Arsene Wenger has reportedly rekindled his interest in Everton’s Phil Jagielka to take him to Arsenal to boost the Gunners defence. But it seems he will be frustarted in his attempts to land the Toffees star.
As the transfer merry-go-round rumours oscillate wildly (remember that Mozza song?), the Daily Mail claims this morning that AW has gone back in for Jagielka but has also lined up Birmingham’s Scott Dann if he can’t persuade Everton to sell. Quite where this lifts Chris Samba only Dennis knows.
AW is said to have made a bid for Jagielka (think they wanted £17m) last summer only to be turned away and he is facing a similar episode this time with David Moyes unwilling to sell.
Newspaper reports say AW will spend around £60m with some of that money coming from flogging Gael Clichy to, depending on what paper you read, Liverpool, Roma or PSG. The Mirror claims the Kop club are determined to land Clichy, even though AW is trying to block any deal. They add that the player will “dig his heels in” and insist he wants to go to Anfield. Cuban heels, one would take it? Anything higher would surely cast aspertions.
Right, will add to this in ten mins…boiled eggs and toast and marmalade just arrived courtesy of Mrs EldoMedia. (Pause) Mmm, not bad, eggs could have been runnier, soldiers just right.
Right on to the rest of the rags…back to the Mirror, who report that Cesc Fabregas has revealed his admiration for Pep Guardiola (what a bombshell, who’d have thunk it?). The paper says he was speaking on a visit to Indonesia when he told the Spanish press “my greatest idol is Guardiola”. What, not Denilson?
BTW, which paper hates Arsenal most do you reckon? Got to be the T******** Bugle I reckon. But which national? They have all got agendas…is it me or is the Mirror quite sympatheic to us? Think on… (with thanks to Billy Liar).
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