EPL Gossip Wednesday June 9th
Chelsea are preparing a £25m bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. Daily Mirror
Schweinsteiger has made noises about leaving Bayern Munich in the past and he would be perfect in the Chelsea set up.
New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is contemplating a surprise move to bring Michael Ballack to Spain. Daily Mail
This would be a surprise.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is lining up a move for Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil, with the Gunners considering a £12m bid for Werder Bremen’s 21-year-old. caughtoffside.com
Werder Breman were able to move Diego cause they knew Ozil was waiting in the wings. Just don’t see Arsenal being able to pull this deal off.
Robinho’s representatives will officially tell Manchester City next week that the £32.5m British record signing no longer wishes to play for the club under coach Roberto Mancini. Daily Mail
Do Manchester City supporters ever go, “Why does Robinho play like a dog for Manchester City and a super hero for Brazil?”
The agent representing Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta says the Italian will be heading to Tottenham this summer. The Sun
I like Iaquinta who reminds me of Dirk Kuyt but does see any reason for him to play for Tottenham considering he isn’t better than the strikers they have now.
West Ham co-owner David Gold says England goalkeeper Robert Green is up for grabs this summer. The 29-year-old’s contract expires next year and Gold revealed: “At this stage we are not going to have talks with him about a new deal.” The Sun
I’d cash in on Robert Green as well considering his value will never be any higher plus they risk losing him for nothing next summer.
Aston Villa lead a long list of clubs wanting to sign winger Martin Petrov, who has been released by Manchester City. Everton, Stoke, West Ham and Bolton are also interested in the 31-year-old.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Nice to see that Martin Petrov won’t be out of work for long.
Italian club Fiorentina are weighing up a £3.5m bid for Liverpool’s 21-year-old left-back Emiliano Insua. Daily Mail
Liverpool is in a bad spot but they are not going to sell Insua at that price.