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On Thursday, the English press wrote about "Barcelona's" efforts to lure Frank Lampard, unexpectedly interrupted England national team goalkeeper Paul Robinson's training, David Beckham's fear of the German national team, and "basketball player" Peter Crouch, as well as the new signings of "Man Utd", "Rangers", and "Liverpool".
Player market
"Barcelona" is again desperate to acquire "Chelsea" and England national team star Frank Lampard and offered £30 million plus Portuguese midfielder Deco. (Various)
Liverpool stars expressed their desire to sign "Birmingham" right-back Jermaine Pennant. ("The Sun")
Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson will try to attract "Marseille" and French national team star Franck Ribery. (Various)
Lyon rejected a £700,000 offer from "Rangers" for 21-year-old Jeremy Clement. (Various)
Fulham manager, who is vigorously fighting for Emile Heskey's signature, proposed a player swap deal with "Birmingham". ("Daily Mirror")
Bolton is trying to keep defender Tal Ben Haim in their squad by offering him double the salary. ("Daily Mirror")
It is speculated that "Charlton" will manage to sign a £2 million contract with "Reading" star Steve Sidwell. ("Daily Mirror")
Carlisle wanted to acquire "Hearts" defender Chris Hackett, who has had a series of failures. (Various)
If Croatian national team goalkeeper Niko Kranjčar, who is closely watched by "Celtic", shines in the World Cup, Split's "Hajduk" club could receive an offer from "Marseille" for the young talent. ("Daily Express")
Welsh striker John Hartson laughed at "West Brom's" £500,000 offer, as they promised to pay only half of the £28,000 weekly salary he receives at "Celtic". ("The Sun")
Next Tuesday, a contract will be signed for "Wolves" player Joleon Lescott's transfer to "Everton". ("Daily Star")
Turkish club "Besiktas" is eager to sign "Wigan" striker Jason Roberts and has offered him double the salary. ("Daily Mirror")
Ping">Portsmouth" manager Harry Redknapp confirmed interest in "West Brom" defender Curtis Davies. (Various)
Blackburn" manager Mark Hughes expressed interest in Inter Milan player Marco Materazzi and Matteo Ferrari, who plays for Roma. ("The Times")
Livingston" goalkeeper Roddy McKenzie plans to take advantage of a clause allowing him to leave the club if they are relegated to a lower league. (Various)
Germany
England national team star Frank Lampard said that nothing other than the World Cup trophy would equal failure. (Various)
David Beckham hinted that the biggest nightmare would be facing the German national team in a penalty shootout. (Various)
In the first England national team match against representatives from Paraguay, the air temperature will reach 28 degrees Celsius. ("Daily Mirror")
Portugal national team coach allowed "Chelsea" defender Paulo Ferreira to briefly return to his homeland to attend the birth of his first child. ("Daily Mail")
Carlos Alberto, the captain of Brazil's champion 1970 national team who last year called Michael Owen a failure, admitted that the "Newcastle" striker could become a standout star in the World Cup. (Various)
Paraguay national team striker Roque Santa Cruz said that Peter Crouch would be better off playing basketball than football. (Various)
England national team goalkeeper Paul Robinson was forced to briefly interrupt training because his dog Tyson escaped from a shelter in London. Fortunately, the boxer was later spotted wandering the streets of Harrow. ("The Guardian")
