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The new owners of "Liverpool" are already planning to discuss future plans with the team's striker Fernando Torres next week, who is a target for "Manchester United" and "Barcelona" clubs ("Daily Star").
The "Reds" are considering the possibility of buying Tel Aviv "Hapoel" forward Itay Shechter in January, but the player is also actively attracting interest from London's "Tottenham", Liverpool's "Everton" and London's "West Ham" teams ("Daily Mail").
Officials from Turin's "Juventus" are prepared to fight with "Man City" for the right to acquire Roma's "Lazio" defender Stefan Radu ("Talk Sport").
Birmingham's "Aston Villa" and England's national team full-back Ashley Young have ended negotiations with the club regarding a contract extension ("The Sun").
Young, on Tottenham's radar, would like a clause in the new contract stipulating a buy-out fee ("Daily Mirror").
Former "Barcelona" manager Frank Rijkaard could soon replace Roy Hodgson in the "Liverpool" manager's seat (Caught Offside).
Tottenham's attacking leader Jermain Defoe is recovering faster than planned - the striker could return to the team by the end of November, although it was planned that the Englishman would not play until Christmas ("Daily Star").
W.B.A. boss Roberto di Matteo likened managing a football club to farming: "When preparing for a long winter, you want to bring as much hay into the barn as possible. That's what we are trying to do" ("The Sun").
