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Thursday's English press reports about "Aston Villa" wanting to acquire "Palermo" defender, "Milan" offering Didier Drogba, interest from several Spanish clubs in David Healey, three clubs competing for the right to sign "Leeds" defender Matthiew Kilgallon in January, Jimmy Bullard's injury consequences, the battle for the takeover of "West Ham", Alex McCleish's refusal to become "Norwich" manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy's respect for Sir Alex Ferguson and Deano Ashton's speedy recovery.
"Aston Villa" wants to spend 6 million pounds on Italian "Palermo" Brazilian defender Fabio Simplicio. ("Daily Mirror")
"Portsmouth" 30-year-old striker Nwankwo Kanu is likely to end his career at South Africa's "Mamelodi Sundowns" club. ("Daily Mail")
"Milan" wants "Chelsea" striker Didier Drogba to take advantage of a FIFA loophole and buy out his contract for 4 million pounds at the end of the season. ("Daily Mirror")
"Portsmouth" are favorites to acquire "Lorient" striker Pierre-Andre Gignac, but the French club "Marseille" also wants him. (Various)
Several Spanish clubs are interested in Northern Irish and "Leeds" forward David Healey. ("Daily Star")
"Man City" plans to acquire "MK Dons" striker Izale McLeod and "Crewe" defender Billy Jones in January. ("Daily Mirror")
With the player market opening in January, "Leeds" will have the opportunity to benefit from defender Matthew Kilgallon. ("Daily Star")
Kilgallon is targeted by "Wigan", "Reading" and "Charlton". ("The Times")
Managed by Sam Allardyce, "Bolton" is in a battle with "Strasbourg" for the right to sign former "P.S.G" player Vikashu Dhorasoo. ("Daily Mirror")
"Liverpool" will appeal against goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's dismissal from the field during the match against "Everton" to avoid having to only have a young player on the bench for the match against "Man Utd" on October 22nd. ("The Sun")
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's agent Athole Still is angry that the blame for Wayne Rooney's goal drought is being placed on a specialist from Sweden, who is blamed for his behavior towards the player during the World Cup. ("Daily Express")
"Aston Villa" manager Martin O'Neill warned owner Randy Lerner to expect tough times despite the team not experiencing any losses this season. ("The Sun")
Defender Jimmy Bullard returned to "Fulham" after a knee examination in the US showed no hope for the player to recover in time for the championship matches. (Various)
"West Ham" rejected Icelandic businessman Eggert Magnusson's bid to buy the club, believing it could bring huge debts to the club. ("The Sun")
Magnusson, a long-time fan of "Tottenham", wants to acquire the "Hammers" club, with Jimmy Greaves as his all-time favorite player. ("Daily Mirror")
West Ham's main shareholders ask for guarantees from Magnusson, who is the president of the Icelandic Football Association, regarding the financing of a £70 million club takeover. ("The Guardian")
An "extremely rich" Scandinavian banker is the man behind the consortium looking to acquire West Ham - but Magnusson is not the main figure in the group. ("The Independent")
Defender Joe Cole claims he is ready to return to "Chelsea" after recovering from a knee injury and playing the full 90 minutes for the reserves. (Various)
Former "Rangers" manager Alex McLeish has declined to fight for the right to become the new "Norwich" manager. ("Daily Record")
Striker Mark Burchill returned to the "Dunfermline" team - two months ago the player suffered a knee and hernia injury. ("Daily Record")
Former "Man Utd" striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, currently defending the colors of Real Madrid, says he respects "Red Devils" coach Sir Alex Ferguson despite disagreements with the coach that led to his sale to the Spanish club. ("The Independent")
West Ham striker Dean Ashton, who injured his ankle in August during an England national team camp, aims to return to the team during Christmas. ("The Independent")
"Bournemouth" is set to announce former "Newcastle" assistant coach Kevin Bond as their new manager. (Various)
Wigan president Dave Whelan continues his legal actions against the Manchester police over security costs at JJB Stadium during matches ("Daily Telegraph")
