Paper talk

My football gift to you .... all the transfer talk, rumours and gossip from today's newspapers!

Thierry Henry has put Premier League clubs on alert by throwing a tantrum after being substituted by Barcelona in their 2-1 defeat to Villarreal. His old Arsenal pal Robert Pires, who played in the side which beat Barca, said: "If I were to say that Henry was happy, I would be called a liar." (The Sun)

Dwight Yorke is set to quit Sunderland and is considering heading back to Australia to play for Sydney FC. (Daily Star)

Manchester United and Arsenal have tabled bids for Cardiff prodigy Aaron Ramsey. The 17-year-old, who is valued at around £5m after only seven starts for the Bluebirds is being courted by Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger - with Old Trafford believed to be his likely choice. (Daily Express)

Chelsea have launched a £7m bid for Uruguayan centre-back Martin Caceres, who is currently impressing in a loan spell with Spanish side Recreativo Huelva. Parent club Villarreal rate him at £14m. (Daily Mail)

Barnsley's FA Cup heroes - who bagged £1,000 per man for knocking out Chelsea - have been promised £10,000 each if they can do the same to Cardiff and reach the final. (Daily Star)

Arsene Wenger reckons Cesc Fabregas and Mathieu Flamini are the best central midfield partnership he's ever had at the club - even better than Patrick Viera and Emmanuel Petit. "Before, we had players with impact and now the player's strength is in mobility," says the Arsenal boss. (Various)

Alan Curbishley will fly to Italy this week to meet Gianluca Nani, the general manager of Brescia who is set to become West Ham's technical director in the summer. (The Times)

Stuart Pearce does not think Theo Walcott is ready for full England honours and wants him to stay in his Under-21 set-up for the time being rather than being elevated into Fabio Capello's plans. (Various)