Today's tittle-tattle has carbs before Marbs
It's not just the families of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott who are planning to give Poland and the Ukraine a wide berth this summer: the England squad's wives and girlfriends are no more keen on Kiev, warm on Warsaw or devoted to Donetsk. A group of Wags, fearing perhaps an excess of dispiriting Soviet-era concrete architecture, a dearth of Gucci outlets or the very idea of a nation whose greatest contribution to global cuisine is the dumpling, has decided to spend as little time as possible on foreign soil. They will accomplish this by staying back home in Blighty for the duration of the tournament but clubbing together to hire a private jet that will whisk them to matches just in time for kick-off and then away again immediately afterwards, without them ever having to, say, plump a Polish pillow or obtain Champaign in the Ukraine.
Just as well, because it looks like some of them will be busy househunting. Take Mrs Robert Green, who will definitely be getting the packers in after West Ham chairman David Gold revealed on Twitter that the keeper is on the move – "Nobody wants Rob to leave but nothing is for ever, he must do what is best for him and we must do what is best for us." West Ham have made Bolton's Jussi Jaskelainen their top target to replace him, while Sam Allardyce is also said to be keen on Stoke's Kenwyne Jones and Wigan's Momo Diame. As for Green's next destination, Tottenham, QPR and West Brom have all been linked, but a move to Malaga might also be tempting.
A bit of time in Spain has also tempted Tottenham's Aaron Lennon and Jake Livermore, as well as Stoke's Jermaine Pennant. They are all on holiday in Marbella, where they have been pictured with The Only Way is Essex ace Lauren Goodger. Talking of Tottenham, they are apparently pondering a shock move for Shanghai Shenhua's Nicolas Anelka – with West Ham and QPR potential rivals – but may lose one of their current stars with Gareth Bale rumoured to be considering his future, according to the Mail, as Manchester City ponder a bank-busting bid but Barcelona balk at Tottenham's £36m asking price.
Reading's bid for Colombia midfielder Carlos Sanchez is on the verge of collapse over his £40,000-a-week demands. The Royals have the day's busiest scouting department, having not only identified Bordeaux's full-back Mattieu Chalme as a potential target but also run the rule over West Brom's former Reading ace Nicky Shorey and encouraged the club to compete with West Ham and Aston Villa for Norwich's £6m-rated wantaway striker Grant Holt. Talking of £6m, that's precisely what Wolves expect to raise with the sale of Matt Jarvis, for whom Stoke and Fulham have the hots.
Everton are steeling themselves for big bids for Marouane Fellaini, according to England's very own Phil Jagielka. "The way the club is, if somebody comes in with a £20m-plus offer the chances are he's going to be sold," he said.
Paddy Kenny will leave QPR this summer, with Ipswich mulling over a £500,000 bid and Neil Warnock's Leeds inevitably pondering a rival offer. Cardiff are to return with a new bid for Coventry centre-back Richard Keogh, having failed with an £800,000 effort last week. Blackpool's Ian Holloway has emerged as the top managerial target for Swansea after Wigan No2 Graeme Jones rebuffed the Welsh club's advances, although the Swans are by all accounts yet to give up hope that he might change his mind. Read More
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