"Man City" coach Roberto Mancini doesn't hide his admiration for "Newcastle" striker Andy Carroll, but admits that acquiring him could be too difficult. It would be much easier to attract "Wolfsburg" striker Edin Dzeko, valued at 25 million pounds. ("Guardian")
"Man Utd" manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be able to spend around 50 million pounds on new footballers in January, so he would like to bring in "Liverpool" goalkeeper Pepe Reina. ("Daily Mail")
An alternative option for Ferguson could be Leverkusen's goalkeeper Rene Adler, with a price tag of around 20 million pounds. ("Daily Mail")
Manchester club is also close to an agreement with "Aston Villa" winger Ashley Young. ("caughtoffside.com")
"Man City" and "Chelsea" are interested in Lisbon's "Benfica" defender David Luiz, valued at 35 million pounds. ("Daily Mirror")
Therefore, "Chelsea" coach Carlo Ancelotti will turn his attention to "Bolton" defender Gary Cahill, valued at 15 million pounds. ("Daily Mirror")
"Arsenal" also wants to strengthen their defense. One candidate is "Werder" defender Per Mertesacker. ("caughtoffside.com")
Underperforming "Liverpool" summer signing Joe Cole is of interest to London's "West Ham". ("caughtoffside.com")
"Liverpool" manager Roy Hodgson warned fans not to expect miracles, as a mid-table team cannot conquer the world. He also criticized the wage system established by Rafael Benitez, which makes it difficult to get rid of certain players. ("Daily Mirror")
"West Ham" owner David Sullivan admitted that he can't sleep at night due to the team's poor results. ("Daily Mirror")