Transfer rumours and paper review with Rob Shepherd: Fri, Dec 24

Football journalist Rob Shepherd joined the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast boys on Friday morning to take a look at all the day's backpage news.

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Meanwhile here are the latest transfers rumours from around the backpages...

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is lining up a £5m bid for Stoke's Robert Huth to boost the Reds defence. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham manager Alex Mcleish has made signing Spurs striker Robbie Keane his priority for the January transfer window. (Guardian)

McLeish is also busy preparing a bid to bring Rangers star striker Kenny Miller to St Andrew's. (Daily Record)

Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier has admitted winger Ashley Young may be offloaded if the right amount of money is offered. With 18 months left on the 25-year-old's deal, Houllier said: "In January the best clubs keep their best players but you never know if someone comes with crazy money." (Daily Mirror)

Villa defender Curtis Davies, currently on loan at Leicester, has rejected Sven-Goran Eriksson's attempts to sign him permanently and will go back to Villa Park on 4 January when his loan deal expires. (Daily Mirror)

 Coventry boss Aidy Boothroyd wants Scunthorpe keeper Joe Murphy - if he can sell Keiren Westwood in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic are tracking Michael Silberbauer ahead of cut-price January swoop for the 29-year-old Danish midfielder, who is out of contract with Utrecht in the summer, although the Dutch club say there are other parties interested. (Daily Express)

Michael Silberbauer would be interested in a move to Celtic and will be available for just £500,000 from Utrecht in January. (the Sun)

Utrecht technical director Foeke Booy says Celtic have emerged as favourites to sign midfielder Michael Silberbauer, despite interest from Everton, West Brom, Bolton and Fulham. (the Herald)

Kilmarnock manager Mixu Paatelainen admits he would have to consider a January offer from Hearts for midfielder Craig Bryson should they make another approach following two failed bids in the summer. (the Sun)