Paper talk: Robinho to Barca, Sven to North Korea and all gossip from Wednesday's back pages

By Mirror Football in Football Spy

Published 08:03 14/10/09

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Robinho will seek a transfer away from Manchester City if he is not getting first team football by January, with Barcelona ready to make a £32.5m bid for the Brazilian. (The Sun)

Midfielder Yaya Toure or defender Carlos Puyol could be used by Barca as a makeweight in any deal. (Daily Star)

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery will find himself in the middle of a tug of war between Manchester City and Real Madrid this summer as both clubs battle it out to sign him in a £65m deal. (The Sun)

Wigan are keen to re-sign their former striker Emile Heskey from Aston Villa. The England striker is desperate for first team football to ensure his place in the World Cup squad and could return to the Latics. ( The Independent )

Marcus Pederson , a £2m-rated Norwegian striker who plays for Stromgodset is wanted by both Blackburn and Sunderland . (The Sun)

Sol Campbell has rejected the chance to join Championship side West Brom , who were offering him the same £40,000-a-week wages he was on at Notts County before he walked out. The former Arsenal defender is waiting for a better offer. (The Sun)

Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt has told owner Mike Ashley to give Chris Hughton the manager's job full time after the caretaker boss guided the Magpies to the top of the Championship, despite all the club's off-field turmoil. (The Sun)

Having qualified for their first World Cup since 1966, North Korea are poised to appoint Sven Goran Eriksson as their manager for the finals. The Swede will combine the role with his duties at Notts County. (The Guardian)

Back at his day-job, County fans are begging Sven not to appoint former Nottingham Forest boss David Platt as the club's new manager. (The Sun)

Celtic legend Henrik Larsson says it is his dream to one day return to the club as manager. (Daily Record)

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