Let me start by answering a question you didn’t know that I knew you were asking. Yes, it is impossible to keep up with all the transfer rumours that come out while the World Cup is going on.
That headline wasn’t to pick on Arsenal. Every club with needs to address this summer seems to be linked with everybody that is looking for greener pastures.
Mario Balotelli is rumoured to be “unsettled in Milan.” Really? How does anyone know that? The latest buzz is that Arsenal are ready to offer him a comfortable wage package of over €11 million a year. That would be such a coup for Wenger, but it certainly won’t come cheap.
Sergio Agüero has been pretty vocal about staying with Man City, which means he’s headed south to either Real Madrid or Barcelona.
Thomas Vermaelen looks set to trade The Emirates for Old Trafford, and get paid a cool £100,000-a-week for his efforts.
The UK papers are raving about Alexander Büttner’s realisation that Louis Van Gaal’s arrival spells the end for him at Old Trafford. Must be a really slow week…
How many phone calls do you think the agent of Mexico keeper Guillermo Ochoa has taken over the last 48 hours? The dude makes one of the greatest saves in World Cup history, while drawing the tournament favourites on their home soil just weeks after being relegated and out of contract with Ajaccio? Talk about impeccable timing.
And West Brom are close to signing Joleon Lescott from the sounds of things… HEY! Please keep reading this blog!
It’s a part of the game that will just never go away. And even though all the nonsensical speculation can be annoying as Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, it’s never going to leave the game because it will always get people talking about soccer. And you know what, I’m alright with that part.
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