EPL Gossip Thursday September 17th
Former West Ham defender Lucas Neill is set to undergo a medical at Everton today. Sky Sports
With Everton bringing in the likes of Neil, John Heitinga and Sylvain Distin there are going to mix and match for the next little bit to see which group makes up for the loss of Joleon Lescott.
Valencia’s Spanish forward David Silva has admitted he is interested in a move to Manchester United. Daily Mirror
Silva is a great player but not quite sure the physical nature of the English game would suit him.
Aston Villa are hoping to beat Chelsea and Manchester City in the race to sign Feyenoord’s £5million-rated Netherlands Under-21 midfielder Jonathan De Guzman. Daily Mail
Considering the transfer ban not surprised Aston Villa can beat out Chelsea. Big fan of De Guzman and it’s only a matter of time before he moves on to greener pastures.
Liverpool target Angel Di Maria has had his buy-out clause increased to £40m by Portuguese club Benfica as they brace themselves for a bid from the Premier League side. Daily Mirror
Don’t picture Benfica bracing themselves for a £40 million bid from Liverpool anytime soon. Another player who in a year or two will make the step up in leagues.
Everton are giving a trial to Colo Colo’s 18-year-old Chilean striker Nicolas Millan, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo. Daily Mail
Anyone who has played football manager is well aware of the skills (video game wise) Millan has. The Cristiano Ronaldo comparison is a bit rich however.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced he can persuade midfielder Paul Scholes to put his retirement plans on hold in favour of one more year at Old Trafford. Daily Mirror
Don’t picture Sir Alex doing this before Scholes scored mid week in the Champions League.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has promised that investment in the club’s new £30m training complex will not harm Harry Redknapp’s team-building programme. Daily Mirror
Considering the money Tottenham received last year in the transfer market don’t picture Harry Redknapp will have to deal with lack of funds anytime soon.
Portsmouth have put Ivory Coast striker Aruna Dindane on a special fitness programme in a bid to get him fit for the club’s battle to get off the bottom of the Premier League. Daily Mirror
It says something if Portsmouth is counting on Aruna Dindane to lift them out of the basement.