EPL Gossip Monday September 27th
Manchester United are monitoring the progress of Italian international Claudio Marchisio, with a view to potentially making a move for the 24-year-old Juventus midfielder next summer. Caught Offside
With Manchester United giving up goals in bunches it shouldn’t shock anyone to seem them interesting in a defender. Mind you it’s not like Marchisio is helping Juventus keep many clean sheets either.
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is considering a January move for Newcastle United winger Wayne Routledge – if he gets enough funds from the Anfield board. Caught Offside
If I’m a Liverpool don’t know if I would laugh or cry reading a headline about Wayne Routledge who Aston Villa pretty much gave away two years ago.
Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross is a January transfer window target for Serie A side Juventus.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Talk about a culture shock going from Stoke to Juventus. Won’t be happening mind you.
Former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan believes Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has no right to complain about media intrusion into his private life following his extended run of poor form. Daily Mirror
Keegan is right. Besides Rooney has brought most of this on himself.
Former Gunners manager and forward George Graham believes his old club Arsenal will not win anything if error-prone Manuel Almunia remains as the first-choice goalkeeper at the Emirates. the Sun
Classic example of Wenger stubbornness coming back to bite him in the ass. Almunia is not a starting goalkeeper for an elite club.
Tottenham defender William Gallas has been ruled out for at least three weeks with an abductor muscle injury sustained in training on Friday. In the same session, central defender Ledley King suffered a groin strain but the extent of the problem is not yet known. Daily Mail
Wenger could of seen this coming with Gallas getting hurt mind you.
Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara believes the Cottagers are playing more stylish football under current manager Mark Hughes than they did under his predecessor Roy Hodgson. Daily Mail
Unless your name is Gary Megson any manager would be more stylish than Roy Hodgson.
Everton club captain Phil Neville has urged fans to blame the players, and not Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright, for the club’s bottom-of-the-table predicament. Daily Mail
Neville is right…..well it’s Moyes fault too. Look at the Everton lineup and you’ll see they have spent a fair amount on players over the years. The talent is there in this current lineup plus, it’s not like players who can be had at an affordable price like Ozil are dying to link up with Everton.