Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 13 Apr 2011, 14:57

Manchester United Football Club

Sir Alex Prepares £12M Offer For Mesmeric Attacking Midfielder

Mathieu Valbuena was scouted some weeks ago by Manchester United. The Marseille player 26, has been bookmarked as an ideal candidate to move into the Red Devil’s gradually aging midfield.

Whilst Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs could still walk into any Premiership team in the land, their little legends’ legs aren’t getting any younger.

Valbeuna is a French International who has done nothing but improve in recent times. Once basically written off by his manager Deschamps, the diminutive midfielder has earned his shirt back and is looking every inch of his 5ft 4″ like a man with a fascinating future.

But will it be at Old Trafford?