Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho has formally handed in a transfer request to leave the Ligue 1 club, following interest from a number of Premier League clubs. Arsenal’s form this season has seen a number of club members debate on whether or not Arsene Wenger needs to overhaul his squad in the coming January transfer window. Limited funds will be made available to the French boss, according to our sources, but it is thought that Wenger is keen to spend the majority of that cash on Monaco playmaker Joao Moutinho. The Portuguese midfielder has been in superb form this season for…
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has played down the Champions League win in 2012, masterminded by Roberto di Matteo. Di Matteo will face off against his former club on Tuesday as his Schalke side host the Premier League leaders. The Italian boss guided the Blues to a Champions League win in 2012 over Bayern Munich but was sacked just four months later after failing to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition the following year. And, Mourinho has played down the significance of that famous night in Munich. “The Champions League, many, many times I say, is not a consequence…
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has insisted that a place in the top four is a must for the club this season. United finished 22 points off Premier League winners Manchester City last season and failed to qualify for the Champions League or Europa League. However, Louis van Gaal’s arrival at the club has seen several changes and a hard fought victory over Arsenal on Sunday has seen United become buoyed about their resurgence under the Dutch boss. The win at the Emirates stadium lifted United in to the top four for the first time this season and young English…
Former Manchester United defender Quinton Fortune has blasted rivals Manchester City over their Champions League form. Man United finished 22 points behind City last season and failed to qualify for the Champions League after a dismal season under now Real Sociedad boss David Moyes. City have not won a match in the Champions League this season and secured just two points from four games and Fortune is baffled by their lack of performance in the competition. “This is their fourth straight season in the Champions League and they don’t seem to have learned anything at all,” Fortune told Goal. “United…
Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola has said it would make him ‘happy’ if Leo Messi remained at Barcelona for the remainder of his career. In a recent press conference Pep Guardiola said he wishes not to see Lionel Messi leave FC Barcelona after speculation last week that the Argentine could leave the Catalan club. Guardiola took the chance to talk about Messi at the Etihad stadium where his team, FC Bayern Munich will take on Manchester city in the Champions league, but first of all took the time to congratulate him for beating the record of highest goal scorer in…
Roberto Di Matteo has insisted he has “no thoughts of revenge” when his Schalke side host Chelsea on Tuesday in the Champions League. The Italian coach was key to Chelsea’s first ever Champions League title when he was caretaker in May 2012, earning him a two-year contract after the famous night in Munich. However, Di Matteo was sacked after four months after failing to qualify from the group stages in the following season. The 44-year-old, now at Schalke, will come face to face his former club on Tuesday, but he insisted that he was not after revenge. “Honestly, I am…
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli will not be returning to Italy, confirms his agent Mino Raiola. The Italian joined the Reds for £16m this summer but has failed to perform at Anfield, scoring just two goals. Links of a return to Italy with former club AC Milan or Inter Milan have been largely heard in Italian press, however, his agent, Mino Raiola, has confirmed that he will not be returning to his native Italy. “A return to Inter is impossible. Not for Mancini, but for other reasons of which it isn’t worth talking about,” Raiola said. “Even Naples. Mario does not…
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has denied that he is interested in signing Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus. Football Express News revealed last week that Reus was heavy on the list of a number of Premier League clubs, despite picking up another injury, which will see him ruled out until 2015. A swap deal with Andre Schurrle was touted by various English and German reports, however, Chelsea boss Mourinho has firmly denied all interest in the former Borussia Monchengladbach star. “We are not interested, not at all,” he told reporters. Mourinho was speaking ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League trip to Schalke…
Cruzeiro have clinched their second consecutive Brazilian Serie A title with a 2-1 victory over Goias. Everton Ribeiro struck the winner at the Mineirao stadium Sunday after Samuel had cancelled out Ricardo Goulart’s opener as Cruzeiro secured the championship with two matches to spare. Cruzeiro will be hoping for a Brazilian domestic double on Wednesday, when they meet local rivals Atletico Mineiro in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil final. Atletico won the first leg 2-0. Cruzeiro have now won four Brazilian Serie A trophies, equalling Vasco De Gama and Fluminense. Their first national title came in 1996,…
Chelsea will submit a January bid for Marco Reus, despite the winger being ruled out until 2015 through injury. The German international has been strongly linked with a move away from Borussia Dortmund in recent seasons and looked poised to make a summer switch to either Manchester United or Barcelona. Premier League champions Manchester City and Arsenal have held interest in Reus, however, it is now understood that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has joined the race. The Portuguese tactician has now approached Dortmund and is ready to submit a bid in January, despite the winger being injured. Reus will be…