Reports coming out of Spain that Chelsea have lined up a January swoop for Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo to boost their attack. The Spain international would cost in the region of £15 million and Sevilla are said to be keen for a quick sale to ease their financial problems. In his four seasons at Seville, […]
Premier League
Manchester United beat West Brom 2-0 to maintain their seven-point lead over second-placed Manchester City, who scraped to a 4-3 win at Norwich City. United went ahead at Old Trafford in the ninth minute against Albion when Gareth McAuley inadvertently knocked the ball into his own goal after Ashley Young drove a low cross across […]
Harry Redknapp insists that Queens Park Rangers will not engage in panic buying in January in a bid to lift themselves off the foot of the Premier League table. QPR are six points from safety, and with a tough run of games coming up against Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, West Ham and Man City, and Redknapp […]
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has confirmed what I have been saying for weeks now. That he will not be going anywhere in the upcoming January transfer window. The Colombian has been linked with a £50million move to Chelsea, but the 26-year-old Falcao thinks he will stay at Atletico until at least the end of […]
The Daily Mail is reporting that Arsenal have been quoted £16 million for Barcelona striker David Villa. I wrote earlier in the week about Arsene Wenger’s interest in the 31-year-old striker. Arsenal need a top quality striker, but while Wenger is said to prefer a short-term loan for Spain’s record goalscorer, who is also a target for Chelsea, he is reportedly willing […]
Priceless comment by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson today about Alan Pardew and Newcastle United. After the boxing day match between the two sides at Old Trafford, Pardew had criticized Fergie for confronting referee Mike Dean at half-time and as the two sides came out for the second half. Ferguson was furious that Dean […]
It looks like Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Real Madrid this summer, creating an opening in their line-up for a left footed player. And if today’s Marca is any indication, the courting of Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale to replace Ronaldo has begun. The Daily Mail is reporting that Real are putting together a £33m offer (€40m) […]
Yes, that is not a misprint. An unnamed Russian side (Anzhi?) made an official offer of £205m (€250m) to Barcelona for Lionel Messi, according to reports in Spain. The incredible offer, which would have more than doubled the current world record transfer fee, triggered Messi’s automatic release clause, meaning that Barcelona were contractually obliged to […]
In a perfect illustration of how dysfunctional Uefa is, Europe’s regulatory body is appealing the the sanctions imposed on England and Serbia by its own disciplinary body following October’s Under-21 game. Uefa’s Control and Disciplinary body had imposed an €80,000 fine on the Serbian FA and ordered their next Under-21 game to be played behind […]