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Paper Talk - 11 September 2012

Paladini: Looking to buy out Yeung at Birmingham

Regional Paper Talk: Blues buy-out link

Gianni Paladini and Flavio Briatore hope to buy Birmingham City, Gareth Barry is close to a return and Gael Bigirimana is torn over his future.

London Evening Standard
  • Esteban Granero insists it was an easy decision to swap Real Madrid for QPR after being seduced by Mark Hughes' vision for the club.
Manchester Evening News
  • Gareth Barry says he can't wait to get back into the fray - and resume his formidable central midfield partnership with David Silva.
  • Manchester United chief executive David Gill is looking at trying to shoehorn a festive break into the crowded English calendar to bring the Premier League in line with the rest of Europe.
  • Anderson has set Manchester United the target of a clean sweep of trophies after last season's Premier League heartbreak.
Liverpool Echo
  • Nikica Jelavic has warned Everton team-mates Marouane Fellaini and Kevin Mirallas he is hungry for more trade-mark goals when Croatia face Belgium on Tuesday night.
Newcastle and Sunderland
  • Newcastle's new midfield sensation Gael Bigirimana admits he is torn about whether to pledge his international future to England, or his native Burundi.
The Chronicle
  • Vurnon Anita is more than capable of stepping in at right-back for Newcastle United in the weeks ahead - according to his former Ajax mentor Frank De Boer.
Sunderland Echo
  • Martin O'Neill is preparing to step up contract talks with Lee Cattermole as they look to keep the skipper on Wearside through his peak years.
Express & Star
  • Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey is awaiting the go-ahead from specialists as he looks to take a step closer to his comeback following the serious knee injury he suffered in April.
South Wales Evening Post
  • Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins believes their squad is in much stronger shape than last season, despite the departures of star names Joe Allen and Scott Sinclair.
Birmingham Mail
  • Gianni Paladini and Flavio Briatore head a consortium keen on taking the £90million control of Birmingham City from Carson Yeung.
  • Gabriel Agbonlahor reckons he faces a tough fight for a first-team shirt at Aston Villa with Christian Benteke and Jordan Bowery joining himself, Darren Bent and Andi Weimann in battling for a start.
  • West Brom defender Jonas Olsson has warned fellow Swede Markus Rosenberg he must be ready to make an impact when he gets his Premier League chance.
Wigan Evening Post
  • Roberto Martinez is backing his Wigan defenders to keep Robin van Persie in check when Latics tackle Manchester United over the weekend.
  • Young Spaniard Roman Golobart is hoping his latest loan spell at Tranmere will ready him for a long and successful career at Wigan.
Yorkshire Evening Post
  • Leeds boss Neil Warnock is deciding whether to bring in either Jermaine Jenas or Shaun Derry to the club on three-month emergency loans.
The Sentinel
  • Stoke's £3m deadline-day signing Steven Nzonzi has declared himself fit to face champions Manchester City on Saturday - despite not playing a game so far this season.

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