As of Thursday, Zlatan Ibrahimovic will no longer be a Paris Saint-Germain player, opening the door for him to complete his long-awaited move to Manchester United as soon as Friday. News of an agreement between both sides leaked earlier this month, but the former Sweden international decided to hold off the big announcement until June 30, when his contract with the Ligue 1 champions expires, so that he could capitalise on his loyalty bonus and avoid fiscal penalties by PSG. The proven goalscorer fueled the rumour mill in a press conference … [Read more...]
Ragnar Sigurdsson fancies a move to the Premier League
Iceland centre-half Ragnar Sigurdsson is reportedly on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Leicester and Tottenham. Sigurdsson scored the equaliser and was named man of the match as Iceland embarrassed England in their Euro 2016 last-16 clash on Monday and the Krasnodar defender’s form has made clubs across Europe take notice. Reports say Bundesliga sides Schalke and Wolfsburg have already made an approach for the 30-year-old, but Sigurdsson is said to favour a switch to the Premier League. Champions … [Read more...]
Crystal Palace want Liverpool flop Christain Benteke
Manager Alan Pardew wants the Belgium forward to boost his front line next season and believes a deal can be put together both with the player and the Anfield club. Liverpool signed Benteke for £32.5m from Aston Villa last summer and due to the current state of the transfer market, and prices elsewhere, they will hold out to recoup almost all of that fee. Benteke will be allowed to leave by Jurgen Klopp, who overlooked him last season and signed £30m Sadio Mane from Southampton on Tuesday. Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel's eight-year … [Read more...]
Guardiola relaxed about facing Jose Mourinho- Torrent
Pep Guardiola is "very relaxed" about facing Jose Mourinho in the Premier League next season and would have no problem buying him dinner, according to the new Manchester City manager's assistant Domenec Torrent. Guardiola's City side and Mourinho's Manchester United team will meet each other in the International Champions Cup in preseason on July 25. That will renew a rivalry between the two managers which was an intense one when they were in charge of Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. Torrent was alongside Guardiola as a coach at … [Read more...]
Nathan Ake joins Bournemouth on loan
Nathan Ake has joined Bournemouth on a season-long loan from Chelsea following last term’s spell at Watford. The Dutchman, who can play at left-back and in midfield, spent last season on loan at Vicarage Road. A story on chelseafc.com read: “Nathan Ake will spend the 2016-17 season on loan at Bournemouth. “The 21-year-old moves to the south coast having also spent last season in the Premier League at Watford, where his performances at left-back won the club’s young player of the year award and helped them reach the FA Cup … [Read more...]
Martin Skrtel on the verge of joining Fenerbache
Martin Skrtel’s reported £5.5million move from Liverpool to Fenerbahce is close to being concluded – but it’s unlikely he’ll become team-mates with one of his long-term adversaries. Skrtel’s agent confirmed last week that the player was considering offers from Turkey, Germany and lucrative offer from an unnamed club in the Chinese Super League. The Slovakian captain is now though said to be on the verge of a completing a transfer to Fenerbahce along with PSG’s Gregory Van Der Weil, according to the Turkish giant’s president, Aziz Yildirim, … [Read more...]
Mkhitaryan set to force Man Utd move
Henrikh Mkhitaryan is so desperate to push through his move to Manchester United that he is willing to pay a chunk of his transfer fee himself, according to reports on Tuesday. United are reported to have agreed a four-year deal with the player worth £65,000 a week , but remain locked in negotiations with his club Borussia Dortmund over his transfer fee. The 27-year-old Armenia midfielder is in the final year of his contract with the Bundesliga club, but they’re continuing to play hardball over his fee and refuse to budge on their £26m … [Read more...]
Manchester City strike deal with Atletico Nacional for colombia starlet Marlos Moreno
Man City agree €10m deal with Atletico Nacional for the 19-year-old and will loan him out to get European experience. It looks as though Marlos Moreno will be headed to Manchester City this summer despite interest from United and Fiorentina . The 19-year-old winger currently plies his trade for Atletico Nacional, and was included in the squad Colombia took to the United States for the Copa American Centenario. The native of Medellin netted his first senior international goal at the tournament, finding the back of the net against Costa Rica … [Read more...]
BAT DEAL: Belgian striker flies into London for medical ahead of £33.2m deal
MICHY BATSHUAYI has reportedly received permission from Belgium to fly into London and complete a £33.2million move to Chelsea. The 22-year-old looked to be on his way to Crystal Palace after they had a £31.6m bid accepted by Marseille on Monday. But the Blues have swooped in to beat their London rivals to the highly-rated striker. Batshuayi scored 17 goals in Ligue 1 last season and on Sunday he scored in his country’s 4-0 win over Hungary at Euro 2016. French outlet RMC Sport say he will arrive in the capital today to undergo a … [Read more...]
Pablo Zabaleta set for a move to Roma
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta is close to completing a £2.5 million move to Roma, according to reports in Italy. The 31-year-old is entering the final 12 months of his contract at City but has been offered a longer deal with the Serie A club, according to reports. Zabaleta fell below right-back Bacary Sagna in the pecking order at the Etihad last season and, coupled with two major injury setbacks, he made just 12 starts in the Premier League. The Argentina international also had to have surgery on an ankle injury in May, which … [Read more...]
England willing to wait for Wenger
The FA have refused to rule out the possibility of waiting a year to appoint Arsene Wenger as Roy Hodgson’s successor, with chief executive Martin Glenn confident in the abilities of Gareth Southgate to hold the fort. Glenn was determined not to mention names in the immediate aftermath of Hodgson’s decision to quit following the embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Iceland in Nice. But even though there are only nine weeks until England’s opening World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, a three-man committee of Glenn, FA technical director Dan Ashworth … [Read more...]