Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann has urged his former club to make a move for Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. The Polish international has struggled for consistency this season and was left on the bench for Bayern’s Champions League tie with Shakhtar on Tuesday night. However, Hamann believes that the former Borussia Dortmund striker has all the attributes to succeed in the Premier League and has called on his former club Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United make a summer move. “If you look at Manchester United, I think they could do with a Lewandowski,” the former Liverpool midfielder revealed on…
Author: Staff Writer
Football Express News understands that Manchester United have set aside £200m to fund the summer moves of Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo. Juventus midfielder Pogba has been in superb form for the Italian side this season and has gained interest from a number of top European clubs after his agent claimed he would like to move to a bigger club. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain are heading interest, but former club Man United have also been linked with Louis van Gaal keen to bring the Frenchman back to Old Trafford and install him in his midfield. The Serie…
Cagliari youngster Godfred Donsah has emerged as a transfer target of Arsenal and Liverpool, according to Sky Sport Italia. The 18-year-old has emerged as one of Italian football’s brightest talents this season, despite only playing a limited number of games for Serie A side Cagliari. Having begun his career with Palermo, the midfielder had trials with Roma before moving to Hellas Verona where he made his official debut. A second move to Cagliari has seen him make more appearances and he has been hailed for a recent performance against Torino, which saw him score in the 1-1 draw. According to…
Real Sociedad boss David Moyes is keen to make a summer move for Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori. The 21-year-old defender was born in England but started his professional career in Portugal with Sporting Lisbon. Since his move to Liverpool in 2013, the youngster has spent most of his time out of Anfield on loan, having enjoyed successful spells with Granada in La Liga and Bordeaux this season. His form in Ligue 1 which has gained him interest from the Portuguese national side, has also gained interest from a number of French and Spanish sides, with Moyes’ Real Sociedad leading the…
Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert has said that he rejected Aston Villa to create memories at Anfield. Despite joining his boy-hood club Liverpool last summer from Southampton, Lambert was linked with a move to Aston Villa in January after failing to cement a regular starting place in Brendan Rodgers’ side. Lambert, however, has spoken of his decision to reject a move and his desire to ‘create memories’ at the Merseyside club. He told Liverpoolfc.com: “The phone call was about four o’clock on that day. I spoke to my agent, I spoke to my wife, spoke to Aston Villa and it was…
Stoke City have been dealt another big injury blow with news Marc Muniesa could miss up to six weeks with a significant hamstring tear, while Ryan Shawcross has been ruled out of this weekend’s trip to Aston Villa. Muniesa pulled up as Blackburn Rovers broke to score the third goal in their 4-1 FA Cup win last Saturday – and it is a sign of Stoke’s injury woes that they are grateful the damage is not even worse. Shawcross has had another injection in a back injury which has kept him out of the last three games but the best…
Nicolas Anelka has called for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba to reject Manchester United and pick Chelsea or Real Madrid, should he decide to leave Turin. The young French midfielder signed a new contract earlier this season, committing himself to the Italian champions until 2019, but he has since been linked with a summer move to a number of top European clubs. Agent Mino Raiola has discussed the former Man United youngster’s future, saying he would join one of Europe’s elite clubs should he leave Juventus. And, former French international Anelka has also joined in the debate. “My preference is Chelsea,…
West Ham United are preparing to cut ties with boss Sam Allardyce as they seek replacements. The Hammers boss will see his current deal expire at the end of the season and it is looking more and more likely that he will leave Upton Park and be replaced. Reports this week have claimed that Hammers co-owner David Sullivan has enquired about the availability of Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic and Real Sociedad’s David Moyes. West Ham have impressed at times this season but the recent 4-0 thrashing at the hands of West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup is said to…
Phil Neville has admitted that Manchester United tried to sign Paris Saint Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi at the beginning of last season. The former United defender was sent to scout the French international by former United boss David Moyes last season. Matuidi was in superb form on Tuesday night as he helped PSG hold Premier League leaders Chelsea to a 1-1 draw in their last-16 Champions League first-leg. “We wanted to sign him. We’d heard his contract was running out and we were really interested in him”, he told the BBC. “Then he signed a contract with PSG, which was…
Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic has emerged as a surprise candidate to take over from Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City, according to Večernji list. The Croatian coach has been linked with a return to England after several years playing for West Ham United during his playing days. Bilic is free to leave current club Besiktas this summer, although he has been offered an extension and an improvement on terms by the Istanbul club. And, City have indicated that he could be one of a few, short-listed as a replacement for Manuel Pellegrini. Pellegrini is under increasing pressure to perform this season…