EPL Gossip Friday January 22nd
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says it is “100% clear” that Joe Cole will still be at Stamford Bridge next season. (1300 GMT, Press Association)
Bruce Beck and Carlo Ancelotti can come out and say Joe Cole will be staying but til Joe Cole puts pen to paper these questions are going to remain.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s agent says the Real Madrid striker prefers a move to Germany rather than a return to the Premier League, even though the money is better in England, but no deal has been done yet
Great as Ruud van Nistelrooy was in England he doesn’t seem suited for the English game anymore. A move to Germany or even Turkey would do him some good.
Manchester City have offered £15m for West Ham’s Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami.
At £15 million I doubt West Ham would even think twice about keeping Behrami.
Spurs are closing in on a £11m swoop for Palermo central defender Simon Kjaer, but the player’s wage demands are proving to be a problem. Daily Mirror
Don’t care what Kjaer wage demans are. If Spurs can sign a promising defender like Kjaer, Tottenham should do all they can to make it happen.
West Ham and Birmingham are both keen on signing AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on loan. Daily Mirror
Imagine going from Real Madrid to Birmingham in a space of a year. Talk about the bloom being off the rose but I’m sure if Huntelaar will move it would be to a German club.