During a slow-news international midweek you'd think the papers would be grateful for the announcement of
Nemanja Vidic's Inter switch. But you give em an inch, they take a mile, and with the ink on that particular contract barely dry we're already hearing about how the Italians are also in for the Serb's United team-mates
Patrice Evra and
Javier Hernandez, as well as
Edin Dzeko,
Lukas Podolski and
Dani Osvaldo, who just so happen to play in England too...
To be fair, that Hernandez one might actually happen. Juve and Spurs are also keen, and apparently David Moyes is ready let him go in exchange for 15m doubloons. There's talk of
RVP doing one too, owing to his dirty stinking attitude. Still, there's always
Nicolas Gaitan. Oh, hang on, Liverpool are readying a £16m for the Benfica midfielder, and will probably be able to offer him Champions League football (ouch). How do you compete with that?
Branislav Ivanovic is wanted by PSG, and with Carles Puyol chipping off at the end of the season the
David Luiz to Barca rumour was always going to return. £25m, but then you knew that already. To counter, Jose Mourinho's been speaking/nudging/winking about Real Madrid defender
Rafael Varane and Milan's
Mario Balotelli. What's he up to, eh?
Jack Colback,
Phil Bardsley,
Craig Gardner and
Seb Larsson are all out of contract at the end of the season and new deals don't appear to be forthcoming. Are Sunderland waiting to see what division they'll be playing in next season? Or do they just not fancy them? Similar vibes from West Ham and
Joe Cole.
And Wolfsburg striker
Ivica Olic is on his way to Stoke. The 34-year old will join on a free at the end of the season.
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