EPL Gossip Wednesday December 16th
Manchester United are keen on Serbian defender Uros Cosic, who is tipped by his club CSKA Moscow as a potentially bigger talent than Nemanja Vidic. Daily Mirror
CSKA Moscow better be smart enough to ask for payment up front and risk looking foolish as Partizan Belgrade did when Adem Ljajic was returned to them.
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is planning a January bid for Wigan’s £4m-rated defender Maynor Figueroa, who scored a stunning long-range goal against Stoke at the weekend. The Sun
If I was Figueroa I wouldn’t leave on principal. Figueroa should be asking Bruce why he didn’t buy him during the summer while he was taking former Wigan player Lee Cattermole with him to Sunderland.
Arsenal are concerned that defender Mikael Silvestre could leave the club on a free transfer at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Is this a real worry for Arsenal? Silvestre is right about the age where Wenger starts to throw a player overboard.
Aston Villa’s Spanish defender Carlos Cueller has attracted the interest of Real Madrid. Daily Mirror
Have a feeling Carlos Cueller has a spring in his step after reading this news.
A ruling family from the United Arab Emirates want talks with Liverpool’s owners to discuss possible investments.
Full story: Daily Mirror
And Liverpool’s co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks are closing in on a deal that will see them sell a share in the club to a new investor for around £124m. Daily Telegraph
Anyone who invests in Liverpool while still keeping Gillett and Hicks with a majority share is foolishly. Liverpool wouldn’t need outside investment to begin with if Gillett and Hicks didn’t over leverage themselves trying to buy the club.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits his half-time rant during the game against Liverpool was a risk, and says football management is like “living on a volcano”. He said: “I was many times very angry but sometimes you’re angry but do not show it. The problem with anger, you can create some damage that you cannot repair.” Daily Telegraph
Good job there at halftime Wenger. Don’t blow it against Burnley.