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Thursday's English press widely writes about possible summer transfers, improving the condition of "Man Utd" defenders, the suspicion of "Sheffield Utd" coach, and other football news.
"Tottenham" would like to buy "Fulham" goalkeeper Antti Niemi ("Daily Mirror").
If "Preston" does not break into the "Premier" league, striker David Nugent will move to "Everton" (Various).
Steven Davis intends to leave "Aston Villa" because he wants to play in midfield, not on the wing ("Daily Mirror").
"Leeds" is targeting "Milton Keynes Dons" defender Ben Chorley ("Daily Star").
Jonathan Woodgate, belonging to Madrid's "Real", may soon become a full-fledged member of "Middlesbrough" ("The Sun").
"Arsenal" is preparing to acquire forward Yoan Gouffran from "Caen" for £2 million ("The Independent").
"Hibernian" defender Scott Brown is also being pursued by "Everton", but "Celtic" is considered the favorite to sign this player ("Daily Mirror").
"Arsenal" defender William Gallas will move to Madrid's "Real" in the summer ("The Guardian").
"Wolves" goalkeeper Michael Oakes, who has not played a single game for the first team this season, will look for a new club in the summer ("Daily Star").
"Birmingham" striker Mikael Forssell is negotiating with "Hanover", where he could move for £2 million ("Daily Mirror").
Although "Arsenal" has extended the contract with Jens Lehmann, they will seek to acquire "Hearts" goalkeeper Craig Gordon in the summer ("The Times").
"Ipswich" is interested in "Birmingham" midfielder Neil Kilkenny ("Daily Star").
"Watford" would like to bring in reserve "West Ham" goalkeeper Jimmy Walker, who will likely replace Ben Foster returning to "Man Utd" ("Daily Mirror").
"Southampton" risks losing striker Marek Saganowski as they do not offer to extend his contract ("The Sun").
"Crystal Palace" will offer a contract to "Leyton Orient" forward Gary Alexander, who will become a free agent ("Daily Mirror").
"Blackburn" striker Jason Roberts is trying to convince his partner on the field Benni McCarthy to leave the club, as "Chelsea" is interested in him ("Daily Express").
"Bolton" striker Henrik Pedersen will most likely return to play in his homeland Denmark in the summer ("The Times").
"Helsingborg" 15-year-old defender Alexander Kacaniklic has joined the "Liverpool" academy after two trials (Various).
"Man Utd" defender Nemanja Vidic could unexpectedly return to the field in the Champions League semifinal match against "Milan" ("The Sun").
It is expected that Rio Ferdinand will recover before the match against "Milan" ("Daily Express").
Kaka believes that "Milan" are favorites to reach the Champions League final ("Daily Mirror").
Jose Mourinho, within the next 24 hours after the victory against "Liverpool", has to meet with club owner Roman Abramovich and resolve their differences ("The Sun").
"Portsmouth" defender Linvoy Primus will remain at the club for two more years ("Daily Mirror").
"Reading" president John Madejski, the 174th richest person in Great Britain (worth £350 million), says that the club needs a wealthier owner than himself ("The Sun").
One of the coaches at "Reading", Wally Downes, is considered a candidate to replace "Portsmouth" assistant coach Tony Adams, who will step down from his duties in the summer ("Daily Mail").
Former England national team coach Glenn Hoddle is worried that money will soon become more important than football itself, and many players will become multimillionaires ("Daily Express").
Defender Antoine Sibierski has extended his contract with "Newcastle" for a year ("The Times").
"West Ham" chairman Eggert Magnusson revealed that the club has created a new business plan, which includes the construction of a new stadium ("The Times").
If Ray Ranson buys the "Man City" club, coach Stuart Pearce's career could be in jeopardy (Various).
Former "Arsenal" coach Arsene Wenger's colleague at "Monaco" Henri Biancheri hinted that he is interested in taking over the position of football director at "Arsenal" ("Daily Telegraph").
According to "Sunderland" goalkeeper Darren Ward, coach Roy Keane rarely uses big phrases or shouts at players, but relies on perfect tactical knowledge (Various).
Sheffield Utd coach Neil Warnock believes that he is the most suspicious coach in the Premier League because, in case of success, he likes to sit in the same seat during matches, wear the same clothes, and drive the same route. "I don't go to the toilet until the players are on the field. In total, I have about 300 different suspicions," says the coach ("The Sun").
