Paper Talk-06th October

Paper Talk - 06 October 2011

Paper Talk: Striker hunt for Prem pair

Manchester United want Sporting Lisbon's Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Arsenal want Padova's Ousmane Drame and Doncaster could sign Mahamadou Diarra.

• Carlos Tevez's agent insists the Manchester City striker did not go on strike - and that he is a victim of mistranslation.
• Jamie Carragher reckons England appointing a foreign boss is a form of cheating.
• Phil Jones is battling Gary Cahill to start as England skipper John Terry's defensive partner against Montenegro tomorrow night.
• England boss Fabio Capello will go after Euro 2012, says FA chairman David Bernstein.
• Harry Redknapp has threatened to axe Rafael van der Vaart in a blast back at Tottenham's whingeing midfielder.
• Real Madrid midfielder Pedro Leon has slammed Jose Mourinho for blocking his dream move to Chelsea last winter.
• Nottingham Forest could be in new hands by next week.
• Adel Taarabt last night dropped a fresh bombshell on QPR - by declaring he wants to quit Loftus Road for more money.
• Manchester United are eyeing Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel.

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• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini's "very direct" management style has been blamed for his fall-out with Carlos Tevez.
• Paul Scholes claims he may abandon his fledgling coaching career - despite a ringing endorsement from Sir Alex Ferguson.
• Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has told Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini to forget about signing him.
• Manchester City are ready to sign 15-year-old striker Zakaria Bakkali in a big money deal with PSV Eindhoven.
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to loan out midfielders Oguzhan Ozyakup and Chuks Aneke.
• Birmingham boss Chris Hughton may have to offload more stars in January as fears grow over Birmingham's latest accounts.

• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini was last night put in the frame for his bust-up with Carlos Tevez.
• Fabio Capello is ready to give Bobby Zamora a shock first England start in tomorrow's crunch clash against Montenegro.
• Ipswich skipper Grant Leadbitter has snubbed a new contract offer.

• Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has told the FA they are "cheating" by employing a foreign manager of England.
• Fabio Capello is considering giving a surprise England debut to Phil Jones against Montenegro.
• Rio Ferdinand is a target for two of Qatar's richest clubs as they look to capitalise on his uncertain future at Manchester United.
• Doncaster have launched an audacious bid to sign former Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra.
• Arsenal are monitoring Padova striker Ousmane Drame.
• Manchester United are tracking Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel.

• Jamie Carragher has claimed having Fabio Capello in charge of the England team is like "a form of cheating" and says that the Italian's successor must be English.
• Jack Wilshere has told Arsenal he will not be the next star player to walk out of the club.

• Chris Sutton has claimed Celtic lost last season's title because of the threats made to Neil Lennon's life.
• Scotland striker Kenny Miller is ready to defy the doctors by proving he is ready to face Liechtenstein.
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