Monday review of the English press © EuroFootball.com

On Monday, the English press writes about "West Ham"'s intentions to buy D.Bent, "Newcastle"'s negotiations with "Ajax" for R.Babel, V.Hleb's desire to move to "Hearts", about S.Pearce's ambitions to become the coach of England's youth team being opposed by his club, and other news.

"Man Utd" is trying for the second time to acquire G.Bale with the condition to leave him at "Southampton" until the end of the season ("The Sun").

"Man Utd" rejected a £45 million offer from Madrid's "Real" for C.Ronaldo (Various).

"Birmingham" star Matthew Upson was upset with his club when they refused to sell a player to "West Ham" (Various).

"West Ham" is prepared to pay £14 million for Darren Bent ("The Independent").

"Hibernian" informed "Celtic" and other clubs that defenders Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson will not leave the team until the end of the season ("Daily Express").

"Newcastle" is concluding negotiations with "Ajax" for the acquisition of forward Ryan Babel, valued at £5 million ("Daily Mail").

Arsene Wenger may begin panic buying in the transfer market as his team's players are plagued by injuries (Various).

Alexander Hleb's brother Vyacheslav would very much like to move to "Hearts" in the summer ("Daily Record").

On the last day of the transfer window, "Tottenham" is expected to acquire "Derby County" star Giles Barnes for £3 million ("Daily Mirror").

"Hearts" goalkeeper Craig Gordon says he would like to stay at the club but could be sold before the transfer window closes ("Daily Record").

"Chelsea" is still interested in "Bolton" defender Tal Ben Haim ("The Guardian").

Alessio Tacchinardi is a potential target for "Blackburn", if they fail to acquire Lee Hendrie from "Aston Villa" ("Daily Mail").

"Newcastle" will acquire "Standard" defender Oguchi Onyewu for £2 million ("The Times").

"Preston" striker David Nugent claims to be happy staying at his club despite interest from "Everton" and "Fulham" ("Daily Express").

"Man City" would like to assess "AZ" defender Tim de Cler ("The Times").

"Leeds" wants to acquire "Crystal Palace" goalkeeper, Hungarian Gabor Kiraly ("Daily Mirror").

"Cardiff", "Derby County" and "Barnsley" are battling for "Dordrecht" striker Cecilio Lopes ("Daily Mirror").

"Man City" coach Stuart Pearce would be willing to lead England's under-21 team, but the club management opposes it (Various).

J.Mourinho warned R.Abramovich that he may receive a response if he is dismissed as coach in the summer (Various).

New Scotland national team coach Alex McLeish strongly urged fans to think realistically about the chances of qualifying for the 2008 European Championship ("The Herald").

Roman Abramovich will purchase two boxes at "Wembley" stadium for £4 million ("The Sun").