Euro Watch April 23rd
Mertesacker: I’m Staying At Werder
German international defender Per Mertesacker has rejected speculation linking him with a move to Bayern Munich, pledging his future to current side Werder Bremen.
Good to see Mertesacker staying put. It’s a rare sight the last couple of years for a Werder Bremen player to stay with the club instead of moving on to another top team.
Getafe’s De la Red wants Real Madrid future
Getafe midfielder Ruben de la Red says he’s ready to return to Real Madrid in the summer.
de la Red as done enough to impress at Getafe this season with several fine performances. While he may not feature in the starting 11 week after week he should be a part of Real Madrid’s plans next season.
Inter Close To Sealing Diarra Deal
Inter Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra, according to the Corriere dello Sport.
Sometimes you have to bit the bullet. Real Madrid would end up selling him at a loss but he hasn’t improved from the form he shown at Lyon. As mentioned in the article he would make an ideal replace for Patrick Vieira at Inter. All that being said nothing will be decided until the summer time.
Kaka wants AC Milan captaincy
AC Milan midfielder Kaka admits he has ambitions to captain the club.
What Kaka wants, Kaka should get. It’s good to see a team’s best player also want to be considered the team’s leader.
Benítez And Eriksson On Valencia Shortlist
A report in this morning’s Sun claims that Liverpool boss Rafa Benítez is on the shortlist to replace sacked Valencia boss Ronald Koeman
Neither are going to happen. Rafa is not going back to Valencia. It would be considered a step backwards for him. Eriksson I think wants to prove a point in Manchester City so unless he is fired I wouldn’t expect him to jump ship.