Manchester United want to extend the contract of Ivory Coast international Eric Baily. The 2016 £26 million capture from Spanish side Villarreal has endured a terrible time with injuries since moving to Old Trafford, and is once again sidelined, after the medial knee ligament injury he picked up in a pre-season warm-up game ruled him out of action until next ...
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Liverpool considering move for former Tottenham keeper
Liverpool are considering signing former Tottenham goalkeeper Michel Vorm. The 35 year old Dutchman is available on a free transfer after leaving Spurs at the end of last season, and now the Anfield club are considering drafting him in to help solve their goalkeeping crisis. First-choice Alisson injured a calf muscle during the first game of the season against Norwich ...
Read More »Sánchez closing in on Inter move
Alexis Sánchez could be on the verge of joining former Manchester United team mate, Romelu Lukaku, at Inter Milan. The United misfit is desperate to leave Old Trafford, with reports that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has threatened to make him train with the reserves. And now Inter look to have offered him a lifeline, with an offer to take the ...
Read More »Newcastle are the outright favourites to be relegated
Newcastle are the new outright favourites to be relegated from the Premier League this season after slumping to consecutive defeats in their opening two games. Image Source The Magpies lost iconic manager Rafa Benitez in the summer after he grew frustrated with a lack of investment in the squad. Steve Bruce was parachuted in to replace him and he has ...
Read More »Manchester United target signs new contract
One of Manchester United’s transfer targets has signed a new long-term deal with his current club, PSV. United had been amongst a clutch of top European clubs, including Bayern Munich and Sevilla, who had been monitoring the progress of Dutch international winger Steven Bergwijn over the past year. However, the 21 year old has moved to put to an end ...
Read More »Real to make late bid for Eriksen
Real Madrid are set to table a last minute bid of £60 million to sign Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Christian Eriksen. The 27 year old has been on Real’s radar for much of the summer after indicating at the end of last season that he was open to new challenges away from White Hart Lane. However, no firm offer for the ...
Read More »Pochettino wants English transfer window moved back
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino wants the English transfer window moved back so that it is in alignment with the rest of Europe again. For the second successive season, clubs in the Premier League and Championship voted to close their window before the start of the domestic season, more than three weeks before most clubs in Europe, whose own deadline is ...
Read More »Sturridge in the middle of tug-of-war
Former Chelsea and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge finds himself in the middle of a tug of war between two clubs desperate to sign the free agent. Sturridge has been without a club since being released from his services at Anfield at the end of June, and is keen to secure his future, with football league seasons getting underway across Europe. ...
Read More »Shaqiri unhappy with Liverpool role
Xherdan Shaqiri is growing increasingly unhappy about his lack of game time at Liverpool. The 27-year old moved to Anfield from Stoke City last summer, and, although he featured in 24 Premier League appearances last season, few of those were starts, as he struggled to establish himself in Jurgen Klopp’s side. He scored six goals and provided three assists for ...
Read More »Liverpool set for Coutinho windfall
Philippe Coutinho’s loan move from Barcelona to Bayern Munich will give Liverpool an immediate and substantial financial windfall. The former Liverpool star is on the verge of swapping the Nou Camp for the Allianz Arena, with the German champions confirming that a deal had been agreed. Coutinho will join Bayern on loan with an option to buy, and Liverpool are ...
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