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Over the weekend, the English press writes about future player exchanges for "Man Utd", "Arsenal", "Newcastle", and "Chelsea", Wayne Rooney's possibilities to play in the World Cup, the reluctance of the "sharks" to part ways with Michael Owen, as well as Alan Shearer and Sir Alex Ferguson's successors.
West Ham coach Alan Pardew plans to offer his former teammate at "Crystal Palace" Gareth Southgate, who currently plays at "Middlesbrough", a player-manager position. ("Daily Mail")
Man City coach Stuart Pearce admitted that last summer he didn't listen to his assistant Steve Wigley's advice to acquire Theo Walcott for 3 million pounds, as he thought it was too risky of a purchase. ("Daily Star")
Everton scouts are closely watching "Auxerre" and Belgian national team forward Luigi Pieroni, who mentioned that he wants to play in England. ("Daily Star")
Steven Gerrard has stated that Wayne Rooney assured him that he will definitely appear in the World Cup, but for now he didn't want to predict in which matches it will happen. ("Daily Express")
Aston Villa is preparing for massive changes next season, so the club may decide to sell Milan Baroš, whom they acquired from Liverpool just a year ago. ("Daily Express")
Man City captain Sylvain Distin intends to sign a new three-year contract. ("Daily Express")
Former QPR coach Ian Holloway may take up identical duties at Ipswich, as the former coach of this team, Joe Royle, is planning to join Derby. ("News of the World")
This year Crystal Palace failed to break into the Premier League, so the eagles' striker Andy Johnson is actively being eyed by representatives not only from Bolton but also from Arsenal. ("News of the World")
On Monday, Millwall will confirm former Chelsea defender Nigel Spackman as the club's fifth coach in the last 12 months. ("News of the World")
Man Utd have shown interest in Chelsea player Eidur Gudjohnsen, so the Premier League champions may try to acquire Ruud van Nistelrooy. ("News of the World")
On Thursday, Michael Owen and Theo Walcott will represent the second England team in a match against the Belarusian eleven. ("The Independent")
Reading's Steve Sidwell may move to Charlton. ("The People")
Adam Virgo, who played only four games for Celtic last season, may move to Sheffield United. ("The People")
Newcastle is considering replacing Alan Shearer with Ruud van Nistelrooy, but at the same time, they clarified that Michael Owen is not for sale. ("The People")
Wigan and Bolton are competing for Newcastle's goalkeeper Nicky Butt, who spent last season on loan at Birmingham. ("Daily Mirror")
Leeds will try to offer a contract to free agent Francis Jeffers, who has also received offers from clubs in France and Portugal. ("Daily Mirror")
Chelsea is not giving up on the idea of luring Ashley Cole to Stamford Bridge, and in exchange, they plan to offer Shaun Wright-Phillips to the Gunners. ("Daily Mirror")
Barcelona was not prepared to pay a huge sum of money for Thierry Henry, so the Frenchman had no choice but to stay at Arsenal. ("Daily Express")
Henrik Larsson mentioned that the Champions League trophy he won with Barcelona didn't make him forget the defeat in the UEFA Cup final while playing for Glasgow Celtic. ("Daily Record")
Carlos Queiroz may decline an offer to coach Benfica because he hopes to become Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Man Utd. ("Daily Star")
A year ago, Newcastle acquired Albert Luque from Deportivo La Coruña and now plans to sell him to Sevilla for half the price. ("The Sun")
Former Newcastle and Liverpool coach Graeme Souness may move to Turkey and coach Trabzonspor. ("The Sun")
Pelé mentioned that in 1968, Man Utd tried to acquire him. ("The Guardian")
Terry Venables explained that there were discussions about the vacant coaching position at Middlesbrough, but not much more. ("Daily Express")
Andy Cole turned down the opportunity to coach Ghana's forwards at the World Cup because he is currently nursing a leg injury. ("The Times")
Charlton rejected West Ham's offer for Luke Young, so the latter may try to regain Chelsea defender Glen Johnson. ("The Times")
Italian police investigating fraud in the Italian football league interviewed Turin Juventus coach Marcello Lippi. ("The Independent")
Nottingham Forest officials met with Northampton coach Colin Calderwood and offered him suitable positions. ("Daily Mail")
If the current Preston coach moves to Charlton, his place may be taken by Crystal Palace coach Iain Dowie. ("Daily Mail")
Everton player Tim Cahill hopes to quickly regain proper physical form and represent the Australian national team in the World Cup. ("Daily Telegraph")
Tottenham is willing to pay £1 million for Chelsea forward Carlton Cole. ("Daily Mirror")
Celtic intends to offer Stan Varga a one-year contract extension, despite the Slovak not playing much for the main team last season at the age of 33. ("Daily Express")
Czech defender Michal Kadlec played his last match in the line-up of Prague's Sparta and will start negotiations with Celtic next week. (Various)
Celtic is willing to pay £3 million for Michal Kadlec and Hajduk Split's midfielder Niko Kranjčar. ("The Sun")
