EPL Gossip Saturday August 30th
Manchester United face late competition from German giants Bayern Munich to sign Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham.(Various)
Pretty late in the day to get into the Berbatov race but that is what happens when you drop points in two likes Bayern Munich. At the end of the day Berbatov to Munich has little chance of happening.
Chelsea’s £32m deal for Robinho is in danger of collapse after he was ordered to train by Real Madrid when he was supposed to be in London sealing his transfer to the Blues. (Daily Express)
This is either has a result of Real Madrid not being able to find a replacement for Robinho or the Spanish Champions will wait til the last minute to milk every last dollar out of Chelsea.
Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is poised to make an audacious move for West Ham’s England striker Dean Ashton after missing out on Blackburn’s Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Mirror)
West Ham could make a late swoop for former Birmingham striker Walter Pandiani, who is at Spanish side Osasuna. (Daily Mirror)
Could only imagine what West Ham would think if they replaced Dean Ashton with Walter Pandiani.
Pablo Zabaleta claims he turned down Juventus to join Manchester City and his arrival could allow Croatia right-back Vedran Corluka to complete a switch to Tottenham. (Times)
The only reason one would do that is for money.
Striker Louis Saha is likely to finalise a switch to Everton after being allowed to leave Manchester United on a free. (Times)
Last week Sir Alex Ferguson let Mikael Silvestre go because of the respect he had for the player. He let Louis Saha go this week can he was fed up with the player.
Bolton are to sign Racing Santander striker Ebi Smolarek on a 12-month loan with a view to a permanent move. (Times)
Direct result of Johan Elmander being hurt for 6 weeks which is a big loss for Bolton.
Shaun Wright-Phillips says he has no hard feelings after he ended his spell at Chelsea and re-signed for Manchester City, insisting he never felt unwanted at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mail)
Wright-Phillips was never going to be the type of player that Scolari fancies. He likes his attacking midfeilders to score goals and Wright-Phillips is just dreadful in front of goal.