Gossip Column: Sancho, Cahill, Perisic, Malcom, Austin and Huddlestone

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Football Gossip Column

Saturday 2nd February 2019

Manchester United dream of signing Jadon Sancho, 18, from Borussia Dortmund in the summer. My dream of dating Kelly Brook has more chance of coming true.
Metro

While we’re in the dreamers territory, Chelsea captain Gary Cahill, 33, turned down a move to Juventus on deadline day. Followed by one to Monaco. That’s what it says here.
Sky Sports

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino was “disappointed” that the club didn’t sign anyone for the second transfer window running.
Daily Mirror

Apparently, Arsenal got cold feet after they agreed a deal to sign Malcom, 21, from Barcelona on loan. Ahem.
Daily Mirror

Although Eddie Nketiah’s loan deal with Augsburg fell through so maybe Arsenal thought ‘better the devil you know’.
football.london

But Inter Milan boss Luciano Spalletti reckons Arsenal have the devil in them and led naïve ickle Ivan Perisic, 29, astray.
Independent

Charlie Austin, 29, must keep his frustrated self on the Southampton bench after the Saints turned down not one, but FOUR loan bids for him.
Sky Sports

Almost as inexplicable as Juventus’ interest in Gary Cahill is Udinese’s interest in Derby County lump Tom Huddlestone, 32. Not Tom Hiddlestone; he’s the actor and he isn’t a lump.
Derby Telegraph