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Thursday's English press writes about the involvement of Wes Brown and John O‘Shea in the "Man Utd" deal for Owen Hargreaves, "Real" insisting that they beat "Chelsea" in the battle for Gonzalo Higuain, "Fulham" wanting to sign American Clint Dempsey, Glasgow "Rangers" preparing to buy two "Hibernian" players, "Portsmouth" defender David Thompson refusing to be loaned to "Leeds", Didier Drogba's season goals with "Chelsea", and Vladimir Romanov's return to Scotland.
Wes Brown and John O‘Shea could be used as sweeteners for "Man Utd" to acquire Bayern Munich defender Owen Hargreaves. ("Daily Star")
"Southampton" manager George Burley will spark a bidding war in the Premier League after being told he must sell left-back Gareth Bale for £7 million. ("Daily Mirror")
Real Madrid claims to have beaten Chelsea in the battle for 18-year-old River Plate talent Gonzalo Higuain. ("Daily Mirror")
Fulham is ready to accept a £2 million offer for USA national team defender Clint Dempsey. ("Daily Mirror")
Arsene Wenger has allowed Birmingham to keep on loan young Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner until the end of the season. ("Daily Mail")
Glasgow Rangers are planning to make offers for Hibernian defenders Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson. ("Daily Record")
Rangers full-back Chris Burke has postponed contract talks for the next players' transfer market. ("Daily Record", "The Sun")
Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen's loan to Zenit St. Petersburg could become a permanent move for £750,000. ("Daily Mail")
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy plans to sign Scunthorpe strikers Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh. ("Daily Mail")
Leeds rejected Tranmere Rovers' offer to loan striker Jermaine Beckford. ("The Sun")
Leeds boss Dennis Wise wants to buy Southampton defender Darren Powell for £150,000. ("Daily Star")
Portsmouth defender David Thompson has refused to be loaned to Leeds. ("Daily Star")
Crystal Palace manager Peter Taylor says defender Tommy Black could be loaned out, with interest from Brentford and Bradford. ("The Sun")
Peter Taylor wants to sell eccentric Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly. ("Daily Mirror")
Coventry eyes Ipswich defender Darren Currie, who could be exchanged for Dele Adebola. ("The Sun")
Clubs that can be promoted to the Premier League in May will earn £50 million. ("The Sun")
England will open the new Wembley Stadium next season, where they will play a friendly match against Germany on August 22nd. ("Daily Mail")
Didier Drogba says he hopes to win the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, and Champions League with Chelsea this season. ("The Sun")
Portsmouth assistant manager Tony Adams criticized Watford's long-ball tactics, comparing them to Wimbledon in the 1990s. ("The Sun")
Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd warns that it will be difficult to attract strikers in January if they continue to fight only to avoid relegation from the Premier League. ("Daily Express")
Allan McGregor won a battle against Lionel Letizi and will keep the main goalkeeper position at Rangers. ("Daily Record")
Hearts captain Steven Pressley is ready to play against Rangers despite a feud with the club owner. ("The Sun")
Due to the crisis surrounding Hearts, owner Vladimir Romanov is ready to return to Scotland. ("The Herald")
Dunfermline has paid a £10,000 fine for charging higher ticket prices for matches against Rangers fans compared to their own supporters. ("The Herald")
