EPL Gossip Monday February 22nd
Premier League trio Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are battling it out along with Spanish duo Real Madrid and Barcelona for Benfica winger Angel Di Maria. imscouting.com
I’d be shocked if Di Maria played for Benfica next season. Where it gets interesting is where would he end up? Manchester City did meet his 30 million plus buy out cluase but he turned them down. Chelsea hasn’t flashed massive amounts of transfer money in a while and Manchester United may or may not be willing to spend that kind of money depending on who you believe or what day it is.
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is targeting £3.5m Portsmouth defender Marc Wilson. Daily Mail
Like picking whatever meat is left on the bone.
Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is facing a £400,000 fine from the Blues after recent headlines concerning the 29-year-old’s private life heaped further embarrassment on the club. The Times
Alternatively, Cole could be transfer listed by Chelsea following an investigation by the club. Owner Roman Abramovich is understood to be furious at the way Cole’s alleged behaviour has damaged the reputation of the club. Daily Mail
What Cole did was stupid and weird sending pics of himself to other guys but if I was Cole I’d be like where John Terry’s fine. You really can’t fine one without the other.
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo is distraught about the catastrophic floods that have killed 32 people in his native Madeira and has pledged to help the devastated island. Daily Mail
Nice touch after his goal yesterday.
Hull manager Phil Brown says he was so angry with his side’s 3-0 defeat at West Ham he cancelled a scheduled appearance on Sky’s Goals on Sunday programme so he could read the riot act to his players.
Full story: The Sun
West Ham has been on quite a roll since the ownership change. Still not out of the woods but 13th with a host of clubs behind you is a pretty good spot to be.