TRANSFER RUMOURS! 3rd December
StrumSolo > 03/12/2014, 14:31
Germans! Real Madrid were said to have first option on Marco Reus, but the Dortmund president claims that's nonsense and that the Spanish side will have to battle it out in the £20m-release-clause-arena along with anyone else who might be interested. Could still end up at Chelsea then, or Liverpool (ha) but it'll probably be Bayern Munich. That's how these things tend to pan out.
Arsenal are still after Sami Khedira of course, but Wenger won't wait around forever. He's got his eye on Leverkusen midfielder Cristoph Kramer (also available for £20m apparently) and might just bloody well sign him. Ditching the German theme, but sticking with the Arsenal one, other options for the middle of the park include James McCarthy and old flame Yohan Cabaye. And what's this? A move for out of favour Spurs centre half Vlad Chiriches could be on the cards too. Not quite Sol Campbell levels of scandal, but still.
Right, that's it. Brendan Rodgers has seen enough. Out with the Mignolet, in with the Neto. The Fiorentina keeper's contract is up at the end of the season so transfer fees shouldn't be an issue, though he is after £125,000 a week. What's wrong with Victor Valdes, seriously?
Or Petr Cech, Roma are the latest club on the scene, sporting a £7m offer.
Diego Godin could be off to Man Utd in January for £28.5m, and that just so happens to be when Newcastle will bid £3m for Burnley striker Danny Ings. Out of contract in the summer, don't you know.
Roberto Mancini wants to recreate some of that 2011 magic and take Aleksander Kolarov, Matija Nastasic and James Milner to Inter, Paulinho's getting packed off back to Brazil, or Corinthians, more specifically and best til last, Emile Heskey's training with Bolton. Him and Gudjohnsen up front, imagine!