EPL Gossip Friday October 16th
Manchester City will resist any attempt by Barcelona to sign forward Robinho in the transfer window. “Robinho remains an integral part of our squad,” said a City source. “Any notion of a loan deal or a permanent deal is totally without foundation. We have had no contact from Barcelona and nor would we encourage it.”
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Manchester City may be better off cutting loose Robinho who will never live up to the hype of becoming the next Ronaldo or Messi but it doesn’t make sense for them to announce it two months before the transfer window opens.
Hull City boss Phil Brown is tracking Aarhus’ Danish international midfielder Jakob Poulsen ahead of a transfer window move. Daily Mirror
Poulsen will always be known to me as the man who scored against Sweden. If Hull are to make a move it makes sense to do it now as the price will go up in the summer if Poulsen has a good World Cup.
Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari has insisted he will not be leaving Italy to join Tottenham this summer. The Sun
Players work hard to join an elite club like Inter. It’s not like Muntari hasn’t been a useful player despite a slow start to the season.
Chelsea will attempt to sign Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson next summer if their appeal against their transfer ban, imposed for tapping up, is successful. The Times
Despite Johnson’s talent he’d join former Middlesbrough teammate and current Chelsea 3rd string goalie Ross Turnbull on the Chelsea bench for at least a year before breaking into the lineup.
Portsmouth are hoping to sign on-loan Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara on a permanent basis. The 22-year-old’s temporary deal at Fratton Park expires in January. The Sun
Could see O’Hara staying on loan for the entire year but it doesn’t make sense to stay on the sinking ship by signing on long term.
New Birmingham owner Carson Yeung has promised to go on an £80m spending spree next year with half available to manager Alex McLeish in January and half the following summer. The Sun
Never understood why teams go out of their way to release their transfer funds. If I’m running another club and I know Birmingham is sitting on £80m I’m making sure to get every last penny out of them.