EPL Gossip Wednesday December 24th
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday’s everyone.
Real Madrid wanted to sign Jermaine Pennant from Liverpool but his wages demands were too high and he may now end up joining Wigan. (Daily Mail)
Still in disbelief that Real Madrid would know who Jermaine Pennant is. The only time he plays are in Carling Cup/FA Cup matches.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering Marcos Senna, Yaya Toure and Mark Noble as a replacement for the injured Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Mirror)
Alright talked about Senna yesterday, Yaya Toure is always linked with Arsenal because of his brother but Noble does make sense. West Ham will be sellers plus Noble could feature for Arsenal in the Champions League.
Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari is desperate for his board to give him some transfer money to buy a new striker. (The Sun)
A head strong coach and a head strong owner. At some point this will not end well.
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is adamant Manchester City will not be able to offer enough money to sign Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Various)
Sam Allardyce is just playing the game. If he waives the white flag on Santa Cruz his price comes down.
However, Allardyce is keen to sign defender Tal Ben Haim from City for £3m. (Daily Mirror)
18 million plus Ben Haim for Santa Cruz….there is your deal.
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola will resist any attempts by his board to sell players in January - and could leave the club if they do sanction the sale of his top names. (Various)
In the end Zola doesn’t have the final say. Alan Curbishley didn’t want to sell George McCartney and Anton Ferdinand but the board did.