Thursday’s rumours
Likewise, the Mill would challenge even the most zealous disciple of transfer chit-chat to get excited about the prospect of Wayne Hennessy’s possible arrival at Fulham. Or Aston Villa. Or even Manchester City. The three-way scramble for the Wolves goalkeeper’s signature might form the basis of a lifelong obsession for some people - but, from where the Mill’s standing, they’re the eccentric ones.Nor could it be considered overly quirky to cock a snook at the news that Portsmouth and West Brom are in the market for David Bell. The Super Soaraway Sun claims Bell was the subject of a failed %26pound;500,000 bid by QPR earlier this season, but frankly the Mill is in no hurry to make the Luton midfielder’s possible departure from Kenilworth Road the linchpin of its gossip-filled existence.Equally ripe for sacrifice on the altar of indifference is Babacar Gueye. Not the Metz striker himself, you understand - just the disclosure that Reading and Bolton are keeping tabs on the Senegal international. Steve Coppell and Sammy Lee have apparently worked themselves into a feverish sweat at the thought of Gueye’s 17-goal haul for Metz last season, and both managers are now fingering their wallets with a view to a %26pound;3m January bid.Talking of managers, Chelsea are keen to bolster their backroom staff by recruiting Hank ten Cate, the Ajax head coach. You’d be keen on the Dutchman, too, if Avram Grant was in charge of your team. But the Chelsea manager needn’t fear; Ten Cate is being brought in to work under the Israeli. The Mill’s advice to Grant? Disregard Ten Cate at your peril; devoting your life to Chelsea really would be eccentric.
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