EPL Gossip Monday May 2nd
Reports from Turkey suggest that Fenerbahce are keen on signing Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The Togolese player is currently on loan at Real Madrid. insidefutbol
There is little chance that Real Madrid would sign Adebayor but I’m sure Adebayor is hoping he rasied his profile enough to link up with a better team than Fenerbahce next season.
Manchester United are going head to head with rivals Manchester City in a £55m summer transfer tussle over midfielders Alexis Sanchez and Wesley Sneijder. Chilean Sanchez currently plays for Udinese, while Dutchman Sneijder is an Inter Milan player. Daily Mail
Sneijder despite his injuries is a great player but you know what you are getting. With Alexis Sanchez there is still a lot of upside from Manchester United to groom.
Manchester United will make a move for Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given as they look for a replacement for current keeper Edwin van der Sar, who is set to retire at the end of the season.
Full story: caughtoffside.com
I doubt this is going to happen. One team is not going to want to deal with the other.
Tottenham and Sunderland are in a £12m battle to land Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Both teams could use him. Tottenham of course would have the edge.
Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has turned down the manager’s job at Spartak Moscow as he awaits offers from England’s Premier League. Daily Mirror
Going to be a long wait.
Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been told to forget the idea he might be the man to replace Carlo Ancelotti – if the Italian leaves Chelsea. Apparently, Blues owner Roman Abramovich has no interest in recruiting Benitez, who has been out of work since he was sacked by Inter Milan in December.
Full story: Daily Mail
I’d be making a call to Tottenham if I was Benitez. Chelsea wouldn’t be a good fit.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has insisted that star midfielders Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart will not be leaving the club, even if Spurs do not qualify for next season’s Champions League. Daily Mirror
And Redknapp has warned he will resign as Spurs manager if the club sells any of his best players.
Full story: Daily Mail
Some would say Harry Redknapp should be fired after his club has limped towards the finish line this season. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you publicly.
Frank de Bleeckere, one of the five referees who had their credibility queried by Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho in his rant last Wednesday, has been awarded the potentially explosive Champions League semi-final, second leg between Barcelona and Real at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night.
Full story: Daily Mail
but of course