Bayern Munich will allow Xherdan Shaqiri to leave the club in the January transfer window, alerting Liverpool. Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are said to be ready to part company with the 22-year-old and have set a £15m transfer fee on the Swiss international’s head. Merseyside giants Liverpool were thought to be leading the race to secure his signature during the summer transfer window, although Roma have also been interested in recent months. Roma are looking to build on the momentum of last term, when they flirted with challenging for the Scudetto title and pushed top dogs Juventus for large chunks…
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David de Gea insists that he will not be replaced by Victor Valdes at Manchester United. Former Barcelona keeper Valdes is currently a free agent and has been training with Man United as he bids to recover from a cruciate ligament injury which he suffered in March. De Gea, meanwhile, has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid, whilst an injury picked up with the Spanish national side is likely to keep the keeper out for some-time. “Yes, my contract runs out in 2016 but they didn’t sign him for that. Victor had a difficult injury, he had…
Former winger Robert Pires believes that Arsenal fans should keep faith in Arsene Wenger despite Arsenal’s poor start to the season. The Premier League side have struggled to find consistency this season and sit sixth in the table, winning just four of their opening 11 games. Results have been indifferent thus far, with the 3-3 draw against Anderlecht in the Champions League a particular concern amongst fans and media men after being 3-0 up for most of the game. However, Pires believes that Wenger will turn the club around and that the fans should keep their faith in the Frenchman.…
Roy Keane has hit out at Everton for pressuring Seamus Coleman and James McCarthy from playing for the Republic of Ireland. Ireland boss Martin O’Neill was forced to be without the duo for the games against Gibraltar and Germany in October, despite both playing against Aston Villa in the Premier League immediately after the international break. McCarthy also missed out in Friday’s 1-0 defeat to Scotland but Keane is frustrated with Everton’s fitness analysis of the pair. “I worry that [McCarthy] is under lots of pressure, particularly from Everton’s point of view,” he told reporters. “Every time an international match…
Bayern Munich winger Juan Bernat has thanked boss Pep Guardiola for his belief and said that he now wants to repay the coach with his performances. The 21-year-old joined Bayern from Valencia in the summer transfer window and has quickly become one of the Bundesliga side’s top performers, playing consistently well for Guardiola. And, the youngster has thanked his boss for the chance and vowed to pay him back with performances on the field. “Guardiola is a genius. He is very passionate about the game,” an awed Bernat told Goal. “He has a clear philosophy that the entire world recognises…
France midfielder Paul Pogba insists that he was not ‘cocky’ in his country’s 1-1 draw with Albania on Friday. The former Man United man, now at Juventus, was beaten to a cross by Albania’s Mergim Mavraj as the minnows took a surprise lead in the international friendly, later cancelled out by Antoine Griezmann’s equaliser. Pogba was made a scapegoat by some media outlets following the game and whilst he acknowledges he could have played better, he insisted he was not ‘cocky’. “I would say it was a good lesson for me. It’s true that I was on a roll and…
Former Football Association chairman David Bernstein wants UEFA nations to boycott the World Cup in 2018. World football’s governing body FIFA has been heavily criticised of late regarding the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments, although a report has cleared both Qatar and Russia of any wrongdoings. But, further to the report, various high class official’s, attorney’s and football men have claimed that the report was not fully consumed of all the facts. And, Bernstein believes that FIFA now must reform to restore the confidence of UEFA, whom he believes should boycott the next World Cup.…
Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has said he was frustrated with Chelsea’s Eden Hazard following his failed rabona in their 0-0 draw with Wales. Sunday evening saw Belgium face Wales in a Euro 2016 qualifier in a game which saw Hazard named man of the match, but his decision to attempt a rabona cross late on in the second half has left his coach frustrated. “That rabona annoyed me,” Wilmots told HLN. “We have to try and be more efficient. “Of course, if he had found Benteke’s head with it, everybody would have have been happy – and that he does…
Thiago Silva has been left angered at Neymar after losing the captaincy armband for Brazil. Paris Saint Germain central defender Silva captained his side at the World Cup but lost the armband following the 7-1 defeat to Germany and 3-0 defeat to Netherlands in the semi-final and third-place play-off respectively. Barcelona forward Neymar has since taken the captaincy, whilst Silva is yet to feature for Brazil under new boss Dunga and he has spoken of his unhappiness at the situation. “Sincerely, I didn’t expect this,” he told the media. “I would be lying if I said it didn’t annoy me.…
Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao is ready to face Arsenal this weekend, according to various reports. The Colombia international has been struggling with a thigh injury since his arrival from Monaco this summer, making just five appearances for the Old Trafford based club. Yet to complete a full 90 minutes in the Premier League, Falcao is now preparing himself to return to full fitness and push on, something boss Louis van Gaal claimed could begin against Arsenal, though the Colombian is unlikely to start the game. Having taken a full part in training over recent days, United’s coaching staff have…