Manchester United are set to offer a contract to former Manchester City youngster Sadik El Fitouri, reports the Daily Mail. The 20-year-old defender has been on the books at City, but left after struggling to find a way into the first team under Manuel Pellegrini. El Fitouri, who plays as a right back is also said to have fallen out of love for football, but that has not stopped United boss Louis van Gaal from making contact with his agent. Currently with Salford FC since December, the defender is now likely to be given a chance at United, given that…
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Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman requires further surgery on his knee after aggravating the injury against Fiorentina on Sunday. Strootman has been long linked with a move to Manchester United with boss Louis van Gaal keen on the midfielder. The Dutch international was substituted in the 34th minutes at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sunday in which was just his sixth game following an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which he suffered last March. Coach Rudi Garcia has played down the injury in recent press conferences, but the club confirmed that the Dutchman will undergo further surgery. A statement revealed: “Yesterday Kevin…
Lazio’s hopes of signing Javier Hernandez on a loan deal have been ruled out after FIFA rules state that a player only play for two different clubs in a season. The Mexican striker was sent out on loan to Madrid last summer but has failed to break into the first team under Carlo Ancelotti, being restricted to a small amount of minutes, behind the likes of Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. The 26-year-old appeared twice for Louis Van Gaal before joined Madrid and that has halted any such move to Lazio in the January transfer window, with rules…
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes that it is impossible to know if Diego Costa meant his stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can. The Brazilian-born Spanish striker Costa has appealed a charge of violent conduct in relation to the incident which occurred during the League Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday night. If the former Atletico Madrid star is now set for a three-match ban which will begin with him missing Saturday’s crunch clash with Manchester City in the Premier League. However, Neville believes that the ban will be overturned as it is impossible to prove Costa meant his stamp.…
Spanish football expert Graham Hunter told TalkSport’s Hawksbee and Jacobs show that David de Gea would be interested in a move to Manchester United. The in-form keeper has been strongly linked with a move to the Spanish giants as they seek to replace Iker Casillas, who is likely to join an MLS side this coming summer. Hunter, who is widely regarded as a top journalist in La Liga, gave his opinion on the show, saying that United’s number one would be tempted to join Madrid. “It’s definitely the objective of Real Madrid to buy this extremely talented young Spanish goalkeeper,”…
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke is confident of keeping Manchester City target Marco Reus. The German winger has been attracting interest from a whole host of European sides in recent months, with the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Paris Saint Germain, Man United, Chelsea and Man City all showing interest. The latter have been extremely keen but reportedly failed with early contact at the beginning of January and Watzke now believes that the Bundesliga side could keep hold of Reus. “I still believe we have a chance of keeping Marco in his hometown,” he told SZ. The CEO also…
Liverpool are closing in the £14m signing of Paris Saint Germain forward Ezequeil Lavezzi, according to Daily Express. The Argentine forward has scored just two goals in 15 games for PSG this season, with only eight appearances coming as a starter. The 29-year-old is rumoured to be unhappy with the French champions after failing to force his way past the likes of Edinson Cavani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lucas Moura. Liverpool have long been interested in the former Napoli man and a reported move could now be completed by the final day of the transfer window. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has…
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Former Tottenham Hotspur winger David Ginola is out of the running to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA President after cancelling funding for his bid. The former French international was heavily backed by footballers, both past and present, on social media sites after he released his plans to run for presidency and replace Sepp Blatter, declaring at the time that ‘the FIFA system was not working’. Ginola received £2.3m from a crowdfunding page to help back his bid, but a statement released on Thursday states that he will no longer be continuing the bid. “A huge thank you for supporting Team…
Queens Park Rangers are ready to make a bid in the region of £3m for Wolves forward Bakary Sako, according to The Express. With Rangers midfielder Jordon Mutch completing his £4.5m move to Crystal Palace this week manager Harry Redknapp has the funds to bring some new faces in. “We let Jordon Mutch go so we could bring one or two new faces in, so we needed to bring some money in,” said Redknapp, who is famous for his efforts on transfer deadline day. Rangers officials have already met with their counterparts at Wolves and a formal inquiry has been made for the…