Sunday Review of the English Press © EuroFootball.com

Sunday's English press writes about "Chelsea's" battle with "Man Utd" for striker Fernando Torres, "Aston Villa" coach's shocking plan, "Red Devils" eyeing "Hearts" goalkeeper Craig Gordon, Shaun Wright-Phillips' desire to leave "Chelsea" in January, "Newcastle's" efforts to strengthen their defense with players from "Birmingham" and "Wigan," "Arsenal's" desire to buy Nigerian Chinedu Ogbuke for 2 million pounds, "Inter's" dreams of luring coach Jose Mourinho, David Beckham's feelings at "Real" club, Valdas Ivanauskas' future at "Hearts," "Celtic" star Shaun Maloney's contract extension offer, and a possible return of Alan Curbishley to "Charlton."

"Chelsea" believes they have won the battle against "Man Utd" for Madrid's "Atletico" striker Fernando Torres, valued at 25 million pounds. ("The People")

"Aston Villa" coach Martin O'Neill plans to shock everyone in January and summon former "Celtic" player and current "Helsingborg" 35-year-old striker Henrik Larsson. ("Sunday Mirror")

"Man Utd" is interested in Scotland's national team and Edinburgh "Hearts" goalkeeper Craig Gordon. ("The People")

"Chelsea" defender Shaun Wright-Phillips is ready to leave "Stamford Bridge" in January as he is not getting playing time in the main team. ("Sunday Mirror")

"Liverpool" and "Newcastle" hope to make an offer in January for "Birmingham" defender Matthew Upson. ("The People")

Defender Sean Davis, who is linked with "Middlesbrough" and "Everton," is most likely to leave "Portsmouth" in January when the transfer window opens. ("Sunday Mirror")

"Newcastle" is targeting "Wigan" full-back Leighton Baines. ("The People")

"Luton Town" is prepared to resist interest from several "Premier" league clubs as they want to keep striker Rowan Vine. ("The People")

"Everton" is interested in "Ipswich" striker Billy Clarke. ("The People")

"Wolves" want to sign a contract with on-loan "Liverpool" defender Darren Potter. ("News of the World")

"Burnley" manager Steve Cotterill wants to buy "Sheffield Utd" defender Chris Lucketti. ("The People")

"Reading" is interested in "QPR" 27-year-old defender Kevin Rowlands. ("News of the World")

"Sheffield Utd" hopes to sign a contract with Paraguay national team defender Jorge Nunez, who will arrive for negotiations this week. ("The People")

"Arsenal" wants to acquire Nigerian national team and NOtway's Oslo "Lyn" striker Chinedu Ogbuke for 2 million pounds. ("News of the World")

"Tottenham" defender Lee Young-Pyo may move to the Italian capital "Roma" in January. ("News of the World")

AC Milan "Inter" wants "Chelsea" coach Jose Mourinho to become their coach. ("News of the World")

Former longtime "Charlton" coach Alan Curbishley is at the top of "Birmingham's" wish list for coaches if Steve Bruce leaves the team. ("Sunday Mirror")

David Beckham admits that his future at "Real Madrid" is still unclear and he feels "disappointed and upset." ("News of the World")

"Sheffield Utd" is close to appointing former England national team, "Wolves" and "Aston Villa" coach Graham Taylor and offer him a free coaching position on their team. ("The League Paper")

"Birmingham" president David Gold insists that general manager Karren Brady will remain at the club despite interest from "Capital Radio." ("The People")

"Arsenal" goalkeeper Jens Lehmann says he will consider wearing a protective headgear to avoid similar incidents as "Chelsea" goalkeepers Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini, who were injured last week. ("Sunday Mirror")

"Reading" coach Steve Coppell wants the Football Association (FA) to limit the number of foreign players competing in the "Premier" league. ("Sunday Mirror")

"Chelsea" goalkeeper Petr Cech has already started planning his return despite not fully recovering from a serious head injury suffered in last week's match against "Reading." ("The People")

After Saturday's defeats, "Hearts" coach Valdas Ivanauskas and "Dundee Utd" coach Craig Brewster's positions are in jeopardy. ("Sunday Mail")

"Hearts" captain Steven Pressley demands that coach Valdas Ivanauskas ends the team's rotation policy after losing to "Kilmarnock." ("Scotland On Sunday")

After seven months of contract negotiations, "Celtic" striker Shaun Maloney is becoming frustrated. ("Sunday Post")

"Aston Villa" defender Stilian Petrov has told former "Celtic" teammate that Shaun Maloney will be offered a better contract, as otherwise they risk losing him to an English "Premier" league club. ("Sunday Mail", "NoW")

Former "Sydney" coach Pierre Littbarski is unexpectedly among the candidates for the head coach position at "Hibernian." ("Scotland On Sunday")

Eight years ago, Paul Sturrock turned down the "Hibernian" coaching job, but now he wants to start talks to become their new coach. ("Sunday Post")

"Leeds" striker Richard Cresswell wants the club to finally solve the coach issue. ("Sunday Mirror")

Alan Curbishley will have the opportunity to return to top-level football in ten days, as he previously secretly agreed with "Charlton" club to take a certain period off from coaching. ("The People")

Famous actor Sylvester Stallone is preparing to watch an "Everton" match, as his friend and "Planet Hollywood" president Robert Earl has invested in the club. ("News of The World")

As "Birmingham" coach Steve Bruce's job hangs in the balance, the club is preparing to make a shocking offer to "Cardiff" coach Dave Jones. ("The People")

Peter Ridsdale may soon buy "Cardiff" club shares for a seven-figure sum. ("The Observer")