Thursday England Press Review © EuroFootball.com

Thursday's English press writes about the likely transfer of D. Beckham across the Atlantic, "Barcelona's" offers to "Man Utd" for C. Ronaldo, the possible transfer of the new "Kaunas" Senegalese P. Mendy to "Hearts," decibels in English stadiums, and other news.

MLS team "LA Galaxy" is considered the main favorite to invite David Beckham from "Real" (Various).

"Barcelona" is planning to acquire Cristiano Ronaldo from "Man Utd" in the summer in exchange for Xavi ("Daily Mirror").

AC Milan defender Marco Andreolli is at the target of "Newcastle" ("The Guardian").

Charlton coach Alan Pardew offers 4 million pounds sterling to his former club "West Ham" for Marlon Harewood (Various).

"Tottenham" wants to acquire "Man Utd" defender Wes Brown and will offer 5 million pounds sterling for him ("The Sun").

"Wigan" has agreed to £3 million fee with Oslo "Lyn" for Chinedu Ogbuke ("Daily Mirror").

"Celtic" wants to acquire "Basel" midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic and "Sheffield Utd" forward Geoff Horsfield ("Daily Record").

"Portsmouth" has withdrawn from the fight for Freddie Ljungberg from "Arsenal" and Freddy Eastwood from "Southend" (Various).

"Sunderland" has transferred Jon Stead to "Sheffield Utd" for £1 million ("Daily Mirror").

Charlton is considered the favorite to acquire "Sevilla" forward Kepa Blanco ("Daily Express").

Fulham will try to nab former "Chelsea" defender Aleksey Smertin from "West Ham" (Various).

"Liverpool" is in negotiations with "Blackburn" defender Lucas Neill and Italy youth national team goalkeeper Daniele Padelli ("The Times").

If L. Neill leaves "Blackburn," his place could be taken by Paul Konchesky from "West Ham" (Various).

Fulham negotiated with American Oguchi Onyewu but was outbid by "Inter" ("Daily Star").

"Coventry" has signed a contract with Michael Mifsud from Malta (Various).

Hearts" is considering former "Metz" and "Livingston" defender Cherif Toure Maman ("Various).

"Celtic" has shown interest in "Hamilton" midfielder James McCarthy ("Daily Express").

"Leeds" will sign a contract with "Celtic" veteran Alan Thompson today ("Daily Express").

Kaunas" acquires defender Pascale Mendy from Moscow "Dynamo" could move to "Hearts" ("The Herald").

"Ipswich" is ready to pay £150,000 for "Wigan" defender David Wright (Various).

New "Rangers" manager Walter Smith says he will immediately dismiss players if he catches them consuming alcohol ("Daily Record").

Jose Mourinho is upset because he won't be able to strengthen the team in the January transfer market (Various).

England's national team will play Andorra away in the European Championship qualifiers at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium because the Andorra national stadium accommodates only 1,300 spectators, and many British supporters could flood the country (Various).

Liverpool" goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek says that coach Rafa Benitez told him to take part of the blame for the 3-6 loss to "Arsenal" (Various).

Arsene Wenger will offer contract extensions to young team leaders (Various).

John Terry still has back problems ("The Sun").

The new "Virgin TV" television has approached "Skysports" to acquire broadcasting rights for English Championship and FA Cup matches ("Daily Express").

The noise at "Fratton Park," "Old Trafford," and "Anfield" stadiums often exceeds 90 decibels, which could harm the players' health ("The Sun").

"Oldham" will become the first English club to visit Bangladesh in May. The club hopes to attract around 120,000 spectators during this tour ("Daily Star").