EPL Gossip Friday November 28th
Ahead of his return to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Arsenal’s former Chelsea defender William Gallas says the Blues were lying when they claimed in 2006 that he threatened to score an own-goal if he did not get a move. (The Sun)
Glad it took two years to address those rumors. All I know is if someone had said something incorrect about me I wouldn’t of waited so long to address it.
Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear has been told to forget about a January move for Roma defender John Arne Riise by the former Liverpool player’s agent. (The Sun)
Riise moving to Newcastle would be a huge step back for the former Liverpool player. With Roma on the edge of qualifying for the knockout stages in the Champions League I’m sure he’d want to press on with the club. Besides Roma isn’t half bad weather wise in the winter.
Hull’s £8m-rated Wales goalkeeper Boaz Myhill says he will stay with the Tigers despite being wanted by Inter Milan, Fenerbahce and Everton. (The Sun)
Aside from Fenerbahce who never know when Volkan Demirel will make a mistake to cost his team a goal, it would be unlikely that Myhill would end up as a starter at Inter Milan or Everton.
Bolton boss Gary Megson says Wanderers goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, a £3m target for Tottenham, will not leave the Reebok Stadium in January. (The Sun)
Teams could of had Jaaskelainen on a free transfer during the summer but must of been scared off with Jaaskelainen missing the second half of the season due to back surgery.
Arsenal have joined West Ham in the pursuit of 21-year-old Juventus midfielder Sebastian Giovinco. (Daily Telegraph)
Don’t see Juventus selling Giovinco and don’t see Arsenal interested in only a loan deal for Giovinco.
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has been told he must sell before he can buy in January and will have to trim his 36-strong playing squad. (The Sun)
36 players is way too big for a club of Sunderland’s size. It’s not like they play in Europe so there is no need to carry more than 22 players.
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will be out until Christmas with the hamstring injury he picked up against Marseille on Wednesday. (Daily Mirror)
It is a credit for Liverpool to be this high in the standings without the services of Torres for most of the season.
Portsmouth goalkeeper David James will hug a tree in Exeter on Monday to show his support for National Tree Week. (Daily Mail)
David James has always been a strange one. My favorite David James story is a couple of years ago he wouldn’t do interviews with Sky Sports because it took a Sky technician a month to fix his Satellite dish. So until they fixed his tv he wouldn’t grant them an interview.