Tuesday's English Press Review © EuroFootball.com

On Tuesday, the English press writes about "Chelsea's" dilemma regarding the future of W.Gallas, K.Phillips' return to "Sunderland," "Tottenham's" offers for L.Boa Morte and S.Downing, "Juventus" willing to pay more for J.A.Boumsong, decreasing hope for "Portsmouth" to acquire S.Muntari, "Wigan's" long-term agreement with C.Kirkland, targets of Manchester clubs and "Reading," "Sunderland's" negotiations for T.Hysen, approaching agreement between "Celtic" and J.V. of Hesselink, "Hearts" interest in an African player, refusal to sell "Newcastle," fears of a football agent and the Glazer family, and L.Bowyer's decision.

Chelsea confirmed that they would like to include Frenchman William Gallas in a possible deal for the acquisition of "Arsenal" defender Ashley Cole. ("The Times")

However, the English champion club would rather force the dissatisfied player to compete in the reserve team for a year. ("Guardian")

Kevin Phillips will return to "Sunderland" as "Aston Villa" has allowed him to negotiate with his former club. ("Guardian")

"Tottenham" is prepared to offer £8 million for "Fulham" striker Luis Boa Morte. ("Independent")

"Newcastle" convinced "Juventus" to pay more than £4 million for the sometimes unreliable defender Jean-Alain Boumsong. ("Guardian")

"Portsmouth's" chances of acquiring "Udinese" midfielder Sulley Muntari are decreasing because the Italian club demands £11 million for the Ghanaian. ("Independent")

"Wigan" is nearing a long-term agreement signing with goalkeeper Chris Kirkland, who is on loan from "Liverpool." ("Independent")

"Man Utd" will offer £25 million for Argentine national team striker Carlos Tevez. ("Daily Mirror")

"Man City" offered £2 million and Antoine Sibierski for well-regarded "Lens" midfielder Olivier Thomert. ("Mirror")

"Reading" strategist Steve Coppell is preparing offers for "Leeds" defender Matthew Kilgallon and Marvin Elliott from "Millwall." ("Mirror")

"Sunderland" is negotiating the acquisition of Swedish defender Tobias Hysen for £1.5 million. ("Sun")

"Tottenham" will offer £6 million for "Middlesbrough" fullback Stewart Downing. ("Star")

"Celtic" may finally sign a contract with Dutch national team and "PSV" striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in the next few days. ("Daily Record")

"Hearts" hopes to acquire 22-year-old Alaixys Romao, who represented Togo in the World Cup and plays in the third French league for "Louhans-Cuiseaux." ("Sun")

It is expected that "Newcastle" president Freddy Shepherd will reject the offer to take over the club management from the New Jersey-based "Belgravia" group. ("Daily Express")

Football agent Jonathan Barnett fears that he may be disqualified for more than half a year due to his role in the illegal contact scandal involving Ashley Cole. ("Daily Express")

The owners of "Man Utd," the Glazer family, are preparing to strengthen their security at their hotel after an incident involving 20 fans. ("Sun")

Lee Bowyer's slip-up on Saturday in his debut for "West Ham" in the Premier League convinced him to stay with the London team until the end of his career. ("Star")