Reyna To New York Red Bull

I thought about this possibility the other day. I had seen the rumor before. But I hadn't seen anything indicating Claudio was interested in leaving Manchester City. Nor did I see anything saying that Citeh was willing to let him go. In fact, I didn't think Reyna would be let go because of this plus Citeh doesn't have money to spend on replacement. But the other day Manchester City Manager Stuart Pearce said he was looking to trim some marginal players from the squad. And now Pearce is saying "For his [Reyna] personal reasons, we are in talks with him and his representatives due to that he might want to go back to the States." Then again, the same press release by the club states that Claudio will only leave if it's in the best interest of the club. It doesn't look like they're in a hurry to let him go.

Bale To ManUtd or Arsenal

I've seen a lot of these rumors. But I've seen little if any evidence at all showing that Gareth Bale has any interest in leaving Southampton. And the Saints are in the middle of a promotion battle and are not in desperate need of cash. More so, Bale still needs to work on his defensive side quite a bit. The big clubs may be interested but I don't they're serious about putting up big money for Bale at this point. And even if they were, there are no concrete signs that Burley wants to sell him nor that Bale wants to leave. Is this another example of rumors having legs simply because they would catch the attention of all those fans at those big clubs?

Figo : Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Once it happened, I couldn't get rid of it. I have The Clash's cover of "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" stuck in my head. It's not about David Beckham's drama at Real Madrid but the Portugese winger Luis Figo. There's been more details but in short Figo has rumored to be leaving Inter Milan, then he was seen and photographed at a news conference as having signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. Then Inter announced that he had not been sold. And now Al-Ittihad have announced that they have indeed signed Figo, only that it's for the summer transfer window. whew That is why I have "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" stuck in my head.

InterLiga Play

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MLS Combine

If you're curious how things are going at the MLS player combine, keep your eye on College To Pros. They have day two coverage here.