EPL Gossip for May 17th
Cesc Fabregas is close to signing a new contract at Arsenal after the Gunners warded off Real Madrid and Barcelona. (Daily Telegraph)
Fabregas is the man at Arsenal. Smart move if and when he does agree to a new contact. The grass is often not greener on the other side of the fence.
Manchester United striker Louis Saha admits he will be put up for sale after the Champions League final. (Various)
He is never fit. United patience has had to run out by now.
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will make a £5m bid for Newcastle midfielder James Milner if he fails to keep Gary O’Neil. (Sun)
I don’t see the talent in Gary O’Neil maybe its just me. Milner in my opinion would be an upgrade when if O’Neil stayed on the team.
Sunderland boss Roy Keane is the latest to target Manchester City’s Irish international defender Richard Dunne in a £2.5m deal. (Daily Mirror)
This is where wanting a 50 million pound transfer budget comes back to haunt you. For one Dunne is worth way more then 2.5 million. Secondly if other teams know you have money to spend they will try to bleed every cent dry out of you. Manchester City is not going to sell Dunne for so little when Sunderland have so much to spend.
Arsenal are ready to move for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego, 23, if Alexander Hleb leaves the Gunners. (Daily Mail)
I have often mentioned how wise Porto is in the transfer market but letting go of Diego was one of their few missteps.
Mathieu Flamini says he would still be an Arsenal player if they had offered him a new contract last summer. (Sun)
Flamini is right, Arsenal really have only themselves to blame for losing him.