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Wednesday and Thursday the English press writes about the unclear future of C.Ronaldo, the possible transfer of G.Mendieta to MLS, injuries at "Newcastle" club, and other news.
"Blackburn" defender Michael Gray may be loaned to another team ("Daily Mirror"), with "Leeds" considered as a possible destination ("Daily Mail").
Cristiano Ronaldo is unsure about his future and says he doesn't know where he will be in six months (Various).
Tamas McManus is participating in a trial with "Hibernian" and would like to stay at the club ("Daily Record").
"Aston Villa" goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen hopes that in the summer manager Martin O'Neill will not hesitate to spend money on new players ("Daily Express").
"Norwich" and "Leeds" are battling for former "Celtic" forward John Hartson from "W.B.A" ("Daily Record").
Gaizka Mendieta may move to the USA, as two MLS clubs are interested in him ("Daily Express").
For £500,000 "Celtic" acquired striker Kyle Lafferty from "Burnley" would prefer to move to the Premier League ("Daily Record").
"Reading" defender Steve Sidwell, who rejected offers to extend his contract and will become a free agent in the summer, wants to talk to the club's management about the team's ambitions ("The Independent").
"Copenhagen" defender Brede Hangeland admitted that "West Ham" were interested in him in January ("The Independent").
In the summer, "Atletico Madrid" will buy "Everton" midfielder Mikel Arteta for £5 million ("The Sun").
Cristiano Ronaldo's agent watched the match between Portugal and Brazil along with "Barcelona" football director ("The Sun").
"Man Utd" will offer C.Ronaldo a much better contract to keep him in Manchester ("The Times").
"Bolton" may lose Nicolas Anelka unless attendance at the Reebok Stadium increases ("Daily Mirror").
"Leeds" manager Dennis Wise is seeking to loan Gabriel Paletta from "Liverpool" and John Hartson from "W.B.A" ("Daily Mirror").
"Tottenham" is ready to sign "Everton" striker James Beattie for a much lower price in the summer, and "Blackburn" is also interested ("Daily Mirror").
Jonathan Woodgate still hopes to return to Real Madrid ("The Independent").
"Boro" striker Mark Viduka is being targeted by "Tottenham" ("The Independent").
"Dunfermline" defender Owen Morrison, who is on the transfer list, has received an offer from Chinese club "Qingdao Zhongneng" ("Daily Mail").
Americans George Gillett and Tom Hicks have promised to make "Liverpool" the best club in the world (Various).
Xabi Alonso hopes that the new owners of the team will help "Liverpool" win more titles ("The Sun").
"Coventry" will try to attract "Macclesfield" manager Paul Ince for the position of head coach ("Daily Mirror").
Steve McClaren promises to bring many new faces into the England national team in the next 10 months ("Daily Mirror").
The third "Newcastle" player suffered an injury in national team matches: last year Steven Taylor dislocated his shoulder playing for the England youth team, Michael Owen was injured in the World Cup, and Stephen Carr strained his thigh muscle in an Ireland national team training session before the match against San Marino ("The Sun").
Ireland manager Steve Staunton sees the future of the national team tied to young players ("Daily Star").
"Aston Villa" is prepared to extend contracts with Olof Mellberg and Gavin McCann (Various).
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told a "Man United" publication that this year is his last chance to win the Champions League with the team ("The Sun").
David Beckham will make his debut for "LA Galaxy" on August 5 in a match against "FC Toronto" (Various).
"West Ham" will not move to the London Olympic Stadium in 2012, but "Leyton Orient" may move there ("Daily Mail").
"West Ham" is planning to build a new stadium ("Daily Mail").
"Rangers" striker Dado Prso's knee injury is healing slowly, but he wants to stay at "Rangers" next season ("Daily Record").
Former "Arsenal" defender, now with "Villarreal" Robert Pires described the Champions League final against "Barcelona" as the worst episode of his career when he was substituted after only 20 minutes and criticized A. Wenger ("Daily Express").
If "Aberdeen" qualifies for the Intertoto Cup, it will end a 5-year streak without European tournaments ("Daily Record").
"Chelsea" midfielder John Obi Mikel's future at the club is unclear after he ignored manager J. Mourinho's offer not to play friendly matches due to an injury on Tuesday with the Nigerian national team (Various), and "Chelsea" expressed dissatisfaction with FIFA ("Daily Mail").
"Reading" is contemplating qualifying for European tournaments ("Daily Express").
Milan Mandaric will take over "Leicester" ownership this week ("The Independent"), and the position of team coach will be offered to Iain Dowie ("Daily Mirror").
"Charlton" defender Matt Holland, whose contract expires in the summer, will try to convince coach Alan Pardew to extend his contract ("The Independent").
Bayern Munich denied rumors that they want Jose Mourinho as the team's coach after this season ("Daily Telegraph").
"Man City" offered a long-term contract to midfielder Stephen Ireland ("The Independent").
"West Ham" hopes that Dean Ashton, recovering from a serious ankle injury, will return to the squad by the end of the month ("Daily Telegraph").
Recovering from shin injuries, Chris Kirkland and Leighton Baines of "Wigan" may play against "Arsenal" on Sunday ("The Independent").
By the end of March, "Man City" will be without manager Stuart Pearce when he visits Italy with the England youth team ("Daily Mirror").
"Aston Villa" will offer striker Chris Sutton an extension to his contract ("Daily Express").
If "Rangers" defender Stevie Smith, who suffered a groin injury, needs surgery, he will miss the rest of the season ("The Sun").
"Deportivo" goalkeeper Ian Mackay, although born in Spain, whose father is Scottish, and he (I.Mackay) would like to play for the Scotland national team (Various).
Icelandic billionaire Thor Bjorgolfsson has denied rumors that he may buy debt-laden "Hearts" team ("The Scotsman").
"Sunderland" chairman Niall Quinn rejected an offer from "Sky" television to broadcast their match against "Derby," the match time remains unchanged at 3 pm on the day for fans' enjoyment (Various).
"Rangers" have a three-week break between two home games ("Daily Record").
Investors' plans to buy land and build houses near Alan Shearer's home were not destined to come true as the area is a protected red squirrel reserve ("The Times").
Cristiano Ronaldo mentioned that he would like to become an actor after finishing his career: "I see myself as an actor. It is hard to act in comedies, but I think I could play something else."
