Citysport & Gareth: Transfer rumblings from the Premier League.

Citysport & Gareth: Transfer rumblings from the Premier League.

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Da questa settimana, una nuova partecipazione a Citysport. Il Venerdì sera ci ritroveremo per un appuntamento importante con le principali notizie provenienti dalla Premier League (mercato, gossip, scomesse ed eventi sportivi), la massima serie calcistica inglese. A fornircele è Gareth Freeman, un esperto conoscitore della materia. Un nuovo interessante spunto per tutti i lettori, ed in particolare quelli stranieri. A Te la parola Gareth:

Hi Richard. I'm happy to be here, in Citysport. I'm going to start with the news for ours readers. 
January transfer window is always one of the more interesting times in the football calendar and this year it has been no different. Premier League attracts players from all over the globe and there has been some shrewed business completed already, and some major stories to break.

Manchester City’s failed attempts to bring Kaka to the Premiership will probably remain the biggest talking point despite the fact the deal didn’t go through. I would have loved to have seen Kaka playing in England but in a way I’m it didn’t happen, it’s good too see a player with that kind of loyalty in the modern game. Man City shouldn’t be too worried though, they’ve added Nigel de Jong and Craig Bellamy to their ranks already and I expect them to be bringing in new faces right up until the deadline.

It is starting to look as if the well-travelled Emile Heskey will be leaving Wigan for Champions League contenders Aston Villa in a £4million deal. Heskey is perhaps a player who would not really work as well in another European league as he does in England but he is a very effective striker in the English game. He might not contribute as many goals as fans and pundits would hope for but he can hold the ball up better than anybody and allow the rest of the team to join the attack. Heskey could well prove to be the ‘missing piece’ in the Villa side and I can see the veteran forward working well with Villa youngsters Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor.

One of the most interesting transfers in this particular window could be Jimmy Bullard’s move from Fulham to Hull City. Bullard is a name most people outside the English game won’t recognise but the 30-year-old is a very talented midfielder. He has just broken into Fabio Capello’s England side and although that was mainly due to injuries and he didn’t play it still shows the recognition he has received. It would be a major coup for Hull boss Phil Brown if he can persuade Bullard to join and he is the type of player whose arrival could stop Hull’s slide down the table. The Tigers went on an unprecedented run at the start of the season but now their form has dipped and the relegation places are edging ever closer, Bullard’s arrival could play a massive part in ending that slump.

That’s all from me and my thoughts on transfers at the moment. I’ll probably do a big round up once the window has closed and point out the decent moves and the not so decent ones. I’m going to leave with a bit of football betting advice though. Next week there are ten midweek Premier League fixtures and a great chance to have a look at some football betting. On Tuesday I’d be tempted to go for both Manchester United and Aston Villa away from home. United face West Brom so it doesn’t really take a genius too pick that one in all honesty. Villa travel to Portsmouth, which is never an easy place to go but I expect Villa too continue their push for Champions League qualification and emerge victorious. On Wednesday I think Manchester City will beat Newcastle United in Manchester, City have fairly good home form despite their position in the league and they should be too good for Newcastle. West Ham should also beat Hull City at Upton Park, I watched West Ham against Fulham and if the Hammers can reproduce that kind of display they should easily beat Hull who are in the middle of a slump.