Tag Archives: La Liga

Chelsea have turned down a bid of £50 million for their Brazilian wide man Willian from Barcelona According to The Daily Mail, the Spanish champions are looking to bolster their attack, now that Andres Iniesta has left the club, and want Willian to link-up with compatriot Philippe Countionho, both of whom are currently in Russia with Brazil’s World Cup squad. ...

Arsenal have reportedly held positive discussions with the representatives of the Argentine midfielder Ever Banega about a move for the 29-year old to the Premier League. The Daily Mirror reports that Banega’s agent, Marcelo Simonian, has flown to London to hold talks with the Arsenal hierarchy. Banega, who is presently with the Argentina World Cup squad in Russia, knows new ...

Liverpool are said to have made a bid of £158 million for Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asencio. That is according to Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo who report that Liverpool have made a shock move to bring the 22-year old to Anfield. Asencio who is currently with the Spanish World Cup squad in Russia, is one of the most highly ...

Lyon midfielder Nabil Fekir whose transfer to Liverpool collapsed earlier this month, could still be set to leave the French side this summer according to the club’s president. The 24 year old forward is currently at the World Cup in France, and has made two appearances in the tournament so far, coming off the bench twice in his sides victories ...

La Liga side Villarreal have signed Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year Argentine has signed a four-year contract with the Spanish side, after leaving Everton where he spent three seasons, who he joined from his home town club River Plate from Buenos Aires. He played 67 times in all competitions for The Toffees, scoring five ...

Watford have completed the permanent signing of winger Gerard Deulofeo from Barcelona as confirmed by the club’s official site,  The 24-year old spent the second half of last season on loan Vicarage Road, but that has now been turned into a permanent deal, with the player signing a 5-year deal with the Hornets, for a fee of around £11.5 million, ...

Crystal Palace have signed Spanish goalkeeper Vicente Guaita on a free transfer from La Liga side Getafe, and he will join the club on 1st July.  The 31-year old will join his new side having agreed a three-year deal with the South London team. Guaita kept twelve clean sheets for Getafe last season as he helped them to an eighth ...

The BBC reports that, contrary to some reports, Mauricio’s Pochettino’s new contract at Tottenham does not contain a clause allowing him to leave if approached by Real Madrid. The 46-year old Argentine, who only signed a five-year contract extension at Spurs last week, has been made the early favourite to replace Zinedine Zidane at the Spanish champions, who announced his ...

The Evening Standard reports that an Egyptian lawyer has filed a €1 billion (£870 million) lawsuit against Real Madrid defender and captain Sergio Ramos. It follows his challenge with Mohamed Salah in their Champions League final on Saturday, which saw the forward fall to the ground and immediately clutch his shoulder. After treatment, he tried to continue, but was forced ...

According to Reuters, Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta is on the verge of a move to Japan, just days after playing his final match for Barcelona. They report that he is ready to sign for top-flight Japanese club Vissel Kobe, with official confirmation expected later this week. Kobe is owned by Hiroshi Mikitani, chief executive of Rakuten, Barcelona’s main sponsor. Currently ...