EPL Gossip for Tuesday May 6th
Portsmouth will offer Liverpool striker Peter Crouch a £4m annual salary and will pay a transfer fee of £8m for the England player. But Newcastle, Manchester City and Middlesbrough are also keen and keeping an eye on developments. (Mirror)
Craig Bellamy can tell Peter Crouch first hand how this will end up.
Aston Villa, Sunderland and Middlesbrough have all been warned off making a move for Sheffield United striker James Beattie.
Teams in the Championship can not warn off anyone in the Premier League. If enough money is flashed around but Beattie will want to go and Sheffield will end up signing off on it.
Sunderland manager Roy Keane has told his players that no-one’s future is safe at the club. (The Sun)
The headline should read, Roy Kean has told his players that no-one;s future is safe at the club expect for Craig Gordon.
Arsenal midfielder Alex Hleb wants to leave the club, which will alert Inter Milan. The Belarus international has questioned the Gunners’ ambitions. (Independent)
With the likes of Niko Kranjcar rumored to be coming in I would question their ambitions as well.
AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gatusso could be a target for Arsenal, but the 30-year-old’s age and high wages count against him. (Independent)
As I mentioned last week. Sorry for the back pat.
Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has been told he can find another club. He has been offered to Aston Villa as part of a deal for Gareth Barry. (The Sun)
He’ll bounce back but his fate in Liverpool was sealed by that own goal.
Midfielder Barry is set to turn down a record pay offer from Villa in order to seal a move to Anfield. (Independent)
I can understand Barry wanting to go to Liverpool. I can not understand why a player would accept the captaincy if they are so willingly to move.
Real Madrid have reportedly held talks with Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho over a summer move to the Spanish giants. (Telegraph)
Best thing for Portuguese football to have Ricardo Carvalho and Pepe playing side by side week in and week out.
Birmingham’s 22-year-old Dutch under-21 international winger Daniel de Ridder is wanted by Feyenoord. (Daily Star)
I actually like de Ridder. He’s been nailed to the bench since Alex Mcleish took over.
Fulham winger Clint Dempsey has extended his contract at the club but fellow American Kasey Keller looks set to leave. (The Sun)
Good for Dempsey, useful midfield player who can either play on the wing or just behind the striker.