On Friday, the English press writes about the acquisition of two Argentinians by the "West Ham" club for 35 million pounds sterling, the unsuccessful attempt to rent the "Real" defender Cicinho, "Arsenal's" desire to acquire Nigel Reo-Coker causing anger from Jose Mourinho, the loss of William Gallas and the advice of Edgar Davids to the "Tottenham" club's youth.
It is still unclear whether William Gallas' late move to "Arsenal" will hinder "Chelsea" from selling Robert Huth to "Middlesbrough". ("The Guardian")
"West Ham" will have to release Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano if any club offers more than 35 million pounds sterling for each player. ("The Guardian")
C.Tevez is most likely to move to "Chelsea", while J.Mascherano would join "Man Utd". ("Daily Mirror")
Although they acquired two Argentine stars, "West Ham" failed to rent Madrid's "Real" defender Cicinho. ("Daily Mail")
Despite already adding six players to the squad, "Sunderland" manager Roy Keane's offer of 2 million pounds for "Celtic" captain Neil Lennon was rejected. ("Daily Telegraph")
"Arsenal" coach Arsene Wenger wanted to acquire "West Ham" forward Nigel Reo-Cocker, but he managed to rent Julio Baptista from Madrid's "Real". ("The Independent")
"Newcastle's" last-minute attempt to acquire "Middlesbrough" forward Mark Viduka for 2 million pounds was blocked by Gareth Southgate. ("Daily Star")
"Kilmarnock" forward Steven Naismith was pleased to participate in an "Arsenal" trial, but it is still unknown if the player will move to the London club. ("Daily Record")
"Bolton" is frustrated with "Hibernian" as they have not responded to an offer of 1.5 million pounds for midfielder Kevin Thomson. ("Daily Record")
Wes Brown will start a match for the first time in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier between England and Andorra, after starting his career in the national team seven years ago. ("Daily Mirror")
It is believed that "Chelsea" manager Jose Mourinho is angry that he lost William Gallas. ("The Sun")
Edgar Davids told the "Tottenham" youth team that it is time to pick themselves up after a poor start to the season. ("The Times")
Former "Doncaster" manager Dave Penney may return to football as the "Sheffield Utd" manager. ("Daily Star")