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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the British press writes about almost every "Premier" club's future signings, Roy Keane's contract, and the rotation of coaches in weaker teams. And also, today we present a collection of the best quotes from last week with statements from T.Henry and coaches of "Charlton", "Sunderland", and "Crystal Palace."
Leaving "Man Utd," Roy Keane received more than forty club offers. ("The Sun")
Turin's Juventus head coach Fabio Capello wants to take Sir Alex Ferguson's place at "Man Utd." ("Daily Mirror")
Real Madrid star Roberto Carlos may end his impressive career at the "Qatar" club for 8 million pounds. ("Daily Express")
Chelsea is linked with Argentine forward Carlos Tevez. ("The Independent")
Marseille is planning to loan "Man Utd" forward Louis Saha for the whole season. ("The Independent")
Fulham is also interested in the possibility of loaning L. Saha. ("Daily Mirror")
Criticized Portsmouth head coach Alain Perrin received support from senior players ("The Sun"), but had a serious conversation with chairman Milan Mandaric on Tuesday night. ("The Guardian")
Terry Brown retained the presidency at the "West Ham" club after magnate Kia Joorabchian withdrew a £45 million offer. ("The Sun")
In January, Birmingham head coach may try to acquire Luton forward Warren Freeney. ("The Sun")
Unhappy Aston Villa star Eric Djemba-Djemba was instructed to find another club after he returned from the African Nations Cup. ("The Sun")
Birmingham is interested in Lens defender Yoann Lachor. ("Daily Mail")
Tottenham is keeping an eye on Ghanaian defender Francisco Dikoha. ("Daily Mail")
Fulham intends to offer a new contract to Bouba Diop to ward off interest from Manchester United. ("The Times")
Plymouth plans to loan West Ham defender Elliot Ward for a month. ("The Sun")
In January, Wolves may try to loan goalkeeper Stefan Postma. ("The Independent")
Rangers president David Murray has already informed head coach Alex McLeish who will take his place if he is fired. ("Daily Record")
Dundee United defender Peter Canero may return to the field earlier than planned after a knee injury. ("Daily Record")
Roy Keane is seriously considering becoming the playing coach at Portsmouth. ("Daily Express")
Manchester United is planning to acquire La Coruna's Deportivo defender Aldo Duscher. ("The Independent")
German Gernot Rohr is named as an unexpected candidate to replace heavily criticized Portsmouth head coach Alain Perrin. ("The Sun")
Peter Taylor intends to leave his position as England Under-21 coach and focus entirely on Hull club, which is fighting to stay in the second-tier Championship league. ("The Sun")
Crystal Palace head coach Iain Dowie may unexpectedly take the coaching position at Portsmouth after failing to reach an agreement with chairman Simon Jordan for a new contract. ("Daily Mirror")
Newcastle head coach Graeme Souness wants to attract Chelsea and England defender Wayne Bridge to St. James Park. ("Daily Mirror")
Fulham representative Steed Malbranque intends to leave Craven Cottage and look for a more powerful club, as well as fulfill his dream of playing for the French national team. ("Daily Mirror")
In January, Charlton head coach Alan Curbishley may spend £3 million on new players, especially a top-class forward, in search. ("Daily Mirror")
Rob Earnshaw plans to leave West Brom to continue his international career. ("The Sun")
Blackburn head coach Mark Hughes is willing to offer a contract to Georgian defender Zurab Khizanishvili. ("Daily Mirror")
Jay-Jay Okocha wants to leave Bolton after the captaincy was taken over by Kevin Nolan. ("Daily Mirror")
Aston Villa director David O'Leary is willing to consider offers to acquire out-of-form forward Juan Pablo Angel. ("Daily Mirror")
Bayern Munich of Germany is seriously interested in Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda. ("Daily Mirror")
Liverpool and Wigan have started a battle for Portsmouth's England Under-21 skipper Gary O'Neil. ("Daily Mail")
West Ham head coach Alan Pardew insists he will not sell England Under-21 defender Anton Ferdinand even for £15 million. ("The Independent")
In January, West Brom intends to offer £1 million for 23-year-old Plymouth defender Hungarian Akos Buzsaky. ("The Independent")
Birmingham head coach Steve Bruce withdrew his offer for Ivory Coast defender Abdoulaye Meite and made an offer for Austrian defender Paul Scharner. ("The Independent")
Celtic prioritize signing a new contract with Stilian Petrov over the arrival of Roy Keane. ("Scottish Daily Mail")
Dick Advocaat advises Rangers president David Murray in the search for a new head coach. ("Scottish Daily Express")
Quotes of the Week
"People seem to be more interested in me than 'Eastenders'" (one of the most popular TV series in England - ed.)" - Arsenal forward Thierry Henry is annoyed by rumors about his contract.
"When you are richly endowed, you drive a Rolls Royce with pride, but when you barely make ends meet, you are happy sitting behind the wheel of a Renault" - Eric Cantona compared Manchester United's victories with France's victory in the World Beach Soccer Championship.
"It was great to receive a monetary bonus from Brighton fans," - Crystal Palace head coach Iain Dowie rejoices after being pelted with coins when his team defeated opponents in the last minute.
"He burst into my office as if it were nothing. He came in before the match, watched the game between Wigan and Arsenal, and some race, then listened to our team talk, went out and crushed us on the field," - Charlton head coach Alan Curbishley unsuccessfully tried to hold back Sir Alex Ferguson who burst into his office before the match against Man Utd.
"I don't have time for waffle - the "Match of the day" show is on now, and it only lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes, doesn't it?" – Sunderland head coach Mick McCarthy, when asked to comment on a 3-1 loss to Aston Villa.
"We played like girls - danced ballet on high heels," - said Norwegian coach Age Hareide after a loss to the Czech national team in Oslo.
"He can do whatever he wants on the field, he even won high balls from their defenders. He is a fantastic player and he's only 20 years old. Not bad at all!" – England national team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson lyrically described Wayne Rooney's impressive performance in a friendly match against Argentina.
