Manchester United are ready to offer £5 million for Fluminense forward Kenedy, who has been dubbed ‘the new Neymar’, according to Metro. The Red Devils are said to have been monitoring the Brazilian youngster for a long time, having watched him burst on the scene for Fluminense and reports in England now claim that they are willing to offer £5m to bring the player to Old Trafford in the summer. The report follows claims that a youth coach at the Brazilian Serie A club informed local media that United had made their interest serious and were also joined by Inter…
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Shakhtar produced the performance of the night to hold Bayern Munich in the first-leg of their last-16 Champions League tie. The visitors came into the game fresh off the back of a 8-0 win over Hamburg at the weekend but they found it hard to create any clear cut chances against their Ukrainian opposition on Tuesday night. Thomas Muller did try to break the deadlock but his effort dragged just wide of the goal after good work from Arjen Robben. The hosts were happy to sit back and allow Bayern to play, but they did press themselves midway through the…
Chelsea returned home to Stamford Bridge with a precious away goal after a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night. The hosts made a dominant start to the match as Blaise Matuidi continued his fine form to test Thibaut Courtois, but the Belgian stopper would prove to be in fine form for the English side. Moments later and Courtois would be in good form once more as he denied Zlatan Ibrahimovic from close range. Edinson Cavani would then step up to test the former Atletico Madrid keeper but he tipped the Uruguayan striker’s effort just wide of the…
The Chelsea team bus has crashed into a wall on its way into Parc des Princes ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League round-of-16 first-leg clash with Paris Saint-Germain. The Blues squad were on board the bus as it travelled from their five-star Hotel du Collectionneur near the Arc de Triomphe as it crashed into a wall, seeing the driver misjudge a turning on a slipway close by the Parc des Princes. The impact of the crash broke a window but no-one on board was harmed and the Chelsea players and staff remained on time for the game against PSG. One image…
David Villa believes the last-16 Champions League tie between Manchester City and Barcelona will be ‘very closer’. The Catalans have won their last 11 competitive matches in all competitions and are increasingly favourites to win the Champions League this season, whilst City have struggled domestically, having missed Yaya Toure, who was absent over January due to the AFCON. However, despite the gap in form, former Barcelona and now, New York City FC striker David Villa believes the game will be close, before stating that City boss Manuel Pellegrini will know how to beat Barca. “I think it will be a…
Juventus striker Alvaro Morata has said that he and team-mate Paul Pogba are happy with life in Turin after links to Real Madrid and Manchester United. Spanish youngster Morata has been linked with a return back to Spain with reigning European champions Real Madrid, whilst the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea have also been credited with interest. Meanwhile, his team-mate and French international, Pogba has been heavily linked with a move to both Madrid and United also. However, Morata claims that both he and Pogba are happy with life in Turin and have no desire to leave the…
Barcelona and their supporters face punishment after reports on Tuesday that repeated chants against Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo during Sunday’s 5-0 win over Levante at Camp Nou. According to a report compiled by the LFP, supporters in the south stand at the Camp Nou repeatedly chanted ‘He is a drunk, Cristiano is a drunk’ during the win over lowly Levante. The chants come following Ronaldo’s controversial decision to celebrate his birthday with a party on the same day that Madrid lost 4-0 to Atletico Madrid two weekends back. “A group of approximately 200 people identified with scarves, banners and…
Borussia Dortmund are considering a move for Shkodran Mustafi as Mats Hummels’ move to Manchester United took further steps forward. Superdeporte have claimed that Bundesliga side Dortmund are planning a summer move for Valencia defender Mustafi as they seek to replace Man United bound Mats Hummels. The German central defender has long been linked with a move away from Dortmund and those reports have now gathered pace as the Bundesliga side continue to struggle domestically, sitting rock bottom of the league. Hummels, has now agreed in principle a move to Old Trafford for the summer. The World Cup winner will…
Manchester United have received a major boost in their bid to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford as Real Madrid president Florentino Perez prepares to cash in on the 30-year-old. All seems not well between Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid as news coming out from the Spanish captial has it that club President, Florentino Perez is entertaining thoughts of selling the current FIFA Ballon D’Or player of the year. The Portuguese forward has just turned 30 and it now believed that after a controversial party which he held on the same day Madrid lost to rivals Atletico and his…
Arsenal officials will meet with Palermo president Maurizio Zamperini on Friday to discuss terms over a deal for Paulo Dybala, according Corriere dello Sport. The Argentine youngster has been in superb form this season and has attracted interest from a number of top European clubs. Dybala, who has been likened to Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero in recent weeks has been tipped to leave the Italian club this summer, with his relationship to president Zamperini having deteriorated. Whilst, Arsenal have held a long term interest, Italian sides Napoli and Juventus, plus Barcelona and Manchester United have been linked. However, it is…