EPL Gossip Tuesday August 2nd
I’m back, sorry about that. Only I would catch a cold in the middle of summer.
Newcastle’s decision to allow Joey Barton to leave on a free transfer has sparked a scramble between Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham, who all want to talk to the midfielder.
Full story: Metro
Headaches aside Arsenal need to sign Joey Barton. He is exactly the type of player they need plus you know the price is right for him.
French side Paris St Germain are targeting Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov and will offer £18m for the Bulgarian. Full story: Daily Mirror
Berbatov would kill it in Ligue 1 and Manchester United would love to get back some of that money they spent to sign Berbatov.
Manchester City are ready to make a £22m bid for Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri in the next 48 hours. Full story: The Sun
Arsenal should accept it but won’t.
West Ham midfielder Scott Parker is now prepared to stay at Upton Park next season, with chairman David Gold also promising to invest in a new forward. Full story: Metro
Have a feeling things haven’t gone as planned for Scott Parker this summer.
Chelsea midfielder Yuri Zhirkov is set to become the first big-name departure from from Stamford Bridge under their new manager Andre Villas-Boas. Full story: Daily Telegraph
Wasn’t good enough at left back or as a left sided midfielder.
Premier League newcomers Swansea are set for a sensational swoop to sign French striker David Trezeguet, who is currently without a club. Full story: talkSPORT
Hope they have better luck then the time they tried to sign Marcos Senna last month.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp could recruit Lassana Diarra – who he managed at Portsmouth – but Real Madrid have insisted they will only sell the midfielder if Spurs give them first option on Gareth Bale when his contract begins to run down. Full story: Metro
Harry Redknapp has also abandoned his bid to prise £30m striker Giuseppe Rossi away from Villarreal.
Full story: The Sun
This is what happens when you don’t make it to the Champions League. Champions League type players have a hard time buying what a club like Tottenham is selling.
Stoke are set to make a club record £9m bid for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner and have also targeted Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios. Full story: Daily Mirror
Bendtner can only score with his head anyway so he would be a good fit for Stoke.
Blackburn will buy PAOK Salonika winger Veirinha for £4m this week, making use of the £6m raised by selling striker Nikola Kalinic to Ukrainian club Dnipro. Full story: Daily Mirror
Always nice to see another Portuguese players in the EPL. Gotta love all that money those chicken farms have pumped into Blackburn. What happen to the money raised when Blackburn sold Phil Jones?
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has shocked City by admitting he is not happy with life in the north west and does not know if he will stay to see out his contract. Full story: Metro
I can’t see how anyone is shocked by this. I’m sure half of those Manchester City players dislike life in Manchester.