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The Sunday English press writes about Tottenham's offer for David Beckham next summer and his desire to return to Man Utd, the risk of Newcastle losing Michael Owen, the renewed Arsenal and Man Utd duel for West Ham captain Nigel Reo-Coker, Watford's consideration of acquiring Leeds forward David Healey, the battle between Barcelona, Milan, and Liverpool for Lucas Neill, interest from several clubs in Man Utd's safe Kieran Richardson, the possibility of Chelsea's captain John Terry becoming the highest-paid British player of all time, Sven-Goran Eriksson's statement regarding Jermaine Defoe's exclusion from the England national team for the World Cup, coach Bryan Robson's proposals from abroad, and Tottenham's respected agreement with club defender Edgar Davids.
Tottenham is preparing a multimillion offer for David Beckham to lure him to White Hart Lane. ("Sunday Mirror")
But David Beckham is ready to reduce his salary and wants to return to Man Utd next summer. ("The People")
Chelsea will try to acquire Nigerian youth defender Adigun Taofeek Salami, who plays in Denmark. ("Sunday Express")
Newcastle believes that if they drop out of the Premier League, they may lose forward Michael Owen, while Spanish legionnaire Alberto Luque is prepared to leave the team in January. ("News of the World")
Portsmouth's manager Harry Redknapp is interested in West Brom defender Zoltan Gera and Southend's English League Cup hero forward Freddy Eastwood. ("Sunday Mirror")
Man City is eyeing Slovakian defender Robert Koren, who rejected a new contract offer from Lillestrom. (Various)
Several clubs, including Everton, Blackburn, Sheffield United, and Watford, are battling for the signature of Preston forward David Nugent. (Various)
Arsenal and Man Utd will renew their battle for West Ham club captain Nigel Reo-Coker after both clubs' £15 million offers were rejected. ("Sunday Mirror")
Tottenham coach Martin Jol is preparing to end the search for a left-back with the acquisition of Moroccan national team youngster Adil Chihi from Koln. (Various)
Bolton wants to bring back Bernard Mendy to the Premier League but will have to compete with Middlesbrough for the right-back. ("The People")
Watford is considering the possibility of acquiring Northern Ireland national team and Leeds forward David Healey in January, who would replace the injured and out-of-lineup Marlon King for the whole season. ("Sunday Mirror")
According to Milan's club president Silvio Berlusconi, Chelsea forward Andriy Shevchenko wants to return to Milan. (Various)
Blackburn rejected Leeds coach Dennis Wise's proposal to loan center-back Andy Todd, although the player hopes to move in 2007. ("Daily Express")
Barcelona is interested in Blackburn defender and captain Lucas Neill, but they will have to beat Liverpool and Milan to acquire him. ("News of the World")
West Ham is prepared to offer £2.5 million for Colchester right-back Greg Halford. ("News of the World")
Charlton manager Iain Dowie's main target in the winter transfer market is Birmingham left-back Julian Gray. ("News of the World")
Man Utd is interested in several Premier League clubs for Kieran Richardson, as head coach Sir Alex Ferguson is not satisfied with the player's progress. ("The People")
Wolves coach Mick McCarthy says he will sell goalkeeper Matt Murray for £2 million if the team fails to win promotion to the Premier League this season, and Aston Villa is interested in borrowing this goalkeeper. ("Sunday Mirror", The People")
Birmingham coach Steve Bruce is preparing a £2 million offer for Charlton striker Marcus Bent. (Various)
Bolton is ahead of several clubs in the race to sign Lillestrom forward Michael Mifsud. (Various)
Chelsea captain John Terry is ready to become the highest-paid British player of all time when he finally signs a new four-year contract worth £27 million, while his teammate Frank Lampard is set to be offered a £130,000 per week salary. ("Sunday Mirror")
Sven-Goran Eriksson insists that his England team was good enough for this year's World Cup final: "We had a very, very good team." ("Sunday Mirror")
Sven-Goran Eriksson also defended his decision not to include Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe in the national team squad for the World Cup: "He had a bad season. He does not deserve to participate in the World Cup with the team." (Various)
Former England goalkeeper Steve Stone may end his football career due to constant injuries while playing for Leeds. (Various)
Former West Ham player Tony Cottee leads an English consortium that will be involved in the battle to buy the club. ("The People")
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez claims that no one will lure him away from Anfield despite interest from Real Madrid and an Italian club. ("Sunday Mirror")
Former Middlesbrough and West Ham coach Bryan Robson confirmed that he is considering offers from abroad. (Various)
The Football Association (FA) wants England's friendly matches against Germany and Brazil to be the first international games at the new Wembley Stadium. ("The People")
Tottenham defender Edgar Davids intends to respect his contract with the club despite being unhappy that he is no longer included in the first team lineup. ("Sunday Mirror")
