Paper Talk - 16 January 2012

• Thierry Henry's dream Premier League return turned into a bitter nightmare on Sunday night.


• Mark Hughes saw QPR fire another blank at Newcastle - then admitted: I need to sign a striker...quickly.


• Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov could be on his way to Bayern Munich.


• Steve Kean has told AWOL skipper Chris Samba he will not engineer a move away from Blackburn.


• Chris Coleman admits he will take the Wales manager's job with a heavy heart following the death of Gary Speed.


• Chelsea will on Monday morning complete the £7million signing of Bolton defender Gary Cahill.


• Ipswich boss Paul Jewell has made a £1.5million double bid on Swindon for Paul Caddis and Matt Ritchie.


• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp jetted out to France to see Loic Remy score twice for Marseille on Sunday night.


• Bristol City want Fulham's Matthew Briggs on loan until the end of the season.


• Reading manager Brian McDermott is lining up a £400,000 swoop for Northampton wingman Michael Jacobs.


• Coventry want Portsmouth veteran Hermann Hreidarsson.

• Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is ready to test Tottenham with a £10million offer for Jermain Defoe.


• Angry Arsene Wenger accused Swansea's Nathan Dyer of being a diver after Arsenal crashed to a devastating defeat.


• Chris Coleman will hold formal talks with the FAW this week to discuss the vacant Wales manager's job.


• Roberto Martinez will let Hugo Rodallega quit on a free - to ensure Wigan keep banking on the Premier League's money.


• Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill wants Senegal striker Papiss Cisse - but faces a massive fitness gamble to get his man.


• Manchester United and Liverpool have been warned Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha is not for sale.


• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp made a flying visit to Marseille on Sunday night to watch £22million target Loic Remy.


• Blackburn and Montpellier are battling for Bastia right-winger Wahbi Khazri.


• Bolton boss Owen Coyle is ready to swoop for Tottenham's Giovani Dos Santos in a £4million deal.


• Coventry are making a swoop on Portsmouth for Hermann Hreidarsson.


• West Ham have left a £3million bid on the table for Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham.


• Ipswich have made a £1.5million bid for Swindon pair Matt Ritchie and Paul Caddis.

• Thierry Henry was involved in a bust-up with one of his own fans as Swansea heaped more misery on Arsenal.


• German giants Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich are locked in a battle to sign Dimitar Berbatov.


• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp flew to France on Sunday night to make a personal check on Loic Remy.


• Chris Coleman will feel guilty about holding talks about the Wales coaching job.


• Wigan boss Roberto Martinez insists he will not cash in on Hugo Rodallega - as his goals will lead the Latics to Premier League survival.

• Thierry Henry was involved in an angry confrontation with a fan after Arsenal's shock defeat at Swansea on Sunday.


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was at Marseille's Ligue 1 clash against Lille on Sunday night to watch Eden Hazard and Loic Remy.


• Mark Hughes vowed to spend big after QPR's defeat by Newcastle and denied he wants to sell Joey Barton.


• Japan striker Ryoichi Maeda's transfer to West Ham has collapsed, according to his club Jubilo Iwata.


• Chris Coleman will meet FAW officials this week to confirm his appointment as Wales manager.


• Chris Samba will consider going on strike if Blackburn continue to turn down offers for their unsettled captain.


• Manchester City are poised to sign Real Madrid 15-year-old starlet Jose Angel Pozo for £3.5m.

• Brendan Rodgers believes Swansea attacking trio Nathan Dyer, Danny Graham and Scott Sinclair would fit straight into Fabio Capello's England squad for Euro 2012.

• Blackburn Rovers' controversial ownership is once again under scrutiny after the publication of a remarkable letter signed by three members of the previous board revealed the depth of their concerns about the way the club was being run as long as a year ago.

• Arsene Wenger accused Nathan Dyer of diving to win a penalty on Sunday after Arsenal slumped to a 3-2 defeat away to Swansea City.


• PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti are ready to offer Carlos Tevez a lifeline after AC Milan were forced to cool their interest.

• Thierry Henry was involved in a heated verbal exchange with an Arsenal fan after Sunday's 3-2 defeat, while manager Arsene Wenger accused Nathan Dyer of diving to win Swansea's penalty.

• While Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers urged the England manager, Fabio Capello, to call up his match-winners against Arsenal on Sunday, Arsene Wenger accused Nathan Dyer of "diving" and Michael Oliver of granting a penalty which he called "complete imagination".

• Enar Jaager on Sunday night jetted into Glasgow determined to land the biggest deal of his life at Rangers.


• Kris Commons on Sunday warned Celtic's money men that Gary Hooper is priceless.


• Honduran ace Jorge Claros has claimed he's set for a trial at Rangers.


• Mohamed Bangura's national boss has admitted concerns over the frontman's future at Parkhead.


• Dundee United's move for Hamilton star Dougie Imrie has stalled after the clubs failed to agree a fee. 

• Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala are interested in signing Manchester United misfit Dimitar Berbatov.

• Romelu Lukaku will consider going on loan next season if he cannot break into Chelsea 's first team.