EPL Gossip Friday October 1st
Chelsea may take advantage of stalled contract talks between Philippe Mexes and Roma to try and land the French defender on a free transfer. Daily Mail
Any team wouold use a quality defender and Chelsea wouldn’t be the only team who would be interested in Mexes. I suppose Chelsea could throw the most money Mexes way however.
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson may try to tempt Manchester United striker Michael Owen into a return to Anfield as he looks to increase the Reds’ attacking options. caughtoffside.com
Cute little article to get people up in arms but Vince Carter has as much chance of returning to Toronto than Owen making his way back to Liverpool.
Wigan attacker Charles N’Zogbia still has his heart set on a move away from the DW Stadium and has hinted that Marseille could come in for him in January. Daily Mail
A classic example of the gulf in salaries between England the rest of Europe. N’Zogiba wanted 50k a week to play for Birmingham. Even big clubs like Marseille would roll their eyes at such a request.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp may test Manchester City’s resolve to hang on to striker Emmanuel Adebayor in the January transfer window. caughtoffside.com
After Adebayor game against Juventus yesterday that resolve may not be too strong. You can even make a case for Jo moving up against of Adebayor in the Manchester Cit depth chart.
Spurs boss Redknapp has also warned Real Madrid off his left-sided Welsh star Gareth Bale.
Full story: The Sun
Yes, that will stop them.
Valencia and Portugal defender Miguel has admitted he is interested in playing for Liverpool to link up with international team-mate Raul Meireles at Anfield. talkSPORT
Considering they have Glen Johnson who is the English version of Miguel but paid 5 times as much I doubt Liverpool would be interested.
Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has told his players that he expects them to win both the Champions League and the Premier League this season. The Sun
Well you can’t picture Abramovich saying I except you to win the FA Cup again can you?
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez was involved in a stand-off with an angry farmer in a tractor at the club’s training ground which nearly left him stuck in a ditch. Daily Mirror
Welcome to England.