EPL Gossip Wednesday June 3rd
Barcelona are preparing a £50m bid for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas but could face competition from Chelsea and Real Madrid. (Daily Star)
Barcelona will always be linked with Fabregas and the price should Barcelona chose to pay it, would be something Arsenal would listen to. The problem for Arsenal lies in the fact that it was Fabregas who Wenger chose to remake those great Arsenal teams for. Selling Emmanuel Adebayor is one thing. Arsenal fans have been there and done that but selling the cornerstone of your franchise is something Arsenal simple can’t justify to a fan base who have already gone four years without a trophy.
If Chelsea do miss out on Kaka then they will prepare a £45m deal for AC Milan forward Alexandre Pato. (The Times)
If A.C Milan sell Kaka what would be their reason to sell Pato? At that point A.C Milan will have the Kaka cash to see them through the summer.
Chelsea will also look to sign Manchester City’s highly rated 19-year-old striker Daniel Sturridge who is out of contract at Eastlands. (The Times)
Case of a player choosing money over playing time. Sturridge has top four talent, just not at the moment. Would be best if Chelsea did sign Sturridge to loan him out for the year so he gets some playing time.
The Blues have also told striker Andriy Shevchenko, who is on loan at AC Milan, that he is needed back at Stamford Bridge next season. (Daily Star)
Guess Chelsea has an extra seat on the bench next to Franco Di Santo.
City will target Barcelona forward Samuel Eto’o, Everton defender Joleon Lescott and Arsenal centre-back Kolo Toure. (Daily Mirror)
Kolo Toure would be the only one City has a chance for. Despite his mood swings Eto’o is smart enough to stay in Barcelona and Lescott by all accounts seems quite happy with Everton.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has pleaded with the club to bring Newcastle striker Michael Owen back to Anfield. (Daily Express)
I’d be shocked if Rafa turned back to clock and signed Michael Owen.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has launched a £15m bid to sign Valencia forward David Silva. (Daily Mirror)
Hate it when the press insults me. How can Liverpool present a bid for David Silva which is 2 million lower than what Tottenham paid for David Bentley? Regarding all these David Villa and David Silva rumours. If both players wanted to leave Valencia they could of along time ago. Even after their impressive performances at Euro 2008 both decided to stay on at Valencia. Both seem quite happy to continue on with Valencia.
Steve Bruce will sign Tottenham striker Darren Bent for £10m once he is confirmed as Sunderland manager. (Daily Mirror)
The only issue with Darren Bent was the fact Tottenham over paid to sign him from Charlton. At a club where his transfer fee won’t be so much of an issue he’ll be a solid 15 goal scorer year after year.
Former Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry has written an open letter to the club’s supporters apologising for his departure to Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)
Well intentioned but don’t think it will do much to change Villa fans perception of Gareth Barry at the moment.