Tuesday English Press Review © EuroFootball.com

On Tuesday, the English press writes about "Man City" preparing an offer for "Excelsior" forward and the desire to retain defender Sylvain Distin, Monaco's attempt to appoint Glenn Hoddle as their coach, Kiev's Dinamo interest in Sven Goran Eriksson, Sir Bobby Robson persuading "Man Utd" coach Sir Alex Ferguson not to resign, and a former Rangers forward's proposal on how the team can recover.

"Man City" is preparing an offer for Rotterdam Excelsior forward Andwele Slory, who plays in the Dutch Eredivisie. ("Daily Mirror")

"Man City" head coach Stuart Pearce is not planning to easily give up key defensive player Sylvain Distin, who is also of interest to Middlesbrough and Newcastle. ("Daily Mirror")

"Leeds" coach Dennis Wise is aiming to sign former England national team defender Danny Murphy, who has been loaned to Hull, and wants the player to return to Elland Road. ("Daily Mail")

"Southend" forward Freddy Eastwood has caught the eye of Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill. ("Daily Mail")

The latest club linked with former England national team coach Sven Goran Eriksson is Ukrainian side Kiev's Dinamo. ("The Times")

Chelsea players, especially defender Ashley Cole, are upset with referee Graham Poll following their 2-1 loss to Tottenham on Sunday. (Various)

Former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric claims he is determined to acquire Leicester City despite revealing he had offers from other clubs. ("Daily Mirror")

Former England national team coach Sir Bobby Robson revealed how he once persuaded Man Utd coach Sir Alex Ferguson not to resign in 2002. ("The Sun")

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd had a meeting with coach Glenn Roeder, captain Scott Parker, and goalkeeper Shay Given regarding the current difficult situation of the club. ("Daily Mirror")

Meanwhile, Freddy Shepherd says he appointed former coach Graeme Souness against the will of the fans. ("Daily Telegraph")

Bolton defender El Hadji Diouf claims that referee Mark Clattenburg apologized for disallowing Stelios Giannakopoulos' goal in the 1-0 loss to Wigan. ("Daily Mirror")

West Ham allowed a consortium from Iceland to take over the club's management accounts. ("Daily Telegraph")

But as the deal nears completion, the West Ham board will also consider a proposal from opponent and Iranian businessman Kia Joorabchian. ("The Times")

Dundee United coach Craig Levein led the team to victory against Rangers, but criticized his opponent Paul Le Guen after the match. ("Daily Record")

Former Rangers forward Ally McCoist believes that if the team wants to return to success, they need to start showing "ugly" football. ("Daily Record")