EPL Gossip Tuesday November 3rd
Manchester City are ready to make a move for Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure in January. The Sun
Arsenal always used to be linked with Yaya Toure. With his brother Kolo Toure now moving on to Arsenal it only seems fitting Manchester City is the one lined with the Barcelona midfielder.
Reports in Holland claim City have joined the chase for highly-rated Ajax striker Luis Suarez. imscouting.com
Took awhile for Suarez to find his form but there is no denying he has been one of the best strikers in Europe this season. Shame that Ajax doesn’t get any TV coverage over here.
Chelsea target Angel di Maria, the 21-year-old Benfica winger, has admitted he could be tempted by a move to England.
Full story: Various
File this under no shit. Of course he’d be tempted by a top four English club.
Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko could be set for a shock return to the Premier League with Birmingham. Ambitious new Blues owner Carson Yeung wants to sign the 33-year-old from Dynamo Kiev in January. Daily Mirror
Strange enough that it could almost make sense. If Dynamo Kiev doesn’t advance in the Champions League the door is slightly open for Shevchenko to make a move in the new year,
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola will make a January move for Bordeaux’s Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh to bolster his attack. (Daily Express)
Chamakh didn’t jump at the chance to join West Ham in the summer and he won’t do so now with the hammers in a regulation fight.
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could be forced to undergo surgery on a groin problem and may face two months on the sidelines.
Full story: Various
Torres’ problem is a hernia and it might require surgery if he is over-played, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been warned.
Full story: The Times
In other words Rafa is thinking, “Lay off me for subbing off Torres against Fulham.”
Manchester United striker Michael Owen believes playing Champions League football with the Old Trafford club will help him secure a place in England’s 2010 World Cup squad : The Sun
Scoring goals helps the most. Owen needs to pick up the pace a little in that department.
United defender Rio Ferdinand is set to miss his side’s meeting with Chelsea on Sunday and England’s World Cup warm-up against Brazil on 14 November with a calf problem. Daily Express
Is this a good thing or bad thing for United and English fans?