Chelsea rejected Rafael Van der Vaart and West Ham want Michael Owen - PAPERS

31 December 2010 08:40
DAILY MAIL Kevin Pietersen has said 'there was no way in this world' Englandwould have retained the Ashes if he not engineered the removal of PeterMoores as coach two years ago. [LNB]KP celebrates with a blast: England are winning because I had Moores kicked out[LNB]Also: Liverpool's owners have reached breaking point with under-fire manager Roy Hodgson.[LNB]Win or bust! Liverpool losing patience with Hodgson as owners turn to Dalglish[LNB] Breaking point: Roy Hodgson's future at Anfield looks increasingly bleak[LNB]DAILY STARLiverpool's owners have cranked up the pressure on Roy Hodgson by making it clear they are unhappy at his attack on Anfield fans. [LNB]Also: Aston Villa will hold last ditch talks with wantaway Ashley Young to keep him from the clutches of Manchester United.[LNB]THE SUNRoy Hodgson is on the brink at Liverpool as even the club's American owners are losing patience. [LNB]Also: Chelsea turned down the chance to sign Dutch star Rafael van der Vaart in the summer.[LNB]DAILY TELEGRAPH Kevin Pietersen yesterday claimed that the foundations of England's retention of the Ashes in Australia were laid by his messy departure as captain and part in the sacking of Peter Moores. [LNB]Also: Roy Hodgson's grip on his position as Liverpool manager appeared to be loosening last night after comments suggesting he never enjoyed the full support of the fans prompted furious backlash on Merseyside.[LNB]DAILY MIRRORHammer time: West Ham want Michael Owen[LNB]Roy Hodgson has two weeks to save himself at Liverpool as the club's American owners begin to lose faith in him. [LNB]Also: Avram Grant is working on an ambitious bid to sign Michael Owen from Manchester United.[LNB]THE GUARDIANKevin Pietersen has marked England's retention of the Ashes by proclaiming that it would never have been possible without his rebellion against the former coach Peter Moores that caused both men to lose their jobs.[LNB]THE TIMESLiverpool's owners are running out of patience with Roy Hodgson. [LNB]Also: Andy Flower believes that England have what it takes to build on their Ashes success and become the world's number one team, despite reservations over the structure of the game at home.[LNB]DAILY EXPRESSRoy Hodgson is on borrowed time at Liverpool with the owners running out of patience at the team's continued slump and his disintegrating relationship with supporters. [LNB]Also: Ricky Ponting said he was "devastated" to miss next week's final Test in Sydney that is Australia's last chance of regaining some pride from the Ashes series.[LNB]THE INDEPENDENTLiverpool's American owners are beginning to harbour doubts about Roy Hodgson and are particularly concerned about the manager's increasingly fractured relationship with supporters after the excrutiating home defeat to Wolves. [LNB]Also: Chelsea have had a £17million bid rejected for Benfica defender David Luiz, who is also interesting Manchester City ahead of the transfer window opening tomorrow.[LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:People: Ricky Ponting, Michael Owen, Ashley Young, Kevin Pietersen, Andy Flower, Roy Hodgson, Peter Moores Places: Sydney, Liverpool, Australia, United Kingdom

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