The question of how eal Madrid could afford to spend €100m for Gareth Bake under Uefa’s financial play rules has been answered with the announcement that for the 2012-13 financial year, the Spanish side had record revenues of €520.9 million, profits of €36.9 million and a lowered declared financial debt of €90.6 million. The figures […]
Add Cristiano Ronaldo to the long list of Real Madrid players who are not happy with the sale of Mesut Ozil’s to Arsenal. Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos and Isco have all weighed in on the sale, but it is the remarks of Cristiano Ronaldo that will worry Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez the most. Ronaldo is […]
The worst transfer window in possibly Manchester United’s history has now closed and the man responsible for closing the deal at Old Trafford Ed Woodwood should spend tomorrow packing up the his stuff. Where to start? Let’s start with the one signing that Woodwood actually made as United bought Marouane Fellaini from Everton for £27.5m. A […]
Gareth Bale was presented to Real Madrid supporters today following his world record £85.3m (100m euros) transfer from Tottenham. Bales received a tremendous reception from the more than 20,000 fans at the Bernabeu Stadium and speaking in Spanish told fans: “It is a dream to be here in Madrid. Thank you for this welcome.” Bale […]
Reports out of Spain say that Arsenal have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for between €45-50m for Mesut Özil, smashing Arsenal’s transfer record. It seems that Real Madrid accepted bids from both Arsenal and Manchester United, but the Gunners offered to pay him €2m a year more in wages! Ozil is class, with 30 […]
Daniel Sturridge scored again as Liverpool beat Manchester United 1-0 to be the only Premier League side with a 100% record this season. Sturridge had already given warning of his threat when he seized on the loose ball after Jordan Henderson had harassed Ashley Young into a mistake. Rio Ferdinand turned away his shot on […]
It was a deal that was agreed on weeks ago, but it took until today for Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur to announce that Gareth Bale has joined Real Madrid for a world record fee of €100m (£85.3m). Madrid announced on their official website: “Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement for the […]