Football Express News understands that Arsenal are willing to spend big on Palermo forward Paulo Dybala next summer. Dybala has been attracting some of European football’s biggest clubs of late after a string of solid and consistent performances for the Serie A side. The youngster has been told he can leave the Italian club next summer but only if clubs are willing to pay as much as £31m. Club owner, Maurizio Zamparini, is keen to keep hold of the 21-year-old Argentine, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo by Italian press. Dybala moved to Europe in 2012 when Palermo signed…
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Arsenal could be about to beat Manchester United to the signing of Aston Villa defender Ron Vlaar, according to reports. The Dutch defender is entering the final year on his contract and it is 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 Van Gaal whilst…
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is urging his players to perform against Chelsea and be the first team to beat them this season. The Blues have not lost yet and maintain a strong lead at the top of the Premier League table, whilst also cementing their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Poyet’s Sunderland side have been struggling of late and sit 14th in the table, but the former midfielder is insistent that his players can shock Jose Mourinho’s all-star cast. “If you win every game, you get stronger and you get that feeling in the team that…
Alan Pardew has claimed he would be keen on seeing former player, Andy Carroll, back at Newcastle United. Carroll left Newcastle in 2011 to join Liverpool in a £35m deal, but failed to make a name for himself at Anfield and was subsequently loaned and then sold to West Ham United. The England international has been linked with several Premier League clubs this season already after failing to establish himself under Sam Allardyce. And, Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has claimed that he would welcome back the striker with open arms to St. James Park. “I think he would [want to…
Manchester United winger has insisted that his side are not out of the title race, despite being behind league leaders Chelsea by 13 points. United boss Louis van Gaal wants to bring Champions League football to Old Trafford after a poor season under the leadership of David Moyes saw the club fail to qualify for European football. However, despite their recent disappointments, winger Ashley Young has talked up United’s chances of winning the Premier League title. “I think the manager has said obviously we want to break that top four,” the winger told members of the media. “But you know…
Brazilian legend Pele has been taken to a special care unit at Sao Paulo hospital. The 74-year-old was admitted to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein three days ago after suffering a urine infection and has been recovering since. Pele took to Twitter on Thursday after receiving a superb amount of support on the social media site. He wrote: “Hello everyone, I want to take this opportunity to let you know that I am doing fine. “I was not put into intensive care today, I was simply relocated to a special room within the hospital for privacy purposes only. “While I…
Gary Neville feels Liverpool should have done all it took to sign Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez. The Chile international was sold by Barcelona this summer and joined Arsenal in a £31.8m deal which saw the Gunners beat a whole host of interested parties, including Liverpool. Sanchez has since performed well for Arsenal, scoring 14 goals and Neville believes that Liverpool will always rue the missed possibility of signing the former Udinese man. “[Sanchez] would have been an ideal replacement for Luis Suarez. Goals, tenacity, pressing from the front, loses the ball – it goes past him he runs back,” he…
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says that Basel are better than Liverpool at present and expects them to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. Madrid clinched top spot in Group B by beating the Swiss champions 1-0 at St Jakob Park on Wednesday, leaving Swiss side Basel and Liverpool to fight it out for second place. Basel need to avoid defeat to Liverpool in the final round of games in order to qualify and they have received the backing of Ancelotti, who believes the Swiss side are better equipped than Brendan Rodgers’ men. “I think Basel are…
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas feels that he is playing the best football of his career since returning to the Premier League this summer. Fabregas ended a dismal time back at his boyhood club Barcelona this summer to make a shock return to the Premier League with Chelsea, causing a string of disbelief in fans of his former club – Arsenal. The Spanish international struggled with Barcelona but has since provided 10 assists in 12 games for Jose Mourinho’s side and he has discussed his happiness at playing so well this season. “I don’t remember playing as well and enjoying the…
Alexis Sanchez inspired Arsenal to a superb 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund to secure Champions League knockout qualification. The Gunners got off to a superb start in the game when Santi Cazorla played in French striker Yaya Sanogo, who scored his first professional goal for the club, beating Roman Weidenfeller from a tight angle. Sanogo should of then doubled the lead moments later but his effort was ruled out for offside after Aaron Ramsey has played the youngster in on goal. The visitors almost got back on level terms when Lukasz Piszczek burst down the right and hit a superb…