Arsenal will attempt to sign Paris Saint Germain forward Edinson Cavani in the January transfer window, according to several reports. Arsene Wenger’s £16m capture of Danny Welbeck from Manchester United on deadline day seemingly ended their interest in signing another striker in the coming transfer windows, but reports in French and English media have once again linked the Gunners with Paris Saint Germain’s Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan striker has somewhat been struggling to adapt in France, falling out with the French club on several occasions last season. Added to that is Cavani’s unhappiness at playing under the shadow of Swedish…
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Manchester United defender Jonny Evans has backed team-mate Luke Shaw to become the best left-back in world football. Former Southampton defender Shaw joined United in a £30m deal this summer but is yet to appear under boss Louis van Gaal, who has bemoaned his poor fitness, whilst also a hamstring injury which he picked up in August. The England left-back could feature for United against Leicester City this coming weekend but will seemingly have to battle Argentine left-back Marcos Rojo, who impressed in United’s win over QPR on Sunday. Whilst that remains a doubt, Jonny Evans has discussed both, praising…
Former Germany captain Michael Ballack claims that Mesut Ozil should not have joined Arsenal. The former Real Madrid midfielder struggled to adapt to the Premier League last season, having arrived from the Spanish side last summer but he had been expected to improve following the World Cup with his country. However, a poor performance against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening, which saw the Gunners lose 2-0 to the Bundesliga side, has further raised doubts on Ozil’s place in the Arsenal starting eleven. And, former Germany international Michael Ballack has called his move from Madrid to North London a ‘mistake. “What’s…
Pep Guardiola spoke of his delight after his Bayern Munich side scored an 89th minute winner against Manchester City in their Champions League opener on Wednesday evening. The Bundesliga champions found it hard to beat resilient City keeper Joe Hart, who was forced to make a string of top class saves to deny both Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski. But, Jerome Boateng’s deflected strike late on gave the Germans the victory and one that could prove very important as the group progresses. Guardiola was delighted with his side, speaking to Sky Sports about the win, whilst heaping praise on Brazilian…
Former Arsenal winger Gervinho is confident his Roma side can beat off the likes of Bayern Munich and Manchester City after thumping CSKA Moscow 5-1 on Wednesday. Roma have been under somewhat of a resurgence of late, testing Juventus for the Serie A title last season and started the season with two wins in two games. And, they started their Champions League campaign in superb style with a thumping win over Russian side CSKA Moscow; a result which Ivorian forward Gervinho says will prove worrying for upcoming opponents Bayern Munich and Man City. “We were not expecting an easy match,…
Joe Hart believes that Manchester City deserved a point against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, but bemoaned former defender Jerome Boateng for scoring the winner against his former club. England number one Hart was in fine form at the Allianz Arena, denying the German champions on several occasions as the likes of Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski fired shots at City’s goal. With his saves stopping Pep Guardiola’s side up until the 89th minute, Hart was finally beaten by former team-mate Jerome Boateng, who hit a delightful shot from long range which deflected past the former Shrewsbury Town keeper. “We…
Jose Mourinho has spoken following his side’s 1-1 draw with Schalke on Wednesday evening and gave his thoughts on the fitness of striker Diego Costa. The Brazilian was a substitute in the draw with Bundesliga side Schalke, despite scoring seven Premier League goals in his first four games for the Blues. Costa, who joined the club from Atletico Madrid this summer struggled with niggling injuries during his time with the Spanish side and his new boss has commented on his inability to play back-to-back games at the moment. “Diego Costa is not in a condition to play three matches in…
It was goals galore in the Champions League as Roma and Porto both scored big, whilst Barcelona beat a resilient APOEL. We start in Amsterdam as Ajax and Paris Saint Germain battled it out for three points and it looked as though the latter would be the winning side after Edinson Cavani put them ahead on 14 minutes, but Lasse Schone equalised in the second half to share the spoils. In the other group game, Barcelona were at home to APOEL and boss Luis Enrique used the game to blood some of the club’s younger upcoming players, starting with Sergi…
Former Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng scored a last minute winner for Bayern Munich to seal all three points against his former club in their opening Champions League Group E match. The home side almost went ahead after just 30 seconds of play when Thomas Muller was found by Robert Lewandowski, but after rounding Joe Hart – the German international could not steer his effort into the net. Bayern dominated the opening 10 minutes of the game, but City did manage to get themselves a sniff at goal through Edin Dzeko, forcing Manuel Neuer into a smart save. Muller would…
Chelsea were held 1-1 by German side Schalke 04 in their opening Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge. The game started with both sides nervously testing each other, before a controversial moment in the 11th minute which involved former Barcelona man Cesc Fabregas, who seemed to foul Max Meyer, only for the referee to wave play in and for the Spaniard to tap home following slick play from Eden Hazard. The latter continued to pose a threat on the Bundesliga side and saw his shot saved in the 19th minute, before Didier Drogba tested the Schalke keeper once more. The…