Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is hoping to tempt the club and close friend Dani Alves into remaining at the Camp Nou. Argentine forward Messi holds a close bond with Brazilian full-back Alves, having spent a number of years occupying the right side of Barcelona’s starting eleven and they have once again been reuinited in that role under Luis Enrique this season. Alves, who will see his current contract with Barca expire in June has been linked with a summer exit, prompting the likes of Paris Saint Germain, Arsenal and Manchester United to show interest. The latter are favourites to agree…
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Manchester United have been put on red alert after Barcelona stalled in their attempts to make initial contact with Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. FEN reported last week that Barcelona officials had made moves to agree a future transfer with Italian giants Juventus for the French international and that the Catalan giants were confident in signing the midfielder. However, Barca have now dropped back in their interest after the emergence of Rafinha, who has produced some impressive displays in recent weeks for Luis Enrique’s side. The young Brazilian international was not expected to gain many minutes at Camp Nou this season,…
David de Gea’s agent has denied that the keeper could be set to agree a deal with Real Madrid and revealed that he is in talks with Manchester United over a new deal. The former Atletico Madrid keeper has been in superb form this season for United and has forced his way into the Spanish national side, making himself the number one choice to replace Iker Casillas, who is expected to call time on his international career soon. Casillas is expected to leave Madrid in the summer too, with a move to Major League Soccer tipped, leaving Madrid officials to…
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez will happily welcome good friend Neymar to the Emirates Stadium when Brazil take on Chile next month. The international friendly on March 29th is a rematch of the World Cup last-16 tie between the two South American sides and will see the likes of Oscar, Philippe Coutinho, Arturo Vidal, Willian and others take part. Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal will also be on show, whilst Barcelona’s Neymar will be in action. And, the former has spoken of his delight at welcoming his former team-mate to North London. “I’m so excited and honoured to be playing for the…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has claimed the club have offered Raheem Sterling an ‘incredible’ deal as they hope to keep him at the club. Sterling’s current contract at Anfield is set to expire in the summer of 2017 and Liverpool are keen to extend and improve his deal due to reported interest from a number of top European clubs, such as Barcelona and Real Madrid. Last month, it was made aware that Sterling had asked for promises over the future of boss Rodgers and that is stay at the club would depend on the future of the Northern Irish boss.…
Arsenal are ready to cash in on midfielder Jack Wilshere and have enticed Liverpool into making initial contact, according to Daily Express. Problems on and off the field for England midfielder Jack Wilshere have seen his time at Arsenal be heavily debated in recent weeks with another recent smoking incident said to have angered boss Arsene Wenger after previous similar problems. Wilshere has been unable to impact Arsenal’s season after more troubling injury problems, whilst his behaviour off the field has been less than impressive. And, that has now led to a number of reports in England claiming that Arsenal…
Real Madrid will attempt to sign Thibaut Courtois if they fail to tempt David de Gea to leave Manchester United. 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 of Carlo…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has defended the Portuguese attacker after he was criticized for partying following Real Madrid’s 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Saturday. The former Manchester United forward was helpless as his side crashed out 4-0 losers to city rivals Atletico and allowed their potential seven point lead over Barcelona to slip down to just one. Ronaldo has since been criticized for holding a birthday party on the same night and is said to have upset a number of coaches and fellow team-mates by his actions. However, his agent, Mendes, believes the 2014 Ballon d’Or winner was…
Liverpool trio Raheem Sterling, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana are facing a late fitness test ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur. Brazilian midfielder Coutinho was unable to play longer than the hour mark against Everton on Saturday, whilst Raheem Sterling was also substituted for an injury concern. Lallana, who has found good form in recent weeks after a stuttering start since arriving on Merseyside from Southampton; failed to make the trip across Merseyside to Goodison Park through a calf injury. “Phil Coutinho had a knock on his knee and Raheem had a knock on his foot,” Brendan…
Former England captain David Beckham has called for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane to be given an international call-up. Kane has been in superb form this season and has scored 22 goals in all competitions, more than any other Premier League player. The youngster’s impressive form has seen many pundits and fans voice to England manager Roy Hodgson and ask him to include Kane in his squad for March’s fixtures against Lithuania and Italy. And, former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Beckham, who earned 115 caps for England has also called for Kane’s involvement. “Being English and seeing someone…