Real Madrid have stepped up their interest in Manchester United keeper David De Gea, according to several reports in Spain and England. The Spanish giants have toyed with the idea of replacing mainstay number one Iker Casillas in recent seasons, but have failed to find a suitable replacement with both Diego Lopez (now AC Milan) and Keylor Navas, both deemed not good enough. Boss Carlo Ancelotti has been a keen admirer of David De Gea for sometime and is now edging closer to making a summer bid of £30m to lure the Spaniard back to his native city. De Gea…
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View image | gettyimages.com Welcome to the FA Cup third round clash between Arsenal and Hull City at the Emirates, brought to you by Arsenal’s Official Car And Van Rental Partner Europcar. It’s the most magical weekend in English football and fortune has brought these two sides together at the first opportunity since their memorable meeting in last year’s final, where Arsene Wenger’s men came from two goals down to claim their first piece of silverware for nine years. The Gunners have enjoyed a strong run of form of late and should enter the tie full of confidence, especially with…
Luis Enrique has discussed Barcelona’s transfer ban and has confirmed he will look to the club’s famed youth academy. The La Liga club had their transfer ban by FIFA confirmed this week by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), meaning, they will not be allowed to sign players until the January transfer window of 2016. Head coach Luis Enrique admits the situation does cause problems, but the former midfielder is ready to utilise several youth players in the coming months. “It came as something of a surprise, we would rather a different decision but we’ll deal with what we’ve…
West Ham have completed the signing of defender Doneil Henry from Cypriot club Apollon Limassol for an undisclosed fee. The Premier League club have been monitoring the defender for some time after being tipped off by former Toronto coach and Blackburn defender Ryan Nelson, who is close friends with boss Sam Allardyce. Henry, who worked through the ranks at Toronto, moved to Cypriot club Apollon Limassol and has been impressing. The defender has now penned a long term contract with the Hammers and Allardyce is delighted with the signing. “Ryan was my captain at Blackburn for a couple of years…
Caretaker boss John Carver is hoping to repay the travelling Newcastle United fans, who saw their side lose to Leicester City in Saturday’s FA Cup tie. The Tyneside club installed Carver as caretaker boss earlier this week after Alan Pardew had been released from his contract as manager to move to relegation battlers Crystal Palace. However, results have not got any better under new management and the fans who travelled to the King Power stadium on Saturday were once again in full voice of their opinions following the 1-0 defeat to Leicester. The defeat marks the third straight year that…
Hatem Ben Arfa is on the verge of joining Nice on loan after the Ligue 1 club reached an agreement with the Newcastle midfielder. The former French international has six months remaining on his current contract at St James Park and had been on loan with Hull City. However, concerns over his fitness, attitude and behaviour off the field ended his loan spell with Steve Bruce’s side and it is now confirmed that he will return to France with Nice. A statement on the French club’s website read: “Nice confirms having reached an agreement in principle with Hatem Ben Arfa.…
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is closely monitoring the situation regarding Fiorentina stopper Neto after the Italian club said he is free to leave in the summer. The 25-year-old Brazilian keeper has been strongly linked with a move to England with Liverpool keen to replace Simon Mignolet, who has been criticised for a whole host of errors. Boss Brendan Rodgers has watched Neto on several occasions this season and is now said to be buoyed by the news that Fiorentina have announced that the keeper will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. Neto’s deal…
Spanish radio station Cadena Copa, have reported on Saturday afternoon, that Manchester City have bid a £33m for Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic. The Croatian striker has been in superb form for Atletico Madrid since arriving from Bayern Munich last summer for a fee of £18m, replacing Diego Costa, who joined Chelsea. The Spanish radio station believe that Fernando Torres’ arrival from AC Milan on a two year loan deal has now made it more likely for Mandzukic to leave and be allowed to join Premier League champions Man City. City are in need of a new striker after seeing…
Chelsea are struggling to agree a fee for Andrej Kramaric after his club, Rijeka, demanding a larger transfer fee. Chelsea’s interest in the talented youngster has been present since last summer and it was heavily reported last week that a transfer fee of £8m had been agreed between Jose Mourinho’s side and the Croatian club. However, Rijeka have since upped their asking price for the striker after it emerged that Dinamo Zagreb would gain most of any money earned in the sale due to a sell-on clause installed in his sale in 2013. Rijeka are keen to hold out for…
Manchester United are set to lose out on Aston Villa defender Ron Vlaar, who now seems set to join Napoli. The Dutch defender is entering the final year on his contract and it is the likes of Manchester United’s interest that is keeping him from negotiating new terms with Paul Lambert’s Aston Villa. United boss Louis van Gaal has already spent big since he joined the club this summer but failed to purchase a new central defender, playing youngster Tyler Blackett, who despite impressing is not expected to hold down his place in the starting eleven. Vlaar has worked with…