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The English press on Thursday writes about "Arsenal" approaching a loan deal with Madrid's "Real" for defender Julio Baptista in exchange for Jose Reyes, the latest attempts by "Chelsea" to acquire a full-back, "Tottenham" offers to "Liverpool," "Middlesbrough" and "Wigan" teams, "Blackburn" coach search to replace injured Ryan Nielsen, "Man Utd" lost hopes to sign Owen Hargreaves, possible additions to "Portsmouth" club with three players, Roy Keane's targets, "Liverpool" new offer for Lucas Neill and Steven Gerrard not worrying about "Man Utd" fans.
"Arsenal" will loan Madrid's "Real" defender Julio Baptista for one season, while Jose Antonio Reyes will also return to Spain for a year. (Various)
"Tottenham" will make a £5 million offer for "Liverpool" defender Harry Kewell and also offer £5.25 million for "Wigan" defender Pascal Chimbonda. ("The Sun")
"Tottenham" will also acquire "Fulham" defender Steed Malbranque, while Wayne Routledge will be loaned to "Fulham" team. ("The Guardian")
Meanwhile, Martin Jol has made a final offer to the "Middlesbrough" team for Stewart Downing. ("Daily Mirror")
If the club fails to attract S. Downing, the team will focus all its attention on "Lyon" youngster Hatem Ben Arfa. ("Daily Mirror")
Ashely Cole has accepted the fact that his transfer from "Arsenal" to "Chelsea" will not happen. (Various)
But still, the "Gunners" will agree if the "Blues" offer a £20 million sum. ("Daily Mirror")
And if "Chelsea" does not agree, they may reconsider selling Roberto Huth to "Middlesbrough." ("Daily Mirror")
"Chelsea" also failed to persuade "Juventus" to sell left-back Giorgio Chiellini for £8 million. ("Daily Express")
"Arsenal" coach Arsene Wenger wants to offer a contract to 18-year-old Japanese forward Sho Ito. ("Daily Mirror")
"Blackburn" manager Mark Hughes could acquire Egypt national team midfielder Wael Gomaa, who would replace the injured Ryan Nelsen. ("Daily Mirror")
"Man Utd" no longer expects to sign Owen Hargreaves from Munich's "Bayern" team. ("Daily Mail")
"Man City" may try to acquire "Charlton" striker Marcus Bent, as the latter club has already rejected a £2 million offer from "Birmingham." ("Daily Mail")
PSV Eindhoven has made a better offer for "Liverpool" defender Jan Kromkamp. ("The Guardian")
"Portsmouth" hopes to finalize deals for Ghana national team stars Stephen Appiah and Sulley Muntari. ("The Independent")
Roy Keane wants to acquire "Blackburn" defender Andy Todd - this would be his first purchase in his role as manager of "Sunderland." ("The Independent")
The "Black Cats" manager also wants to attract former Ireland teammates Graham Kavanagh and David Connolly from "Wigan." ("Daily Mail")
He also wants to buy "Man Utd" midfielder Liam Miller, "Portsmouth" defender Andy O'Brien, and "Blackburn" midfielder Jonathan Douglas, all of whom are Irish. ("Daily Mirror")
R. Keane hopes to sign "Celtic" captain Neil Lennon before the transfer window closes. ("The Sun")
And he will offer a £1 million sum for the "Celtic" trio Ross Wallace, Stanislav Varga, and Stephen Pearson. ("Daily Express")
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hopes to acquire "Barcelona" forward Javier Saviola before the transfer window closes. ("The Independent")
But if O'Neill fails to sign the Argentine, he may try to buy Jermaine Defoe from "Tottenham." ("The Independent")
Having acquired Nicolas Anelka, "Bolton" is now interested in "PSG" full-back Vikash Dhorasoo. ("Daily Mirror")
Southampton manager George Burley wants to acquire his former protégé, "Derby" defender Inigo Idiakez. ("Daily Mirror")
"Liverpool" is still hoping to sign "Blackburn" defender Lucas Neill, but they should increase their offer to £4 million. ("The Independent")
Brighton accepted a bid from "Sheffield Utd" for forward Colin Kazim-Richards. ("The Guardian")
"Celtic" made a £500,000 offer for "New England Revolution" defender Shalrie Joseph. However, the American MLS club rejected it. ("Daily Record")
Kevin Keegan may return to coaching with "Doncaster Rovers" and replace Dave Penny. "Doncaster" club president John Ryan is a close friend of the former England national team coach. ("The Times")
Didier Drogba told William Gallas: "Stop breaking up the Chelsea team." ("The Sun")
Sir Clive Woodward is ready to leave "Southampton" and end his long professional football career - this should be announced in the next 48 hours. ("The Guardian")
The Football League has stopped accepting "Premier" league referees who have been demoted for mistakes in "Premier" league matches. ("Daily Mail")
Steven Gerrard says he won't be worried if "Man Utd" fans boo him during the 2008 European qualifying match between the England and Andorra national teams at "Old Trafford" stadium on Saturday. ("The Sun")
