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On Thursday, the English press writes about the Champions League final and Liverpool's failure, Villarreal and Portsmouth wanting to acquire players, and other football news.
Villarreal has entered the battle with Juventus for Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze (Daily Mirror).
Ryan Giggs urges his fellow Welshman Gareth Bale to accept Manchester United's offer instead of Tottenham's (The Sun).
Tottenham has almost agreed to pay £10 million for G. Bale (Various).
Aston Villa defender Jlloyd Samuel is set to join Bolton as a free agent (Daily Mail).
Crystal Palace has agreed to sell midfielder Jobi McAnuff to Watford for £500,000 (Daily Mail).
New Sheffield United coach Bryan Robson wants to strengthen the team with Manchester United defender Kieran Richardson (Various).
Sunderland is interested in Blackburn defender Andy Todd (The Sun).
Leeds forward Richard Cresswell will move to Leicester (Daily Mirror).
Wigan forward Henri Camara wants to be closer to his family and play for PSG (The Sun).
Portsmouth aims to attract free agents Mark Viduka and Titus Bramble (Daily Express).
Claude Makelele, who has a one-year contract with Chelsea, is uncertain about his future (Various) and is offered a 2-year contract by Villarreal (The Independent).
Wigan defender Lee McCulloch is inclined to accept Rangers' offer (Daily Express).
West Ham is interested in Ecuadorian forward Carlos Tenorio (Daily Star).
Watford wants to re-sign forward Heidar Helguson from Fulham (Daily Star).
Dundee United has reached an agreement with Korona Kielce for the acquisition of goalkeeper Lucas Zalusko (Daily Record).
After losing to Milan, Steven Gerrard admitted that his heart is half broken (Various).
Rafa Benitez is angry that the referee did not allow full three minutes of added time to be played (Daily Star).
R. Benitez promises drastic changes at Liverpool (Daily Mail).
R. Benitez is already seeking financial support from the new club owners (The Independent).
Newcastle is set to be bought for £133 million by billionaire Mike Ashley. Upon learning this, club president Freddy Shepherd fell ill with a lung infection and was hospitalized (Daily Express).
Arsenal's forward Nicklas Bendtner, who belongs to the club but spent this season at Birmingham, has agreed to extend his contract with the Gunners for 5 years (The Sun).
Jose Mourinho will travel to Ghana next week to engage in charitable activities (Daily Mail).
Derby goalkeeper Matt Oakley, known for being a yoga enthusiast, has promised to do a headstand at Wembley Stadium if his club beats W.B.A and enters the Premier League (Daily Express).
