EPL Gossip for Monday June 9th
Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich is to speak to Frank Rijkaard and Roberto Mancini on his yacht this week about becoming the Blues’ next boss. (The Sun)
Abramovich has been in Switzerland watching Euro 2008 and is likely to turn to whichever coach excels at the tournament. (The Independent)
How Abramovich gets his yacht into Switzerland is beyond me.
AC Milan are closing in on a £18m swoop for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba but have been told his Blues team-mate Andriy Shevchenko is not for sale. (Various)
That is like saying the 3rd car that nobody drives and just collects dust in the garage is not for sale either.
Chelsea hope to sign Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o for £22m but face a battle with former boss Jose Mourinho, who wants him at Inter Milan. (The Sun)
If Chelsea bid 22 million pounds for Eto’o the player is theirs. That fee will price Inter out.
Bayern Munich have told Chelsea they will have to pay £31m to sign France midfielder Franck Ribery. (Daily Mail)
Surprised that Ribery even has a price. If I was a Russian Billionaire I’d open up the chequebook for Ribery.
Jussi Jaaskelainen has verbally agreed a three-year deal to stay at Bolton rather than join Aston Villa. (The Sun)
Guess Jaaskelainen is going to stick around for a couple more years. Figured his Bolton days were over after last year.
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is closing in on a £3m deal for Heerenveen midfielder Michael Bradley. (Daily Mirror)
Middlesbrough and Heerenveen have a history with the Alves transfer. Great price for Bradley who should be a good fit for just about any EPL team.
Blackburn delegates are to fly to Euro 2008 for talks with former striker and BBC pundit Alan Shearer about becoming their next boss. (Daily Mirror)
Blackburn will play in the Championship within two years if they bring Shearer in.
Henk Ten Cate, Sam Allardyce and Paul Ince are also in the frame. (Daily Mirror)
Two out of the three would be good for Blackburn. Ten Cate would be another disaster.
Roberto Mancini, Steve McClaren, Dick Advocaat and Avram Grant are the other candidates for the Ewood Park post. (The Times)
Roberto Mancini wouldn’t even return Blackburn’s call if they asked to speak to him about the job.