EPL Gossip Friday November 6th
Tottenham are keeping tabs on striker Ruud van Nistelrooy’s situation at Real Madrid as the Dutchman is out of contract at the end of the season. The Sun
Considering van Nistelrooy wouldn’t be asked to start weekly there is a fit. Another option for van Nistelrooy is to pull a Roy Makaay and end his career back home.
Liverpool are lining up a January move for Hamburg’s Dutch midfielder Eljero Elia. Daily Mirror
That should save Liverpool’s season.
Chelsea look set to follow Newcastle’s example and become the latest club to sell the naming rights for their stadium. The Sun
Shocked it took English clubs this long to sell naming rights. English football has been sold to the highest bidder in every other fashion.
The Blues want £100m for the Stamford Bridge naming rights. Daily Mail
Or, the club could demand up to £150m to tie a sponsor into a 10-15-year deal. The Independent
Hard to turn down that type of money.
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has accused Atletico Madrid of ‘tapping up’ Arsenal’s young midfielder Fran Merida. Daily Mirror
Funny considering this is coming from Arsene Wenger.
Manchester United keeper Tomasz Kuszczak has claimed that fellow Old Trafford stopper Edwin van der Sar offers him no advice and believes the Dutchman does not like him. The Sun
Making this comment isn’t going to change that either. It’s not often goalies like one another unless their is a clear understanding of whose number one and number two.