Listening to the radio last night, the Rumour Mill was amused to hear former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan’s frank admission that he once signed a “defensive striker” (ie one that rarely scored) as a sop to a manager whose daughter was going out with a particular player who wanted his pal at Selhurst Park.
It was a revealing insight into a world we’d previously believed to be ruthless and cut-throat and will now have us questioning the motivation behind every potential deal. Are Manchester United interested in bringing Nathaniel Clyne to Old Trafford during the summer because they admire the Southampton right-back’s qualities as a defender, or does Louis van Gaal merely see the 23-year-old as a potential source of free tickets to gigs at the Academy in his native Brixton? Clyne’s French team-mate Morgan Schneiderlin is also being tipped for a move away from the south coast, with Arsenal being mooted as the next port of call for the French midfielder once the Saints have gone marching into next season’s Champions League.
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