EPL Gossip Tuesday July 27th
Real Madrid’s Netherlands international Royston Drenthe is not on his way to Liverpool, despite reports – citing a supposed Facebook page for the player – suggesting a deal had been done. “I will soon be joining Liverpool FC. I hope I will have a good season,” read the page.
However, his agent told BBC Sport: “Royston does not have a Facebook page, a Twitter page or a MySpace page. We will be taking legal action against the person who set up this false Royston Drenthe account.
“Royston is definitely staying at Real Madrid. He is happy there, he has spoken to the club directors and is looking forward to the new season at the Bernabeu.”
You must be a pretty pathetic person to set up a fake facebook page for a player. It’s also pretty sad how many newspapers/websites ran with the story as fact.
Ajax’s £30m-rated striker Luis Suarez is one of three names on Tottenham’s summer shopping list. Boss Harry Redknapp also want Micah Richards and Craig Bellamy before the start of the new season.
Full story: Goal.com
Ajax and Luis Surarez are in a weird spot. Ajax knows Suarez will never be as valuable coming off the last World Cup but not many teams are out there willing to spend 30 million on one player and the few that could don’t seem interested. Even if you drop it down to 20 million the list of teams are pretty short who are willing to spend that amount.
Back to Tottenham they smartly should shake the tree that is Manchester City and hope a couple of players fall in their lap.
Midfielder Javier Mascherano has been told he can leave Liverpool, having held talks with the club’s hierarchy. ESPN Soccernet
And Inter Milan are thought to be lining up a £25m bid for the Argentine international. Daily Mail
Good for Liverpool. I like Javier Mascherano but Liverpool isn’t going to fall any further down the table with him gone. When you needed an early yellow card in a big game Javier Mascherano was your man.
Inter striker Mario Balotelli has rejected a bigger pay packet at Manchester United to join former boss Roberto Mancini at Manchester City. Daily Mirror
I honesty believe agents throw out these rumours to make their players seem more important. Just the other day mentioned Celtic’s Efraín Juárez mentioned how he turned down Barcelona for Celtic.
Meanwhile, Manchester City are offering England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips as part of a deal to sign James Milner from Aston Villa. Daily Mirror
Take the cash and Shaun Wright-Phillips and move on. Don’t let this drag on into the season.
Tottenham want to sign West Ham’s Scott Parker but have been put off by a £15m price tag for the England midfielder. The Mirror
As would I be put off by that price tag.
Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is wanted by his first club Osasuna, a transfer that could rekindle the Gunners’ move for Fulham’s Mark Schwarzer. Daily Mail
The Manuel Almunia for England rumours still amuse me.