EPL Gossip Monday April 12th
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp wants to take England international Micah Richards from Manchester City, with Eastlands boss Roberto Mancini prepared to listen to offers for the 21-year-old defender. Caughtoffside.com
Richards stock has fallen like a rock these last two years but he’ll always be a player who coaches will love to take on a chance on.
Meanwhile, City are lining up bids to sign Werder Bremen attacking midfielder Mesut Özil and Roma forward Mirko Vucinic, as they prepare a series of raids on the Bundesliga and Serie A at the end of the season.The Times
Vucinic is a no go, Ozil is a young player on the rise who doesn’t play for an elite team. In other words exactly the type of player Manchester City should spend big on.
West Ham have joined the race to sign Jermaine Beckford from Leeds and hope to sign the 26-year-old striker on a free transfer when his contract expires in the summer. Caughtoffside.com
Big win for West Ham this weekend but who knows what will happen to this club in the summer. Hard to believe any plans coming out of West Ham at the moment.
Birmingham want to keep Ecuadorian Christian Benitez on loan from Mexican club Santos Laguna for another season following an impressive first campaign for the striker in England. Daily Mirror
Makes a perfect 2nd or 3rd striker if Birmingham do decide to spend big on a striker this summer.
Liverpool co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett will finally announce plans to officially put the Reds up for sale this week. But fans who object to the duo’s regime at the club and are desperate to see them leave could still be in for a long wait as the Americans will also reveal details of a new refinancing package that effectively ends the need for a fire sale.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has conceded that his side’s hopes of securing a top-four Premier League finish this season appear to be over after they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Fulham on Sunday. They now trail fourth-placed Manchester City by six points. Daily Mirror
Shocked they didn’t blame it on ownership. I know Gerrard is a saint for Liverpool and deservely so but all I see is a player who has checked out this season. If Torres isn’t able to carry this team no one else has been able to set up game in and game out.
Hull boss Iain Dowie and his staff were called to a crisis meeting with Tigers chairman Adam Pearson following the 4-1 home defeat by fellow strugglers Burnley on Saturday. Daily Mirror
Serves Hull right, They should of fired Phil Brown eariler in the season once a new chairman was appointed. After the first game, Phil Brown’s side went on a bit of a run to quiet those rumours. Pulling the plug on a coach after the transfer window is rarely a good idea.
April 12th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
for the record, Gerrard’s not been fit for most of the season. Ruined by an England physio who said he could play but that injury’s been there since. Thanks, England physio, his screwup could have cost LFC fourth place in a way but really, nobody individual to blame. Been a perfect storm of shite all around, everyone’s failed.