EPL Gossip Tuesday February 22nd
French midfielder Samir Nasri has revealed he could quit Arsenal for Barcelona in the summer – if the Gunners win the title. Daily Mirror
Is Nasri jealous of all the attention Cesc Fabregas gets? I really don’t see why Nasri would rock the boat like this. Plus I don’t see why he would want to leave a sure thing playing time wise in Arsenal for Barcelona where he won’t be penciled in the starting lineup week after week.
Real Madrid have joined Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign highly rated Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell. Daily Mail
If this ever happened I wonder how wide eyed Rodwell would be in his first couple of training sessions with Real Madrid?
Aston Villa are keeping tabs on Barcelona’s out-of-favour defender Gabriel Milito and hope to snap him up for free in the summer. talkSPORT
Gabriel Milito is spanish for Jonathan Woodgate but on a free transfer it would be worth a shot.
Manchester United have set their sights on CSKA Moscow keeper Igor Akinfeev as a replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who is retiring at the end of the season. Footylatest
These pick a goalie and link them Manchester United rumours have started to bore me along time ago.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti wants to form a dream centre-back partnership between David Luiz, who arrived from Benfica in January, and Borussia Dortmund’s Serbian star Neven Subotic.
Full story: talkSPORT
I think Ancelotti has other things to worry about at the moment.
Former Liverpool and Sunderland star Djibril Cisse, now with Panathinaikos, says he will definitely leave Greece in the summer after alleging he was attacked by Olympiakos fans at the weekend.
Full story: Daily Mail
Sadly it doesn’t really shock me that soccer fans can be so stupid.
Former Newcastle striker Andy Carroll, the most expensive British player in history, is ahead of schedule in his attempt to return to fitness after a thigh injury and could even make his Liverpool debut this weekend against West Ham. Daily Mirror
If I was a striker I’d try to be fit for a game against West Ham myself.
Midfielder Yaya Toure believes Manchester City can be bigger and better than Barcelona within two years. Daily Mirror
Not unless they buy Messi and talk to him once you defeat Aris in the Europa League.
Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara – currently on loan at Wolves – believes his girlfriend Danielle Lloyd, who is moving up to Birmingham with their baby son, is the key to helping him settle at the Midlands club as they battle against relegation. Daily Mirror
Someone should grab Jamie O’Hara who is a victim of the numbers game at Tottenham. If I was Newcastle and someone really did want Joey Barton I’d send him on his way and make the call for Jamie O’Hara.