Scouts from Manchester United attended Palermo’s match with Inter Milan at the weekend to cast an eye over Argentine forward Paulo Dybala. The 21-year-old has been heavily compared to Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero after impressing for Serie A side Palermo this season, scoring nine goals already this season. Dybala has been strongly linked with both Arsenal and Napoli in recent times, although the latter are thought to have pulled out after being quoted an asking price of £31m for his services. Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has recently discussed Premier League interest, saying Manchester United are indeed interested and have recently…
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Former Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong has turned down a fresh approach from AC Milan in favour of a move to Manchester United. The Netherlands international will see his current deal expire with AC Milan in June and he has been granted permission to speak with interested clubs after failing to agree terms over a new deal, leading to initial contract talks with Man United. The former Man City midfielder spent two and half years at the Etihad stadium and is keen to return back to the English city and link up with Dutch boss Louis van Gaal. Van…
Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku are both on Wolfsburg’s wishlist ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sport Bild. The Bundesliga side are preparing themselves to push Bayern Munich for the title next season, having performed well this season to propel themselves into second place. A recent January signing of Andre Schurrle from Chelsea further signifies their intent and plans both on a domestic level and European front. And, it is now understood that officials from the German club are already making contact with Man City and Everton over the availability of Edin Dzeko and Romelu…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was unable to speak following his side’s 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield due to having to dash to catch a plane, causing reports of a scouting mission. Rodgers saw his side produce a solid performance and beat Spurs 3-2 with the winning goal coming from Mario Balotelli but had to fly out of Merseyside straight after full-time on what many media outlets are reporting as a scouting mission. Speaking in his behalf to BT Sport, assistant manager Colin Pascoe confirmed his absence before discussing the vistory. “Brendan had to shoot off to catch a…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino believes that his side deserved a draw against Liverpool on Tuesday evening. A late winner from Mario Balotelli saw the North London side travel home from Merseyside empty handed despite levelling on two occasions. And, Pochettino has been left ruing his sides luck following the 3-2 loss. He told BT Sport: “We are disappointed with the result because I think one point would have been fair for both teams. “It was a great game, we played well but this is football. The players are very disappointed, sad and tired but we have to accept football…
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has admitted that his side are in a relegation battle, after losing 2-0 to Hull City on Tuesday evening. Goals from Nikica Jelavic and Dame N’Doye handed Villa another defeat which sees them drop into the relegation zone and firmly put the pressure on manager Lambert. And, the Scottish boss has spoken of the defeat and admitted that he is braced for a relegation scrap. Lambert told BBC Sport: “I was aware of it [the banner] months ago. I try to do my best. It’s a great football club with a massive fanbase and they want…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has discussed his side’s 2-1 win over Leicester City and praised the visitors for their spirited performance at the Emirates stadium. Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave the home side a two-goal cushion before Andrej Kramaric struck for the visitors on Tuesday night and Wenger has issued high praise to Nigel Pearson’s side, saying he is surprised to see them sitting bottom of the Premier League. “It was important to win and I would like to say that we played against a very good team,” Wenger told Sky Sports News. “I’m surprised that this team is…
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet blamed a poor start for Sunderland’s 2-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers, whilst his opposite number, Chris Ramsey, was delighted with the win. Goals from Leroy Fer and Bobby Zamora in the first half handed QPR their first Premier League away win of the season, and Poyet was certain in his post match comments that his side’s slow start was to blame for the defeat. “It was not a great start,” the Sunderland boss told BBC Sport. “Everything was planed to start very fast, but we didn’t find a way to do the right things. “We…
Another lacklustre performance from Aston Villa saw them sink into the relegation zone, losing 2-0 to Hull City. There was very little action in the opening period of the game with both teams knowing the importance of the fixture. However, Nikica Jelavic opened the scoring after 22 minutes for the hosts as his shot lopped over Brad Guzan after the striker’s shot deflected over Ciaran Clark’s outstretched leg. Villa offered very little threat going forward for the remainder of the half, despite their front three of Sinclair, Agbonlahor and Weimann and even the impressive Carles Gil was struggling to make an…
Brazilian defender Marquinhos could join Manchester United this summer, claims his agent after talk of an exit from Paris Saint Germain. The centre-back joined the French champions from Italian side Roma in 2013 for a fee of £23.2m but he has struggled to find a regular starting place, mainly down to the form of fellow Brazilian defenders – Thiago Silva and David Luiz. Talk of a summer exit has since developed with Premier League side Man United keen to make a move, and his agent, Giuliano Bertolucci has opened up about the possibility of him leaving Paris. “Last summer the…