EPL Gossip Thursday December 23rd
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Everton left-back Leighton Baines has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to Bayern Munich.
Full story: talkSPORT
Bayern Munich isn’t going to over pay for Leighton Baines and Everton wasn’t going to sell him unless someone came up with a crazy offer.
Manchester City’s efforts to sign Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko have been rocked by a stunning £38m price tag and they could instead turn their attentions to Liverpool’s Fernando Torres. Daily Mail
Surely Manchester City has known the price for Dzeko for at least 12 months now.
City may have plenty of cash but AC Milan hope to use the unsettled mood around the club to their advantage with plans to make a move for centre-back Vincent Kompany. The Italian side could offer Ronaldinho in part exchange. Daily Star
But the president of Brazilian side Gremio, Paulo Odone, claims his club has agreed terms to bring Ronaldinho back to his homeland.
Full story: ESPNsoccernet
If City do part company with Kompany then it appears they have a replacement lined up with the club set to sign Victor Ruiz in a £7m deal with Espanyol. Full story: Daily Mirror
Don’t know why the papers still link Ronaldinho with Manchester City. This isn’t 2008 and Ronaldinho isn’t the same player he was in 2006.
Hamburg are to approach Manchester City misfit Jo with a way out of Eastlands. Daily Mail
If I was a club interested in Jo I’d hate to see what kind of money he is on at Manchester City.
Arsenal and Tottenham could be about to battle it out for the signature of giant Blackburn centre-back Christopher Samba.
Full story: Daily Express
Again Arsenal and Tottenham always after the same players according to the press.
Tottenham are also in the frame to sign Fenerbahce striker Semih Senturk which could hasten Robbie Keane’s exit out of White Hart Lane. Daily Mirror
Unless your name is Semih Senturk it appears.
West Ham are ready to sell Matthew Upson, Kieron Dyer, Lars Jacobsen, Jonathan Spector and Danny Gabbidon if they receive the right offers for them in the January transfer window. Guardian
They should change that to any offers.
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie could be the target of a bid from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. IMScouting
I’d send van Persie packing. Good player but you can only count on him half a season.
Everton are in a battle with Aston Villa to sign Middlesbrough defender David Wheater. Daily Mail
Buy low sell high with Wheater whose stock has fallen since 2008. Middlesbrough dropping down a division didn’t help matters.