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This Wednesday, the English press is buzzing with news about future transfers for "Man Utd", Liverpool, Arsenal, and other Premier League teams, unrest at the Chelsea club, and V. Romanov's attempt to strengthen the "Lithuanian" legion in Edinburgh.
After a heated argument with Jose Mourinho over his non-selection, Hernanes Crespo is considering leaving Chelsea in January. ("Mail")
Since Arjen Robben didn't fit in well at the London club, Chelsea hopes to splash out again in the player market in January. ("Mirror")
In January, Man Utd hopes to sign a pre-contract with Bayern Munich star Michael Ballack, whose contract with the German club will end next summer. ("Independent")
Arsenal is prepared to pay a record-breaking £20 million for the young Atletico Madrid star Fernando Torres. ("The Sun")
This week, Newcastle's head coach will attend a friendly match between the Turkish and Swiss national teams to scout 23-year-old Fenerbahce forward Tuncay Sanli. ("Star")
Wigan will offer a new contract to Pascal Chimbonda in order to prevent him from leaving the club for £1 million as specified in the contract. ("Mirror")
Within the next three weeks, Portsmouth will dismiss head coach Alain Perrin, with Sheffield United's Neil Warnock being a candidate to replace him. ("Star")
West Ham is closely watching Panathinaikos forward Emmanuel Olisadebe. ("Mirror")
Wigan has denied rumors of renting Nathan Ellington after he failed to establish himself at West Brom. ("Times")
Arsenal plans to extend the contract with Robin van Persie, despite the fact that according to the current contract he would remain with the Gunners for another two and a half years. ("Times")
Man Utd has included Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong, representing Ajax, in their list of future acquisitions. ("Mirror")
Liverpool and Manchester City are leading the race to sign Ajax's South African midfielder Steven Pienaar, with Celtic, Fulham, and Arsenal also showing interest. ("Mail")
Everton is considered the most likely candidate to acquire Tottenham's struggling forward Robbie Keane in January. ("Mail")
Blackpool is preparing to dismiss head coach Colin Hendry after the team's loss to Doncaster in the FA Cup and poor performance in the league. ("Mail")
On Saturday, Man Utd scouts watched Toulouse defender Lucien Aubey for the fourth time. ("Guardian")
Liverpool's American Zak Whitbread may be loaned to Port Vale club after just seven matches in the Anfield lineup. ("Times")
Newcastle plans to make a serious offer to Fulham for the acquisition of defender Papa Bouba Diop. ("Independent")
Charlton's head coach Alan Curbishley would like to attract Everton's forward Marcus Bent. ("Telegraph")
Defender Lee Hendrie has issued an ultimatum to Aston Villa - either let him play or loan him to another team. ("The Sun")
Main shareholder of Hearts, Vladimir Romanov, has made a new offer to acquire Lithuanian forward Robertas Poskus from Zenit St. Petersburg. ("Daily Record")
Former Scotland national team coach Berti Vogts has ended negotiations with the German Football Federation for the technical director position in the national team. ("Daily Record")
