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On Wednesday and Thursday, the English press writes about "Arsenal's" interest in J. Woodgate and E. Abidal, F. Ljungberg's desire to end his career at the Gunners club, V. Montella's desire to stay in England, a possible sale of "Man City", and other news.
In the summer, "Arsenal" will try to bring in defender Jonathan Woodgate, who plays for "Middlesbrough" but belongs to "Real" ("Daily Express").
"Rangers" have joined the race for "Preston" striker David Nugent (Various). "Rangers" denied this news ("The Independent").
"West Ham" has included "W.B.A" defender Curtis Davies in their list of summer purchases ("Daily Mirror").
"Sheffield Utd" will offer £7 million to "Man Utd" for Alan Smith this summer ("Daily Star").
"Reading" defender Steve Sidwell has stated that he is not interested in playing in Scotland for "Celtic" or "Rangers" ("Daily Record").
Claude Makelele could leave "Chelsea" as he has been offered a contract extension for only 1 year ("The Independent").
"Barcelona" has shown interest in Frank Lampard again, as his contract negotiations with "Chelsea" for an extension have dragged on ("Daily Mirror").
"Lyon" defender Eric Abidal intends to move to "Arsenal", although "Barcelona" is also interested in him ("Daily Mirror").
Racing Santander forward Nikola Zigic hinted that he is being followed by "Bolton" and "Tottenham" ("The Independent").
Atletico Madrid has renewed their interest in Everton defender Mikel Arteta ("The Independent").
Freddie Ljungberg would like to end his career at the "Arsenal" club ("The Times").
Osasuna striker Roberto Soldado will miss the game against "Rangers" due to injury ("Daily Record").
The president of the Belarusian Football Federation, Genadi Nevyglas, stated that Roman Abramovich bought the Russian national team coach Guus Hiddink for £1.4 million ("The Sun").
The average age of "Premier League" spectators is 43 years, with 10% being individuals under 24 years old ("The Guardian").
Fabio Capello may lose his job ("The Guardian").
"Valencia" will not be removed from the Champions League despite clashes with "Inter" players ("The Times").
An unknown US investor has shown interest in taking over the management of "Man City" and visited the club ("Daily Mirror").
Leeds coach Dennis Wise told veteran Gary Kelly that his career at the club is over ("Daily Mirror").
Vincenzo Montella would like to stay with "Fulham" for a longer period of time ("Daily Star").
Peter Crouch will undergo a repeat nose operation ("Daily Mail").
17-year-old Spanish defender Fran Merida signed a 4-year contract with "Arsenal" ("The Independent").
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi stated that "Liverpool" won the match unfairly and roughly in their duel ("The Sun").
