TRANSFER RUMOURS! 17th April
StrumSolo > 17/04/2014, 13:15
Diego Simeone won't stand in Diego Costa's way, Chelsea will offer £50m, Arsenal have bowed out of the race. Hopefully that's the last we'll hear of it until he's signed the bloody ting!
The Gunners still need a striker of course, and Mario Mandzukic could be their man. Some sort of swap deal with Laurent Koscielny, who's stalling on a new deal? Wenger's also got his eye on Real Madrid youngster Casemiro, and Alvaro Morata obviously. John Stones too, along with Chelsea.
Are the powers that be at Old Trafford trying to keep David Moyes out of the way? He's been on another of his European scouting trips, to Portugal this time, and gotten awful excited about Porto duo Eliaquim Mangala and Jackson Martinez, as well as Benfica left-back Guilherme Siqueira. Left-back? What about £30m rated Luke Shaw?
Those Marco Reus rumours were fake though. Well, most of these are probably fake, but the journalist that one was attributed to doesn't even exist. They might have more joy with Toni Kroos, but will have to pay him £260,000 a week for the privilege. Not quite Rooney-money, but still... One last bit of United pap, Alex Song for £12.5m, provided Liverpool, AC Milan or Atletico Madrid don't get there first.
West Ham are back in for Joleon Lescott, and will try to nick Jake Livermore before Hull tie him down to a permanent deal. Well, Mohamed Diame will need replacing if he's joins Liverpool. But might the Reds go cold on that one if their £38m bid for Ross Barkley is accepted? Haha.
Finally, Southampton and Everton quite like the look of Espanyol striker Sergio Garcia.