Super agent Jorge Mendes has approached Chelsea over a potential January move for Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho. Moutinho has been in superb form this season for Monaco and played an important part in helping the Ligue 1 side qualify for the knock-out stages of the Champions League on Tuesday evening. However, the Portuguese midfielder has been strongly linked with a move away from the Stade Louis II after citing a desire to play for one of European football’s bigger clubs. The likes of Manchester United and Arsenal have been heavily linked, with the latter keen to make a future move.…
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Manchester United are ‘clear’ favourites to sign Benfica’s Enzo Perez after Valencia were priced out of a move for the midfielder. The Argentine international, 28, has been in superb form for Portuguese side Benfica this season, coming off the back of a relatively impressive World Cup in which he helped his country reach the final. Perez has been heavily linked with a move away form Portugal though with the likes of Man United and Valencia linked. However, recent movements in Spain have now led Valencia to back out of any such move as SuperDeporte report that the La Liga side…
Victory in the Champions League for Manchester City over Roma on Wednesday evening could see Kevin Strootman leave the Italian club and join Manchester United in January. Manchester United’s interest in Dutch midfielder Strootman has been heavily maintained since the summer after Louis van Gaal took over at the club. Van Gaal is well aware of Strootman’s ability and has been watching the midfielder recently after his return from injury which saw him miss the World Cup with his country. Roma have been stubborn in their desire to keep the midfielder but reports in Italy have claimed that the capital…
Sporting manager Marco Silva has revealed that Manchester United and Arsenal target William Carvalho could move to the Premier League in January. The Portuguese midfielder has been no stranger to constant transfer rumours linking him with a move to the Premier League, with both Arsenal and Manchester United showing heavy interest as they seek to improve in the defensive midfield area. Arsenal had a £21.3m bid rejected in the summer, whilst Sporting have now valued the talented player at £28m, although they are now in a position to drop their asking price. And, Sporting boss Silva has confirmed that Carvalho…
Croatia coach Niko Kovac has told Goal that Rijeka starlet Andrej Kramaric must avoid being tempted by a big salary and select his club carefully. The 23-year-old striker has burst on to the scene this season in the Croatian PRVA HNL, having scored 21 goals in 16 games, added to an impressive six in the Europa League. His performances have gained interest from a number of top European clubs, such as Juventus, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea. However, national boss Kovac warned the striker not be tempted by a big salary and think about playing time and what is…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been left regretting the 3-3 draw with Anderlecht which saw them finish second in Group D of the Champions League. Wenger’s men had already qualified heading into Tuesday night’s visit to Istanbul where they beat Galatasaray 4-1 to further enhance their qualification. However the Gunners failed to secure top spot, having missed out with a draw against Anderlecht earlier in the competition; a result which has left the French boss in regret. “We came out strong and that’s what I wanted from these players,” Wenger told Sky Sports. “There’s a little bit of frustration that…
Manchester United will not be able to bring back Nani from his season long loan spell with Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese winger left United for a return to Sporting Lisbon towards the end of the summer transfer window in a one-year loan deal and he has been highly impressing, scoring seven goals in 14 appearances. Claims that United boss Louis van Gaal now wants him to return to Old Trafford have been reported in various media outlets, but the chances of such a move happening in January have now hit a stand still. United chief Ed Woodward failed to include…
Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen played out an insipid 0-0 draw at Estádio da Luz as the German side qualified as runners-up from Group C. The Portuguese champions had already been knocked out by Zenit St. Petersburg when they lost 1-0 to the Russian side on Matchday Five. For the other three teams, there was still everything to play for as all of them could qualify theoretically, based on the results on Matchday Six. Benfica dominated possession in the first ten minutes, but eventually Leverkusen took control of the match as they started to stamp their authority in the middle of…
Borussia Dortmund, although held to a 1-1 draw by RSC Anderlecht, secured the top spot in Group D on basis of goal difference, as the last round of Champions League group-stage games were played today. Without first choice centre back Mats Hummels and with the likes of Weidenfeller and Blaszczykowski on bench, Klopp ran out a relatively weakened line-up with qualification to the knock-outs already assured. Nuri Sahin returned to the starting eleven for the first time since May. Dortmund failed to break the deadlock through out the first half, in spite of the fact that the better chances fell…
A look at all the action from Tuesday’s final Group games in the Champions League. Atletico Madrid and Juventus met in Turin with both already qualified for the last-16 and they played out a 0-0 draw, although the home side had most of the possession during the game. Malmo and Olympiacos battled it out for a final day victory in the other group game and their was six goals with the Greek side winning 4-2. Konstantinos Mitroglu and Ibrahim Afellay scored the goals late on to stop Malmo securing a famous point. Real Madrid secured a sixth win in six…