Barcelona have made contact with the agent of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba over a move in 2016. reported here. The Catalan club are unable to sign any players for the next two transfer windows, meaning they have to wait until January 2016 to make a new signing. Matched with recent comments made by Paul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, who claimed that the Juventus man would leave the club in the next 18 months; Barca are now readying a move for the Frenchman. Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid are also interested in the former United midfielder, but it is understood…
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Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has told striker Mauro Icardi that he was wrong to confront fans after the defeat to Sassuolo at the weekend. The Argentine attacker was strongly linked with a January exit from the Italian side with Premier League leaders Chelsea making contact with the Milan based club, however, the former Barcelona youngster remained in Italy. Poor form and mixed performances have seen Roberto Mancini’s reign as Inter boss be questioned of late and the defeat to Sassuolo on the weekend further saw the fans hit out at the players, resulting in an unsavory incident which saw…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has compared Philippe Coutinho to that of Real Madrid pair Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. The former Espanyol and Inter Milan playmaker has been in good form for Liverpool since arriving at the club in January 2013 and he is expected to commit his future to the club in the coming days with a contract extension to 2020 planned. And his boss Rodgers believes that the 22-year-old has all the making to achieve the same success as Modric and Kroos, who are now playing for the reigning World and European champions. “If you look at that…
Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan wants to quit the club, according to his agent, prompting the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United to be on alert. The 26-year-old joined the Bundesliga giants from Shakhtar Donetsk in July 2013 and firmly established himself as an important member of Jurgen Klopp’s starting eleven. However, Dortmund have struggled this season and currently sit bottom of the German league and the Armenia international is now said to be unhappy with the situation at Signal Iduna Park. Linked with a number of clubs in the January transfer window, his agent Mino Raiola has put…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has discussed the current situation surrounding the keeper spot at the club and said that Wojciech Szczesny remains number one. David Ospina replaced Polish keeper Szczesny in the starting eleven recently after the latter was caught smoking in the dressing room after the match against Southampton in January. Wenger, who signed Ospina last summer has been impressed with the keeper after he kept four cleen sheets in a row, but remained strong on the fact that Szczesny was still the club’s number one keeper. “David Ospina has had some time to settle because he was injured…
The agent of Hatem Ben Arfa has said the winger may quit football after being refused the right to play for new club Nice by the French Football League. The 27-year-old moved to the Ligue 1 club in January after leaving Newcastle United by mutual consent. However, the rules state that one player cannot play for three clubs in one season, seeing Ben Arfa’s loan move to Hull City earlier in the season cause problems. And, now his agent, Jean-Jacques Bertrand has said the former French international is considering retirement. “He can’t not play competitively for seven months. That’s completely…
West Ham United missed out on eight deadline day signings, according to the London Evening Standard. An injury to striker Andy Carroll and the uncertain future of defender Winston Reid caused Hammers boss Sam Allardyce cause for concern on deadline day, but having attempted to bring in eight players, the former Newcastle United manager failed to do so. As reported by the Standard, the London side wanted to lure Tottenham Hotspur duo Emmanuel Adebayor and Younes Kaboul, but both turned down the move. Further moves of Marseille defender Doria and Genk’s Kara Mbodj also failed to materialize, whilst Sylvain Distin’s…
Manchester United are leading the race to sign Marco Reus from Borussia Dortmund in the summer after interest died down from other clubs. The German winger has been touted for a summer move after the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich all showed interest in his services. Question marks over his future with Dortmund have also gathered pace after the Bundesliga side have struggled this season, failing to move themselves off the bottom spot in the league standings. Whilst, plenty of clubs have been interested, it is now understood that the aforementioned have cooled their interest…
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes that the club’s pursuit of Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels is a poor one. The German World Cup winner is expected to sign for United in the summer after a deal in principle worth £37m was agreed over the January transfer window. However, Hargreaves believes that the Dortmund centre-back is not the right man to sure up Louis van Gaal’s defence. “He’s a super, super ball-playing centre-back but I don’t think he can defend, he’s too slow,” he told BT Sport. The former Bayern Munich midfielder the compared Hummels to former German great…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes has slapped a massive £1 billion asking price on his clients head, before commenting on his love for former club Manchester United. The Portuguese international was named Ballon d’Or winner for the third time in his career in January and has been in superb form for Madrid this season, netting an incredible 36 goals in 31 games. Mendes has discussed the possibility of Ronaldo leave the Santiago Bernabeu, claiming that several clubs would be willing to pay around £300m for the forward, but the much talked about agent believes the former Sporting Lisbon man will…