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Thursday's English press writes about Andriy Shevchenko's concern about his future, Sunderland's intention to shop at the transfer market, Middlesbrough and Tottenham players fighting on the field, and about the strange bets of two Portsmouth footballers.
Middlesbrough are prepared to pay £5 million next month for Preston striker David Nugent ("The Sun").
Andriy Shevchenko is worried that his first Champions League goal in the ranks of Chelsea may have been too small an argument for Jose Mourinho to decide his future ("Daily Mail").
Aston Villa coach Martin O'Neill is worried that defender Jlloyd Samuel's performance may attract Premier League rivals ("Daily Mirror").
Sunderland president Niall Quinn has promised Roy Keane that money will be allocated during the January transfer window for the acquisition of new players ("The Sun").
Dundee United coach Craig Levein is negotiating with Cowdenbeath defender Morgaro Gomis ("Daily Record").
Ledley King claims that he and his teammates from Tottenham got into a fight with players from Middlesbrough because they wanted to defend the young Aaron Lennon from insults ("Daily Star").
Meanwhile, Middlesbrough player George Boateng, who was sent off during the incident, insists that he was just trying to defend himself from the attack of three or four Tottenham players ("The Sun").
Chelsea defender Michael Ballack says he is shocked by Arsenal's unsuccessful game in the fight for the title ("Daily Express").
Gillingham coach Ronnie Jepson, after a loss away to Port Vale 0-2, stopped on the way back home from the trip and apologized to his team's fans ("The Sun").
Chelsea star Ashley Cole will once again be in the spotlight in the weekend match against Arsenal. Arsenal fans at the stadium intend to hold a demonstration against Cole's transfer to Chelsea in the summer, which caused a lot of talk ("Daily Mirror").
Portsmouth players Gary O'Neil and Sean Davis pledged at the beginning of the season not to cut their hair until they score a goal ("Daily Mirror").
