EPL Gossip Friday November 26th
[picappgallerysingle id="10129842"]
Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has placed an £80m price tag on Ashley Young after Manchester United and Liverpool revealed their interest in the winger. Daily Mail
Managers comes off foolish quoting these types of transfer fees. Aston Villa sold James Milner for about 25 million so guess what the price tag for Ashley Young is around 25 million as well.
Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has agreed a new five-year contract with the club following his fine recent form. goal.com
Not the biggest Assou-Ekotto fan but can’t say his play hasn’t earned him a new deal.
Argentine forward Carlos Tevez could be offloaded to Barcelona in January with Manchester City rumoured to be lining up a move for Spanish striker Bojan Krkic as his replacement. Metro
Maybe in fantasy football but not in the real world.
Arsenal and Manchester City have joined the race to sign Sporting Lisbon’s teenage winger Zezinho, dubbed “the new Cristiano Ronaldo”. talksport
More like the next Yanick Djalo.
Liverpool are considering recalling midfielder Alberto Aquilani from his season-long loan to Juventus.
Full story: caughtoffside.com
Should of never let him go in the first place.
West Ham striker Carlton Cole could be on his way to Liverpool in January after publicly criticising the tactics of Hammers manager Avram Grant. Metro
West Ham should of sold Carlton Cole last summer. Cole looks the part of a star striker but the reality is he is far from a star player.
Meanwhile, former Hammers defender Anton Ferdinand could be on his way back to Upton Park with the Sunderland centre-back set to leave the Stadium of Light. Metro
Speaking of players who look the part here we have Anton Ferdinand who could use a move back to West Ham.
Manchester United expect to clinch the signing of 26-year-old goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, of Norwegian club Aalesund, by the weekend. talksport
Hopefully this will stop linking Manchester United to every goalie out there.
In-form striker Johan Elmander has stalled on signing a new contract with Bolton – and sparked a scramble for his signature. Liverpool, Newcastle and Stoke are interested. Daily Mirror
If I was Liverpool I’d at least kick the tires to see what it would take to sign Elmander.