Evening paper talk A round-up

Evening paper talk A round-up of the news making the back pages of today's regional newspapers :-

Peter Odemwingie has revealed he offered to pay back £300,000 in bonuses to West Brom in a desperate bid to force through a move to QPR - (LONDON EVENING STANDARD)



Tottenham are confident they can finally conclude a deal for Leandro Damiao next summer after yet another failed attempt to sign the Brazil forward - (LONDON EVENING STANDARD)



Arsene Wenger has revealed Arsenal only signed Nacho Monreal after learning Kieran Gibbs could be out for six weeks with a thigh injury - (LONDON EVENING STANDARD)



QPR believe they got fabulous cut-price deals after signing Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend from Tottenham - (FULHAM CHRONICLE)



Fulham defender Chris Baird saw a potential move to West Brom fall through on transfer deadline day - (FULHAM CHRONICLE)



Napoli striker Edinson Cavani has put Manchester City on alert by hinting that clubs should not be put off by his release clause - (MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS)



Chris Smalling admits Manchester United blew the title last season - but he insists there will be no repeat this time around - (MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS)



Lucas Leiva believes compatriot Philippe Coutinho has all the qualities required to be a big success at Liverpool - (LIVERPOOL ECHO)



Daniel Sturridge says he's loving life at Anfield after a flying start to his Liverpool career - (LIVERPOOL ECHO)



Leighton Baines believes he is doing all he can to get a regular place in the England team, but admits he will soon face more than just Ashley Cole for competition - (LIVERPOOL ECHO)



Alan Pardew says Newcastle will turn their attention to a new striker in the summer transfer window - (NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE)



Deadline-day recruit Danny Graham has set his sights on helping Sunderland break into the Premier League's top 10 - (NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE)



Yohan Cabaye has warned close pal Demba Ba he will be regarded as his worst enemy for 90 minutes only on Saturday - (NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE)



Titus Bramble warns Sunderland cannot afford to take resurgent Reading lightly this weekend - (NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE)



Alan Pardew believes Mike Ashley's January transfer blitz has teed Newcastle up to emulate Everton by storming the second half of the Premier League season - (THE JOURNAL)



Michael Laudrup has revealed for the first time how much he is enjoying life as Swansea City boss and declared: "Why should I leave?" - (SOUTH WALES EVENING POST)



Adam Lallana insists Southampton are gunning for revenge against Wigan on Saturday after being 'taught a footballing lesson' by the Latics earlier this season - (DAILY ECHO)



Ian Harte has warned Reading's Premier League rivals there will be no easy points on offer at Madejski Stadium for the remainder of the season - (READING POST)



Mark Davies will make his return to full training in the next few days after spending the last six weeks on the sidelines - (THE BOLTON NEWS)



Defender Mark Reynolds and striker Jarrod Kyle have left Sheffield Wednesday by mutual consent - (THE STAR)



Tony Mowbray admits Kevin Thomson's Middlesbrough career was blighted by injuries after allowing the midfielder to leave the club - (EVENING GAZETTE)



Peter Odemwingie says West Brom are to blame for the QPR debacle and that he will leave the club eventually - (BIRMINGHAM MAIL)



Wolves manager Dean Saunders insists his side will stay up despite dropping to their lowest position of the season with a 2-1 defeat at Leicester - (EXPRESS & STAR)



Steve Morison has vowed to fill the void left by Luciano Becchio at Leeds after stepping into the Argentinian's boots on transfer deadline day - (YORKSHIRE EVENING POST)



Celtic boss Neil Lennon admits he is celebrating surviving the transfer window without losing any of his big guns - EVENING TIMES



Rangers star Lee Wallace has revealed his pride at returning to the Scotland set-up - (THE SCOTSMAN)