Barcelona have officially signed French international defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon for €25 million (£21m), and the 22-year-old defender has signed a five-year contract at the Camp Nou. Umtiti is the third twenty-two year old that Barcelona has signed already this summer. Umtiti was named in France’s 23-man squad for Euro 2016 and featured in […]
Good news for Blues fans as Willian has signed a new improved contract at Chelsea which will tie him to Stamford Bridge until 2020. The four-year deal worth £120,000-a-week is reward for the Brazilian’s exceptional form last season and proves he will be an integral part of new manager Antonio Conte’s future plans. The Brazil […]
Reports out of Italy suggest that Arsenal are ready to make an offer of €60 million plus Olivier Giroud for Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain in one of the blockbuster moves of the summer. The total transfer value and cash involved would make Higuain’s, Arsenal’s record signing. According to Italian football journalist Emanuele Giulianelli, “Higuain’s agent (his […]
Manchester United fans still sign songs about that magical 1999 season when Fergie’s side won the treble (Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League). New United manager Jose Mourinho is aiming to go one better this season as he wants to win everything, that is the Leagie Cup, FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League. […]
Liverpool striker Christian Benteke was expected to be signing for Crystal Palace this week for £30 million, and had even agreed personal terms with the London club according to the Mirror. But that is not the case according to his agent Kismet Eris who says there is “nothing in” the reports that the Belgium striker […]
Graziano Pelle will not be joining Antonio Conte’s Italian revolution as Stamford Bridge as the Sunderland striker has instead opted to move to Chinese side Shandong Luneng in a £13 million deal. Pelle had been linked with a move to Chelsea since the January transfer window. The Italy international made 81 appearances and scored 30 […]
According to Bundesliga expert Jan Aage Fjortoft, Arsenal have been given the green light to make Julian Draxler their marquee summer signing. The only caveat is that they offer Wolfsburg a club-record €60m (£51.1m). That would beat the £42.5m Arsenal paid Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013. The silky attacking midfielder was heavily linked […]
According to Sky Sports, Real Madrid have ended their interest in Paul Pogba after realizing that they cannot compete financially with the offer for the Juventus midfielder that Manchester United have put together. According to various sources close to the deal, the basic transfer fee for Pogba is understood to start at around £106m (€120m). […]