EPL Gossip Tuesday September 21st
Newcastle are weighing up a £12.5m move for 28-year-old Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino, according to reports in Italy. Full story: TalkSport
Newcastle pulled a rabbit out of the hat when they got Hatem Ben Arfa but despite Fiorentina’s awful start don’t see Gilardino moving to England.
Roma want Manchester City keeper Shay Given – and Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has encouraged him to consider a move to Serie A. Daily Mirror
A year ago Claudio Ranieri could do no wrong fast forward to this year and already the pressure is on the former Chelsea coach to turn his team around.
Manchester United are considering a move for Tottenham’s Tom Huddlestone in the January transfer window. Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson is thought to be a big fan of the £16m-rated midfielder. caughtoffside.com
I for one am not as big fan of that £16 million price tag.
Nigeria striker Victor Obinna wants to make his loan move from Inter Milan to West Ham permanent because he likes the style of Premier League football. Daily Mirror
Or because he actually likes playing football which he never got to do with Inter.
Fulham centre-back Brede Hangeland and Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg could be on their way to Arsenal in a £22m double swoop in January. caughtoffside.com
Arshavin aside Arsenal isn’t the type to make big moves in January. Plus Fulham won’t sell Hangeland mid season and the player himself has never said a peep about leaving with all these bigger clubs looking at him. It also makes no sense to sign Stekelenburg because he is already cup tied.
Liverpool pair Pepe Reina and Fernando Torres could be on their way out of Anfield as co-owner Tom Hicks plots a £280m buyout of partner George Gillett’s shares in the club. caughtoffside.com
Not saying this can’t be true but it’s quite easy to cause a panic by saying Hicks may sell players if he gains control of the club.