"The English press writes about 'Bolton's' readiness to acquire Slovenian defender Branko Ilic, 'Man Utd' no longer interested in Freddy Adu, 'West Ham' coach's hope to keep two Argentines at least until the end of the season, Thierry Henry's acknowledgment that 'Arsenal' needs a miracle to win the 'Premier' league and the first official match at the new 'Wembley' stadium.
'Bolton' coach Sam Allardyce is ready to acquire Slovenian national team right-back Branko Ilic. ("Daily Mirror")
'Man Utd' is most likely no longer interested in American youth star Freddy Adu. ("Daily Mail")
'West Ham' manager Alan Pardew is confident that he will have the services of Argentine players Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano for the rest of the season. ("Daily Telegraph", "The Independent")
'Birmingham' coach Steve Bruce values Matthew Upson at 5 million pounds, and the defender is already preparing to return to the team in the fight for promotion to the English 'Premier' league. ("Daily Mirror")
Edinburgh 'Hearts' captain Steven Pressley is likely to no longer play for the Scottish capital team, as the club will not play for the 'Tynecastle' team after the club punished him. ("Daily Record")
Glasgow 'Rangers' manager Paul Le Guen claims that the club has no plans to raise right-back Chris Burke's salary. ("Daily Record", "The Independent")
'Preston' forward David Nugent believes that the 6 million pounds asked for him will scare off English 'Premier' league clubs at the January transfer window. (Various)
'Celtic' manager Gordon Strachan says that Henrik Larsson has refused to return to 'Celtic' and has decided to spend the next 10 weeks at 'Man Utd' instead. (Various)
'Arsenal' striker Thierry Henry admits that the 'Gunners' need a "double miracle" to win the English championship trophy. ("The Sun")
French national team forward Thierry Henry on Friday got into a fight with head coach Arsene Wenger after 'Arsenal' club training. ("Daily Mirror", Daily Star")
'Arsenal' captain denies all rumors related to the dispute and says that it was decided that if he is not 100 percent healthy, he will need "a little rest" and added: "That was the reason why I left the training field upset. You can't know what happened unless you have eyes in the back of your head." (Various)
New 'West Ham' owner Eggert Magnusson plans to personally handle the club's deals in the near future and hopes to negotiate personally for all future player transfers. ("The Sun")
'West Ham' veteran Teddy Sheringham agrees that gambling with big money poses a danger and it could become a serious problem for 'Premier' league players. ("Daily Mirror", "Daily Mail")
The new 'Wembley' stadium plans to have its first official match on March 23 between England and Italy youth (U-21) national teams. ("Daily Mirror")