EPL Gossip Thursday October 30th
Sunderland manager Roy Keane has joined Arsenal in the race to sign Leeds’ 17-year-old midfielder Fabian Delph for about £6m. (The Sun)
Another example of how far Leeds have fallen or how far Sunderland have risen. Eight years ago it would of been Arsenal and Leeds fighting it out to sign a player from Sunderland. Back to Delph it will always be tough for Sunderland to attract a player being in North East England when compared to London.
Everton manager David Moyes is considering making a £6m offer for Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt. (Daily Mirror)
Petr Cech won’t be thrilled to hear this news.
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has lined up a £1.5m bid for Bolton defender Danny Shittu. (Daily Star)
Must suck living in England and going through life with such a last name.
Newcastle’s interim manager Joe Kinnear will seek a long-term contract if owner Mike Ashley fails to secure a quick sale of the club. (Various)
I kinda like Joe Kinnear only because I generally cheer for hopeless causes but for Newcastle to commit it’s long term future to Kinnear before the season is over would be foolish.
Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch has pledged his future to the club following the departure of manager Harry Redknapp. (The Sun)
Now Lassana Diarra and Jermain Defoe can look forward to answering the same question.