Premier League duo Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are interested in making a move for Marseille and Ghana forward Andre Ayew, Football Express News understands. The Ghana international will see is current contract expire in June and is free to discuss terms with a potential new club. Spurs have held a long term interest in the Marseille attacker, whilst North London rivals Arsenal had also been keen through the years. However, after watching Ghana’s captain perform at a high rate for his country in the recent 2015 AFCON, where he guided them to a final place, losing on penalties to Ivory…
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Real Madrid’s desire to sign Thibaut Courtois has seen Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho ask for Raphael Varane in return, according to Daily Express. 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…
Manchester United and Manchester City target Marco Reus has agreed a new and improved deal at Borussia Dortmund, according to ruhrnachrichten.de. The German winger had been touted for a summer move after the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Bayern Munich all showed interest in his services. Question marks over his future with Dortmund had also gathered pace after the Bundesliga side struggled this season, failing to move themselves off the bottom spot in the league standings in recent weeks. However, it is now understood that the German international has put pen to paper on a…
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is planning a three man defence for next season, which will see Diego Godin link up with Raphael Varane and Mats Hummels. The Red Devils were unable to strengthen their defence in the January transfer window but did agree a deal in principle with Borussia Dortmund for defender Mats Hummels in the region of £37m. Matched with that deal, the English club are ready to offer Raphael Varane a way out of Real Madrid after seeing him struggle to maintain a starting place in Carlo Ancelotti’s side. United boss Louis van Gaal had first thought…
Former West Ham United midfielder Ravel Morrison is ‘perfectly suited’ to Italian football, according to his agent, Nick Rubery. The 22-year-old midfielder is expected to sign for Lazio after seeing his contract with West Ham cancelled over the weekend. His agent, Rubery, has said that the Englishman is excited by his move and could train with the Italian capital side before signing a contract. “It’s a possibility, but nothing is decided yet,” Rubery told Tutto Mercato. “His contract with West Ham was only terminated on Saturday, in the coming days, or at most weeks he’ll decide what to do with…
Brazilian full-back Filipe Luis is reportedly looking to leave Chelsea at the earliest opportunity, it has been revealed. The Brazilian joined the Blues last summer from Atletico Madrid, together with Diego Costa, but while his teammate has enjoyed a brilliant start to the career in England, the defender has largely struggled to make an impact. Luis only made a total of 10 Premier League appearances as he continues to play second fiddle to Cesar Azpilicueta, and it appears he is hoping to return to Spanish La Liga. It is known that that the defender notified his former team-mate and close…
Real Madrid are preparing a deal for Raheem Sterling as he looks set to reject an ‘incredible’ offer from Liverpool. The young England winger has been sitting on a new and improved contract proposal from Liverpool for almost a month now and it is widely expected that he will reject the deal in the coming days. Sterling and his representatives believe that they can gain a more lucrative deal in the region of £120,000 per week, rather than the £100,000 per week offer. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has admitted that he believes Sterling will sign a new deal at Anfield,…
Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been handed a £15k fine for a foul mouthed outburst on a ball boy during the 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. The former Chelsea man has been in superb form for Bundesliga side Wolfsburg this season, helping them sit behind Bayern Munich in second place, but after demanding the ball back during the draw with Frankfurt, the Belgian international launched an aggressive outburst on the young ball boy. The incident came just moments before De Bruyne scored the equalising goal and has now been fully investigated by the German football association. “The sports court…
Football Express News understands that West Ham United defender Winston Reid is in advanced talks with Tottenham Hotspur over a summer move. The central defender has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger continues his search for extra defensive cover. However, the Gunners capture of Gabriel from Villarreal in the final week of the January transfer window has now seen that interest go from hot to cold. Reid has been long in talks with West Ham over a new contract as his current deal is due to expire at the end of the season.…
On first glance, things don’t look good. They’re ranked 96th in the world by FIFA behind such luminaries as Gabon, Libya and Guatemala. That, however, may be about to change. It’s all thanks to a gigantic football academy, reputedly the largest anywhere on Earth, which will house more than 50 pitches and 2,400 students and is designed to propel team China towards World Cup glory. But there’s more. In a bid to transform these kids into Chinese Beckham’s and Neymar’s, a squad of Spanish coaches have been imported through a partnership with Real Madrid. When China wants to succeed, it…