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Wednesday's English press writes about "Chelsea's" failure to acquire Ashley Cole, "Man Utd's" desire to lure "Corinthians" stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to the club, "Aston Villa's" coach considering an offer for "Tottenham" striker Jermaine Defoe, "Newcastle's" attempt to acquire Mark Viduka, "Arsenal" deliberating on Madrid's "Atletico" offer for Jose Antonio Reyes, Roy Keane's first target, and Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to follow in the footsteps of the legendary George Best.
Chelsea's bid to acquire Arsenal left-back Ashley Cole failed, as the Gunners demand a sum of 20 million pounds for the player. ("Daily Telegraph")
Portuguese goalkeeper Manuel Fernandes is close to a move to Portsmouth from Benfica for 6 million pounds. ("Daily Telegraph")
Man Utd is the main favorite to acquire the Argentine national team and Corinthians striker Carlos Tevez for 25 million pounds. ("Daily Star")
Sir Alex Ferguson also wants to snap up Carlos Tevez's teammate, defender Javier Mascherano. ("The Sun")
Sir Alex Ferguson is set to clash with Arsenal over the right to acquire C. Tevez, with the Gunners offering a lower sum of 18 million pounds. ("The Sun")
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho says he is not interested in selling Didier Drogba, despite rumors linking the striker with a move to AC Milan for 22 million pounds. ("Daily Star")
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is preparing a 9 million pound offer for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe. ("Daily Mirror")
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder seeks to strengthen the attacking line by acquiring Middlesbrough striker Mark Viduka. ("The Times")
Watford could shock everyone by making a 1 million pound offer for Sheffield Utd striker Ade Akinbiyi. ("Daily Mirror")
Arsenal may finally acquire Real Madrid defender Julio Baptista for 13 million pounds. ("Daily Express")
Tottenham are ready to finalize deals for Fulham defender Steed Malbranque and Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda. ("Daily Express")
Fulham have made an offer for Everton defender Kevin Kilbane. ("Daily Express")
Portsmouth are close to acquiring Ghana international and Fenerbahce defender Stephen Appiah for 6 million pounds. ("The Independent")
Arsenal are considering Madrid Atletico's 13.5 million pound offer for full-back Jose Antonio Reyes. ("The Independent")
Middlesbrough have completed a deal with Real Madrid, signing defender Jonathan Woodgate on a one-season loan and acquiring Robert Huth from Chelsea. ("Daily Mirror")
Gareth Southgate has also made an offer for highly rated Preston striker David Nugent. ("The Sun")
Portsmouth will try to acquire veteran striker Andy Cole from Man City. ("Daily Mirror")
Roy Keane's first target as Sunderland manager is former Man Utd striker Dwight Yorke. ("The Sun")
Czech defender Pavel Mareš is set to leave Zenit St. Petersburg for Bolton for a fee of 2 million pounds. ("The Sun")
Thomas Gravesen will finally move from Real Madrid to Celtic despite medical examination issues. ("Daily Record", "The Sun")
Gravesen will inform Celtic whether he agrees to reduce his wages after medical issues. ("Daily Express", "Daily Mail")
Bolton has informed Hibernian of their interest in defenders Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown and are considering a 4 million pound offer. ("Daily Record")
Sheffield Utd have ended their interest in Scott Brown as Hibernian valued the player at 1.5 million pounds, which the club found unaffordable, just like the value of Kevin Thomson. ("Daily Express")
Rangers have informed Austria Vienna that they will not pay more than 500,000 pounds for defender Sasa Papac. ("The Sun")
Austria has already rejected their 600,000 pound offer for Sasa Papac. ("Daily Mail", "The Herald")
Rangers defender Marvin Andrews has rejected a three-year contract offered by Reading due to concerns about passing the medical examination. ("The Sun")
Middlesbrough is the latest club to express interest in Rangers defender Jose Pierre-Farfan. ("Daily Mail")
Stevie Naismith will find out on Thursday whether he can join Arsenal after a review of the Kilmarnock club's ranks. ("The Sun")
Kilmarnock has informed Arsenal that they want more than 1 million pounds for S. Naismith, as they have already rejected an offer from another English club. ("Daily Mail")
Coventry has informed Rangers of their interest in striker Nacho Novo and have decided to offer a sum of 500,000 pounds for the player. ("Daily Express")
Rangers defender Bobo Malcolm's move to Millwall did not materialize. ("The Sun")
Sunderland manager Roy Keane has started his coaching career by apologizing to Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson. (Various)
Man Utd defender Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed that he wants to continue his successful career at Old Trafford and follow in the footsteps of the legendary George Best. ("Daily Mirror")
Chelsea defender Michael Ballack says Man Utd's great start to the season has rocked the champions. ("Daily Express")
