EPL Gossip for Friday June 13th
Scolari will target Fernando Torres, Frank Ribery and Kaka with the Chelsea boss prepared to pay £60m for the AC Milan star. (Various)
Torres no chance, Ribery can be had for a near world record fee and Kaka no chance again. Every big name in world football not named Ronaldo will be linked to Chelsea in the next two months.
Ronaldinho has sent out a come and get me plea to fellow Brazilian Scolari as he looks for a move away from Barcelona. (The Sun)
I’m shocked that Ronaldinho hasn’t jumped at the chance to play for Manchester City. Scolari go and get Ronaldinho.
But Scolari will make Ronaldinho’s Barcelona teammate Deco his first signing at Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)
The Brazilian has told the Chelsea board to break the bank to keep Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Star)
One of these two reports are correct. Deco comes in and Lampard goes is my guess.
Real Madrid will tempt Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to the Bernabeu by offering him £182,000-a-week. (Daily Telegraph)
I hate these reports that are just there for a catchy headline. Ronaldo is already tempted by Real Madrid. It’s Real Madrid who have to tempt Manchester United that is the real story.
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is eager for a move away from the Emirates Stadium with AC Milan his preferred destination. (Daily Telegraph)
Adebayor will regret leaving. He is the main striker for Arsenal, at A.C Milan he could find himself on the bench with a couple of bad games.
Tottenham are targeting PSV Eindhoven’s Brazilian keeper Heurelho Gomes as a solution to their goalkeeping problems. (Daily Mirror)
Won’t come cheap as PSV have already rejected a 20 million dollar offer for Gomes previously.
Sunderland are eyeing up a bid for Tottenham striker Darren Bent. (The Sun)
This will come cheaper then Tottenham 16 million pound fee for Bent last summer. Bent at Sunderland makes sense for both player and team.
Arsenal’s hopes of signing Marseille playmaker Samir Nasri could be hijacked by Atletico Madrid. (Daily Mirror)
Love to hear Wenger excuse if he lets Nasri slip away.
Aston Villa are to hold out for around £20m for Gareth Barry after rejecting a second bid from Liverpool. (Daily Star)
20 million pounds is just crazy talk now. The same fee that Manchester United paid for Michael Carrick should be the fee that Villa seeks for Barry.
Middlesbrough are proposing a swap deal involving winger Gary O’Neil and Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard. (Daily Mail)
Fulham would be foolish to let go of Bullard. He was the heart and soul of that team and kept them up with some key free kicks late in the season.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Luiz Felipe Scolari are already at war with the Manchester United manager telling the Brazilian to stop talking Cristiano Ronaldo into a move to Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)
Still fuming inside over Scolari leaving but his war of words with S.A.F will entertain me this upcoming season. These two have never liked each other.