Tag Archives: Primeira Liga

Tottenham are ready to negotiate with Benfica over striker Carles Vinicius. The forward is on a season-long loan at the North London Stadium from the Portuguese club, and scored his first Premier League goal away at Aston Villa on Sunday night, having largely played in the cup competitions up until now. Vinicius has a £36 million option to buy in ...

Liverpool are once again being linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon full-back Nuno Mendes. The Anfield club had a £22 million offer for the left-back turned down last summer, and they opted to sign Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiakos instead. However, the Greek has barely featured for Jurgen Klopp’s side, and they are looking for an upgrade who can challenge ...

Arsenal are the favourites to sign teenage striker Thiago Tomas this season. Th 18-year old broke into the Sporting Lisbon side at the end of this season, and has yet to miss a league match for the Portuguese leaders during the current campaign.. He has featured in the starting XI eight times. Tomes has scored twice and provided two assists ...

It may be a busy summer at Anfield, with Jurgen Klopp forced to rebuild his squad. The club’s injury crisis this season has highlighted their lack of strength in depth and reinforced the ned for quality back-up in all key positions. Several pundits in recent days have suggested that they made a mistake by not reinvesting in the team last ...

The forgotten man of Chelsea, Lucas Piazon has finally left the club permanently. The 26-year-old Brazilian was actually the longest serving player at Stamford Bridge, having signed for the club in 2011, although he was only eligible for a work permit six months later. Although he was tipped for the top, the attacking midfielder only made three senior apperances for ...

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 ...

Both Chelsea and West Ham are interested in England under-18 left-back Matthew Bondswell, who is on the books of Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. Bondswell began his career with Nottingham Forest and spent eight years in their acdemy system before following in the tracks of Jadon Sancho and heading to Germany to continue his football development. He is currently on loan ...

Nuno Mendes from Sporting Lisbon is the latest defender beng linked with a move to Liverpool as their injury crisis deepens. James Milner was the latest player to head to the tratement room after Satursday’s game at broadcaster, causing his manager Jurgen Klopp to fire a broadside at the broadcaster BT Sports over the scheduling of the game. Mendes, who ...

Manchester City have made finding a long-term replacement for Sergio Agüero a transfer priority. And now they are considering a bid for Benfica’s Darwin Núñez. Agüero is the club’s record goal scorer but he is now 33-years old and is in the last year of his current contract at The Etihad. He has long spoken of his desire to end ...

Manchester United have first refusal on the next hot talent to come off the Sporting Lisbon production line. Luis Gomes is only 16, but he has already drawn comparisons with Portuguese great Luis Figo. Gomes has just signed his first professional deal with Sporting, and has agreed a five-=year deal with the Lisbon side, but there is also an agreement ...