Home » 2019 » October

Monthly Archives: October 2019

Manchester United preparing bid for Italian midfielder

Manchester United are set to bid for highly regarded Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali, but face competition from many of Europe’s top teams. Club scouts watched the 19 year old Brescia player, who has been described as a cross between Andrea Pirlo and Gennero Gattuso, in action last week, and saw him play the full 90 minutes as his side drew ...

Read More »

Juventus scout Premier League stars

Juventus scouts were in the stands at Anfield on Sunday to watch the Liverpool versus Tottenham Premier League clash. And, according to reports, they were there to watch three players in particular – Mo Salah of Liverpool, and the Spurs duo of Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen. The three had differing performances. Salah ended up scoring the winning goal from ...

Read More »

United linked with Red Bull Salzburg teenage star

Manchester United have been heavily linked with a move in the January transfer window for Red Bull Salzburg forward Erling Haaland. The son of former Leeds United and Manchester City midfielder, Alfe-Inge, Haaland is one of the hottest young properties in Europe right now, having scored 21 goals in just 14 games for his club side, Austrian league leaders Red ...

Read More »

Odds cut on Xhaka leaving Arsenal

Granit Xhaka’s ongoing outburst at fans on Sunday is likely to lead to a number of consequences for the Swiss international. Xhaka’s reaction to being substituted on Sunday has led to calls for him to be stripped of his captaincy by fans and former players alike, saying that his position as skipper is now completely untenable, with his behaviour not ...

Read More »

United target offered huge salary to join Qatari side

Manchester United target Mario Mandžukić has been offered a huge salary to turn his back on the Premier League side and sign instead for Qatari team Al-Duhail in January. The Juventus striker has not played for the Serie A side all season as he has been frozen out under new manager Maurizio Sarri, and has been closely linked with a ...

Read More »

Beşiktaş want to end Karius loan spell early

firmino better than salah

Turkish Super Lig side Beşiktaş want to terminate the loan spell of Loris Karius early, and to send him back to Anfield in January. The 26 year old German goalkeeper was shipped out on a two year loan deal by Liverpool after his horror show in the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid. However, reports in Turkey suggest that ...

Read More »

United prepared to meet Dortmund’s demands for Sancho

Manchester United are prepared to accede to all of Borussia Dortmund’s demands in a bid to sign England winger Jadon Sancho. The Bundesliga club will demand at least £100 million for the former Manchester City player, but that is unlikely to deter the Old Trafford club. The South Londoner left City as a 17 year old over lack of game ...

Read More »

Newcastle plotting loan move for Chelsea full-back

Newcastle United want to take Chelsea right-back Reece James on loan for the second half of the season. 19-year old James has forced his way into Frank Lampard’s squad at Stamford Bridge after missing the start of the Premier League campaign with injury, but his chances are likely to be limited because of the form ahead of him of club ...

Read More »

Arsenal fans want Emery sacked now

Arsenal fans want manager Unai Emery sacked now. That comes after the club’s latest setback, throwing away a two goal lead against Crystal Palace on Sunday, in a match marred by a VAR controversy, and overshadowed by the conduct of club captain Granit Xhaka. Arsenal had what appeared to be a perfectly good goal and what would have been a ...

Read More »

Roma want to make Smalling move permanent

Roma are seeking a meeting with Manchester United as they seek to convert Chris Smalling’s loan move into a permanent arrangement. Smalling lost his place at United during the summer, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preferring Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof in the centre of his defence,  allowing him to move to the Serie A side on loan for the rest ...

Read More »