EPL Gossip Wednesday November 25th
Robinho will make his Manchester City return on Saturday. The forward has not featured since August after suffering a stress fracture to his ankle. Full story: Daily Mail
It would be amusing if Robinho came back and Manchester City lost. Knowing Manchester City recent form it will be another draw.
Arsenal will make a £17m summer move for Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor if the 23-year-old has a strong finish to the season.
Full story: Daily Star
Or Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could instead bid £14m in an attempt to lure 20-year-old Nice striker Loic Remy to the Emirates.
Full story: The Sun
£10 million, that’s the magic number. Any rumour over £10 million can not believe Wenger will make happen.
Nemanja Vidic will leave Manchester United in the summer and head for a club in southern Europe. The 28-year-old defender and his wife Ana have failed to settle in Manchester and will head for sunnier climes. Daily Mail
Even more reason to regret letting Gerald Pique go. Then again rumours of Nemanja Vidic hating life in Manchester is nothing new.
Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik could be a summer arrival at Old Trafford. The 22-year-old has been earmarked as a player who can breathe new life into a Manchester United squad that features several stars in their mid thirties. Daily Telegraph
I’m sold on Marek Hamsik. You want Darren Fletcher, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Anderson have in common? None of them can score in double digits over an EPL season. Every top team across Europe has midfielders who can score, something Manchester United by and large is missing.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is weighing up a swoop for Honduran striker Melvin Valladeres. The 25-year-old, recommended by Spurs midfielder Wilson Palacios, has been given a two-week trial by the club. The Mirror
Valladeres is already higher on the depth chart than the forgot Giovani dos Santos. Interesting to see his brother Jonathan dos Santos got a run out yesterday for Barcelona against Inter Milan. Hope he’ll learn from his brother’s mistake.
Pompey could chose former Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson and name him in time for Saturday’s game against his father’s team – Manchester United. (Daily Express)
That would be weird but makes some sense as the younger Ferguson left because Peterborough felt he was talking to other clubs.
Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar could come out of international retirement to play in the World Cup for The Netherlands next summer. Van der Sar will only be four months short of his 40th birthday when the tournament starts. The Guardian
I know he came back briefly to help the Dutch at the start of World Cup qualifying but this move would have to cause some resentment in the Dutch camp and we all know the Dutch don’t need many reasons to fight amongst themselves.