Thursday's review of the English press © EuroFootball.com

The English press on Thursday writes about the expenses of "Liverpool" for J.Mascherano, the injury of "Portsmouth" defender Lauren, L.Saha's criticism of his country's club "Lille," and other news.

"Liverpool" paid only 1.5 million pounds for Javier Mascherano ("Daily Express").

"Burnley" hopes to call up "Sheffield Utd" defender David Sommeil ("Daily Mirror").

"Nottingham Forest" failed to buy Colin Calderwood from "Gillingham" for 250,000 pounds ("Daily Star").

"Aston Villa" player Liam Ridgewell does not want to be loaned to "Birmingham" team ("The Independent").

"Middlesbrough" striker Malcolm Christie hopes to extend his contract with the club despite ongoing injuries ("Daily Mirror").

Cristiano Ronaldo may miss the match against "Fulham" as he injured his foot by stepping on a water bottle ("The Sun").

"Q.P.R." coach John Gregory, despite poor results, will be offered an extension to his contract ("The Sun").

"Bolton" coach Sam Allardyce told Kevin Nolan that by improving his game, he could break into the England national team ("The Sun").

"Bradford" will try to bring back Stuart McCall from "Sheffield Utd" this summer ("Daily Star").

"Southampton" defender Alexander Ostlund will miss the end of the season due to a shin injury ("Daily Star").

"Portsmouth" defender Lauren will be sidelined for a month due to a thigh tear ("Daily Star").

"Man Utd" striker Louis Saha says his country's team "Lille" should be ashamed for trying to stop Champions League matches ("Daily Star").

In the summer, Arsene Wenger is prepared to spend a lot ("Daily Star").

Pedro Mendes is returning to the "Portsmouth" lineup ("Daily Express").

"Aberdeen" strongly offers Craig Brewster to extend his contract ("Daily Record").

"Dunfermline" will give a second chance to the unimpressive Fabrice Fernandes from "Rangers," who was released from Jerusalem's "Beitar" in January ("Daily Express").

"Celtic" defender Shunsuke Nakamura couldn't sleep after missing two penalty kicks against "Milan" in the Champions League ("Daily Record").