EPL Gossip Thursday June 2nd
Chelsea have had a bid for Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore rejected by the Italian club, who want £44m for the in-demand Argentine. Daily Mail
Porto don’t miss very often in the transfer but considering the money that is being thrown around they miss be kicking themselves over not being able to sign Pastore a couple of seasons ago.
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov says he wants to stay at the club, despite being left out of the squad for the Champions League final and reported interest from Newcastle, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Daily Mirror
I think Manchester United has made it clear that in the big games they don’t trust Berbatov to get the job done.
AC Milan want to sign Chelsea forward Didier Drogba. If they are unsuccessful they will turn to Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor, who has been on loan at Real Madrid. Daily Mirror
Wouldn’t be the first time AC Milan has gone after Adebayor.
Liverpool have their sights set on a £13m deal for Sunderland’s England midfielder Jordan Henderson. Daily Mail
It’s not that I dislike Jordan Henderson but this move doesn’t excite me.
Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios will discover in the next 48 hours if he can secure a £7m move to Italian side Napoli. Daily Mirror
Would be a nice little pick up got Napoli. I don’t think Wigan has many regrets selling Palacios for 12million a couple of years ago.
However, Spurs have put a £15m price tag on Honduran international Palacios, who joined the White Hart Lane club for £12m from Wigan. Daily Mail
That’s crazy talk. No way Palacios is worth that much.
New West Ham manager Sam Allardyce wants to sign Blackburn’s El-Hadji Diouf. The striker had been on loan at Rangers, who remain interested in him. Daily Mail
Stay classy Sam Allardyce.
Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, who has been linked to Liverpool and Manchester United, will put back any talks about his future until next week because he is focused on England’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland, which is on Saturday. Metro
A matchup between the current Sinnacle European Champions against the former Sinnacle European Champions Switzerland.
Guus Hiddink has made the clearest indication yet that he is prepared to give up his job as Turkey boss to take the managerial helm at Chelsea. the Sun
Guus has never been one to turn down large sums of money.
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has been pictured in another team’s shirt – that of the New York Mets baseball team. He and Gunners striker Robin van Persie enjoyed a trip to the United States to see former team-mate Thierry Henry in action for New York Red Bulls.
Kinda fitting that Arsenal players would be in a New York Mets jersey.