>Fascinating reports from Italy suggest Gigi Buffon has an admirer in Marcelo Bielsa and could conceivably be on his way to Leeds once his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the week. As implausible and unlikely a move as it might seem, the Italian legend has “previous” played in Italy’s second tier, having been one of a few big name stars to stay with Juventus when they were demoted in 2006 as punishment for assorted shenanigans. When asked why he’d chosen to stay, the goalkeeper said it was an easy decision “because I’ve never won Serie B”. As luck would have it, he’s never won the Championship either.
Cursed with the kind of itchy feet a liberal sprinkling of athlete’s foot powder just can’t cure, Christian Eriksen is headed for the White Hart Lane exit door and has been tipped to sign for Real Madrid. In an interesting twist to the story, the Sun say Tottenham have asked for Marco Asensio in exchange. Whether or not Zinedine Zidane would sanction such a move for a 23-year-old who has yet to maximise his enormous potential remains to be seen, as Real’s manager has previously insisted the winger has a big future at the Bernabéu. “I have spoken to him and told him that he will be fundamental to the team and I want him here with us,” Zidane said towards the end of last season, when asked to comment on apparent interest from Liverpool in his player.
>In a bid to prove the Hollywood maxim that “nobody knows anything”, the Mirror, by contrast, claim Eriksen’s mooted move to the Spanish capital has actually fallen through and maintain that the Dane will head to Manchester United or Juventus instead. Tottenham are also reported to have bid £17m for Fenerbahce’s Macedonian midfielder Eljif Elmas and are prepared to throw Dutch striker Vincent Janssen in to any deal as a sweetener.
