EPL Gossip Thursday July 29th
Manchester City are set to confirm the £24m signing of Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli on Thursday after he agreed a contract worth about £65,000 a week. Daily Mail
Addition by subtraction some would say.
Stuttgart managing director Fredi Bobic says Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 23, wants a move to Real Madrid. “He’s told us that he wants to go – now we have to find a solution,” Bobic told Bild newspaper.
What Fredi Bobic means is how much cash is Real Madrid going to give Stuttgary for Sami Khedira.
Midfielder David Beckham has promised to give West Ham a decision soon on whether he will end his career at Upton Park. The 35-year-old former England captain, who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States, was born in east London. the Sun
File this one away under not a chance.
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson wants Aston Villa’s Bulgarian midfielder Stiliyan Petrov, 30, to replace Javier Mascherano at Anfield and is ready to offer £7m. It was revealed earlier this week that Mascherano wants to leave the Reds. Daily Mirror
Stiliyan Petrov wouldn’t be the first player I’d think of to replace Javier Mascherano.
Luke Young’s £2.5m move to Liverpool is in doubt as the 31-year-old defender wants a pay-off from Aston Villa as he would have to take a drop in wages. Daily Mirror
If true it says a lot about the state of Liverpool.
Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay says manager Carlo Ancelotti will be given money to rebuild the side and that striker Didier Drogba will not be leaving. Daily Mirror
Chelsea only has a month left in the transfer money. Better open up the purse strings soon.
The Stamford Bridge outfit want to wrap up the £17m signing of Benfica midfielder Ramires in time for their pre-season tour of Germany, which starts on Saturday. Daily Star
Ramires would look really good in a midfield with Michael Essien. Ramires would also shoulder the load when Michael Essien gets hurt at some point this season.
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho wants to take 32-year-old Chelsea centre-back Ricardo Carvalho to Spain. Mourinho signed the Portuguese defender in 2004 during his spell as manager of the Blues. IM Scouting
I’d love to see Carvalho link up with Mourinho again. If Chelsea isn’t going to start Carvalho they should let him go.
Italian club Lazio are on the verge of signing Manchester City’s 25-year-old left-back Javier Garrido for £2.5m.: IM Scouting
Lazio is basically giving Manchester City back the 2.5 million they got when selling Aleksandar Kolarov.
Arsenal are close to signing Italian goalkeeper Federico Marchetti from Cagliari. The 27-year-old, who played at the World Cup in South Africa, is valued at around £5m. IM Scouting
Can’t say I’m shocked Arsenal didn’t end up making a move for Joe Hart. I’ll at least admit that goalie is a position where you can sign a player on the cheap and have him be everybit as good as an expensive transfer.
Tottenham are looking to tempt Manchester City with a £4m bid for Bellamy. Daily Mail
Oh that will knock the socks off.