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Deadline Day Deals – The rumours

Published by Ian John on August 31, 2010

It is transfer deadline day and a lot of people generally get very excited. It is the day when spotting a famous footballer at an airport gets relayed around the world as “news”, rumours get feverish analysis and you have to cut through an awful lot of misinformation to actually get down to the truth. So I’m going to take you through today as the major deals involving the EPL come in and give you my thought on the deal in an article tomorrow, but for today, lets amuse ourselves with the rumours…

“Steven Defour apparently been seen at Liege airport with representatives, but on a flight to Heathrow and not Manchester. Watch this Space.” So, he’ll be signing for Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Fulham or West Ham it seems, well not unless Brentford have come in with an offer, or it could be that someone just made it up of course.

“Just walked down Trafford Road and this car pulled up next to me. None other than Mikel Arteta stopped to ask for directions to the ground.” – Yes, because Mikel Arteta is not going to have a clue where Old Trafford is, having never been there before.

“Just saw Messi at Blackpool International Airport; apparently he has fallen in love with a local and is looking to move there.” – Oddly enough this has more credence than some of the stories I’ve come across today.

Just seen Shay Given pulling into Arsenal training ground at London Colney…… which is a little strange given that someone else is stating….First bit of good news of the day Ade and Shay are staying put at City…

Just seen Messi and Kaka having a bacon sarny in a cafe in Manchester So, Messi it seems jumped a taxi from Blackpool to Manchester to meet up with his nemesis at Real Madrid to enjoy a sandwich in a greasy spoon cafe. Ah, the high life of a professional footballer earning nearly £200,000 a week, eh? (I know it’s a wind up, but I did enjoy it!)

My friend works in Liverpool, and seen Arjen Robben ask someone for directions to Anfield! – Yeah. He shared a Taxi with Pele and Zinedine Zidane apparently.

Birmingham have made enquiries with Arsenal for Armand Traore, they are also after Alex Hleb, Ryan Babel, Hugo Rodellega and Jean Beausejour from Chile. – So Carson Yeung’s company is insolvent… and Alex McLeish is going to be spending the best part of £50m in an afternoon? Even my maths isn’t that bad.

I was just putting the bins out at my Fulham Road house, and who did i see? SHWEINSTEIGER!!! (edit : Oh dear, please learn to at least spell his name!) Surely he’s a Chelsea man now! – What ridiculous optimism! Hoping to get your bins emptied the day after a Bank Holiday… I’ve not heard something so ridiculous in a long time.

Everton forums awash with rumours of Juan Roman Riquelme sightings in Liverpool. Could this be the window we finally get him? – Bless. What Everton need is another oft-injured Spanish speaking midfielder of great talent. Unless Arteta really was lost on his way to Old Trafford eh?

I’ve just heard from a reliable source that Robinho is undergoing a medical at Stamfrd Bridge. – I’d merely suggest your source isn’t the most reliable.

Spurs to offer £10m plus Jermaine Jenas and Robbie Keane, first to Aston Villa for Ashley Young, then to Everton for Steven Pienaar. If those deals fail, then Keane will go to the Championship, and Jenas will spend another long year on the bench - This is just about mad enough for Harry Redknapp so I’m going to believe this one.

Just heard, ‘Arry’s going to get bumped for all his potential strikers and is going to put in 7mills for Ryan Babel. – Now even Harry isn’t this mad…

United set to offer £10 Million AND Michael Carrick for Jack Rodwell – God, don’t let Everton fans believe this one to be true, there will be mass sacrifices outside Goodison Park if this is the case. It’s bad enough losing Rodwell but getting Carrick in exchange too? That’s rubbing their noses in it, it really is.

Im at wolves compton training ground where super mick is looking for another striker and who steps out the black range rover? Robbie Keane, wolves tried to get him on loan in january with a £3 million loan fee and wages of £70,000 a week, have they finally got their man??? – Odd isn’t it, considering Robbie Keane is also on a plane to Sunderland and in other dispatches, on his way to Leeds too. We need to get the X-Files on this, the Keane Doppelganger phenomenon…

Just seen Gianluigi Buffon outside the Emirates with Arsene Wenger and Ivan Gazidis from the Arsenal board. My mate reckons it’ll be a swap deal for Almunia. – I think your mate is on something and needs medical help.

News from Galatasaray: It’s Insua plus 9 million for Arda Turan. – Liverpool sign a pacy winger who is creative and talented? Come on! We haven’t signed every single combative defensive midfielder in the world yet!

Just seen Robbie Keane boarding a flight to Glasgow – could he be returning to Celtic?? – Another Keane doppelganger, I’d like to have his air-miles from today alone.

I’ve just spotted David Moyes in Birmingham! – Moyes for Villa bandwagon gets a boost. I think Moyes is making his exit before the riots should Jack Rodwell be sold…

Looks like being a long day folks!

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