Swansea City have all but given up their pursuit of signing former on-loan player Jonathan De Guzman on a permanent deal, with the midfielder still stalling over where he wishes to spend his near future. The 26-year-old Villareal player has spent two seasons on loan with Swansea. The Welsh club have been working towards acquiring him on a permanent basis this summer but appear to have hit stalemate. With the midfielder still undecided about where he would like to spend his future, this has frustrated Swansea manager Garry Monk. “We talked to him earlier in the summer, he wanted…
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Watching Chelsea last season was like watching a blunt arrow flying through the air… Looks great, but causes little damage. With the acquisitions of Didier Drogba (free transfer) and Diago Costa (£32m), hopes are that Chelsea would turn their blunt arrow into a mighty spearhead. But after watching the Pensioners’ pre-season effort, I cant help but feel a sense of déjà-vu. For long periods, Chelsea have dominated games with excellent ball retention but have failed to find the decisive pass in the final third. If the ball has been right, the finish hasn’t… Most notably Fernando Torres’ two yard miss in…
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is stepping up his chase for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, according to The Daily Express. The Saints had previously hoped to land the striker in a deal including left-back Luke Shaw but with the purchase of Shaw having been pushed through by the Red Devils at the end of the World Cup, an agreement over the Mexican had not been set out. With the end of the summer transfer window drawing near, talks have now been resumed with Southampton making a last-ditch attempt to secure Hernandez. The 26-year-old striker joined United from Mexican side…
West Bromwich Albion midfielder Chris Brunt says he hopes to build on the past as he puts pen-to-paper on new three-year-contract. The Baggies midfielder, who has been club captain since 2010, completed the deal yesterday and hopes to keep West Brom in the Premier League. “Obviously we’ve had some really good times and we’ve also had a couple of bad ones,” the 29-year-old told the club’s official website. “But 99% of my time here has been really good, I’ve enjoyed it, we’ve had some really good results, great seasons. “I’m just looking to build on that and hopefully keep us…
Arsenal swept aside Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield, winning 3-0 at Wembley on Sunday. The Gunners have done well this summer to bolster their side after winning the FA Cup last season and they sent a clear message to the rest of the Premier League by beating champions Man City easily on Sunday afternoon. Santi Cazorla started the scoring after just 21 minutes when he took full advantage of some sloppy defending and he fired the ball past Willy Caballero. Arsene Wenger’s side should have made it 2-0 when Yaya Sanogo got sight of goal but…
Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United this summer but after so many weeks of desperation amongst the club supporters, there had been no real advancement in this transfer saga until now. England’s most successful team have always been looking for a replacement of their former captain Roy Keane and are of the view the Chilean would be the perfect fit. Vidal possesses all of the qualities to replace the club legend. He epitomises the perfect box-to-box attacking midfielder, is a first-class tackler and true team player. He will also comfortably fit…
Everton defender Leighton Baines has discussed the reasons why he snubbed a move to Manchester United and said he was right to do so. The former Wigan Athletic man decided to remain at Goodison Park and not follow former boss David Moyes and midfielder Marouane Fellaini to Old Trafford last summer and he has said that his decision was the correct one. “What the club had done lately is retain its best players,” Baines told the Liverpool Echo. “Everyone here who has been linked with someone has stayed and committed to the club. The younger lads; Ross [Barkley], [John] Stonesy,…
Ajax defender Daley Blind has spoke about a move away from the club and said that he is tempted by Barcelona and Manchester United. The Dutch international has been strongly linked with a summer exit from Ajax, with both Barca and United linked in making a move. The 24-year-old played an important part in Netherlands World Cup campaign and is said to have impressed former national boss Louis van Gaal and new Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique. And, he has discussed how he would find it hard to turn down a move to either, if they made a serious offer.…
Samuel Eto’o is in line to make a move to Dutch side Ajax, according to Voetbal International. Ajax sporting director and former Barcelona winger Marc Overmars is keen to sign the Cameroon striker on a short term deal and add his experience and quality to the Dutch side. Eto’o was released by Chelsea this summer after seeing his one-year not renewed and links to a number of top European clubs have since followed, with some claims in Spanish press linking him with a move to Barcelona, to help facilitate the absence of Luis Suarez, whilst the Uruguayan is banned from…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the hero as his goals gave Paris Saint Germain a testing 2-2 draw with Reims on Friday evening as the new Ligue 1 season began. The defending champions started the new season with a goal from Swedish striker Ibrahimovic, who wrong footed Reims keeper Johnny Placide before slotting the ball into the back of the net. Moments later and the former AC Milan and Barcelona forward would be given a superb chance to add a second but he missed an open goal after being played in by Lucas Moura, sending his effort on to the post. The…