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Paper Talk - 08 December 2011

Gyan: O'Neill reportedly keen to recall striker

Paper Talk: O'Neill wants Gyan back

New Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill is reportedly keen to recall Asamoah Gyan from his loan spell, while Blackburn could sign Stephen Appiah.

Daily Mirror
  • Patrice Evra has admitted Manchester United's players are "embarrassed" at having to play in the Europa League after their humiliating Champions League exit.
  • Roberto Mancini admitted mistakes cost Manchester City their Champions League dream - then vowed to return stronger.
  • Liverpool could lose talisman Luis Suarez for most of January after he was hit with a second FA charge.
  • Shanghai Shenhua claim they are close to signing Chelsea rebel Nicolas Anelka in a deal worth £18million.
  • Alex McLeish's woes are mounting as Aston Villa's injury problems pile up and supporter unrest grows.
  • Martin O'Neill could recall Asamoah Gyan to boost Sunderland's striking options.
  • Tottenham misfit Giovani Dos Santos is a January target for Sevilla.
  • Ghana World Cup skipper Stephen Appiah is hoping for a Premier League lifeline from Blackburn.
  • Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has admitted he wants to bring Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong to Molineux.
  • Everton scouts are watching Mons' prolific striker Jeremy Perbet.
  • Liverpool are trailing Macclesfield's 16-year-old defender George Whiteoak.
The Sun
  • Patrice Evra has admitted he is 'embarrassed' at being condemned to playing in the Europa League.
  • Roberto Mancini vowed Manchester City would learn their lessons and bounce back stronger after bowing out of the Champions League.
  • Luis Suarez could miss two of Liverpool's crucial Christmas matches.
  • An astonishing Chelsea training-ground confrontation between Andre Villas-Boas and his players left Nicolas Anelka and Alex humiliated and dumped.
  • Jermaine Jenas' brief career at Aston Villa looks over after the on-loan Tottenham midfielder had surgery on a ruptured Achilles on Wednesday night.
  • Oriol Romeu is giving Chelsea a headache - the better he plays, the less chance they have of keeping him.
  • Martin O'Neill is ready to hold out an olive branch to Sunderland record-buy Asamoah Gyan.
  • QPR boss Neil Warnock is set to raid old club Crystal Palace with a £2million bid for Darren Ambrose.
  • Blackburn are weighing up a short-term deal for ex-Juventus ace Stephen Appiah.
  • Bryan Ruiz had to make a humiliating climbdown after saying he only joined Fulham for money.
  • Simon Cox is considering quitting West Brom to save his Euro 2012 dream with the Republic of Ireland.
  • Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has turned down the chance to be part-time boss of Northern Ireland.
  • Millwall want Cork City striker Graham Cummins.
  • Bury chief Richie Barker is a candidate for the Hartlepool job.
Daily Star
  • Manchester United paid the ultimate price for a disastrous defensive performance in Basel while Manchester City also crashed out of the Champions League.
  • The FA threw the book at Liverpool on Wednesday night by charging Luis Suarez with improper conduct AND the club with failing to control its players.
  • Aston Villa will have to take a £1million hit on Jermaine Jenas.
  • Martin O'Neill is ready to hold out an olive branch to Sunderland's record signing Asamoah Gyan.
  • Bryan Ruiz dealt Fulham an astonishing snub by admitting he wanted to join Tottenham instead.
  • Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has turned down the chance to become part-time manager of Northern Ireland.
  • Millwall want Cork City striker Graham Cummins, who scored 24 goals last term.
  • Rotherham are set to snap up Accrington non-contract midfielder Bryan Hughes, 35.
Daily Mail
  • It was double agony for Manchester on Wednesday night as both United and City crashed out of the Champions League group stages.
  • Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been charged over his one-fingered salute at Fulham on Monday night.
  • Aston Villa are facing the prospect of forking out more than £1million to Jermaine Jenas - despite the fact he looks likely to miss the rest of the season.
  • Blackburn are considering a move for former Juventus midfielder Stephen Appiah.
  • Fulham defender Rafik Halliche played in a trial match for Celtic on Wednesday ahead of a possible January loan move.
  • Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has seven offers on the table for January but is yet to receive a formal approach from Lokomotiv Moscow.
  • David James' playing future is in the balance with Bristol City manager Derek McInnes keen to sign a new goalkeeper next month.
  • Portsmouth's financial crisis will be on the agenda when the Football League board meet on Thursday for the first time since the club's parent company went into administration.
  • Manchester City are in talks with Eintracht Frankfurt about a possible partnership, according to the German club.
  • Manchester United have a deal in place for Dallas Texans forward Roberto Carlos Brito Rojas, 18.
  • Bolton are monitoring young Heerenveen defender Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.
Daily Express
  • It was a Champions League night to forget for Manchester - as both United and City went crashing out of Europe's elite club competition.
  • The FA threw the book at Liverpool on Wednesday night by charging Luis Suarez with improper conduct and the club of failing to control its players during the defeat at Fulham.
  • The Aston Villa career of Jermaine Jenas looks to be over before it had barely begun after the midfielder underwent surgery that could rule him out for the rest of the season.
  • Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has turned down the chance to be part-time manager of Northern Ireland.
  • Bryan Ruiz claims he never wanted to join Fulham and had hoped to join Tottenham instead.
  • Wolves boss Mick McCarthy wants to sign Arsenal youngsters Emmanuel Frimpong and Francis Coquelin on loan in January.
The Guardian
  • Sir Alex Ferguson defended Manchester United's young players on Wednesday night, saying they were not to blame for their humiliating exit from the Champions League.
  • Luis Suarez has been charged with improper conduct and Liverpool with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion for incidents that occurred during the 1-0 defeat at Fulham on Monday evening.
The Times
  • Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night after a shock defeat to Basle in Switzerland.
  • Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has been given assurances that he will be given significant funds to spend in the transfer window next month.
Independent
  • Sir Alex Ferguson's raw emotion at his club's first Champions League group-stage exit in six years led him to round on his former captain Roy Keane on Wednesday night.
  • Liverpool were in a state of indignation on Wednesday night after the Football Association charged Luis Suarez with improper conduct.
Daily Telegraph
  • Patrice Evra has claimed it will be "embarrassing" for Manchester United to play in the Europa League and alluded to complacency and a lack of professionalism during a Champions League campaign brought to an abrupt end with defeat in Basle.
  • Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, put a brave face on club's early Champions League exit and vowed they would return stronger next season.
  • John Obi Mikel is the latest player to be unsure of his future at Chelsea.
Daily Record
  • Rangers manager Ally McCoist will ask to personally attend Sole Aluko's SFA trial on Thursday in a bid to prove the winger didn't take a dive against Dunfermline.
  • Neil Lennon could be set to boost Celtic's title challenge with a new signing after handing Rafik Halliche the chance to win a deal.
  • Celtic star Daniel Majstorovic can't want to sit down and discuss a new deal with Neil Lennon.
  • Hibernian boss Pat Fenlon is already putting plans in place to strengthen his struggling side in the January transfer window.
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