Latest Paper Talk

Wednesday March 13

• Monaco are ready to launch a blockbusting bid to sign Wayne Rooney.
• Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea could hinge on the removal of the club's technical director Michael Emenalo.
• Paolo Di Canio moved a step closer to the Reading job last night - after Roberto Di Matteo distanced himself from it.

• Arsene Wenger fears that Jack Wilshere's ankle injury nightmare has returned to haunt him.
• Brendan Rodgers has targeted four summer signings to fire Liverpool back to the top.
• Paolo Di Canio reckons he is ready to handle a Premier League job like Reading.
• Danny Murphy looks to have played his lack game for Blackburn after being stripped of the captaincy.

• Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes says Arsenal must stop selling their best players if they want to win trophies again.
• Ryan Giggs wants to replace Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United boss, according to former team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
• Chelsea's on-loan goalkeeper Thibault Courtois has revealed he does not want to return to Stamford Bridge next season.
• Reading have made an enquiry for Brighton boss Gus Poyet as director of football Nicky Hammond draws up his managerial shortlist.
• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is an audacious target for Russian club Zenit St Petersburg.
• Birmingham will step up their efforts to offload Nikola Zigic as he is due another staggering pay-rise this summer.
• Bolton striker Marvin Sordell is wanted on loan by Charlton - and may be allowed to leave the promotion hopefuls.

• Arsene Wenger fears a furious backlash from supporters as he prepares to surrender Arsenal's Champions League dream against Bayern Munich tonight.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has been advised by his agent Jorge Mendes to stay at Real Madrid for another season.
• Gus Poyet has emerged as a contender for the Reading job following the dismissal of Brian McDermott.

• Arsene Wenger fears Jack Wilshere is at risk of another injury breakdown - akin to the one that kept him out for more than a year - after admitting he may have overplayed the midfielder.

• Reading are set to delay their announcement of a new manager until next week but Roberto Di Matteo is understood to have ruled himself out of contention.
• Peter Taylor will today be announced as the England Under-20 manager for this summer's FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.
• West Brom boss Steve Clarke wants former club Chelsea to loan out another young star after stepping up his interest in defender Tomas Kalas.

• The world's leading football clubs are to be offered enormous financial inducements to participate in a 24-team tournament every two years in Qatar and neighbouring Gulf states.