The top stories from papers and websites - 13 January 2013

• Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has decided he wants to become Manchester City manager next season when he returns from his sabbatical.


• Newcastle United and Southampton are both keen to sign French midfielder William Vainqueur from Standard Liege.


• Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is planning a £2million bid for Osasuna attacker Roland Lamah.


• Manchester City and Manchester United are vying to sign St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.


• New Blackburn boss Michael Appleton wants to sign midfielder George Thorne from West Brom.

• Crystal Palace want £15million from Manchester United for Wilfried Zaha - and will insist the winger returns to Selhurst Park on loan for the rest of this season.


• Newcastle will not let captain Fabricio Coloccini return to Argentina on the cheap.


• West Brom and Reading are both interested in signing Fulham midfielder Chris Baird.


• Aston Villa will not sell Darren Bent to a relegation rival after Reading and QPR showed an interest in the striker.


• West Brom have placed an £8million price tag on Jonas Olsson to keep him out of QPR's clutches.


• Theo Walcott's new contract at Arsenal will only be for the next three-and-a-half years.


• Ashley Cole has yet to be offered a new deal by Chelsea despite opening talks with Paris St Germain and Real Madrid.


• Oxford United manager Chris Wilder has emerged as the front-runner for the Barnsley job.


• Newcastle had scouts watching St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Friday night.


• Everton are ready to move for Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta, who is out of contract at the end of the season.


• Tom Ince's return to Liverpool is off after Blackpool refused to budge on their valuation of the winger.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol has emerged as a candidate to take over at Schalke.

• Liverpool are trying to work out how to hijack Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder's move to Galatasaray.


• Manchester United will be forced to sign Wilfried Zaha for £12million this month to prevent the Crystal Palace winger joining Arsenal.


• Everton manager David Moyes will be a target for Schalke and Werder Bremen at the end of the season.


• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is back on the trail of Bolton winger Chung-yong Lee.


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is eyeing Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue and AC Milan left-sider Urby Emanuelson.


• Manchester City striker John Guidetti is a loan target for Fiorentina.


• Newcastle are lining up a move for West Ham defender James Tomkins as a replacement for Fabricio Coloccini.

• Liverpool have made a sensational bid to hijack Wesley Sneijder's move to Galatasaray as the playmaker would prefer to play in the Premier League.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol is planning an £8million bid for Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila, who is wanted by QPR.


• Arsenal are lining up Toulouse defender Serge Aurier to replace Bacary Sagna at right-back.


• Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole intends to hold talks with Manchester United at the end of the season.


• Manchester United have been told to up the ante by Crystal Palace after offering £5million up front, and a further £5m in add-ons, for Wilfried Zaha.


• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is plotting a summer bid for Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes.


• Reading want to sign Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson on loan.


• Cardiff have joined the hunt to sign QPR striker DJ Campbell.


• Blackburn want to re-sign David Bentley on loan from Tottenham with a view to a permanent deal.


• QPR boss Harry Redknapp wants a centre-half and Sunderland's Titus Bramble has emerged as a top target.


• Southampton manager Nigel Adkins is stepping up his bid to sign Cagliari defender Davide Astori.


• Hull City are keen to sign Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale.


• West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has put plans to sign Southampton striker Rickie Lambert on hold.


• Everton boss David Moyes is prepared to sell Victor Anichebe for £5million to raise funds.


• Newcastle full-back Danny Simpson is hoping Fulham sign him so he can be closer to his pop singer girlfriend Tulisa.


• Bristol City want Bradford City boss Phil Parkinson to replace the sacked Derek McInnes.


• Fulham manager Martin Jol is a target for Schalke.


• Craig Hignett could return to Barnsley as manager for the rest of the season.


• Sean O'Driscoll is the favourite to take charge at Blackpool following Michael Appleton's departure for Blackburn.

• Tottenham have told Real Madrid it will cost £55million to sign Gareth Bale.


• Atletico Madrid hope to re-sign Chelsea striker Fernando Torres on a season-long loan in the summer.