Manchester United are reportedly prepared to fund part of midfielder Marouane Fellaini’s move to Serie A club Napoli. Italian source Il Mattino claims the Red Devils are determined to part company with the Belgium international, and their opinion has not been altered by his injury-time winner in last night’s 2-1 friendly triumph over Valencia at Old Trafford. Fellaini was subjected to stick from a small section of the home contingent during the contest, which could push him closer to the exit door in the coming days. The report claims a loan deal has been put on the table and it…
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Chelsea are on the verge of making a £30million bid for Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the cash-rich west London outfit have performed a transfer U-turn, having declared in public that their incoming business was complete upon purchasing midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona. The report suggests that boss Jose Mourinho has successfully convinced owner Roman Abramovich to part with more money in order to replace Brazil international David Luiz, who joined Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain earlier on in the summer. They are now ready to rest Roma’s…
Former Chelsea hitman Samuel Eto’o has offered his services to Liverpool, Football Express News can reveal. A source close to Anfield told FEN the 33-year-old is anxious to remain in the Premier League following his free transfer departure from Stamford Bridge and believes he can strengthen the Reds’ threadbare strikeforce. The departure of talisman Luis Suarez to Barcelona, new signing Divock Origi’s loan return to Lille and the failed bid for Queens Park Rangers attacker Loic Remy leaves boss Brendan Rodgers short of options in the final third of the pitch. However, despite the fact that free agent Eto’o does…
Sevilla defender Alberto Moreno will undergo a medical today ahead of his proposed £12million move to Liverpool, Football Express News understands. A source close to Anfield told FEN the Reds do not anticipate any last-minute obstacles, having agreed the fee and personal terms, and he could be unveiled before the weekend. The 22-year-old was in floods of tears at the end of his current side’s 2-0 loss to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in last night’s Uefa Super Cup, which was contested in Cardiff. It was seen as the clearest indication yet that the Spain international has made up his…
AC Milan have completed the signing of Spanish international goalkeeper Diego Lopez from Real Madrid for a fee believed to be in the region of £8m. Lopez, who has been the Champions League holders’ number one choice for the past two La Liga campaigns, travelled to Italy this afternoon to undertake his medical with the Serie A giants. The 32-year old controversially replaced Iker Casillas in Madrid’s goal under the management of both Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti and has been deemed surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu following the arrival of Costa Rica international Keylor Navas. Lopez told…
Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo has reportedly handed in a transfer request this afternoon, informing his club that he wants to join Manchester United. Rojo, who starred for Argentina during this summer’s World Cup, has been at the Portuguese side for the last two seasons and it seems he has his sights firmly set on joining the Premier League’s most successful side. New United manager Louis Van Gaal has been searching for a new centre-back to fit into the new 3-5-2 formation that he showcased with the Red Devils on their pre-season tour, since both Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja…
Stoke City have made a brazen second bid for Norwich City midfielder Nathan Redmond, with a deal of £5m tabled and a 24-hour decision demanded. The England U21 international was one of Norwich’s stand-out players in the Premier League last season, despite the club’s relegation to the Championship. Stoke boss Mark Hughes is hot in pursuit of Redmond’s signature, with the Potters already having had their first (undisclosed) bid turned down by the Canaries this summer. Their improved offer of £5m has been made in the last 24 hours along with the condition they make a quick decision to…
Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is close to sealing a transfer to Turkish side Trabzonspor for a fee believed to be around £1.5m. According to the Daily Mirror the 33-year old is keen to move on after becoming the fifth choice centre-back at Anfield under manager Brendan Rodgers, with Mamadou Sakho, Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger and new signing Dejan Lovren all being above him in the pecking order. The Ivory Coast international has only spent one year at Merseyside after joining on a free transfer from Premier League rivals Manchester City last summer, where he left his younger brother Yaya…
Bulgarian attacking winger Aleksandar Tonev has joined Celtic on a season-long loan from Aston Villa. The Hoops announced the deal yesterday and Tonev has expressed his delight in joining the Scottish League champions. “Joining Celtic is unbelievable, and I feel really good about it,” the 24-year-old told the club’s official website. “I’m delighted to have joined the club and I can’t wait to meet up with my new team-mates and start playing for Celtic.” Tonev signed for Aston Villa in 2013 from Polish side Lech Poznan after being recommended to them by fellow Bulgarian Stylian Petrov, who has also…
David Silva has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester City, which will see the Spanish international stay with the Premier League champions until 2019. Silva, who joined the big-spenders back in 2010 from Spanish La Liga side Valencia, will be 33 when his new deal runs out at the Etihad stadium. The 80-times capped Spain midfielder told Man City’s official website “from the moment I joined the club four years ago it has felt like a second home to me. “On and off the pitch I feel incredibly content and fulfilled professionally and personally, so why wouldn’t I…