The tabloid Bild urges Britons not to turn their backs on the EU: "Dear Brits, please stay - after all, you're so beautifully crazy, " it pleads (using the English for "crazy") before launching into a paean to an eclectic list of "crazy" Britons that includes Prince Philip, Sacha Baron Cohen, Boris Johnson and the Loch Ness Monster.

BBC: Cameron speech heats up debate in European press

Meanwhile, AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has hit out at English teams for their "crazy" transfer spending in the wake of the big money moves for Torres and Carroll.

BBC: Uefa warns clubs after deadline-day transfer spree