EPL Gossip Monday July 7th
Chelsea are ready to bid £75m for AC Milan’s Brazilian playmaker Kaka after their initial “astronomical” bid was turned down. (Daily Express)
I have no idea why A.C Milan’s Adriano Galliani opened his mouth to reveal this offer. This is the first time I can remember someone unsettling a player on their own team.
Another Brazil superstar, Barcelona’s Ronaldinho, has turned down a move to Manchester City, despite the offer of a salary of £200,000 a week. (Various)
Won’t be right all the time. May not be right most of the time but knew there was no way that Ronaldinho will join Manchester City no matter how money they throw at him.
Ronaldinho will join AC Milan, says Brazil boss Carlos Dunga. (Daily Mirror)
Dunga also said that Dida is the best goalie in the world so I don’t think he is of sound body and mind lately.
Liverpool hope to tempt Aston Villa to part with Gareth Barry by adding Steve Finnan to their existing £15m offer for the England midfielder. (Telegraph)
Villa could use Finnan but can’t see a 32 year old clinching this deal.
Manchester United and Arsenal are locked in an £18m battle to sign Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. (Daily Star)
Arsenal will try to go 2 for 2 in signing players out from under United with clinching Aaron Ramsey’s signature previously.
Pompey boss Harry Redknapp will now sell striker David Nugent to Hull for £3m. (Various)
Redknapp soured on Nugent almost from the second he signed him last year. A move would do Nugent career some good.
Newcastle fans have reacted furiously after learning that relatives of Osama Bin Laden are among the front runners to buy their club. The Bin Ladens, who own a Saudi Arabian building firm, are set to bid £300m for the Premier League club. (The Sun)
Newcastle already have a hard enough time trying to convince players to move North East. They might as well forget it going forward if this ever saw the light of day