Gareth Bale wants to return to Real Madrid once his loan spell comes to an end. The 31-year-old returned to his former club in North London on a season-long loan, but he is still under contract with Real until 2023, and has not given up on resurrecting his career with the Spanish giants. He left because of his deteriorating relationship ...
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Tomori set for Rennes loan
Fikayo Tomori has turned down the chance to join Leeds United and instead will move to French club Rennes on loan for the rest of the season. The 22-year-old broke into the Chelsea first-team last season and even earned an England cap, but has fallen down the pecking order under Frank Lampard since, and is a long way from being ...
Read More »Liverpool identify Wijnaldum alternative
Liverpool have identified an alternative in case Georginio Wijnaldum decides to leave the club next summer. The 30-year-old Dutchman is in the final year of his contract, and has been widely linked with a move to Barcelona and a reunion with his former national team manager Ronald Koeman. The Spanish club will be able to begin pre-contract negotiations when the ...
Read More »Van Dijk to be offered new deal
Virgil van Dijk is to be offered a new five-year deal by Liverpool in January, despite the fact that he will not play for the club for the rest of this season. The Dutch international suffered a serios knee injury after being tackled by Jordan Pickford in the Merseyside derby in October, and has since had successful knee surgery. However, ...
Read More »Arsenal linked with Vieira
For many Arsenal fans, the name Vieira conjures up images of one of their greatest-ever players, their former captain Patrick. But now they are being linked with his namesake Pablo who plays for Porto. The 20-year-old has made great strides this season, and that has also seen him attract interest from the likes of Marseille. However, it is now claimed ...
Read More »Chances of Torreira recall downplayed
Lucas Torreira’s agent has sought to downplay speculation that his loan spell to Atlético Madrid could be cut short and he might return to Arsenal in January. The Uruguayan international moved to Atlético on a seas-long loan on transfer deadline day, but ahs so far struggled for game time under Diego Simeone. And with the Gunners facing major problems in ...
Read More »Pogba agent rows back on transfer claims
Paul Pogba’s agent has rowed back on comments he made last week claiming that his client was unhappy and wanted to leave Manchester United in January. Mino Raiola’s remarks on the eve of United’s game against RB Leipzig in the Champions League caused outrage on social media, with ex-players and media pundits lining-up to condemn the pair, and some demanding ...
Read More »Arsenal willing to sell Xhaka
Arsenal are willing to listen to offers for Granit Xhaka. His actions have been largely condemned by the club’s fans during the match with Burnley at the weekend when he grabbed Ashley Westwood by the neck after the pair clashed. He was shown a yellow card for the original foul, but that was subsequently upgraded to a red by the ...
Read More »Arsenal looking to be active in January
Arsenal will be looking to make some transfers when the transfer window opens, according to Technical Director Edu. The club have made their worst start to a season for 45 years, and have just lost four successive home games in the League for the first time since 1959. With big question marks over the future of manager Mikel Arteta, both ...
Read More »United and City ready to battle for Haaland
Manchester United and City are ready to battle for the signature of Erling Haaland next summer. United have long been associated with Haaland and were interested in signing him whilst he was still with Red Bull Salzburg, before he opted to join Borussia Dortmund instead in January. He has since gone on to score 33 goals in 33 games for ...
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