"I said at the start when I got the job that Manchester United will always be interested in the best players and we're always looking to try to improve the team." That’s David Moyes after being asked whether Man Utd were interested in
Gareth Bale. Hardly a denial is it?
Meanwhile, the ‘Bale Box’ remains empty…
Jose Mourinho has given
Wayne Rooney 48 hours to decide whether or not he wants to move to Chelsea, which roughly translates as ‘put in a transfer request so we can get you on the cheap’. Still, with an extra £30-40m in the coffers, maybe United could afford Bale? Though The Sun reckon Spurs would want £125m, so maybe not.
Yohan Cabaye has decided on a move to Arsenal rather than PSG, and the Gunners are still after
Mesut Ozil and
Angel Di Maria too. That all depends on Bale of course, as does everything when you think about it. Newcastle will try to replace Cabaye by having an £8m bid rejected for Wigan’s
James McCarthy. The Geordie’s are also keen on Ipswich’s
Aaron Cresswell, as are Villa, Cardiff and West Ham. Popular.
Erik Lamela’s £30m move to Spurs should be wrapped up within the next 24 hours and Liverpool winger
Oussama Assaidi is having a medical with Stoke before signing a season-long loan deal.
Been a tough start for Crystal Palace hasn’t it? Only one thing for it, sign up
Jimmy Kebe and
Joey Barton. Job done.