On Friday, the English press writes about "Chelsea" hoping to snatch Uruguayan star Nery Alberto Castillo from "Man Utd", "Arsenal" wanting to acquire young "Sporting" forward Rui Fonte, "Reading" considering increasing their offer for defender John Mensah, Sven Goran Eriksson's agent denying contact with "Benfica", G14's support for compensation for Michael Owen's injury to be paid to "Newcastle", and Sir Alex Ferguson's anger towards the French national team.
"Chelsea" hopes to snatch Uruguayan star Nery Alberto Castillo from "Man Utd". ("The Mirror")
"Arsenal" wants to sign Lisbon "Sporting" young forward Rui Fonte. ("The Mirror")
"Reading" is considering raising their offer to 6 million pounds for defender John Mensah. ("Daily Mail")
"West Brom" has made an official offer to "Southend" manager Steve Tilson. ("The Mirror")
Tony Mowbray has made a huge step forward in the race to become the new "West Brom" manager. ("Daily Record")
Athens' "Panathinaikos" club is prepared to make a bold offer to Graeme Souness and wants him to become the team's coach. ("The Mirror")
Sven Goran Eriksson's agent says there was "no contact" between the former England national team coach and Lisbon "Benfica". ("The Independent")
The new head of the powerful European club group G14, David Dein, is backing "Newcastle's" demands for a 20 million pound compensation from the Football Association for the injury suffered by the team's striker Michael Owen in the World Cup. ("The Guardian")
Sir Alex Ferguson is furious that France is considering allowing Louis Saha, who has a minor injury, to play in the 2008 European Championship qualifying match against Scotland. ("Daily Mail")