Serie A champions Juventus have signed midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah and full-back Mauricio Isla from fellow UEFA Champions League contenders Udinese. Juventus will pay €9m and €9.4m respectively for 50% of the two players’ license, with Udinese keeping the remaining half. Meanwhile, Juventus attacking midfielder Cristian Pasquato will move to Udinese under similar terms for €1.5m. […]
Manchester City killed off Russian interest in Roberto Mancini on Monday night by making him the highest-paid manager in the country after agreeing a £37.5million five-year deal. The 47-year-old, who guided City to last season’s Barclays Premier League title, signed a contract extension worth £7.5m a year. He overtakes Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who is on £6m a […]
Reports in Tuesday’s newspapers say that Chelsea have signed Brazilian wonderkid Oscar for £25million, who is regarded as one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Brazil in years. To make the purchase even sweeter, Chelsea reportedly outbid Spurs and Andre Villas-Boas for the 20-year-old. Reports surfaced last week that Tottenham had made an initial offer of around £18m for […]
Mali midfielder Seydou Keita has left Barcelona after a trophy-laden spell during his four years at the club. “Seydou Keita has announced tonight he will not continue with the club next season,” Barca said on Saturday. “Barcelona thanks Seydou Keita for his contribution over the past few years and wishes him more professional and personal […]
The dreaded sophomore slump has hit the Portland Timbers, and today John Spencer paid the price. Portland are a woeful 5-8-4 this season and are in next-to-last place in the league’s Western Conference, with no road wins. Timbers owner Merritt Paulson made the announcement during a press conference at JELD-WEN Field. “I strongly believe any […]
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has left the future of Andy Carroll up in the air amid reports that AC Milan are preparing a loan bid for the England striker. Carroll endured a testing first year at Anfield, often struggling to hold down a first-team spot as he failed to live up to his hefty price tag. A brief […]
Mali midfielder Seydou Keita has left Barcelona after a trophy-laden spell during his four years at the club. “Seydou Keita has announced tonight he will not continue with the club next season,” Barca said on Saturday. “Barcelona thanks Seydou Keita for his contribution over the past few years and wishes him more professional and personal […]
Big signing by the Montreal Impact on Friday, as they acquired World Cup-winning defender and AC Milan legend Alessandro Nesta. Nesta has signed an 18-month deal with Montreal and said that his past accomplishments mean nothing here: “Even at 36, my reputation is defined not by what I’ve done,” Nesta told reporters, “but by what […]
Pescara playmaker Marco Verratti is in talks with Paris St Germain with a view to completing a move to the French giants, according to his agent. The 19-year-old, who proved crucial in helping Pescara gain promotion to Serie A for next season, appears set to move to the Ligue 1 outfit in a reported 14million […]