All the latest on the Gareth Bale to Madrid speculation, while Jose Mourinho may have to fend off interest from Barcelona for Spanish star.
Of course not a day can go by without more updates on Gareth Bale and the never-ending speculation over a move to the Spanish capital.
Cesc Fabregas may be back in his homeland, but he might as well have been wearing his Arsenal colours when according to
The Sun, he suggested it would be “foolish” of Real to pay £100 million for the Welshman.
The Daily Mirror for their part is sticking with a figure of £85 and say that Real have reserved the number 11 especially for the man who seems to really like that number. So much so that trademarks are now in place.
Sticking to the ‘big money move from London to Spanish giants’ theme, Jose Mourinho looks to have a real fight on his hands to keep a hold of their playmaker Juan Mata.
The Mirror think there has been a rift with Mourinho already – it wouldn’t exactly be out of character for The Happy One – and that Barcelona are ready to offer £30 million.
One player still thought to be heading to Stamford Bridge is Edinson Cavani, with more talks with Napoli to take place over the next 24 hours. These talks seem to have been going on for quite some time, so don’t hold your breath on any announcement tomorrow.
The Star inform us that Fernando Torres has admitted to being a flop at the Bridge. Probably not his actual words, but why let his actual quotes get in the way of a sensational headline?
Stoke City fans were a little underwhelmed with the choice of Mark Hughes as manager and his first signing will do little to boost confidence in the Welshman. He has offered Jermaine Pennant a one-year deal at the Britannia. Yes, he is still at the Premier League club, though he was on-loan at Wolves last year. Probably one of the few teams worse to watch than Stoke it must be said.
The Star say that Fulham and Sunderland are leading the chase for Tottenham’s £4 million-rated midfielder Scott Parker. A move to Craven Cottage you would assume would suit the midfielder better, and then he can fade into the footballing background on a nice wage.
The Mirror are also linking the Cottagers with a move for Liverpool’s Andre Wisdom.
The Telegraph claim Aston Villa have put an £8 million price-tag on Darren Bent, the guy who used to score goals until Christian Benteke came along.
