EPL Gossip Thursday April 1st
Inter Milan have set their sights on Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard and will launch a summer bid to sign him. imscouting.com
If Steven Gerrard wasn’t a local buy nor Liverpool legend I’m sure the club would consider selling him, but he is so Liverpool and Gerrard are married together til the latter either wants out or is washed up.
Albert Riera says he wants to stay at Liverpool after the winger’s proposed move to Spartak Moscow stalled over personal terms. Spanish newspaper Marca (in Spanish)
Shocked Marca didn’t link Albert Riera with Real Madrid.
Arsenal are favourites to sign Italian under-21 international Mario Balotelli from Internazionale, after the 19-year-old’s agent ruled out a move for the £15m-valued striker to Inter’s local rivals AC Milan.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com
The Gunners are also chasing Real Zaragoza midfielder Ander Herrera and are mulling over the Spanish side’s £7m vaulation of the 20-year-old. The Sun
On or the other but not both. Have heard Balotelli as a make weight for Cesc Fabregas but just can’t see Fabregas leave for Italy. £7 million for Herrera sounds like a number Arsenal would pull the trigger on.
Chelsea want to sign Everton pair Steven Pienaar and Jack Rodwell, and will undertake a summer clear-out to raise funds for the transfers. Caughtoffside.com
I’ve been thinking why don’t I hear John Obi Mikel exit rumours. After such a massive tug of war between Manchester United and Chelsea you would of expected more from Obi Mikel by now.
Wigan will let in-form winger Charles N’Zogbia leave the club in the summer if one of the Premier League’s big guns comes calling, according to Latics manager Roberto Martinez. Daily Mail
Let’s face it, Wigan will let any player leave if a club writes a big enough cheque.
Wayne Rooney will be fit for the World Cup after suffering a suspected ‘grade one’ ligament tear in Manchester United’s Champions League first leg defeat by Bayern Munich. The striker is expected to be out for between three and four weeks. Daily Mail
If you are an England and non Manchester United supporter you are sercetly happy at this news. Provided Rooney can fully recover and all signs point to that happen it will keep Rooney fresh heading into the final month or the season and into the World Cup.