According to various media reports Liverpool have declined Manchester City’s £30 million offer for wantaway forward Raheem Sterling. According to the Times City’s offer was for £25m, plus £5m in potential future payments. Liverpool’s response was that they wanted at least £50m for the England international, Liverpool’s rejection is unlikely to deter City, whose chairman […]
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has promised “high-quality” signings this summer after admitting the team failed to met expectations last season. City mounted an underwhelming defence of the Premier League title, flopped in both domestic cup competitions and was knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage by Barcelona. Speaking in an […]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has indicated that he would welcome the singing of striker Radamel Falcao this summer and that he has no plans to sell winer Juan Cuadrado. “If I can help Falcao reach his level again, I will do it,” he told DirecTV Sports in quotes translated by Sky Sports. “It hurts me […]
According to the Spanish site AS, Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been on the phone with Real Madrid this week asking for contractual details of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with French defender, Raphael Varane. The initial response from Madrid was no on all four cases. Real have repeatedly said […]
Barcelona continue to thumb their noses at FIFA over their supposed transfer ban. The Champions League winners are supposed to be banned from signing players until 2016 after breaking rules regarding the acquisition of youth players. Despite being in the middle of a supposed transfer ban, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu is stil has revealed the […]
A new report by the Football Observatory ranks the top 30 players in Europe based on transfer value. Footballers with the highest transfer values generally play in competitive teams, are active full internationals, play in attacking positions, have long-term contracts and are under 27 years of age. The 100 footballers listed below3 do not only […]
The lack of champions league football last season did not stop Manchester United from passing Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to reclaim their position as the biggest brand in world football, becoming the first club to pass the $1billion mark. The Red Devils are now worth just over $1.2bn (£787.5m), almost $300m more than second-placed […]
Liverpool might be shopping in the bargain aisle this summer, but after flopping in the transfer market last summer, they are off to a better start this year. Last week Liverpool announced the signing of England international James Milner on a free transfer from Manchester City and on Monday, Brendan Rodgers side announced the signing […]
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique rocked Barcelona in the immediate aftermath of their Champions League win by suggesting he may not be in charge next season. The manager’s position had come under serious threat midway through the season, with many pundits predicting he would be forced back in January. But Enrique mended his relationship with Lionel […]