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The top stories from papers and websites - 18 January 2013

Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 by Unknown

• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers slammed Luis Suarez after his amazing cheat confession and told him: "It is unacceptable".
  


• Theo Walcott has finally agreed a new contract at Arsenal.
  


• Wesley Sneijder's chances of a Liverpool move rest on him taking a pay cut of up to £100,000 a week.
  


• Alan Pardew has told Newcastle owner Mike Ashley to sign two players - or face relegation.
  


• Mario Balotelli's agent held talks with AC Milan yesterday.
  


• Norwich have launched a £10million attempt to land strikers Gary Hooper and Danny Graham.
  


• Peter Odemwingie still wants to speak to QPR - despite West Brom rejecting a £2.5million bid.
  


• Cardiff have beaten Hull in the race for Fraizer Campbell.
  


• Paolo Di Canio has vowed he will not quit as Swindon boss.
  

• Angry Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has told Luis Suarez it was "unacceptable" for him to admit to diving.
  


• Gianfranco Zola has emerged as a serious contender to become
  Chelsea's next full-time boss - and help to change the mood at Stamford
  Bridge.
  


• Proud Geordie Danny Graham has some explaining to do before he
  clinches a £4million move to Sunderland - after admitting he would hate
  to step foot in the city.
  


• West Brom want to sign Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates.
  


• Wesley Sneijder has been warned he needs to cut his wage demands in half if he is to fulfil his Premier League dream.
  


• Nigel Adkins is still under massive pressure at Southampton - despite the club's upturn in fortunes.
  


• Arsene Wenger is warning a "negative environment" at Stamford Bridge could destroy Rafa Benitez at the club.
  


• QPR are desperate to dump Jose Bosingwa by paying off the defender this month.
  


• Owen Hargreaves last night insisted his career is not over - and claimed he will only play for a Champions League side.
  


• Nick Barmby wants to be the next Blackpool boss.
  


• Brighton have made a £2million bid for FC Groningen defender Virgil van Dijk.
  

• Roman Abramovich will take complete control of picking Chelsea's next boss after being swayed into hiring Rafa Benitez.
  


• Manchester United are on the verge of wrapping up a £10million deal for Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha.
  


• Liverpool are interested in signing Wesley Sneijder - but only if the Inter Milan playmaker agrees to take a pay-cut.
  


• Arsene Wenger claims he is "99 per cent" sure Theo Walcott will sign a new Arsenal contract by the weekend.
  


• Nigel Adkins is facing a fresh fight to hang on to his Southampton job.
  

• Liverpool
  will make a sales pitch to Wesley Sneijder if the Inter Milan playmaker
  is serious about accepting a drop in his colossal wages.
  


• Aston Villa are lining up Roberto Di Matteo as a replacement for Paul Lambert if their disastrous run continues.
  


• West Ham
  are holding out renewed hope of persuading Nicolas Anelka to have one
  last crack at the Premier League after receiving indications that he may
  be willing to negotiate on his high wage demands.
  

• Referees
  are to stick to their tough line on dangerous tackles - despite the
  confusion created by Vincent Kompany's successful appeal.
  


• Liverpool will enter the race for Wesley Sneijder if the Holland star is prepared to drop his salary demands.
  


• Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates is attracting interest from Boca Juniors.
  


• Galatasaray are showing in Fulham defender John Arne Riise.
  


• QPR are desperate to get rid of Jose Bosingwa but the defender
  is apparently refusing to leave for less than the £8million outstanding
  on his deal.
  


• Louis Saha is considering a move to South African side Bidvest Wits.
  


• Blackburn are trying to sign Barnsley defender Scott Wiseman.
  

• Chelsea
  face the prospect of another high-profile snub if they formally
  approach Jurgen Klopp to be their new manager, with the Borussia
  Dortmund coach expected to favour the possibility of succeeding Joachim
  Low as Germany coach.
  


• Arsenal are still considering a late bid to beat Manchester
  United to the signing of Wilfried Zaha but manager Arsene Wenger has
  conceded that it would be virtually impossible to recruit Edinson Cavani
  during the transfer window.
  

• Wesley
  Sneijder's hopes of a move to Liverpool will stand a chance of being
  realised only if he is willing to accept a significant pay cut.
  


• Newcastle could resurrect their interest in Bordeaux forward Yoan Gouffran.

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