According to reports, the Liverpool midfielder is already being tracked down by the French champions, who have been in contact with the 23-year-old’s representatives. But Barcelona star Neymar is dreaming of bringing his compatriot to the Nou Camp as back-up to the sensational MSN trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar. Coutinho who is valued £25million by PSG is currently on international duty with Brazil and played in their controversial score draw with Colombia at the Rose Bowl in LA. One of the biggest stumbling blocks for Liverpool is a lack of Champions League football on offer next term, after Liverpool blew their chances in the Europa League final last month. Barcelona and PSG can not only offer that, but both could launch a serious tilt a … [Read more...]
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers keen on Liverpool defender
According to the Scottish Sun , who claim Rodgers is willing to spend around £3million to sign the versatile Reds defender. The 23-year-old is contracted at Anfield until 2019, but is likely to be sold this summer after being loaned out to Derby, West Brom and Norwich in recent seasons. Wisdom has featured just 22 times for Liverpool's first-team and managed only 14 appearances during his most recent loan spell at Carrow Road this term. Rodgers handed Wisdom his Liverpool debut back during his time in charge at Anfield and is understood to be a big admirer of the former England Under-21 star. The Leeds-born defender can play as a centre-half and on both sides of the defence, and Rodgers believes he'll be vital in next season's title challenge. Rodgers … [Read more...]
Eden Hazard not planning on leaving Chelsea
Eden Hazard has committed his immediate future to Chelsea and promised only to leave on a high. Hazard, 25, has been regularly linked with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid following a tough season with Chelsea but the Belgium international played down reports he could leave Stamford Bridge. He also expressed a desire to depart "like a boss, like I did in Lille," a reference to him scoring a hat trick in his final game for the Ligue 1 side, notching 20 goals in 38 league games that season and becoming only the second player in history to retain the division's Player of the Year award. Speaking to Telefoot, he said: "I have a contract until 2020. I don't want to finish like this. If I have to leave, I must do it like a boss! Like I did in Lille. … [Read more...]
Manchester United wants two of La Liga’s hitmen
Reports from Old Trafford has it that executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has given Mourinho £200million to spend in an effort to create a squad capable of taking the club back to the Champions League next season. The Red Devils are monitoring both Griezmann and Gameiro ahead of possible summer moves. Griezmann starred for Atletico last season, scoring 32 goals for the Spanish club and helping them to the Champions League final. The France international's agent, Eric Olhats, has suggested the midfielder is considering a move this summer. However, the transfer could be dependent on whether or not Diego Simeone, who has been linked with Paris Saint-Germain, remains at Atletico next season. Meanwhile Gameiro scored 29 goals for Sevilla as he helped his … [Read more...]
Manchester City chief believes the club will attain new heights under Pep
Pep Guardiola will take Manchester City to a "whole new level," according to the club's chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak. The former Bayern Munich manager will start his three-year reign at The Etihad on July 1 and Khaldoon believes the club are getting possibly the best manager in the world. Owner Sheikh Mansour has pumped hundreds of millions of pounds into the club he bought in 2008 and in that time City have won two Premier League titles and three domestic trophies. The hope is that Guardiola can now bring the sort of dominance he enjoyed at Bayern -- and previous club Barcelona -- to the Etihad. He won six league titles in his seven years with the two clubs as well as four domestic cups and two Champions League titles during his time at the Nou Camp. "I … [Read more...]
Vardy wants Arsenal move- Giroud
France and Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud has fuelled speculation that Jamie Vardy is on his way to the Gunners by saying he has heard the Leicester City striker is keen to move. "I have been told that Jamie wants to join us and it's very good news for us," the striker told Sky Sports after scoring twice in France's 3-0 friendly win against Scotland on Saturday. British media reported on Friday that Arsenal, runners-up to champions Leicester last season, had triggered a buy-out clause in Vardy's contract with a bid of around 20 million pounds ($29.04 million). There was no immediate comment from Thai-owned Leicester, although Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper quoted manager Claudio Ranieri confirming Arsenal had made a bid. ESPN quoted a source close … [Read more...]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic to seal United move on tuesday
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed that there will be a "big announcement" on Tuesday, amid speculation that he is closing in on a move to Manchester United. Speaking to Swedish television station Fotbollskanalen after Sweden's 3-0 win over Wales, Ibrahimovic said: "There will be a big announcement on the 7th. It will be this summer's big bomb. "It feels good, feels better than good. A lot will happen with this news, so hopefully you'll all enjoy." The striker, who will be a free agent from June 30 when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires, has not confirmed his next destination so far. He said on June 1 that he would only talk about where he was going next when he became "tired" of the stories about him. But a source close to Manchester United has said … [Read more...]