Saturday Review of the English Press © EuroFootball.com

"Man City" has decided to sign a contract with former "Barcelona" team's 19-year-old midfielder Gai Assulin, who impressed during the club's trial ("Daily Mail").

The coach of the Arab-owned team Roberto Mancini is also targeting "Lyon" defender Aly Cissokho, for whom he would not hesitate to pay 13 million pounds sterling ("Talk Sport").

Turin's "Juventus" club has denied rumors in the press that the replacement for "Man Utd" team's forty-year-old goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who is celebrating at the end of the month, could be goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon ("ESPN Coccernet").

Birmingham's "Aston Villa" executives are eyeing PSG forward Guillaume Hoarau, who scored 23 goals in over 50 matches in the "Ligue 1" championship ("Caught Offside").

33-year-old forward Kevin Davies, who has been called up to the England national team for the first time, believes he can become the country's new Emile Heskey ("Daily Mail").

French representatives have informed Nigel de Jong, who broke Hatem Ben Arfa's leg, that he is not allowed to visit the injured player in the hospital ("Daily Mail").

England's youth national team strategist Stuart Pearce admitted: "I'd have to be mad to agree to coach our country's men's team ("Daily Star")."