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London's "Chelsea" and "Manchester City" leaders are trying to lure 15-year-old Portuguese player Bruma from Lisbon's "Sporting" club to their teams. The winger is being called the new Cristiano Ronaldo ("Daily Mail").
"Arsenal" manager Arsene Wenger is considering the possibility of strengthening his team's defense with Bolton player Gary Cahill ("Caught Offside").
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson would like to acquire French defender Philippe Mexes from "Roma," whose relationship with the capital team's coach Claudio Ranieri is far from the best ("IM Scouting").
"Chelsea" and "Liverpool" clubs are linked with Bayern Munich defender Martin Demichelis, whose agent has publicly announced a poor mutual understanding between the Argentine and team manager Louis van Gaal ("Footy Latest").
Under the leadership of Steve Bruce, Sunderland are preparing to buy 22-year-old defender Liam Trotter from "Millwall" during the winter transfer window ("Daily Star").
From now on, only ticket holders will be able to attend the matches of English Premier League clubs' youth academies. In this way, club leaders have decided to fight against the "poaching" of the most promising young players ("The Sun").
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov claims that the new club's fitness trainer makes him feel like a marathon runner. Team manager Gerard Houllier has invited compatriot Robert Duverne to the coaching staff, whose task is to bring the players back to good physical shape. The Bulgarian has welcomed this decision warmly: "My even better physical condition would be equal to death" ("Daily Mirror").
