Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski has received no offers from any European clubs, according to his agent. The German World Cup winner is yet to appear for Arsenal this season after being given extra time off for his exploits in Brazil this summer but his absence has been met with constant rumours regarding his future. Turkish giants Galatasaray and Italian champions Juventus have both been linked, leading to some reports that a move was on the cards. However, after speaking to Italian media site Tuttomercatoweb, his agent, Ali Pektas, has confirmed that no offers have been made for the former Bayern…
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Arsenal forward Joel Campbell believes he has all the right qualities to thrive in the Premier League. The 22-year-old returned to the North London club this summer after a number of loan spells in Spain, France and Greece and following a good World Cup with his country – Costa Rica, he is fully expected to hit the ground running this season at the Emirates. Linked with a summer move from Arsenal once more, Campbell is firmly expected to stay after Arsene Wenger made several comments regarding his future at the weekend. And, the youngster believes he can thrive in the…
Tottenham Hotspur winger Erik Lamela is keen to move forward following his impressive start to the season. The 22-year-old struggled last season to impress and saw his time on the pitch reduced due to injury, however, his impressive first start of the season against Queens Park Rangers at the weekend has seen pundits and media men close to game question if the former Roma forward is now back to his best. And, the player himself is keen to push on from a good performance and play a key part in Spurs’ season. “The assists weren’t the whole of my game…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is expecting his younger players to adapt to life at Anfield this season after watching his side lose 3-1 to Manchester City on Monday evening. Rodgers handed debuts to Alberto Moreno and Lazar Markovic in the defeat to Premier League champions City at the Etihad stadium, but they failed to live up to their glowing reputations with Spanish full-back Moreno making a mistake leading to Stevan Jovetic’s opening goal. Speaking after the game to reporters, Rodgers was quick to analyse the performance of his side and said that the younger players will need to learn quickly…
Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid’s Supercopa de Espana battle with Real Madrid cost them in their La Liga opener with Rayo Vallecano. The Spanish champions failed to find the back of the net against Rayo and were held to a goalless draw on Monday evening, just hours after watching Real Madrid beat Cordoba 2-0 and a day after seeing Barcelona beat Elche 3-0. “We came from playing against Real Madrid on Tuesday and Friday and the effort from these days could be felt in the second half,” Simeone told reporters. “Being so high up you couldn’t see it as well,…
Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has backed new signing Mario Balotelli to become an even bigger star at Anfield this season. The Merseyside club sealed a deal for Balotelli from AC Milan just hours before the Premier League defeat to Manchester City on Monday evening and are now ready to include him in their side for the Sunday tie with Tottenham Hotspur. The 24-year-old returns to England after a two year break following his departure from Man City to Milan and is relishing the chance of playing in front of the Kop at Anfield and new team-mate Jordan Henderson believes he…
Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp has reiterated that Marco Reus will not be leaving the club this summer. German international Reus was arguably the Bundesliga’s most in-form player towards the end of last season but narrowly missed out on his country’s World Cup campaign in Brazil through injury. Though, interest from a number of big spending European clubs has continued to develop with the likes of Barcelona, Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool all showing interest, whilst Bayern Munich have also toyed with the idea of making a summer move. Reus has a contract with Dortmund until 2017, but has a…
Arsenal’s hopes of signing Kostas Manolas from Olympiacos is fading due to a stall in personal terms. The Greek international has been a long term target for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger and a move was agreed by Arsenal officials following a relatively good World Cup campaign for his country earlier this summer. Arsenal have already sold Thomas Vermaelen this summer and are keen to add extra cover to their defence, after already completing a move for youngster Calum Chambers from Southampton. Goal.com understands that fresh talks between Arsenal and Olympiacos were held on Friday but personal terms have proved a…
Football Express News takes a look at the top five moments from the weekend in European football. No.1: The return of the Camp Nou Black Cat Barcelona’s opening La Liga game of the season was a relatively easy one for the Catalan side and the game started with a comical showing from the Camp Nou’s resident Black Cat, who made another appearance. Two minutes into the game, new keeper Claudio Bravo did his best to usher the cat off the field but failing to understand the Chilean keeper, the cat roamed the Camp Nou pitch, passing the likes of Leo…
Arsene Wenger has insisted that striker Olivier Giroud is continuing to improve and that he can go on to score around 25 goals this season. The French international came off the bench on Saturday to inspire a comeback for his side, scoring the leveller as they drew with Arsenal at Goodison Park. Giroud, who had been expected to play less this season, mainly down to the arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona and the return of Joel Campbell form a loan spell; has started the season well and boss Arsene Wenger believes this could be a good season for the…