Former Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane has revealed that the Spanish club were desperate to sign Steven Gerrard in 2004. The Liverpool midfielder has recently announced his decision to call time on his career at the Merseyside club, bringing an end to a 17-year senior career with the club. The former England captain came close to leaving the club in 2005 when Premier League rivals Chelsea made a lucrative offer, but he chose to remain at Anfield. However, claims from former Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane state that the Spanish club failed at the final hurdle to complete a move…
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Liverpool have had their £12m bid for Xherdan Shaqiri accepted by Bayern Munich, Football Express understands. Brendan Rodgers has held a long term interest in Bayern winger Shaqiri ever since he performed well for his country, Switzerland, in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the Northern Irish boss is seemingly edging closer and closer to getting his man. Shaqiri has struggled to find first team football with the Bundesliga champions, despite being heavily praised time and time again by boss Pep Guardiola. His desire to play week in, week out, has since caused problems, seeing the German club put…
Lukas Podolski has thanked Arsenal fans for their support as he prepares to move to Inter Milan. The Gunners forward is set to join the Italian giants in the coming days after flying into Milan to agree terms on Friday evening. The move will end a frustrating year final year for the winger at Arsenal, having struggled to force his way into Arsene Wenger’s starting eleven, despite winning the World Cup with Germany in the summer of 2014. Podolski has made just 13 appearances in all competitions for the north Londoners this season, making no starts in the Premier League. And,…
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly close to signing Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot on a six-month loan deal. Rabiot has struggled to hold down a first team place at Paris Saint Germain due to the form of Marco Verratti and Blaise Matuidi, causing him and his agent to find a potential club for the remainder of the season. A whole host of clubs have been interested, with Arsenal, Roma, Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur interested, and it now seems that the latter have won the race to complete a six-month loan deal. According to French football journalist Matt Spiro and Italian publication…
Tony Pulis has revealed that West Brom have not received any bids for Saido Berahino, but are bracing themselves after scoring four against Gateshead on Saturday. England youngster Berahino has now scored 13 goals this season after netting four against Gateshead in the third round of the FA Cup at the Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon. Albion technical director Terry Burton has refused to rule out selling Berahino after interest from a number of top Premier League clubs was made known earlier this season, however, new boss Tony Pulis is hoping the club can keep hold of the striker. He told…
Steven Gerrard has agreed a deal to join MLS side LA Galaxy, according to various reports. The former England captain announced his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, earlier this week and has been linked with the MLS side since. The report stems from ESPN, who claim that Gerrard will follow the footsteps of David Beckham, who also joined Galaxy during his career, playing for the West Coast club between 2007 and 2012. Gerrard has agreed a contract that will last 18-months and see him earn £3.9m pro-rated. Galaxy, who are managed by former United States…
In the second of our January Transfer Window Special’s, we take a look at Sami Khedira of Real Madrid, who is linked with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea & Manchester United. Why is he for sale? Sami Khedira will be allowed to discuss terms with another club come January 1 as his current contract with the Spanish giants is due to expire on June 30, 2015. His current value as of www.transfermarkt.co.uk is estimated to be £26.4m, but with his contract running down, it is expected that Madrid will not ask for that amount. Who is interested? Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester…
Arsenal are in pole position to sign Cruzeiro midfielder Lucas Silva after Real Madrid said they would not make January signings/ Injury problems at Real Madrid have seen Luka Modric, Sami Khedira and most recently James Rodriguez give Carlo Ancelotti a problem in terms of available midfielders. And, the Italian boss has been keen on making a January move for Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva, however, comments made by the club about possible signings in January have given Arsenal a ray of hope. “Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, we will not bring reinforcements in the winter transfer market,” Real Madrid president Florentino…
Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus has been fined half-a-million pounds for driving without a licence. The German international is currently injured but has still been linked with a move to the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City in recent times. However, his concerns have taken a different angle recently after being caught driving without a licence. Bild claim that Reus was pulled over on Wednesday and has therefore been fined €540,000 fine for breaking Germany’s driving laws. 25-year-old Reus has never taken his driving test but will now be forced to do so.
Arsenal are monitoring the form of Eintracht Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp. Reports suggest that the English club have been watching the keeper recently in the Bundesliga and have become keen admirers after learning that his valuation is at just £4m. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has three potential starting keepers available with Wojciech Szscesny, David Opsina and Emiliano Martinez all vying for a place in the starting eleven. However, Ospina has struggled for fitness, whilst Martinez has very little experience. The likes of Liverpool, Juventus, Fiorentina, Napoli, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach and Red Bull Leipzig are also interested. Trapp has made 51 appearances…