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Thursday's English press is dominated by reports of Celtic's attempts to strengthen, various statements from Chelsea, Arsenal's desire to sell A. Cole abroad, as well as the possible move of O. Hargreaves to Man Utd, however, Liverpool's victory in the battle for D. Kuyt, doubts about M. Owen, the approaching revolution at Aston Villa, the Argentine participating in Chelsea's review, the uncertain future of W. Bridge and fears about P. Cech, D. Ashton's operation, and the delayed D. Beckham.
Bayern Munich's defender Owen Hargreaves will move to Man Utd today. ("The Sun")
Liverpool won the battle against Newcastle for Feyenoord forward Dirk Kuyt. (Various)
Iranian national team star Andranik Teymourian says he will sign a two-year contract with Bolton in two weeks. ("Daily Mirror")
Arsenal is ready to lower the asking price for Ashley Cole, but not to Chelsea, to a foreign club, as it is believed that the defender is interested in Inter Milan. ("Daily Mirror")
Whether or not, A. Cole will likely be included in the Gunners team for Saturday's match against Aston Villa. (Various)
Coach Arsene Wenger has asked Arsenal's management to sell A. Cole by the end of the week. ("The Independent")
Celtic told former team strategist Martin O'Neill, who is now coaching Aston Villa, that he can forget about acquiring defender Stilian Petrov. ("Daily Record")
Wolves are prepared to loan 21-year-old Liverpool defender Darren Potter. (Various)
Chelsea is participating in the review of 16-year-old River Plate defender from Argentina, Maximiliano Oliva. ("Daily Mail")
Celtic has increased its offer for Wolves left-back Lee Naylor to 600 thousand pounds. ("Daily Express")
Sheffield United will acquire Rangers defender Olivier Bernard in the next two days. ("Daily Express")
Celtic's Director General Peter Lawwell admitted that he is negotiating with Real Madrid for defender Thomas Gravesen. ("Daily Record")
Celtic's coach Gordon Strachan was in Prague last night and watched Serbian national team striker Daniel Ljuboja play against the Czech Republic. ("The Sun")
Chelsea forward Didier Drogba revealed that he did not leave the club last summer, only did so after coach Jose Mourinho asked him in the last minute. ("The Sun")
Chelsea's head coach Jose Mourinho warned Man Utd's Cristiano Ronaldo to stop acting on the field if he wants forgiveness from English fans. (Various)
Former England captain David Beckham trained alone in Madrid on Wednesday as his private plane was delayed due to chaos at a London airport, causing him to be late returning to Spain for training with Real. The club may impose a fine on the player for this. (Various)
American billionaire Randy Lerner is nearing a takeover of Aston Villa for 62.6 million pounds. ("The Sun")
Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder admitted that Michael Owen may not play this season due to a knee ligament injury suffered at the World Cup. (Various)
Chelsea fears that they may have to do without Petr Cech for the entire start of the season, as the goalkeeper's rehabilitation after surgery has taken longer than expected, and he has only just started training. ("Daily Mirror")
West Ham forward Dean Ashton will undergo surgery to have a screw inserted in his broken ankle. ("Daily Star")
Aston Villa coach Martin O'Neill will find out in the next day whether forward Milan Baros and defender Gareth Barry are ready to stay in the club undergoing a revolution. ("Daily Star")
Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge is likely to play against Man City on Sunday, despite uncertainty about his future. However, the player may only be allowed to leave once a replacement is found. ("Daily Express")
Shaun Maloney is close to extending his contract with Celtic. ("The Sun")
Celtic coach Gordon Strachan, like his colleague John McGlynn at Hearts, has decided not to complain about the two-match disqualifications. ("The Sun")
