Saturday Review of the English Press © EuroFootball.com

The English press writes about "Tottenham" wanting to acquire Martin Petrov, "West Ham" coach's promise not to sell Marlon Harewood, "Chelsea" entering into battle with "Liverpool" for Dirk Kuyt, the desire of the "Aston Villa" captain to leave the club, "Man Utd" lack of interest in Jermaine Defoe, and "Monaco" offer to Stiliyan Petrov.

"Tottenham" is chasing after Atletico Madrid defender Martin Petrov. ("Daily Mirror")

Board disagreements at "Portsmouth" could scupper coach Harry Redknapp's hopes of acquiring Nicolas Anelka. ("Daily Mirror")

Veteran defender Paul Ince could move to "Swindon". ("Daily Mirror", "The Sun")

West Ham coach Alan Pardew declared that striker Marlon Harewood is not for sale. ("The Sun")

Chelsea hopes to win the battle for Dutch national team striker Dirk Kuyt's signature over Liverpool. ("The Sun")

Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry has stated that he wants to leave the club. ("Daily Express")

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce wants to purchase Bolton player Radhi Jaidi. ("Daily Mail")

Sir Alex Ferguson says that "Man Utd" is not interested in Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe. ("The Guardian")

Monaco is preparing to make an offer to Stiliyan Petrov, who would like to leave Celtic. ("Daily Express")

Sunderland wants to acquire Tottenham fullback Andy Reid and Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt. ("The Times")

Dumferline hopes to complete the acquisition of former Middlesbrough and Aberdeen striker Noel Whelan. ("Daily Record")

Dundee defender Lee Wilkie is ready to decide whether to stay at Dens Park, as many Scottish Premier League clubs are interested in him. ("Daily Record")

Former England national team manager Sven Goran Eriksson is prepared to invest his money in Aston Villa with a Swedish consortium. ("The Sun")

New Bolton signing Quinton Fortune claimed he was not surprised that "Man Utd" turned down his services. (Various)

A legal expert believes that UEFA's plans to increase the number of home-grown players in teams could be illegal. ("Daily Express")