Villarreal have agreed to sell playmaker Borja Valero to Serie A side Fiorentina for a fee believed to be approximately €7m, according to the Spanish club’s website. Valero, 27, becomes the latest Villarreal star to leave as the club cut their wage bill after unexpectedly suffering relegation from Spain’s top flight last season. “Pending the […]
Premier League
Andy Carroll has not made the trip to Belarus for Thursday’s Europa League qualifier against FC Gomel, despite being named in the squad. The news comes amid persistent rumours linking him with a move to West Ham or Newcastle. West Ham had a loan bid accepted for Carroll, but he was unwilling to join the […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as taken another swipe at petrol dollar sides like Manchester City and PSG as well as rivals Chelsea. “We consider ourselves in a privileged position because we have a massive income” said Wenger. “But overall we are not mega-rich because we do not have unlimited resources. “A club can buy players […]
Good signing by Everton today as they have confirmed the permanent return of Steven Pienaar from Tottenham Hotspur for £4.5million on a four-year deal. Pienaar left Everton for Spurs 18 months ago for a reported £3million fee, but failed to settle in North London, starting only five Premier League matches for Tottenham. He spent the […]
Spanish Under-21 international Didac Vila will spend next season on loan at Valencia after they reached an agreement with AC Milan. Vila spent last season on loan at Espanyol and was one of Los Pericos’ most consistent performers as he missed only one league game and scored two goals as Mauricio Pochettino’s side finished 14th. […]
U.S. and Fulham star Clint Dempsey has not travelled with the Fulham squad for their pre-season training camp in Switzerland, furthering speculation that he is on his way to Liverpool. Dempsey, who scored 23 goals in 45 games for Fulham last season, held talks with manager Martin Jol and it was agreed he should remain […]
Spain rattled the woodwork three times but suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Honduras at St James Park and crashed out of the Olympics. Jerry Bengtson’s seventh-minute header, his third goal in two games, ensured that the Spaniards, whose senior team are reigning World and European champions, will go home early following […]