CITY MAKE £30M STERLING BID
Another day, and another story regarding interest in Raheem Sterling. As revealed by Soccer Alerts the bid has gone in with City supposedly waiting for a response from the Anfield giants. Despite all the matter about Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid, it's difficult to shift the assumption that it is Manchester City who will sign Sterling. He's English, for a start.
The Daily Mirror report that City have started the bidding for the winger at £25m, plus a further £5m in add-ons. We're also told that it is only a verbal offer, which seems weird. At least write it down guys.
The Mirror also claim that City face competition from Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid. Oh yeah, we forgot about Chelsea. They really don't need another attacking player, but have form for buying a player just to stop a rival getting there first.
ARSENAL OFFER £18M FOR KONDOGBIA
With the links to Morgan Schneiderlin slowly disappearing (were they all just built on bulls**t?), Geoffrey Kondogbia is the next player coming into the spotlight. The French midfielder seems to have been linked with a move to the Emirates from the age of about six.
It's all a typical whirlwind of faeces, I'm afraid. The Daily Star say they have offered Monaco £18.2m for Kondogbia, but that story takes us to the Metro. The Metro then take us to fichajes.net, which acts as the Spanish branch of Operation Transfer Nonsense.
Google Translate did at least reveal the following nugget: 'Geoffrey Kondogbia arrived in August 2013 to AS Monaco from Sevilla FC and since then has played a total of 66 parties defending the rojiblanca eslástica and has become a safe haven for the middle of the French countryside that security is what you want Arsenal.'
That's the most sense spoken in the whole sorry mess.
LIVERPOOL WANT TRIPPIER
Fresh from their interest in Adam Bogdan to solve the goalkeeping crisis, Liverpool are reportedly shelving their interest in Nathaniel Clyne in order to make a bid for Burnley's Kieran Tripper.
The Times claim that Trippier has become the club's answer after seeing a £10m bid for Clyne rejected. That was always going to happen given that they got more for Calum Chambers.
Brendan Rodgers was apparently very impressed with Trippier last season (how sad, I just said 'last season' for the first time), and thinks he could solve the problem of playing Emre sodding Can as a right wing-back. As long as it's not James Milner, we're fine.
AND THE REST
Sepp Blatter will get a £10m pay-off when he eventually leaves FIFA... Swansea are closing in on a £3m deal for St Etienne defender Franck Tabanou, who boss Garry Monk wanted to sign in January... Inter Milan have confirmed their interest in Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic, who has failed to make an impact in the Premier League... Alan Dunne, who was released by Millwall last month, is a target for Championship side Ipswich Town... James McCarthy is seeking urgent contract talks with Everton after they signed another central midfielder in Tom Cleverley... West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster says there is no chance he will be back from his knee surgery before October... Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood will look to QPR striker Charlie Austin as a replacement if Christian Benteke quits the club this summer... Aleksandar Kolarov could be on his way to AC Milan if fellow Serb Sinisa Mihaljovic is named as the club's new boss.
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