Victor Valdes’s agent has rejected reports that the former Barcelona man has turned down the chance to join Liverpool. It was heavily reported last week that the Catalan keeper would be having a medical this week at Anfield ahead of a free transfer to the Premier League club, however, conflicting reports claimed over the weekend that Valdes had rejected the chance to prove his fitness with a four-day trial. Valdes has been out of action since March with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but reports suggest that Liverpool are extremely keen to make him their new number one keeper after…
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Arsene Wenger is expecting Olivier Giroud to return from his broken foot sooner than expected for Arsenal. The French striker damaged his foot in the 2-2 draw against Everton in August and was given a return date of January by the club’s doctors. Since his injury, Arsenal have seen the likes of Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny also ruled out, giving Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger a huge selection problem. However, the French boss has given Gunners fans some good news after it now seems Giroud will return sooner than his original return date. “Olivier Giroud is recovering very well,” he…
Neymar insists he and Javier Mascherano remain close friends, despite a fierce battle between the two in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Argentina on Saturday. Diego Tardelli stole the show with his brace in Saturday’s Gillette Superclasico de las Americas at the Bird’s Nest Stadium, giving new boss Dunga his third straight win. The contest saw many of football’s greatest players on show with Barcelona’s Neymar featuring for Brazil and Javier Mascherano in action for Argentina. And, the two, who play together at the Camp Nou, were involved in a number of on-field robust tackles. However, Neymar has insisted that he…
Diego Costa has revealed he was beginning to worry about his goal drought for the Spanish national side after hitting his first goal against Luxembourg on Sunday. Spain struggled last week in their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovakia and were beaten by the lowly nation, however, they returned to their best against Luxembourg on Sunday, winning 4-0 with Costa getting amongst the goals after failing to score previously for his adopted country. “I have to thank the coach for his support,” Costa told TVE. “Every game he gave me another chance. “It was starting really bother me. It bothered…
Roy Hodgson has revealed that Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling was ‘too tired’ to feature for England against Estonia. Following their 5-0 win over San Marino last week, England continued their Euro 2016 qualifying run with a 1-0 win over Estonia on Sunday evening, thanks to a Wayne Rooney strike. Sterling was expected to start for the Three Lions but was instead left on the bench and it has since emerged that the youngster was too tired to start the game. “We were training, doing a light session,” Hodgson told reporters. “Raheem had done the warm up and said, ‘I really…
Sean Gilmartin looks in to the improved form of Erik Lamela and questions if we could see the best of the Argentine forward this season at Tottenham Hotspur? Erik Lamela arrived at White Hart Lane from AS Roma last season and was regarded as one of the brightest young talents emerging in football. He struggled to adapt to life in England and family troubles shortly after his arrival didn’t help matters either. He found himself mostly used as a substitute and recorded a dismal 3 goals and 1 assist in the Premier League. This season it is a completely different…
England manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that he will not rest Raheem Sterling for their Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia on Sunday. The young winger has been in superb form for England of late and is likely to feature from the start against Estonia, following on from the 5-0 win over San Marino. National boss Roy Hodgson has been hot in the press of late after a bitter war of words with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, who believes that Daniel Sturridge’s latest injury problems have stopped the striker from pushing on this season at Anfield. However, despite this, Hodgson has…
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has informed Manchester United target Arturo Vidal that he must chance his attitude or face further spells on the sideline. The Chilean midfielder is currently being linked with a move to the Premier League with United and is set to hold discussions about his future with the Turin club. But, his boss Allegri is fully focused on getting the best out of him before hand and has called on the midfielder to change his attitude after being fined last week for an unsavoury incident at a night club. “Vidal’s omission against Roma was a technical choice.…
Emre Can has revealed how he rejected the chance to join Bayern Munich for Liverpool this summer. The German U21 international moved to Anfield earlier in the summer after one season with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, having developed through the various youth ranks at Bayern. And, the midfielder, who has struggled for fitness thus far in his short Liverpool career – has discussed how he opted to join the Merseyside club, rather than make a return to his former club. “Bayern had a buy-back clause but that didn’t kick in until next year,” he told the press. “There were some…
Wesley Sneijder has confirmed that his agent his talking with Galatasaray about a January exit. Reports in Netherlands suggest that the midfielder may have gone three to four months without being paid by the Turkish giants, meaning he could leave the club on a free transfer in January due to breach of contract. Manchester United have been keen on the former Inter Milan midfielder and it is understood that he and his agent are discussing his exit. “Galatasaray are working hard to sort their financial situation,” he said to De Telegraaf. “My management is in talks with the club over…