EPL Gossip for Wednesday May 28th
Real Madrid have joined Inter Milan in the race to sign Arsenal’s £15m-rated midfielder Alexander Hleb. (Various)
If Arsenal are smart and history has proven that, look for them to sell Hleb sooner rather than later and avoid creating a distraction.
Peter Crouch has told Rafa Benitez that he will stay at Anfield to see out the remaining year of his current contract in protest at his £15, price tag. (Daily Star)
Good for you Peter Crouch. We both know you aren’t worth £15 million. Tell Rafa that you don’t want him holding you back anymore.
Tottenham have won the race to sign Barcelona wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos and will arrive at White Hart Lane in a £12.5m deal. (Daily Star)
Now who will win the race to sign Tottenham current midfielder Aaron Lennon.
Sir Alex Ferguson will fly out to Portugal’s Euro 2008 training camp in Switzerland to persuade Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)
It’s doubtful that Sir Alex Ferguson and Luiz Felipe Scolari will be sharing a bottle of wine during this trip.
Bolton have been told they will need to pay at least £16m for Sporting Lisbon’s Miguel Veloso. (The Sun)
There is no way that Bolton will ever sign Miguel Veloso.
Wigan manager Steve Bruce is lining up a £3.5m bid for Newcastle’s Charles N’Zogbia. (Daily Mirror)
If N’Zogbia grows up whatever team he is on will have a great player on there hands. Top 4 talent but quite immature.
Arsenal are bracing themselves for tough contract talks with Cesc Fabregas after it emerged that his new agent is Darren Dein, son of former vice-chairman David Dein. (Daily Telegraph)
Whatever Fabregas wants Arsenal should pay him. He is the heart and soul of that Arsenal team . Fabregas is one of a few players in today’s game you just can’t replace.