EPL Gossip Thursday November 27th
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends.
AC Milan are lining up a £5m bid for Arsenal defender William Gallas and hope to tempt the Frenchman to the San Siro after his recent troubles at the Emirates. (The Sun)
Arsenal and AC Milan have done some business this year with the Philippe Senderos loan deal so it’s not impossible. For Arsenal to move forward it would be for the best to sell William Gallas and AC Milan would be an ideal destination.
Arsenal defender Gael Clichy has accused William Gallas of smashing the Gunners’ team morale with the public criticism of his team-mates last week that led to Gallas being stripped of the club captaincy. (The Sun)
Another reason why it would be best for all parties to move on.
Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is being targeted by Spartak Moscow, who will offer £5m for the Dane in January. (Various)
It’s funny how rumors pop up after a player scores a goal. No one was saying anything about Bendtner when before his goal mid week. Bendtner is high on the list of players I think are over rated despite that Arsenal will not be selling him for 5 million pounds nor would Bendtner jump at the chance to play in Moscow.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will make an £11m offer for Middlesbrough’s England winger Stewart Downing in January. (Daily Mirror)
The first thing that comes to mind is why? For Downing to move south someone in that Tottenham midfield would have to leave. With Alan Hutton out for five months Tottenham will look to replace him come the transfer window.
Manchester City want to sign Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and will launch a £12m bid for the German, whose team they will be trying to beat in the Uefa Cup on Thursday. (Daily Mirror)
City boss Mark Hughes is set to make a £25m offer for Sevilla’s Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano. (Daily Star)
Neuer and Fabiano make their first appearances on the rumoured Manchester City wish list.
Chelsea boss Phil Scolari is willing to stake his £5m-a-year job on the Blues qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League after seeing his side held by Bordeaux. (The Sun)
Scolari’s threat to leave his post and go back to Brazil if Chelsea fail to get out of Group A was actually a joke. (The Times)
Joke or not Avram Grant would be thinking that coaches have gotten fired for less. Still a long shot that Chelsea loses at home even without Lampard to Cluj.