A year ago, while still basking in the glow of becoming European champions, many Chelsea fans didn’t take much notice of the departures of Anelka, Drogba, and Kalou, anticipating that Chelsea woud replace them with at least one world-class striker. Many of us were in shock when the transfer window closed last summer and Chelsea […]
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Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that striker Robert Lewandowski will join Bayern Munich on a free transfer next summer. Lewandowski has only one year left on his contract and Dortmund were prepared to sell him this summer but only if he moved abroad. But the 24-year-old has set his sights on moving to […]
The Daily Mail quotes Jose Mourinho as saying that he will change his preferred playing style and play the attacking football that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich wants. Mourinho’s preferred style of play has been to hit teams with a fast counter-attacking style of football, a brand of football that failed to excite fans, especially those […]
According to the BBC web site, Liverpool have turned down a £30m bid from Arsenal for striker Luis Suarez. According to media reports, the bid was instantly rejected by Liverpool. Suarez has been at the centre of transfer speculation since saying in May that it would be a “good moment for a change”, and admitted […]
Interesting story out of Spain where the Spanish newspaper Sport reports that Barcelona are offering Manchester United David Villa and Thiago Alcantara in exchange for Wayne Rooney. Despite manager David Moyes stating on Friday that the striker “is not for sale”, the rumours that Rooney is unhappy at Old Trafford will not go away. Barcelona are […]
Sunderland have seen a bid for United States striker Jozy Altidore rejected by Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. A club statement said: “The first offer was not sufficient. We have let them know. Now it’s wait and see.” It took Altidore four or so years to find his place in European football after his big dollar […]
Barcelona’s transfer resources have not been exhausted by the €60 million they paid for Brazil forward Neymar, a club spokesman said on Tuesday. Neymar will line up alongside World Player of the Year Lionel Messi in a formidable forward line for the Spanish champions but they probably need to strengthen a defence that was worryingly […]
Depending on what newspaper you read, Wayne Rooney and David Moyes are either set to talk today about his future at Old Trafford, have already met, or have no plans to meet. It’s been about five weeks since United announced that David Moyes was taking over from Sir Alex Ferguson. I cannot believe in that […]
While the Confederations Cup is being hailed as Neymar’s coming out party, according to the Castrol Index, not only was Neymar not the best player in the competition, he was not in the top five Brazilians! The Castrol Index ranks players based on their actual performance in games. Castrol measures every pass, tackle and move […]