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On Monday, the English press writes about the ongoing negotiations of English clubs regarding A. Cole and M. Senna, B. Mwaruwari's willingness to return to France, "Arsenal"'s interest in a Nigerian, two possible reinforcements for "Middlesbrough," "West Ham"'s search for a full-back, "Man City"'s desire to strengthen, "Norwich" and "Charlton" swaps, D. Beckham's sunset, a punishment for R. Ayala, "Man Utd"'s attack, confessions from England national team players, and S. Allardyce's frustration with the schedule.
"Chelsea" will increase their offer for "Arsenal" defender Ashley Cole this week to between 22 and 24 million pounds, as they learned that the alternative Eric Abidal from "Lyon" would cost about 21 million. ("The Independent")
"Man Utd" have agreed to continue negotiating with "Villarreal" for the acquisition of defender Marcos Senna. ("The Times")
"Portsmouth" striker Benjani Mwaruwari, who arrived at the club at the beginning of the year, is prepared to move to "Saint-Etienne." ("Daily Mirror")
"Birmingham" is evaluating "Celtic" full-back Ross Wallace. ("Daily Mirror")
"Arsenal" is interested in Nigerian striker Chinedu Ogbuke from Oslo's "Lyn." ("The Times")
"Middlesbrough" hopes to acquire "Man City" defender Sylvain Distin and Blackburn's defender Brett Emerton in time for Saturday's season opener against "Reading." (Various)
"West Ham" is looking for other full-backs, as Leverkusen rejected a 4.8 million pound offer for Switzerland international Tranquillo Barnetta. ("The Times")
"Man City" coach Stuart Pearce has promised to strengthen the team before Sunday's first "Premier League" match against champions "Chelsea." ("The Guardian")
Brazilian club "Corinthians" denies that "Man Utd" made an offer for Argentine forward Carlos Tevez. ("The Times")
"Wolves" goalkeeper Tomas Frankowski is being put up for sale. ("The Times")
However, the club hopes to keep full-back Lee Naylor, who has caught the eye of Glasgow "Celtic" manager Gordon Strachan. ("Daily Record")
Goalkeeper Robert Green will move from "Norwich" to "Charlton" this week, while Stephan Andersen will go the opposite way. ("The Sun")
Former England captain David Beckham, who was not called up by coach Steve McClaren for the friendly match against Greece, may start the season at Real Madrid in a backup role. ("The Sun")
"Valencia" is preparing to punish Argentine defender Roberto Ayala for criticizing the club last week. ("The Independent")
"Man Utd" coach Sir Alex Ferguson hopes that striker Louis Saha will step out of the shadow of former teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy and help the club play successfully this season. ("The Independent")
Full-back Cristiano Ronaldo may play as a winger on Sunday against "Fulham," as striker Wayne Rooney is likely to miss the match due to injury. ("Daily Mail")
New England national team coach Steve McClaren wants to ensure that what is said behind closed doors remains private, and his decision was likely influenced by autobiographies released by some players who participated in the World Cup. (Various)
"Bolton" coach Sam Allardyce is upset that international matches are scheduled the same week as the start of the "Premier League." (Various)
