Javier Faus, Vice President of the Finance Department said that said that the Club has “45 million euros for new signings, plus money that may be obtained from sales that may occur this season. When we talk about sales we’re talking about those that give a net gain to the club”. Barcelona have been linked […]
Premier League
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has kicked off his summer spending spree by buying England U21 international Jordan Henderson from Sunderland for £16million. A Sunderland statement on Wednesday morning read: “A fee has been agreed with Liverpool for Jordan Henderson and he travels to Anfield today with the club’s blessing.” Liverpool Striker David Ngog could move […]
Manchester United are set to see off Liverpool and Arsenal and sign England U21 defender Phil Jones from Blackburn for a reported £16million. Jones is expected to sign a five-year deal at Old Trafford after completing a medical this afternoon. Jones was expected to sign for Liverpool, but it looks like United have beaten them […]
Real Zaragoza have applied to the courts to go into voluntary administration in a bid to sort out their finances. Zaragoza avoided relegation on the final day of the season last month and have sought protection from creditors while they put together a new plan to deal with a net debt of 110 million euros […]
It took twelve months but Fulham have finally hired Martin Jol as their manager. Jol signed a two year deal worth a reported £1.5million-a-year plus bonuses. A year ago Fulham wanted to hire Jol after Roy Hodgson left for Liverpool. but Ajax would not release him. Ajax was no longer an obstacle as Jol quit […]
Udinese’s most wanted man, Alexis Sanchez, looks really set to leave the Friulani after the club’s president, Franco Soldati, revealed that the Chilean have been approached by several teams and serious talks have even been done especially with the likes of Barcelona and Juventus. Soldati revealed that at the moment the Catalan giant are the […]
Real Sociedad have appointed Philippe Montanier to be their new coach after agreeing a €500,000 compensation package with French club Valenciennes. Montanier signed a two year contract with Real. Montanier succeeds Martin Lasarte, who parted company with the San Sebastian club last week despite leading them back to La Liga before keeping them up on […]
Really surprised to read La Gazzeta Dello Sport today and the particulars of a phone call between Leonardo and Jose Mourinho last week. It appears that the two speak often, but this call was different as it concerned a swap between the two clubs involving Maicon and Kaka. Real Madrid wanted Maicon last season, while […]
Spain ripped apart an under-strength US team today as they easily beat the Americans 4-0. The four goals do not flatter the World Champions. They could have easily won five or six nothing. U.S. coach Bob Bradley had an eye firmly on the Gold Cup which starts this week. Bradley rested Landon Donovan and Carlos […]