Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has insisted that his club have now chance of signing Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus, saying that if he rejected Manchester United then the Spanish champions had ‘no chance’. Reus, was one of the most consistent performers in European football last season and he attracted interest from a number of top clubs across the continent, leading to the likes of Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United and Barcelona to be credited. Atletico Madrid have also been linked but their president Enrique Cerezo believes their chances of signing the German international are slim after he rejected…
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Luis Suarez has been officially presented as a Barcelona player and said he is looking forward to making a name for himself at the Camp Nou. The Uruguayan striker joined Barca from Liverpool in a deal worth around £70m this summer and has finally been announced officially to the club’s fans after a reduction in his ban by the Court of Arbitration. Suarez was initially banned from all footballing activity by football’s governing body FIFA, but that was soon overturned, allowing him to take part in training and play in Monday night’s friendly against Club Leon. Speaking on Tuesday at…
Antonio Conte has warned fans of the Italian national side that his options to select a squad lack talent. The former Juventus boss was named head coach of Italy last week, replacing successor Cesare Prandelli, who resigned following the country’s dismal World Cup campaign this summer in Brazil. Conte will take up a two-year contract and was officially presented in Rome on Tuesday, and whilst he said that he was happy with his current options – he also bemoaned the depth of talent available to him for the future. “I can’t say that I’m not emotional. I am very happy,…
New Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has discussed the arrival of Luis Suarez at the club and said that he expects some great moments from the striker. The former Liverpool man was cleared to train with his new club Barcelona last week and he made his debut in the Joan Gamper win over Leon on Monday evening. Suarez, who arrived in the Catalonia under a huge amount of criticism after he bit the shoulder of Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s World Cup game with Italy, is not allowed to play a competitive match until October 26th. But, another new signing Ivan Rakitic…
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has called on his squad to all contribute with goals this season to make up for the absence of Luis Suarez, who joined Barcelona. Whilst Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge were amongst the goals as Liverpool beat Southampton on the opening weekend of the Premier League; boss Brendan Rodgers has remained cautious that the sale of Luis Suarez may come back to bite them. The Uruguayan forward scored 31 goals in 33 games last season and was snapped up by La Liga giants Barcelona earlier this summer and Rodgers wants his squad to replace Suarez as…
Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at old rivals Barcelona and claimed they did not use Cesc Fabregas correctly during his time at Camp Nou. Chelsea boss Mourinho signed Fabregas from Barcelona earlier this summer after he became surplus to requirements at boy-hood club Barca, with whom he re-joined after eight years with Premier League side Arsenal. Fabregas was heavily criticised during his time with the Catalan club for some lacklustre performances towards the back end of last season but new boss Mourinho believes that critique was harsh and that the Spanish midfielder was used wrongly by Barca. “When the…
Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo has all-but confirmed his move to Manchester United in an interview with Radio Continental. Rojo is set to join United on a four-year deal after negotiating terms with the English side on Monday morning and is firmly expected to complete a medical in the coming days. The Argentine defender had refused to train with current club Sporting Lisbon last week after hearing of United’s interest but apologised for his poor behaviour on Monday. However the Portuguese club have been forced to sell him to United in a deal that will see Nani go in the…
Luis Suarez made his debut for Barcelona as they beat Club Leon 6-0 in the Joan Gamper trophy. Lionel Messi opened the scoring just three minutes into the match when he linked up well with the returning Neymar and headed the ball in at the near post. The Argentine forward was in superb form as he linked up well with Neymar to add a quick second as the Brazil international lifted the ball over the Leon keeper. Leon barely tested Claudio Bravo’s goal and they went further behind when Neymar added a sublime third, once again linking with Messi, before…
Chelsea proved too strong for Premier League new-boys Burnley, beating them 3-1 at Turf Moor. Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea and Premier League new-boys Burnley were last of the 20 sides in England’s top flight to play their opening game of the new season and the game featured four goals within the first half. Andre Schurrle linked with a summer exit seemed determined to prove himself to boss Mourinho and he came close when Cesc Fabregas supplied him with a superb through ball. However against the run of play, Burnley would take the lead when Scott Arfield connected with a cross and…
Manchester United are set to complete a move for Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo. The Argentine defender has been strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer and it is now understood that a four-year deal on personal terms has been agreed. Louis van Gaal’s defensive problems were all to clear to see as Man United lost to Swansea City at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon but the Dutch boss is said to have prepared a move for three-four new signings over the next two weeks. One of those is Argentine defender Marcos Rojo, who performed well for…