Paper Talk - 12 September 2012

Yeung: Named his price

Regional Paper Talk: Yeung wants £40m

Owner Carson Yeung is willing to sell Birmingham but wants at least £40million, while Everton are interested in Bohemians defender Kevin Feely.

London Evening Standard
  • Arsene Wenger has played down Abou Diaby's hip injury and says the Arsenal midfielder could still face Southampton on Saturday.
  • John Terry's FA racism hearing will be held at a secret location on September 24.
  • Carlton Cole has welcomed the arrival of Andy Carroll at West Ham, despite losing his place to the striker.
  • Robin van Persie is a doubt for Manchester United's home clash with Wigan on Saturday after suffering a thigh injury in Holland's 4-1 win over Hungary.
Liverpool Echo
  • Bohemians manager Aaron Callaghan claims Everton have expressed an interest in 19-year-old defender Kevin Feely.
  • Everton have been granted an additional 2000 tickets for next week's Capital One Cup third-round clash at Leeds.
Manchester Evening News
  • Manchester City hero Paul Lake's life story is set to become a film.
  • Former Manchester United full-back Arthur Albiston believes Patrice Evra is still the man to play at left-back for the Red Devils.
Newcastle and Sunderland
  • Alan Pardew has asked Newcastle fans to show patience before passing any judgement on this season's squad.
  • Sunderland's Craig Gardner is happy to shelve his midfield ambitions and get stuck into the right-back role.
  • Sunderland striker Connor Wickham admits to being unsure how he managed to score the winner for England Under-21s against Norway.
Sunderland Echo
  • James McClean insists his spat with Giovanni Trapattoni is "over and done with" after returning to the fold for the Republic of Ireland.
  • Tim Krul is battling to be fit for Newcastle's visit to Everton.
South Wales Evening Post
  • Swansea are in talks with Michel Vorm, Ashley Williams and Neil Taylor over new contracts at the Liberty Stadium.
Birmingham Mail
  • Carson Yeung is looking to recoup at least half of the £81.5 million he spent purchasing Birmingham City, but interested parties - with the Gianni Paladini consortium the first to emerge - believe the club is worth a lot less.
  • Aston Villa's Joe Bennett is determined to "prove the doubters wrong" by shining on the Premier League stage
  • Steve Clarke has told West Brom's fringe players: "Trust me, your time will come."
Express & Star
  • Captain Karl Henry admits Wolves' established players need to up their game to integrate with Stale Solbakken's foreign legion.
  • West Brom boss Steve Clarke admits new boy Goran Popov will have to wait for his Premier League chance
Reading Post
  • Alex Pearce said it was a "dream come true" to score on his Republic of Ireland debut
  • WIGAN POST
  • Shaun Maloney admits Scotland have it all to do to qualify for the first major competition in 14 years.
The Bolton News
  • Skipper Kevin Davies has stressed the need for Bolton to have renewed focus following the international break and insists they must concentrate on "tightening things up defensively".
Lancashire Telegraph
  • Steve Kean believes Markus Olsson can strike fear through Championship defences this season after labelling his progress as "impressive".
  • Accrington Stanley have brought in former Huddersfield midfielder Danny Schofield on a three-month loan from Rotherham United.
The Star
  • Sheffield United are unlikely to make an immediate move into the loan market despite failing to save Michael Doyle and Ryan Flynn from suspension.
  • GLASGOW EVENING POST
  • Allan McGregor is refusing to accept Scotland's hopes of reaching the 2014 World Cup are over and said: "We can still salvage this!"

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