkuf

"KaLeeDo (Liverpool fan)hear hear the lads a poor footballer!"

james the one (Queens Park Rangers fan)

"What paper did this come from that Raheem Sterling is being offed for 1.5M ? What is going on at our (was) club? anyone know? going to watch Arsenal to day, play like us, but can score goals!"

Jamie (Liverpool fan)

"more nonsense I see"

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