EPL Gossip for Friday April 25th
Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is set to pay £15m to sign Barcelona striker Thierry Henry. (The Sun)
Henry is not going back to England and even by the off chance he does it won’t be to a team outside of London. Seeing Henry play for Newcastle would be like seeing Michael Jordan playing for Washington.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez summer shopping list includes Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. (Daily Mirror)
I think Valencia is a good player but I wouldn’t see it as much of an upgrade over Jermaine Pennant.
Chelsea have told Real Madrid that they must pay £18m to sign striker Didier Drogba. (Daily Star)
At least Chelsea is smart enough to put a price tag on Drogba. He is at the age where strikers start to go downhill.
Manchester City hope to sign Liverpool’s Peter Crouch, Tottenham’s Aaron Lennon and CSKA Moscow duo Jo and Daniel Carvalho this summer. (Various)
That is a good wish list right there. All four players would be willingly to sign and all four would add to the team.
Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to snub Newcastle to stay at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mirror)
Sidwell must really like not playing then.
Aston Villa are the latest side to target Sidwell and they are also keen to bring in Liverpool’s Peter Crouch and Benfica defender Nelson. (Star)
Crouch is not going to Aston Villa. Marlon Harewood can’t get a game in. While he is better then Harewood the likes of Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor are debatable. It would only work if Villa move Agbonlahor to the wing like they did previously with Ashley Young
Inter Milan have confirmed they want to sign Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb. (Daily Star)
Already made my feelings clear on this but let him go. Great player but when it was make or break time in Arsenal season Hleb and his agent were looking for other teams. Arsenal deserve better, cash in on him and spend the money on the likes of Jonathan de Guzmán.
Arsenal have improved their latest contract offer to midfielder Mathieu Flamini in a bid to stop him from joining Juventus. (Daily Mirror)
Seems to be too little too late.
West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green is ready to pledge his long-term future to the club. (Daily Star)
I think Green is a good goalie. Never understood why he doesn’t get a closer look for the English National team. The fact he is great at saving penalties should alone give him some more consideration.