Not the kind of headline that incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to read. Spanish winger Pedro says that he wants to return to Barcelona and has already spoken to Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu regarding a possible move. The Spain international claimed last month that he “misses” Barcelona but insisted he had no regrets […]
A big blow for Pep Guardiola as Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte has rejected the chance to join Manchester City and has instead signed a new contract with the Basque side until 2020. Laporte’s new contract now has a release clause set at £51.5m, which will rise to £55m in 2018. The French defender had […]
Marco Verratti could soon be on his way to England after the Euro’s, with Manchester United reportedly ready to bid €100 million (£79m) for the midfielder according to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport. Jose Mourinho has a rebuilding job on his hands at Old Trafford and he has prioritized reinvigorating his midfield and the Special […]
Philippe Coutinho has moved to quash rumors linking him with a big money move away from Liverpool by declaring he is happy at Anfield. The Brazilian playmaker has been the subject of recent transfer speculation involving a potential move to French champions Paris Saint-Germain or Spanish champions Barcelona. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is unwilling to […]
Sevilla have announced that manager Unai Emery will leave the club next week, amidst speculation that Europa League winner is heading to France to take over for Paris Saint-Germain. Emery must now buy out his contract at a cost of €2m, although PSG are expected to front the bill, as former Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli […]
His departure makes the most embarrassing moment of Sir Alex Ferguson. He let Paul Pogba walk away for basically nothing (£800,000). Pogba, who immediately walked into the first team of Juventus. Pogba who is tipped as a future winner of the Ballon d’Or and is expected the smash the transfer record when he does leave […]
Roberto Mancini appears determined to start the oldest midfield in Serie A history next season. Much has been written about Mancini’s unhealthy fascination with signing the 33-year-old Yaya Toure, and now Inter are being linked with manchester United’s 31-year-old midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. Schweinsteiger joined United last summer for £6.5million from Bayern Munich, but the German […]
The drumbeats have started from MARCA, the Spanish newspaper that is often a mouthpiece for Real Madrid. The headline in Thursday’s issue is that the European Champions are set to offer Juventus €120 million for Paul Pogba, or a package deal that includes cash plus their Spanish midfielder Isco. Club president Florentino Perez has never […]
Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic has reportedly told new Blues manager Antonio Conte that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge and join former boss Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. Mourinho is said to be a big fan of the defensive midfielder who was brilliant in the Chelsea’s title winning season of 2014-15 where he made the […]