EPL Gossip Friday July 31st
Will have more on this in a bit but just wanted to say it is a sad day with the passing of a coaching legend in Sir Bobby Robson.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger looks set to step up his interest in Bordeaux’s £12m-rated Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh. (French newspaper L’Equipe)
Arsenal fans would not be happy seeing Chamakh join the fold instead of Klass Jan Huntelaar. Then again Arsenal should be getting use to being let down by this point.
Manchester United will launch a £35m bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery in two weeks. The Sun
Day late and many dollars short with this one. If the newspapers are to be believed Real Madrid nearly offered double this amount which Bayern turned down.
Mark Hughes is set to offer £22m for Joleon Lescott, with Everton so far unwilling to release their defender to Manchester City. (Daily Express)
It appears Everton is unwilling to release Joleon Lescott until Manchester City makes their best offer. The fee seems to be going up be the day from £15m to now £22m.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is targeting Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi, with the Italian star valued at around £30m.
Full story: The Independent
Here I was thinking the Franck Ribery/Sun story was laughable. It will be the day when Arsenal spend £30m on any player.
Liverpool are keen on signing Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani. The Independent
Said it before and will say it again here. Give Aquilani a few games and he would more than make up for the loss of Xabi Alonso.
Man City boss Mark Hughes is refusing to get embroiled in any mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson. The United manager was recently unhappy with the Carlos Tevez poster erected in the city centre with the message: ‘Welcome to Manchester’.
“It was just a bit of fun. I didn’t get too het up but Sir Alex did,” Hughes says. The Guardian
You have to know that everyone at Manchester City must enjoy needling Sir Alex Ferguson.