Inter Milan have ruled out the possibility of signing Barcelona full-back Dani Alves, despite reports linking them with the Brazilian. Daily Catalan newspaper Sport claim that Alves, who will be told by Luis Enrique that he is no longer needed at the Camp Nou, is being courted by both Inter Milan and Liverpool. It is understood that the Brazilian would prefer a move to England but his move to Anfield will depend on Brendan Rodgers’ chase for Javier Manquillo of Atletico Madrid and the future of Glen Johnson, who has reportedly received offers from elsewhere in the Premier League. A…
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Football Express News understands that Liverpool have been told by Swansea City that they must pay £19m for Wilfried Bony. Interest in the Ivorian striker this summer has been heavy after he impressed for Swansea City last season, scoring 16 Premier League goals in his debut season. Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool have been Bony’s largely interested clubs with the latter keen to spend some of their cash received for Luis Suarez on the former Vitesse striker. However, after negotiations with Swansea City over a deal, it is understood that the Welsh club will not budge from their £19m transfer fee,…
Sunderland have completed the signing of Jack Rodwell from Manchester City. The 23-year-old joined Man City two summers back from Everton in a £12m deal but his time at the club has been dampened by injury problems and a failure to break past the likes of Fernandinho, Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure and Javi Garcia in terms of a starting place in City’s midfield. The arrival for another midfielder Fernando earlier this summer and most recently – Frank Lampard, on loan from New York City FC; saw his chances reduced even further at the club. And, following interest from a number…
Napoli manager Rafael Benitez has revealed he is cautiously optimistic of luring Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini to Serie A. The ex-Liverpool boss conducted an interview with Sky Italia in which he admitted he is keen to raid his old rivals for the Belgium international, who has failed to establish himself at Old Trafford. Benitez said: “He (Fellaini) is with Manchester United but we are hopefully positive. “It seems that we are waiting for (United manager Louis) van Gaal. He is a great player, but he is with another team and we must wait.” Fellaini has not justified the £27.5million…
West Ham’s injury-prone striker Andy Carroll is ‘miserable’ after receiving surgical treatment for his latest injury along with a load of abuse on social media, according to Hammers boss Sam Allardyce. The 25-year-old forward has undergone specialist treatment in the United States including an operation to fix damage he sustained to his ankle during West Ham’s pre-season tour of New Zealand. He is currently recuperating wearing a post-surgery boot and feeling very miserable over the implications of his latest misfortune. With the outlook for the first half of the season very bleak and faced with the prospect of not…
Liverpool are hoping their prized playmaker Philippe Coutinho will sign a new contract in advance of the new season, with boss Brendan Rodgers urging the Brazilian to commit to the Reds for ‘a period of time.’ Liverpool coach Rodgers cannot stop singing the praises of his 22-year-old winger. Only a fortnight he had dubbed Coutinho the “brain of the team” and is now pressing for a new deal to be signed with the club reportedly about to make the Brazilian an offer he can’t refuse. “I am not sure when it will be done,” the Northern Irishman said at…
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has explained why he chose not to call time on his ageing captain and centre-back John Terry despite shipping-on fellow senior squad members in favour of younger legs. It has been a summer of major change at Stamford Bridge Long-serving fan favourites have departed on the expiry of their contracts including midfielder Frank Lampard, who at 36 had become a ‘legend’ in the eyes of supporters following 13 years’ hard graft and commitment for the team; along with left-back Ashley Cole, 33, who had served the Blues tirelessly for eight years and become (arguably) the…
Natalie Lloyd takes a closer look at Swansea City’s pre-season and questions whether a mix of new signings and old players can perform for the Welsh side next season. “WBA, Saints, Swans and Burnley are going to really struggle this year, could three of these go down?” Robbie Savage tweeted the clubs that he thought would face relegation this season. One team that gained promotion from last season. One team that has sold almost all of its first team (we’ve all seen the GIFs.) WBA, and Swansea. The same Swansea who finished 12th (two points ahead of 13th) and 12…
Liverpool are set to announce the double signing of Javier Manquillo and Alberto Moreno this week. According to heavy reports in Spanish press, Liverpool have agreed a fee with Sevilla for Spanish defender Alberto Moreno, whilst a loan deal for Atletico Madrid’s Javier Manquillo has also been reached. The Reds who are now returning home from their US tour are hoping to announce the double signing later this week, following a successful medical for Manquillo on Monday morning. Originally Sevilla had asked for a figure of £18m for Moreno, but it is understood that a fee of £16m has been…
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers believes he and his players can take a lot of positives from their tour of the United States, despite losing the International Champions Cup final against Manchester United on Monday evening. Steven Gerrard gave the Merseyside club the lead from the penalty spot, but a second half turnaround saw Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard seal the trophy for Louis van Gaal’s side and gain a morale boosting win ahead of the new Premier League season. Despite the defeat, Liverpool had beaten Man City, Olympiacos and AC Milan in the build up to the final…