Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is preparing to offer Darren Fletcher, Tom Cleverley and Anders Lindegaard an exit from Old Trafford. All three players were signed during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign in charge of the Red Devils, ending somewhat of an era under the now retired Scottish boss. Fletcher, who returned to playing action last season after a spell out with illness is currently attracting the interest of West Bromwich Albion and could become the first player out of the aforementioned to leave. Meanwhile, it is understood that goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard is prepared to wait until the summer to…
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Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has turned his attention to Paris Saint Germain defender Marquinhos. Reports of a deal for Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte had surfaced last weekend, but the Dutch boss has now had a change of mind, refusing to pay the asking price set on the young Frenchman. Instead, United have now made contact with Paris Saint Germain over the availability of Brazilian central defender Marquinhos. The former Roma defender has found playing time hard to come by after losing his place to former Chelsea man David Luiz, who has since formed a formidable partnership with…
Liverpool have jumped ahead of West Ham United in the race to sign Barcelona midfielder Alex Song. TalkSport reported earlier this week that West Ham had grown confident of completing a permanent deal for the former Arsenal midfielder, claiming that his current loan spell at Upton Park was going really well. The established football website claim that co-owner David Gold is confident of reaching a deal with Barcelona for the Cameroon midfielder, despite the transfer ban affecting the Catalan club. The former Arsenal man found life hard at the Camp Nou and failed to establish a regular starting place, but…
Italian side Roma are keen on making a January move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The Togo striker has been absent from the Spurs starting eleven in recent weeks after being forced to return to his native country due to personal problems. Talk of his role in the Spurs side under boss Mauricio Pochettino has since been debated, despite the Argentine coach having talked about his pending return recently. “Yes, I explained last week, he’s nearly ready for selection,” said Pochettino, when asked about his return. “He’s training in the last few weeks; his training sessions have been very…
Chelsea forward Mohamed Salah has received an offer from Bundesliga side Hamburg to take six months loan with the German side. According to Hamburger Abendblatt, the Egyptian international is no longer wanted by Jose Mourinho and has been offered to a number of Bundesliga sides this January. Salah joined Chelsea from FC Basel last winter but has failed to break into the starting eleven, making a number of limited appearances. Reports now claim that Hamburg are keen on a six month loan move and that the offer has been made to the attacker. Chelsea boss Mourinho is also keen to…
Ravel Morrison is set to sign a pre-contract with Italian side Lazio after failing to make the breakthrough at West Ham United. The 21-year-old much talked about forward is out of contract with West Ham in the summer and is now allowed to discuss terms with potential suitors. However, the youngster has been told he can leave in January after a contract dispute in recent weeks between him and the London based club. Morrison has asked for help from the PFA after claiming Sam Allardyce’s side deducted money from his wages. The midfielder will be allowed to leave for free…
Chelsea are still tracking Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, after interest from Spanish giants Atletico Madrid. Gazzetta dello Sport report that Blues boss Jose Mourinho has maintained his interest in the 21-year-old striker after watching a number of his performances this season. Inter have been reluctant to allow the Argentine international to leave the club in recent times, but growing interest from some of European football’s big money clubs has swayed their decision, prompting new boss Roberto Mancini to look elsewhere for a new striker. Mourinho has been a long term admirer of Icardi since the days the youngster played a…
Jermain Defoe has admitted his delight at a return to the Premier League after all-but agreeing a move to Sunderland. Defoe is on the verge of completing his move to the Stadium of Light after a drastic time in Major League Soccer with Toronto, a move which will see Jozy Altidore move the opposite direction. The former Tottenham Hotspur striker, signed a four-year deal with the MLS side last year but his time with the North American side did not go according to plan. And, he has now spoken of his excitement about returning to England. “I felt so sharp.…
Manchester United have joined the race to sign much talked about Argentine youngster 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 Man United are indeed interested and have recently had an offer rejected. “Dybala is worth…
Cesc Fabregas believes Chelsea’s title hopes are back on track following a run of bad results over the Christmas period. Chelsea were caught at the top of the Premier League following their 5-3 defeat to Tottenham on New Year’s Day by Manchester City but have since beat Watford 3-0 in the third round of the FA cup and put aside Newcastle 2-0 in the league and are now two points clear at the top of the Premier League. Spanish midfield man Fabregas told the Evening Standard “There is never complacency at Chelsea, we just want to win every game .…