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Wednesday's English press writes that "Arsenal" has increased the desired amount for defender Ashley Cole to 30 million pounds, the "Gunners" are interested in Yossi Benayoun, "Chelsea" offered a five-year contract to William Gallas, "the Blues" want to keep Didier Drogba, Sol Campbell is most likely to play for "Fiorentina", "Tottenham" is ready to sell Michael Carrick, "Man Utd" made an offer to Jermaine Defoe, "Portsmouth" is aiming for two goalkeepers, and Alan Smith returned to the "Red Devils" camp after a serious injury.
"Arsenal" has raised the price and now wants to get 30 million pounds from "Chelsea" for Ashley Cole. ("Daily telegraph", "Daily Mirror")
Or it would be enough to pay 20 million pounds, so that left-back A. Cole would move to "Chelsea" next week. ("Daily Mail")
"Arsenal" would use the money received for A. Cole, 10 million pounds, to acquire "West Ham" defender Yossi Benayoun, but "Liverpool" club is also interested in him. ("Independent")
"West Ham" hopes to loan Chelsea defender Shaun Wright-Phillips for one season. ("The Sun")
"Chelsea" offered a five-year contract to William Gallas, whose current contract expires in one more year. (""The Times")
Frank Lampard stays at Stamford Bridge after "Barcelona" showed no more interest in the player due to his poor performance at the World Cup. ("The Times") But Didier Drogba said he could leave "the Blues". ("The Sun")
Sol Campbell may wear "Fiorentina" team's jersey next season, as it was revealed yesterday that the club has been reinstated into "Serie A", despite being involved in a corruption scandal. ("Daily Mirror")
"Tottenham" has accepted the transfer of England national team defender Michael Carrick to "Man Utd" team after the player rejected the last offer from the club. ("The Guardian")
"Spurs" will try to replace M.Carrick with Czech Pavel Nedved, a Juventus defender. ("The Guardian")
"Red Devils" offered 12 million for Jermaine Defoe, as Fernando Torres stated that he will not leave the "Atletico" Madrid team and will not move to "Man Utd". ("Daily Star")
"Portsmouth" is aiming for "Man City" goalkeeper David James and "Rennes" goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson. (Various)
"Bolton" is surprisingly preparing to make an offer for "Man City" veteran striker Andy Cole. ("The Independent")
"Wigan" is confident that by offering 1.75 million pounds in the battle for "Crystal Palace" defender Emmerson Boyce, they will outperform "Charlton". (Various)
Another "Palace" player, right-back Jobi McAnuff, has requested to leave the current club, and he is being pursued by "Watford" and "Sheffield United" teams.("The Times", "The Guardian")
"Wolves" want to acquire "Everton" defender Lee Carsley. ("The Sun")
"Blackburn" is nearing the acquisition of Porto striker South African Benni McCarthy for £3 million. ("Daily Star")
"Tottenham" coach Martin Jol is considering offering £6 million for "Middlesbrough" right-back Stewart Downing. ("The Sun")
Former England national team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is close to signing a contract with a club and may also have to balance his new job with coaching the Jamaican national team. ("The Independent")
Former "Chelsea" striker Eidur Gudjohnsen said that "the Blues" players are afraid of team manager Jose Mourinho. (Various)
Five months ago, "Man Utd" striker Alan Smith broke his leg in the FA Cup match against "Liverpool" and after a long break, he returned to the team's training sessions. ("The Sun")
