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Wednesday's English press writes about "Blackburn" defender Brett Emerton's desire to play for "Middlesbrough", "Sunderland" attempts to reclaim former team striker Kevin Phillips, "Crystal Palace" coach's plans to acquire a few more players, "Newcastle's" readiness to spend £15 million on new players, Danny Murphy's possible move to "Bolton", Thomas Gravesen's removal from "Real" for the preparation of the new season camp, "Liverpool" players' fear of traveling to Israel and Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho's dismissal of Liverpool in the battle for the Premier League title.
"Man Utd" will submit a £4 million offer for "Villarreal" defender Marcos Senna after recently acquiring Michael Carrick for £18.6 million. ("Daily Telegraph")
Blackburn defender Brett Emerton should move to Middlesbrough. ("The Guardian")
Sunderland coach Niall Quinn has learned that he must be patient if he wants to reclaim Aston Villa striker Kevin Phillips for the "Black Cats". ("Daily Express")
Crystal Palace strategist Peter Taylor will acquire a few more players before August 31st when the player transfer market closes. ("Daily Telegraph")
Sheffield United rejected the £600,000 offer from Leeds for striker Geoff Horsfield. ("The Sun")
Newcastle are prepared to spend £15 million for 3 new players: Thomas Gravesen, Jonathan Woodgate from Real Madrid, and a new striker. ("Daily Express")
Blackburn wants to outbid Wigan and acquire Hearts' defender Andy Webster. ("The Sun")
Birmingham will submit a final £1.2 million offer for Fulham striker Brian McBride. ("Daily Mirror")
West Ham will not receive a penny for Michael Carrick, who moved from Tottenham to Man Utd, because Spurs rejected the condition which demanded payment of part of the transfer fee to the former club. ("The Sun")
Tottenham defender Danny Murphy might move to Bolton for £2 million. ("The Sun")
Nigerian national team striker Nwankwo Kanu is prepared to move to Portsmouth after rejecting W.B.A.'s worse terms. ("The Sun")
Sheffield United is prepared to acquire Rangers' released defender Olivier Bernard, as former Birmingham defender Jamie Clapham didn't make a good impression during the trial. ("The Sun")
Celtic are aiming for Schalke striker Soren Larsen, knowing that the Dane is being sold for £2.5 million. ("The Herald")
It is expected that striker Filip Sebo will fly to Glasgow today and his transfer from Austria Vienna to Rangers for £1.8 million will be confirmed. ("The Herald")
Jose-Karlas Pierre-Fanfan is of interest to Fenerbahce and Gimnastic de Tarragona. ("The Herald", "Daily Mail")
Martin O'Neill will begin his work as the new Aston Villa coach by first targeting Celtic's wanted midfielder Stilian Petrov. ("Daily Express")
Dunferline club is looking for a new striker and is aiming to loan Leicester City player Mark De Vries, Stoke City's Kevin Harper, or Hearts' Calum Elliot. ("Daily Express")
Arsenal defender Ashley Cole, who is supposed to move to Chelsea, will not be able to use official Gunners photos in his new book. ("The Sun")
Aston Villa believes that within 48 hours, Martin O'Neill will be appointed as the new club coach. ("Daily Mirror")
Former Everton player Thomas Gravesen was dismissed from Real Madrid's preparation camp for the new season after an incident with Brazilian national team striker Robinho. ("Daily Star")
Liverpool striker Peter Crouch says that due to the crisis in the Middle East, Reds players do not want to set foot in Israel, where they should play the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Maccabi Haifa. (Various)
Former England national team coach Terry Venables has agreed to join national team coach Steve McClaren's coaching staff, and negotiations have begun regarding his salary and position. ("The Independent")
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho declared that Liverpool has no chance of winning the Premier League. (Various)
Celtic owner Brian Quinn wants to expel fans chanting offensive slogans during matches, or else risk being penalized by UEFA. ("Daily Record")
