Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton are battling it out over a potential summer move for Braga midfielder Rafa Silva. The 21-year-old midfielder has been in superb form this season and has attracted a number of top European clubs, whilst he has also broke into the Portuguese national side, making his debut against Cameroon last year, before being named in the 23-man squad for the World Cup last summer. Liverpool and Everton are showing keen interest and newspaper O Jogo claim that both have sounded out a £7.5m summer move. Reports have claimed that Silva has a £19m buyout clause written…
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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has calmed fears that he could be on the sidelines with injury by telling his Twitter followers that he is ‘ok’. The Argentina international netted twice, but was substituted with a back injury during City’s 4-1 win over Stoke City at the Britannia stadium on Wednesday evening. Concerns about Aguero’s fitness then followed, however, boss Manuel Pellegrini attempted to calm worries in his post-match press conference, by saying the players was taken off just as a precaution. And, the former Atletico Madrid striker has followed suit on social media site Twitter. “For the ones asking…
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s decision to drop Thibaut Courtois is to protect him from Real Madrid’s recent interest, Football Express News understands. The reigning European champions are currently preparing themselves for the exit of Iker Casillas, who is expected to call time on his lengthy career with the club. David De Gea of Manchester United has been heavily tipped to move back to the Spanish capital and join Los Blancos but negotiations between him and the English club over a new contract are prolonging such talk with Madrid. Whilst the former Atletico Madrid stopper continues to be at the top…
Andres Iniesta was left delighted after Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Villarreal in the Copa del Rey, a victory that made it 10 wins out of 10 games in all competitions. The Catalan side went through a tough winter period having lost to Real Sociedad on La Liga’s return to action, but boss Luis Enrique has since inspired them to a run of 10 straight wins in all competitions, reducing the gap in the league to just one point between them and leaders Real Madrid. Iniesta, who scored in the Wednesday night semi-final first-leg win over Villarreal has discussed his side’s…
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has hailed his side’s win over Stoke City as they keep pressure on league leaders Chelsea. The 4-1 win at the Brittania stadium ensures that City will keep within touching distance of league leaders Chelsea, who beat Everton 1-0 on Wednesday evening. “It’s a big, big victory because I think that before the game, we never believed that we would score four goals against Stoke, because it is very difficult, but I thought that we played very well,” Pellegrini told Sky Sports News. “I thought it was a return to normal, especially with the creative…
Football Express News understands that Manchester United are considering a sensational swoop for Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlo Ancelotti. Talk of a return to Old Trafford for Portuguese winger Ronaldo has been rife in the past year with many United fans calling for the club’s hierarchy to do all they can to secure a mega money deal. Ronaldo has been in fine form once again this season for Real Madrid but a bitter fall out last week following the 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid is said to have strained his relationship with the club and fellow team-mates. United…
Arsenal have become buoyed in their pursuit of PSV defender Santiago Arias after he admitted he would be open to a move to the Premier League. The 23-year-old was linked with a January move to Arsenal but failed to see a transfer materialise, however, transfer talk has not left his side after some impressive performances in the Dutch league this season. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger remains keen on improving all areas of his defence and would like Arias to arrive and provide competition at right back. Arias who plays for Colombia has spoken out about his future in a recent…
West Ham United are readying a summer bid for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, according to Spanish daily AS. Mexican striker Hernandez called time on his career at Old Trafford last summer, securing a loan move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. However, his time in the Spanish capital has failed to see him gain sufficient playing time and he is now talking with his representatives about securing a move elsewhere in June. Hernandez is keen to secure a promised starting role for next season and would seemingly be interested to move to a smaller club in order to do so.…
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal was displeased with his side’s 3-1 win over Burnley on Wednesday evening, saying he has seen little progression. The Red Devils ensured victory over Sean Dyche’s side thanks to a double from Chris Smalling and a penalty from Robin van Persie but they were tested by the likes of Danny Ings, who did score a consolation goal for the visitors. Van Gaal told BBC Sport: “I didn’t like this performance today. Of course, we have won and the result is fantastic. But after this match you cannot say that we are going up and…
Manchester United are still on course to sign Marco Reus, despite the winger signing a new and improved deal with Borussia Dortmund. The German international put to bed links with a number of top European clubs over the weekend after agreeing a new contract with the Bundesliga club which extended his stay at Signal Iduna Park until 2019. However, despite the news of a new deal, Premier League side Man United have not given up hope in signing the talented forward. Reus did hold a buyout clause in his old contract at Dortmund which could have seen him leave the…