Wednesday's European press review © EuroFootball.com

"Barcelona" defender Eric Abidal insists he will sign a new contract with the club, but only if he is able to compete for a place in the main lineup.

"Liverpool" continues negotiations with Amsterdam's "Ajax" and hopes to agree on a price lower than the requested 35 million euros for forward Luis Suarez in the next few days.

"Hannover" has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with 43-year-old coach Mirko Slomka.

Lisbon's "Benfica" is eyeing young full-back Lionel Carole.

Santander's "Racing" wants to bring back forward Nikola Zigic, who represents "Birmingham".

"Mallorca" has terminated the contract with forward Alhassane Keita.

"Arsenal" continues the search for a defender. According to "Metro", a candidate is PSG's Mamadou Sakho.

"Blackpool" will sell midfielder Charlie Adam to "Liverpool" for only 15 million euros.

AC Milan is close to an agreement with Genoa's "Sampdoria" forward Giampaolo Pazzini.

"Milan" failed to acquire Domenico Criscito, so now the focus is on Bayern Munich's Diego Contento.

Turin's "Juventus" continues negotiations with "Sevilla" for forward Luis Fabiano.

"Chelsea" denies offering 60 million euros for Atletico Madrid's stars Diego Godin and Sergio Aguero.