EPL Gossip Tuesday July 15th
Didier Drogba will be offered a huge new deal to keep him at Chelsea for life as new boss Luiz Felipe Scolari is desperate to hold on to the striker. (The Sun)
Drogba hasn’t been vocal lately in his wishes to leave. Add to that a market that is lukewarm at best in attempting a move for Drogba. All of this could mean that his future may still be at Stamford bridge.
Chelsea target Robinho is set to join the Blues for £48m after the Real Madrid forward claimed it would be a dream to work with Scolari. (Various)
Could see this one happening. Robinho will never live up to the expectations set upon him at Real Madrid. A fresh start with a new team would do Robinho some good.
It is a busy time at Stamford Bridge, with Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp closing in on the £5m signing of Chelsea and England left-back Wayne Bridge. (Daily Mirror)
Portsmouth is quickly becoming the Chelsea B team under Mourinho with the likes of Glen Johnson and Lassana Diarra both players of quality already featuring for Portsmouth.
Tottenham have told Manchester United that Dimitar Berbatov can only go for £30m but United refuse to go above £24m for the striker and are ready to play a waiting game. (The Sun)
Did Tottenham really say this with a straight face?
Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants to sign former Manchester United team-mate Louis Saha on loan, with a view to a £3m permanent deal for the striker. (Daily Star)
How many more favours is Roy Keane going to ask from his old boss?
Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has confirmed that Arsenal have made enquiries about wantaway captain Gareth Barry. (The Sun)
I’m sure Martin O’Neill would love to sell Barry to Arsenal just to spite Liverpool and make Rafa Benitez look foolish.
Arsenal midfielder Gilberto has rejected the chance to stay in the Premier League with Everton and will sign for Panathinaikos when he returns from his summer break on Wednesday. (Daily Star)
Winters will be much nicer in Greece than London at least.
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is ready to make an audacious bid to sign West Ham duo Lucas Neill and Craig Bellamy. (The Sun)
Why is this audacious? West Ham regretted signing Neill almost from the second they got him from Blackburn in 2007 and Craig Bellamy spent almost all of last season hurt.
Manchester City are ready to sell Georgios Samaras to Celtic in a knockdown £1m deal. (Daily Mirror)
Good piece of business for Celtic at that price.
Manchester United are planning to land Sporting Lisbon coach Paulo Bento, Cristiano Ronaldo’s friend and former team-mate, as manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s new assistant. (The Sun)
Don’t think United are in any rush to name a replacement for Queiroz. That being said it wouldn’t be a bad move for Bento who could learn a thing or two million from Sir Alex Ferguson.