EPL Gossip Wednesday May 25th
Manchester City and Chelsea are on alert after Sergio Aguero revealed he is leaving Atletico Madrid. The £40m-rated Argentine striker is also a target for Atletico’s bitter rivals Real Madrid.
Full story: the Sun
Would be about time Chelsea signed Sergio Aguero after three years of trying. Poor Atletcio Madrid who got rid of personal favorite Simao in January and will now lose Forlan, Aguero and De Gea this summer.
Former England defender Sol Campbell is leaving Newcastle along with Shefki Kuqi.
Source: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
If a tree falls…….
Alberto Aquilani’s agent says the midfielder’s future will be decided next week. The 26-year-old has spent this season on loan at Juventus from Liverpool and Franco Zavaglia says there is a more than 50% chance the player will stay in Turin. Source: Gazzetta Dello Sport [Italian]
Liverpool will have to knock something off as Aquilani isn’t worth 16 million to Juventus. These two clubs should meet at 10-12 million and call it a day.
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has labelled former Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho, who is the current boss at Real Madrid, “pathetic” and “insecure”. Source: Le Iene [Italian TV show]
All I gotta say right there. What is pathetic is a club with the history of A.C Milan losing against Tottenham in the Champions League round of 16. A club which Real Madrid had no problem taking care of in the next round.
Heurelho Gomes’s future at Tottenham is in further doubt after the goalkeeper reportedly told former club PSV Eindhoven he wants to rejoin them. Daily Mail
Tottenham should send Gomes back to PSV or any other club who wants him.
Arsene Wenger has dropped a major hint that he is ready to make a spectacular move for Karim Benzema. Wenger says a move for Real Madrid’s French striker “doesn’t seem impossible” even if it would represent a big change in transfer policy for the Arsenal manager. Daily Mirror
I’ll believe this when I see it but if Arsenal want to hang on to their top four status something major has to change.
Arsenal and Liverpool are leading the chase to sign Lille’s £10m-rated striker Gervinho.
Full story: talkSPORT
Great story this year with Lille winning France’s Ligue 1 this season. Love seeing a club come out of the blue to win a league something you never see in England, Spain and Italy.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has opened the door for Cristiano Ronaldo to make a sensational return to Old Trafford. the Sun
It’s one thing to open the door, it’s another to open your wallet.
Italian club Inter Milan are preparing a £15m bid for Arsenal’s Cameroon midfielder Alex Song.
Full story: Daily Star
Why? That’s 10 million too much. I even think Sulley Muntari is better than Alex Song.
Porto president Pinta da Costa is convinced Andre Villas-Boas would reject any approach from Chelsea offering him the chance to succeed Carlo Ancelotti at Stamford Bridge – despite the coach having a release clause of £13m. Daily Mail
Porto never miss a trick. Love how even the coach has a release clause.
Chelsea players tried to help former boss Carlo Ancelotti get over his sacking by taking him out partying in a trendy London nightclub. The Italian was given his marching orders after the Blues’ defeat by Everton on the last day of the Premier League season. Metro
That would of been one great party to go too.