Paper Talk - 24 December 2011

• Aston Villa are set to win the race for Barnsley star Jacob Butterfield.


• David Moyes hopes a taste of the bench will inspire Tim Cahill to rediscover his best form.


• Nedum Onouha and Danny Guthrie are the men Steve Keane wants to lead a Blackburn revival.


• Charlton are lining up Jeffrey Schlupp to boost their promotion bid.


• Bristol City want Dave Kitson to replace transfer-listed Nicky Maynard.


• Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor will not open talks about staying at loan club Tottenham until the end of the season.

• Gary Cahill will be cleared to join Chelsea in a £7million deal - after helping Bolton out of the bottom three.


• Arsene Wenger will spend Christmas deciding whether to re-sign Thierry Henry.


• Blackburn will offer Andy Johnson a bumper pay deal to fire them to safety in a £2million move.


• Wolves want Bristol City's contract rebel Nicky Maynard.


• Newcastle are keen on Manchester City defender Nedum Onouha.


• Millwall want to sign Aston Villa centre-half Shane Lowry in a £400,000 deal.


• Arsenal are keeping tabs on Manchester City's Swedish wonderkid John Guidetti who is on loan at Feyenoord.


• Birmingham have slapped a £12million price tag on in-demand striker Nathan Redmond.


• Sunderland are being linked with a move for James Collins who has 18 months to run on his Aston Villa contract.

• Arsenal are on the verge of clinching the loan signing of Thierry Henry - but if it falls through Arsene Wenger will move for Bobby Zamora.


• Gary Cahill is on the brink of completing a £7million move to Chelsea

• Owen Coyle is prepared to let Gary Cahill join Chelsea.


• Arsene Wenger will spend Christmas Day deciding whether to re-sign Thierry Henry.

• Wayne Bridge has hit out at Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini.


• Tottenham have held talks with Giovani dos Santos' representatives about a move away in January.


• QPR are considering a move for Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones.


• Mark Robins is a front-runner for the manager's job at Preston.


• Steve Kean is hoping to take Nedum Onuoha to Blackburn. West Brom and Everton are also interested. 


• Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea are all monitoring the situation of Real Madrid star Kaka ahead of the January transfer window.


• Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia 's agent claims Manchester United are interested in him.


• West Ham will make an audacious attempt to re-sign Bobby Zamora in January.

• Arsenal will step up interest in £10m-rated, 19-year-old Sao Paulo midfielder Casemiro.


• Chelsea target Gonzalo Higuain could be set for a summer switch to Juventus.

• Sunderland want Hamburg SV 's versatile left-sided player Marcell Jansen.

• Manchester United have joined the race for Real Sociedad 's 20-year-old centre-back Inigo Martinez.