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Paper Talk - 02 September 2012

Falcao: Top of Chelsea's winter shopping list

Paper Talk: Blues back in for Falcao

Chelsea will move for Radamel Falcao in January, Sunderland could swoop for Michael Owen, while Real Madrid have first option on Gareth Bale.

The Sun
  • Didier Drogba has been reassured that he still has a future with Shanghai Shenhua.
  • Gervinho has told Arsenal fans that Olivier Giroud must be given time to settle in at the club.
  • Jon Obi Mikel admits Chelsea were given a kick up the backside by Atletico Madrid on Friday night.
  • Kevin Doyle feels he would have been a traitor by quitting Wolves during the summer.
People
  • Mario Balotelli faces several weeks on the sidelines with eye surgery.
  • Martin O'Neill plans to sign Michael Owen on a free transfer this week.
  • Harry Redknapp is in the frame to manage Ipswich, with Paul Jewell under increasing pressure at Portman Road.
  • Aaron Ramsey is in talks over an improved deal at Arsenal.
  • West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is ready to move for free agent John Mensah.
  • Blackburn want to sign Norwich striker Steve Morison on loan.
  • Fulham failed in a beat-the-deadline bid to sign Wilson Palacios on loan from Stoke.
  • Liverpool defender Danny Wilson could make a second loan spell to Blackpool this week.
  • Chelsea could allow Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu to leave on loan - with Bolton leading the chase for his signature.
  • Huddersfield could look to sign Jermaine Beckford on loan this week with a view to a permanent deal in January.
Sunday Mirror
  • Real Madrid have secured first option to buy Gareth Bale for £45million should Tottenham ever decide to sell the Welshman.
  • Wembley could host the Euro 2020 final if UEFA go ahead with plans to stage the tournament across several countries.
  • Wojciech Szczesny is out of Arsenal's trip to Liverpool on Sunday.
  • Roberto Mancini is demanding answers after he failed to land any of his top transfer targets in the transfer window.
  • Manchester City and Liverpool could still make moves for Theo Walcott in January if the England winger cannot agree terms over a new deal at Arsenal.
  • Ryan Bertrand is set to sign a double-your-money deal at Chelsea.
  • Steven Davis has revealed he received hate mail from angry supporters following his decision to quit Rangers for Southampton last month.
  • Arsene Wenger has dismissed claims he is ready to retire at the end of the season.
  • Alan Pardew has warned Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse to up their games - or face being dropped.
  • Ron Vlaar insists he has no regrets over his decision to join Aston Villa - and reckons the side will soon start moving up the league.
  • Roy Hodgson has told Wayne Rooney he remains England's No 1 striker.
  • Harry Redknapp is Southampton's top choice to replace Nigel Adkins should Saints' Premier League struggles continue.
  • Steve Bould has been told his top priority as assistant coach is to crack the whip and keep the Arsenal defence in shape.
  • Nigel Winterburn fears Arsenal are becoming a feeder club for some of Europe's top sides.
  • Brendan Rodgers insists he is happy as Liverpool manager despite the board's refusal to stump up £6million to sign Clint Dempsey on transfer deadline day.
  • Sir Alex Ferguson insists Wayne Rooney still has a future at Manchester United.
  • Craig Noone reckons he can help fire Cardiff into the Premier League this season.
  • Charles N'Zogbia has vowed to reproduce his best form for Aston Villa this season.
Sunday Express
  • Sir Alex Ferguson ended the speculation over Wayne Rooney's future by insisting the only place the Manchester United striker is going is on to a treadmill to get fit.
  • QPR boss Mark Hughes will consider allowing goalkeeper Robert Green to leave in January in search of first-team football.
  • Tottenham have confirmed winger Aaron Lennon has signed a new contract which commits him to the club until 2016.
  • Leeds have signed El-Hadji-Diouf until January.
  • Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has thrown his hat into the ring for the Chesterfield job.
  • Tottenham's transfer dealings in the latest window have exposed early tension in the relationship between manager Andre Villas-Boas and the White Hart Lane board.
Mail On Sunday
  • Liverpool fans have erupted in fury at the club's failures on transfer deadline day. The future of managing director Ian Ayre is now under scrutiny.
  • Radamel Falcao, the Colombia striker whose hat-trick shot down Chelsea in the European Super Cup, may join the London club in January.
Sunday Mail
  • Celtic are close to signing striker Lassad Nouioui on a free transfer.
  • Christope Berra is a doubt for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Serbia on Saturday due to personal reasons.
  • Motherwell goalkeeper Darren Randolph insists Celtic's Fraser Forster can consider himself unfortunate not to have been called up by England for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.
  • Motherwell admit they still may need to sell one of their star performers in January despite the cash generated from their exploits in Europe this season.
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