Paper Talk - 28 October 2012

Demba Ba: On Liverpool's January shopping list

Paper Talk: Reds happy to pay Ba bill

Liverpool will offer £7m for Newcastle striker Demba Ba in January, while Fulham are planning a bid for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent.

The Sun
  • Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to ditch his diamond formation after complaints from an 80-year-old gran.
  • Former Everton winger Andy van der Meyde has lifted the lid on his time at Goodison Park.
  • Manchester City defender Micah Richards is facing a lengthy lay-off following the injury he suffered against Swansea.
  • Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has dismissed reports of a return to Spain.
  • Roberto Di Matteo has pleaded with Chelsea to keep hold of Ashley Cole.
  • Real Madrid will offer Fabio Coentrao to Tottenham as part of a bid to sign Gareth Bale.
People
  • Roberto Di Matteo has urged Chelsea to hand Ashley Cole a suitable new contract.
  • Liverpool are ready to make a move to sign Didier Drogba from Shanghai Shenhua.
  • Fulham manager Martin Jol is planning a January bid for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent.
  • Liverpool will offer £7million for Newcastle United striker Demba Ba in January.
  • Manchester City are keeping tabs on Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler.
  • Swansea City are ready to make a fresh move to sign Bolton midfielder Mark Davies in January.
  • Everton boss David Moyes is stepping up his bid for Leeds United full-back Sam Byram.
  • Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is plotting a January move for West Brom midfielder Claudio Yacob.
  • Liverpool are ready to offer £2million for Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jason Steele.
  • Sunderland are on the trail of teenage Romanian midfielder Nicolae Stanciu.
  • Huddersfield midfielder Oliver Norwood is a target for Norwich and Wigan.
  • Blackburn Rovers will have to dig deep to persuade Harry Redknapp to become their manager.
  • Accrington Stanley want to hold talks with former Blackburn midfielder Garry Flitcroft about their managerial position.
  • Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is sweating on a deal to sign Roger Espinoza after the Honduras midfielder broke his ankle.
Sunday Mirror
  • Roberto Mancini has issued Manchester City with a 'back me or sack me' ultimatum.
  • Blackpool boss Ian Holloway is a target for four clubs - Blackburn, Burnley, Crystal Palace and Ipswich.
  • Manchester United have been told PSV Eindhoven midfielder Kevin Strootman will cost £25million.
  • Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is ready to make his comeback from injury.
Daily Star Sunday
  • Blackburn are ready to find the money to appoint Harry Redknapp as manager.
  • Gareth Barry has been told he will have to take a pay cut to secure a new contract at Manchester City.
  • Manchester United are ready to hold talks with Federico Macheda about his future and the striker could move in January.
  • Leeds United are ready to hijack Blackburn's bid to sign Cameron Jerome after missing out on his Stoke team-mate Kenwyne Jones.
  • Fulham are on the trail of Cologne striker Mikael Ishak.
Sunday Express
  • Roberto Di Matteo has appealed to his Chelsea bosses to keep Ashley Cole at all costs.
  • Sunderland face a major worry over Wes Brown after the defender broke down in training again.
  • Sean Dyche is set to take over at managerless Burnley.
  • Chelsea's Florent Malouda faces the rest of the season on the sidelines after a January move to Santos collapsed.
Mail On Sunday
  • Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't consider the current Chelsea side to be as strong as the "ruthless" one built by Jose Mourinho.
  • Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been warned his continual berating of match officials will not help his team's cause

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