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We offer to get acquainted with the transfer news and rumors, as well as other reports from the world of English football published in abundance in the Wednesday's British press.
Samuel Eto'o is among the most desired purchases for "Man Utd" ("Daily Mail").
"Man Utd" wants to acquire Lisbon's "Sporting" midfielder Nani for £17.5 million ("Daily Mirror").
The clause in Michael Owen's contract allowing him to be bought for £9 million has interested "Man Utd," "Liverpool," and "Chelsea" clubs (Various sources).
"Barcelona" will seek to acquire Thierry Henry for £15 million ("Daily Star").
"Chelsea" is interested in Carlos Tevez ("Daily Star").
"Tottenham" is determined to keep Dimitar Berbatov, despite growing interest from "Man Utd" in the Bulgarian ("Daily Mirror").
D. Berbatov's agent Emil Dantchev states that the footballer wants to stay at "Tottenham" ("The Guardian").
"Everton" is prepared to pay £5.5 million for suspended "Man City" defender Joey Barton (Various sources).
"Blackburn" defender Andy Todd is being eyed by "Wigan" and "Rangers" clubs ("Daily Mirror").
Jose Antonio Reyes will try to find a club in Spain, although London's "Arsenal" does not want to leave him for a longer time and is planning to bring him back from Madrid's "Real" ("The Sun").
Kieron Dyer will become the first player sold by "Newcastle" when Sam Allardyce takes over the team ("The Independent").
"Zaragoza" defender Gaby Milito is interested in trying himself at "Liverpool," as this English club offered Mark Gonzalez and £10 million for the defender ("Daily Mirror").
Upon returning to the "Premier" league, "Birmingham" coach Steve Bruce will announce next week how much money will be allocated to buy new players ("The Sun").
"Sunderland" coach Roy Keane wants to sign a long-term contract with "Man Utd" loaned defender Danny Simpson ("Daily Mirror").
"Charlton," relegated to the "Championship," will sell Darren Bent, leading to fierce competition between "Liverpool," "Tottenham," "Newcastle," and "West Ham" (Various sources).
"Liverpool" is eyeing "Palermo" forward Amauri from Brazil ("The Sun").
"Reading" defender Steve Sidwell rejected "Newcastle's" offer and will move to "Chelsea" in the summer ("The Guardian").
"Portsmouth" and "Juventus" are competing for £6 million-rated "Reggina" forward Rolando Bianchi ("Daily Star").
"Norwich" will not sell their top scorer Robert Earnshaw, as they received £2 million support from new club directors Andrew and Sharon Turner ("Daily Star").
Defender Peter Leven will leave "Kilmarnock" this summer ("Daily Record").
"Tottenham," "Newcastle," "Man City," and "Charlton" are competing for Berlin "Hertha" defender Kevin-Prince Boateng ("Daily Record").
"Marseille" defender Franck Ribery says that clubs like "Man Utd," "Barcelona," Madrid's "Real," "Arsenal," "Chelsea," and "Milan" dream of signing him ("The Independent").
"Sevilla" owned and "West Ham" loaned forward Kepa Blanco says he has received offers from "Portsmouth," "Aston Villa," "Man City," and "Newcastle" ("The Independent").
"Man Utd" coach Sir Alex Ferguson predicts that "Milan" will defeat "Liverpool" in the Champions League final. And if that happens, Ferguson will treat Milan's coach Carlo Ancelotti to wine ("The Sun").
In the last match of the season, "Man Utd" will play against "West Ham" at home with an incomplete squad (Various sources).
Jose Mourinho apologized to Cristiano Ronaldo for calling him poorly educated (Various sources).
J. Mourinho says that for the next season, he will have enough players and will not need new signings if Arjen Robben stays at "Chelsea" ("The Guardian").
Michael Owen will play in the European Championship qualifier against Estonia in June, if "Newcastle" and the FA receive compensation for the player's injury at last year's World Cup ("The Sun").
Former "Newcastle" coach Bobby Robson urges the club's fans to unite and welcome the new "Magpies" coach warmly ("Daily Telegraph").
"Man Utd" will go on a tour of Asia in the summer, despite criticism from AFC President Mohamed bin Hammam that the tour will clash with the Asia Cup tournament at that time ("Daily Telegraph").
After the conflict over C. Tevez and J. Mascherano, the Premier League hastily held a meeting and reviewed the details of the players' contracts, introducing a new clause - the involvement of a third party in contract signings ("Daily Express").
The Premier League also rejected lawsuits and demands to punish not only financially but also deduct points from "West Ham" by "Sheffield Utd," "Wigan," "Charlton," and "Fulham" ("Daily Express").
According to Football Association head Brian Barwick, the FA Cup final between "Chelsea" and "Man Utd" on May 19 will be the best one so far ("Daily Express").
By the end of this month, a US consortium should take over the management of "Coventry City" ("The Sun").
"Motherwell" striker Scott McDonald asks the Scottish Football Association to rescind his red card received in the match against "Dunfermline" ("Daily Record").
"Aston Villa" hopes to play in the UEFA Cup next season, having received an invitation for "Fair Play." "Tottenham" is currently leading in this classification, but this club will secure a Europa League spot anyway, and the next candidate is "Aston Villa" (BBC).
"Celtic" goalkeeper Artur Boruc apologizes for waving the champions' flag after losing to "Rangers" over the weekend ("Daily Record").
"Rangers" defender Charlie Adam is likely to be called up to the Scottish national team for the match against Austria ("The Sun").
"Hibernian" assistant coach Mark Proctor is considered the leading candidate to coach "Livingston" ("The Sun").
"Aberdeen" forward Craig Brewster and former "Partick Thistle" coach Dick Campbell are vying to become the new coach of "Ross County" ("Daily Record").
This year, Henrik Larsson, who represented "Man Utd" will attend the FA Cup final between the teams "Chelsea" and "Man Utd" ("The Sun").
If "Liverpool" wins the Champions League final, the footballers will receive a £100,000 sterling bonus each ("The Sun").
If Joseph Yobo plays the entire match against "Chelsea" on Sunday for "Everton," he will match Kevin Ratcliffe's 1987 record as a player who played every game from start to finish in the second round of the championship ("Daily Star").
