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Three players desperate for a Premier League swansong

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Between the three of them, they have a combined age of 111. They have won all of Europe’s most highly regarded competitions, including; eight Premier League titles, five F.A Cups, two Champions Leagues, one La Liga, seven Serie A titles, four Italian Cups and one Spanish Cup. If that isn’t already enough to impress you, they’ve won, internationally, two World Cups and one European Championship.

They all feature in Pele’s scribed “FIFA 100” and as it stands, two are running out of contracted time at their current clubs and one is unattached. The three aging stars aren’t exactly stagnating either, perhaps with one exception – the Frenchman – with recent achievements including the MLS Western Conference, the MLS Supporters’ Shield and the Italian has continued to extend his lead as record goal scorer and appearance holder for his club.

If you haven’t figured out who the three players are by now, shame on you. The French midfielder, who has last seen telling a disillusioned Willie McKay that he has no urge to play for a team bottom of the nPower Championship, despite the Scot’s unfounded promise that anyone who joins the Keepmoat team will be with (them) for six months before playing in the Premier League,” is spending his time desperately trying to secure a move to Qatar or Russia. His particular choices of preferred destinations just happen to coincide with clubs that offer ridiculous money to big name signings and that might be the pulling factor for Robert Pires. However he has hinted at his desire for a move back to the top flight of English football, stating that he’s “not convinced that a life in England outside the Premier League” would suit him. The question is, Pires, who would want you?

The second player of our much-acclaimed European trio has been involved in a bitter battle of egos at his current club and understandably the nineteen year servant of the club defeated the club president, who has only been in power for 18 months. Del Piero was told he will not be offered a new contract at the end of the current season, having managed to secure this one quite fortunately. Publicly stating he would sign a blank contract for his beloved Turin club was enough to force Andrea Agnelli, club president, into offering him a one year extension back in February.

With Agnelli announcing that this season will most definitely be Del Piero’s last at the Old Lady, the World Cup winner declared that he has, “to confess,” he loves “the Premier League. What a great league.” He carries on, “Of course I would like to play there before retiring.”

His comments have sparked interest, allegedly, with Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp supposedly interested, along with Blackburn, West Ham and Everton. Of course, it is all speculation, but he has publicly announced his wish to play in a “more competitive league” than the MLS or the clubs of the United Arab Emirates; countries of destination also speculatively linked with the Italian forward.

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Budding Football journalist who blogs at www.maycauseoffence.com/ daily as well as writing here for ThisisFutbol and on www.onehellofabeating.com/ the England fan's page. Outside of writing is more football. I work at Southampton F.C and I manage a men's football team on Saturdays.

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  • Mike says:

    Out of the three players you mention all of which have admittedly had golden careers i think David Beckham is the only one who could still cut it in the Premiership. Money would never be an issue for Beckham, lets face it he is not short of a bob or two. He also has the correct mental attitude and wants to play because he loves the game and has always been a true professional. The other two would just be looking for that last big pay day and a club stupid enough to sign them.

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