Paper Insight 11 September 2014

• Chelsea striker Loic Remy cannot understand Liverpool's decision to pull the plug on his move to Anfield this summer.
• Arsenal skipper Mikel Arteta and vice captain Per Mertesacker played key roles in helping to seal the £16m signing of striker Danny Welbeck from Manchester United.

• Nottingham Forest defender Greg Halford is set to join Championship rivals Bolton Wanderers on loan.
• Barcelona have obtained first rights to 18-year-old Santos forward Gabriel.
• Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole has invited England boss Roy Hodgson to come and watch him - as he believes he is the man to anchor the national side's midfield.

• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is poised to end his seven-year reign at St James' Park as he aims to increase his stake at Glasgow Rangers.
• Liverpool sold £50,000 worth of Mario Balotelli replica shirts on the day that the Italy striker signed from AC Milan.

• Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been told that he is expected to finish no lower than third in the Premier League this season.

• New signing Danny Welbeck has pleaded with Arsene Wenger to be given an extended run at centre forward in the Arsenal team.
• The future of Blackpool manager Jose Riga looks doubtful after his behaviour was condemned by chairman Karl Oyston.

• Chelsea will bid £60million next summer to try and tempt Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo to Stamford Bridge.
• Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has two games to save his job, after failing to win in their opening three games.
• Chelsea are interested in Barcelona wonderkid Xavier Simons - who is only 11 years old.

• Tottenham owner Joe Lewis is ready to sell up - with the businessman understood to want a staggering £1billion for the club he bought from Alan Sugar in 2001 for around £22m.
• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has admitted his Sports Direct retail giants are making millions in revenue from their association with the St James' Park club.
• Midfielder Aaron Ramsey expects to be fit for Arsenal's huge clash with champions Manchester City this weekend, despite picking up an ankle injury playing for Wales against Andorra on Tuesday.
• Gabriel Agbonlahor has urged his best pal Fabian Delph to emulate him by signing a new contract at Aston Villa.
• Liverpool chief exec Ian Ayre has revealed that the club sold £50,000-worth of Mario Balotelli shirts on the day he signed from AC Milan last month.
• Stoke are leading a clutch of top-flight clubs who want the Premier League to take on the Football League over Financial Fair Play.
• Adam Lallana is ready to make his Liverpool debut against Aston Villa this weekend following a knee injury suffered on the Reds' pre-season tour in the USA.

• Tottenham could make a shock move to Milton Keynes while their new stadium is built.
• Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny believes team-mate Olivier Giroud will come back even stronger when he returns from injury.
• source: skysport