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.