EPL Gossip Saturday January 31st
Russia striker Andrei Arshavin is flying to London from Dubai to wrap up a move to Arsenal. (Sky Sports News 0700)
With Arsenal’s form of late too bad Arshavin couldn’t of played today since of hopefully having this deal wrapped up.
Tottenham will step up their quest for a new striker after losing Jermain Defoe for at least three weeks with a foot injury. (Sky Sports News 0600)
Pretty much sums up Tottenham’s season. One step forward two steps back.
Manchester City have held talks in London that could secure the services of Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz, Newcastle keeper Shay Given and Arsenal defender Kolo Toure. (Daily Mail)
The transfer deadline is Monday, you’d hope they would still be talking. Not much time left for Manchester City to make all this “big team” moves.
Striker El-Hadji Diouf was sold by Sunderland to Blackburn because of a dramatic dressing-room bust-up with team-mate Anton Ferdinand. (Various)
All the people you’d want to pick a fight with why choose Anton Ferdinand? Rio little brother only refers to age. That is a big guy.
Everton have made an attempt to seal the loan signing of Tottenham’s Darren Bent to ease their striker crisis. (Daily Mirror)
Bent is not in the doghouse that much for Tottenham to send him out on loan.
Tottenham have already sold Giovani Dos Santos to Portsmouth for £7m after the Mexican midfielder failed to impress at White Hart Lane. (Sun)
Would be a great move for Portsmouth and for once Dos Santos. He’ll get his career back on track at Portsmouth and much like Lassana Diarra it wouldn’t be too long before a big team comes calling.
Alternatively, Megson has increased his bid for Sporting Lisbon’s Portugal midfielder Miguel Veloso to £14m. (Guardian)
Money is right, team is not. A player linked with the likes of A.C Milan and Manchester United would have to be foolish signing for Bolton.
Fulham are confident of completing the loan signing of Derby midfielder Giles Barnes. (Guardian)
A younger and possibly better long term answer to the departed Jimmy Bullard.
Manchester City have failed with their most audicious bid of the transfer window – luring Chelsea captain John Terry. (Times)
Audicious? Really? Like that whole Kaka mess was a pretty standard transfer for Manchester City.
Nicolas Anelka has embarrassed his boss Phil Scolari by insisting Sir Alex Ferguson is the big difference between Chelsea and Manchester United. (Sun)
Chelsea shouldn’t let Anelka near a microphone.