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On Saturday, the English press writes about the possible move of S. Allardyce to "Sunderland", "Portsmouth" attempts to lure G. Barry, J. Mourinho's insistence on W. Gallas, promises to play more interestingly from A. Wenger, S. Distin's refusal to move to "Middlesbrough", and the tempting offer from "Tottenham" for S. Downing, the main targets of "Newcastle", the influence of G. Poll on N. Lennon's confession.
"Bolton" manager Sam Allardyce may leave the club and agree to move to "Sunderland". ("Daily Mirror")
"Portsmouth" has increased their offer for "Aston Villa" captain Gareth Barry to 6 million pounds. ("The Sun")
"Chelsea" manager Jose Mourinho insists that William Gallas will not be allowed to leave the club. ("Daily Star, The Sun")
"Man City" defender Sylvain Distin rejected a four-year contract offer from "Middlesbrough". ("Daily Mirror")
"Tottenham" could convince "Middlesbrough" to sell Stewart Downing after a newly submitted offer of 12 million pounds. ("The Sun")
"Newcastle" is prepared to try to acquire German national team forward Miroslav Klose, and team manager Glenn Roeder also wants Thomas Gravesen and Wayne Bridge. ("Daily Mirror")
"Man Utd" coach Sir Alex Ferguson has not lost hope of luring Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres. ("The Times")
"Chelsea" manager Jose Mourinho has promised that his team will play less cautiously this season in their quest for a third consecutive English champions title. (Various)
Assistant referee James Tattanas stated that the most famous "Premier League" referee Graham Poll is so influential that he can practically choose which matches he wants to officiate. ("Daily Mirror")
"Celtic" defender Neil Lennon revealed that Rangers were the first club interested in him when he was just 14 years old. ("Daily Record")
