The top stories from papers and websites - 29 January 2013
- Danny Graham has asked to quit Swansea with Sunderland ready to complete a £5.5m transfer.
- Manchester City are braced for an increased offer from AC Milan for Mario Balotelli after rejecting a £17m bid.
- Wayne Routledge has agreed a new long-term contract with Swansea.
- Alan Pardew believes Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has shown his long-term commitment with the January signings.
- Michael Owen has spoken of his determination to prove he can still cut it in the Premier League.
- Wigan are making a £3m bid for Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero after a loan proposal hit a snag.
- Fulham are signing Belgian international Igor de Camargo in a bid to halt their alarming slump in form.
- Stoke are to make a late £2.5m move for Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak.
- Norwich boss Chris Hughton is hopeful of signing Celtic striker Gary Hooper - but knows he will have to dig deep.
- Blackburn striker Colin Kazim-Richards is returning to Turkey to sign for Bursaspor.
- Swansea are to make an offer for Derby right-back John Brayford.
- Reading are set to make a £1m offer for Birmingham centre-back Curtis Davies.
- QPR have made a fourth attempt to sign £7m Porto defender Rolando.
- Reading and Leeds have joined the £1m chase for Sheffield United's Nick Blackman.
- Paul Dickov has been given one game to save his job as Oldham boss.
- AC Milan are closing in on a £22m deal for Mario Balotelli.
- Tottenham have strengthened their midfield resources by signing Germany international Lewis Holtby from Schalke.
- Arsenal's second biggest shareholder Alisher Usmanov claims former fan favourite Thierry Henry wanted him to buy out majority owner Stan Kroenke.
- Holland midfielder Leroy Fer is close to completing an £8.5m move to Everton from FC Twente.
- Stephen Warnock is poised to agree a surprise move to Leeds.
- Nottingham Forest have made an increased bid of £500,000 for Birmingham winger Chris Burke.
- Peterborough have rejected bids from Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Hull for midfielder George Boyd.
- Rafa Benitez's future at Chelsea is hanging by a thread after the club launched a high-level inquest into his reign.
- Spurs are trying to pull off a last-minute £20m swoop for Leandro Damiao.
- Oldham boss Paul Dickov has been told he is safe - for now.
- Paul Lambert has said it is do-or-die for Aston Villa now and that he won't quit the club.
- Michael Laudrup has warned Sunderland they won't get striker Danny Graham on the cheap.
- Reading are lining up a £1.2m bid for Sheffield United's Nick Blackman.
- West Brom and Wolves are keen on Swindon striker James Collins.
- Ipswich are set to complete a £100,000 deal for Colchester midfielder Anthony Wordsworth.
- Tottenham are trying to pull off a last-minute swoop for £20m Internacional striker Leandro Damiao.
- QPR players had to be kept apart in a dressing room bust-up after their FA Cup loss to MK Dons.
- Mario Balotelli may finally be leaving Manchester City this week as AC Milan try to fund a move for the striker.
- Oldham chairman Simon Corney has still made it clear that manager Paul Dickov is on borrowed time.
- Fulham are in pole position to see off Everton for Borussia Monchengladbach striker Igor de Camargo.
- Swansea are trying to hijack Cardiff's move for derby right-back John Brayford.
- QPR have had a second bid for Peter Odemwingie rejected by West Brom.
- Tottenham have agreed a £1.5m deal to bring Lewis Holtby to the club.
- Reading are lining up a £1.2m bid for Sheffield United striker Nick Blackman.
- Danny Graham submitted a transfer request to Swansea on Monday night in a bid to push through his £5.5m move to Sunderland.
- Blackburn's loan striker Colin Kazim-Richards has been recalled by Galatasaray and sold to Bursaspor.
- Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo is back on Tottenham's wish list with striker Jermain Defoe set to be out for over a month with a pelvic injury.
- AS Roma have rejected an approach from Manchester City for their 18-year-old Brazilian defender Marquinhos.
- Brendan Rodgers has told his young Liverpool FA Cup flops to improve or face playing in League One.
- Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has given his public support to manager Paul Lambert.
- Rafa Benitez has been told by the Chelsea heirarchy to forget about signing players this week and focus on the talent in his squad.
- Harry Redknapp will bid to sign Peter Crouch from Stoke for the third time in his managerial career in a proposed swap deal with Jamie Mackie.
- Paul Lambert has been handed the dreaded vote of confidence by Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner.
- David Beckham is joining Arsenal today with his future still undecided.
- Harry Redknapp is trying to get Peter Crouch to play for him for a fifth time.
- Lewis Holtby will join Tottenham six months earlier than planned.
- AC Milan are confident of landing Mario Balotelli - but Juventus are ready to hijack the deal.
- Simon Lappin is set to join Cardiff on an 18-month contract.
- Emanuel Pogatetz has joined West Ham from Wolfsburg.
- Crystal Palace want to hijack Oldham's plans to keep Reece Wabara.
- Norwich have been checking on MK Dons striker Dean Bowditch, who is available on a free transfer this summer.
- Portsmouth are under threat of being kicked out of the Football League if they are still in administration in the summer.
- QPR manager Harry Redknapp wants to sign Stoke striker Peter Crouch for the fifth time, to join his crusade against relegation at Loftus Road.
- QPR have also made a £10million offer for Christopher Samba - the transfer they believe will keep them in the Barclays Premier League. Giant defender Samba, 28, plays for Russian moneybags Anzhi Makhachkala.
- Manchester United's sponsorship jackpot has helped them become the first sports team in the world valued at more than £2 billion.
- Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has the backing of owner Randy Lerner.
- Manchester City last night rejected AC Milan's bid to get Mario Balotelli on the cheap.
- Didier Drogba will earn £26,000 per game with Galatasaray.
- Lewis Holtby has completed his dream move to Tottenham six months early.
- Swansea's Michel Vorm has been earmarked as another goalkeeping candidate for Barcelona.
- Manchester United are considering a move for QPR shot stopper Julio Cesar.
- Juventus have entered the race with AC Milan to sign Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli.
- Queens Park Rangers will go head-to-head with Everton for South Korean striker Kim Shin-Wook, if they fail to land Peter Odemwingie from West Brom.
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