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On Saturday, the English press writes about Arsenal starting talks regarding the acquisition of Javier Mascherano, the agreed fee for Owen Hargreaves by Bayern Munich and Manchester United, Ronaldinho's opinion on Chelsea, Tottenham's offer for Lyon's young player Hatem Ben Arfa, Manchester United's interest in a young Norwegian player, and Emmanuel Adebayor's statement that his few goals scored do not bother his conscience.
"Arsenal" has started talks with "Corinthians" representatives to acquire Argentina national team midfielder Javier Mascherano. ("The Sun")
"Newcastle" wants to bring back Jonathan Woodgate and plans to loan him from Real Madrid. ("Daily Mail")
Bayern Munich has agreed to the 12 million pounds offered by Manchester United for Owen Hargreaves, even though they had previously changed their mind and raised the price to 17 million pounds. ("The Sun")
Coventry City has made a 500,000 pound offer for Rangers striker Nacho Novo. ("Daily Record")
Barcelona's Brazilian Ronaldinho is convinced that defeating Chelsea in this year's Champions League will be very difficult, as many good players have arrived at Stamford Bridge. ("Daily Telegraph")
Tottenham has shown interest in Lyon's young right-back Hatem Ben Arfa after failing to make a deal with Stewart Downing of Middlesbrough. ("Daily Mail", "The Independent")
Manchester United is targeting young Norwegian midfielder Kristoffer Haestad, who is also wanted by Blackburn. ("Daily Mail")
Argentina national team striker Carlos Tevez, according to his agent, is close to transferring to an English Premier League club. ("Daily Mail", "The Guardian")
Referee Dermot Gallagher will not officiate in Saturday's Premier League match due to not sending off Ben Thatcher in the midweek clash between Man City and Portsmouth, where Thatcher elbowed Pedro Mendes in the face. ("Daily Mail")
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who has only scored four goals since January, insists that his goal drought does not bother his conscience. ("Daily Mirror")
