Paper Talk - 25 January 2012

• Carlos Tevez has been stung for almost £10million by Manchester City in his bitter dispute with them.


• Anton Ferdinand will snub John Terry's handshake ahead of QPR's FA Cup tie against Chelsea on Saturday.


• Steven Gerrard has branded as "ludicrous" the pressure piled on Kenny Dalglish after Liverpool's recent slump in form.


• Mario Balotelli's agent has called for referee Howard Webb to be banned for life over the decision to charge the Manchester City striker with violent conduct.


• Pepe Reina has warned the Kop they may have to wait another THREE YEARS for Liverpool to become title contenders.


• Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has put himself in the frame for England's Euro 2012 campaign after impressing Fabio Capello.


• Aston Villa are ready to let Emile Heskey walk away for nothing this summer.


• West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has joined the race to sign Liverpool wonderkid Raheem Sterling on loan.


• Watford boss Sean Dyche has accused Newcastle of insulting him after attempting to land Adrian Mariappa on the cheap.


• Chelsea are closing in on the £8.5million signing of Genk winger Kevin De Bruyne.

• Mario Balotelli could quit Manchester City after his four-game ban for violent conduct.


• Manchester City have told Carlos Tevez he can rot.


• Steven Gerrard has blasted Liverpool fans questioning Kenny Dalglish.


• Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger deserves the respect of the club's fans.


• Gareth Barry has revealed how a cheeky chant from the Kop made him go cold on a move to Liverpool.


• Jose Mourinho would be Barcelona boss - but for his arrogance, aggression and failure to listen, according to a new book which reveals he was snubbed after an interview in 2008.


• Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti will wait until the summer before making a second raid on former club Chelsea for Frank Lampard.


• Blackburn boss Steve Kean wants to offload midfielder Mauro Formica so he can add to his squad.


• Newcastle are hoping to seal a £2million deal for Watford defender Adrian Mariappa.


• Bolton, Swansea, Barnsley, West Ham and Sheffield United have hit brick walls trying to nab Liverpool kid Raheem Sterling on loan.

• Manchester United are hopeful Phil Jones will shrug off an ankle injury and declare himself fit for Saturday's FA Cup trip to Liverpool.


• Manchester City have hit rebel Carlos Tevez for a whopping £9million for turning his back on the club.


• Mario Balotelli's fuming agent has launched a fierce attack on referee Howard Webb and threatened to take the striker away from English football.


• QPR's Anton Ferdinand is agonising over whether to shake hands with John Terry before their FA Cup showdown on Saturday.


• Jonny Howson completed his £2million move to Norwich on Tuesday and admitted he had to leave Leeds United to play Premier League football.


• Alan Pardew has told worried Newcastle fans to keep on smiling despite Saturday's 5-2 shocker at Fulham.


• Pardew was blasted by Watford on Tuesday night for offering 'pocket money' to sign defender Adrian Mariappa.


• Gareth Bale insists Tottenham will bounce back from their "sick" defeat by Manchester City.


• Liverpool have made an offer for £15m rated Udinese midfielder Mauricio Isla. The 23-year-old has caught the eye of Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish after impressing in Serie A this season.

• Carlos Tevez is nearly £10million out of pocket - and counting - for his behaviour at Manchester City.


• City's Mario Balotelli could quit English football because he feels he is being victimised.


• England boss Fabio Capello has joined the clamour for wing wonderkid Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to keep his Arsenal place for the remainder of the season.


• Chelsea are set to sign Racing Genk winger Kevin De Bruyne for £8.5million after talks in London between the two clubs.


• Watford have told Newcastle to come up with far more than "piggy bank money" if they want to land highly-rated centre-back Adrian Mariappa.


• AC Milan left-back Taye Taiwo has revealed he cannot wait to play for Mark Hughes after completing his loan move to QPR.

• Carlos Tevez's bitter fall-out with Manchester City has cost the rebel striker a staggering £9.3million in fines, wages and lost bonuses.


• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is on a two-man shortlist to replace Jose Mourinho as Real Madrid manager.


• Chelsea and QPR have issued a joint statement urging supporters not to tarnish Saturday's potentially explosive FA Cup fourth-round tie.


• Sunderland are being linked with a move for Bolton's Kevin Davies.


• Lokomotiv Moscow have joined the race to sign Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.


• Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard may disappoint Roberto Martinez by turning down a move to Wigan.


• West Ham have launched an ambitious bid to sign Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou.


• LA Galaxy are in talks with Leeds United over a move for defender Alex Bruce.


• QPR are weighing up a move for South Africa striker Katiego Mphela.


• City boss Roberto Mancini is on the verge of signing Israeli midfielder Nir Biton after talks with his agent in Manchester on Tuesday night.


• Southampton and Everton have both registered an interest in Birmingham City's highly-rated goalkeeper Jack Butland.


• Tomas Rosicky's future with Arsenal will be determined over the next few days after his agent Pavel Paska arrived in London for talks with manager Arsene Wenger.

• Sir David Murray made a surprise return to his old club Rangers on Tuesday.


• Dundee United are weighing up a move for out-of-favour Hearts hitman Ryan Stevenson.


• Johan Mjallby insists the Celtic board are playing a key role in the club's charge for glory by keeping the January exit door bolted shut.


• SFA Performance Director Mark Wotte has told Celtic's James Forrest the worst thing he could do for his career would be making a move to England. 

• Hugo Rodallega has confirmed he will leave Wigan at the end of the season. The striker says he is in talks with a number of sides but has refused to name them "out of respect for Wigan".

• Theo Walcott's cousin Jacob - currently on the books at Reading - could be set for a move to Holland if he impresses in a trial game for Utrecht tonight.