EPL Gossip Sunday November 30th
William Gallas could be set for a shock move to London rivals Tottenham with Harry Redknapp ready to take on the Arsenal defender. (Sunday Mirror)
Arsenal should send Gallas on his way. Too much water under the bridge there but no way they will sell him to Tottenham just so Gallas can score on them every year like he has managed to do against his other former team Chelsea.
“Get Lost Gallas” says the Star. The Gunners board are reported to be putting boss Arsene Wenger under pressure to offload the former skipper in the January sales. Paris St Germain and AC Milan are believed to be interested.
Either of those teams would be better options
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is close to signing a new deal at Anfield. Despite interest from Real Madrid the Spaniard has told the board he wants to stay. (News of the World)
The Liverpool board would be smart to wrap up this new contact quick. Benitez holds all the power here, the quick this gets done the less painful it will be for the Liverpool board.
Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski could be off to Eastlands with Man City leading the chase for a cool £12m. (Star) Sounds like a bargain.
When Franz Beckenbauer said that Podolski can go for 15 million euros Manchester City should of made a phone call with chequebook handy.
Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear has been told he won’t have any cash to spend in the January sales. (Sunday Express)
When you are looking to sell a club the last thing you want to do is put more money into it.
Man City boss Mark Hughes has a headache ahead of the Manchester derby as he faces a battle to keep hold of Robinho. The Brazilian superstar wants assurances over the future of his fellow countrymen Elano and Jo. (The Star)
Elano would have other teams interested but Jo with the fee Manchester City paid for him would have a tough time finding another team willingly to match that price. Besides Robinho should focus on playing.