Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell has spoken about the career of Aaron Ramsey and said that he believes the Welshman has another level to find. Campbell, now retired was speaking to Goal.com following their release of the annual Goal50 list which saw the Welsh midfielder finish the season as the 18th best player in Europe. And, he believes that Ramsey, who played a huge part in Arsenal successful FA Cup win last season, can go up a level this coming season for both club and country. When he first joined the club he was a very shy boy. He got a really…
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Former Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic has told Real Madrid that his former club will beat them in the European Super Cup later this month. Sevilla’s Europa League, inspired by Croatian midfielder Rakitic sees them face off against Spanish rivals Real Madrid in the annual European Super Cup later this month and their former player – now at Barcelona, believes that they can beat the Champions League winners. “I bet Sevilla win the Super Cup against Real Madrid,” the 26-year-old told AS. “They can win. I was invited to go to the game.” The Barcelona midfielder then discussed his new team-mates…
Football Express News understands that Lucas Leiva is close to leaving Anfield and making a summer loan move to Italian side Napoli. The Brazilian midfielder has been told to find a new club this summer after the arrival of Adam Lallana and Emre Can at Anfield. A number of Premier League clubs have shown interest, but Italian side Napoli have maintained their interest throughout the summer with former Reds boss Rafael Benitez keen to work with the Brazil international once more. Whilst it was originally thought that Lucas would move on a permanent deal to Naples, it is now understood…
Football Express News understands that Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is ready to outbid his former club – Barcelona for German central defender Mats Hummels. German defender Mats Hummels has been strongly linked with a summer move away from Borussia Dortmund after impressing for his country in their successful World Cup win last month. Manchester United and Barcelona have been long interested in a summer move with the latter keen to improve their defensive options and find a suitable and more stable defender to partner Gerard Pique this coming season. However, former Barca boss Louis van Gaal is keen to…
Football Express News understands that Liverpool will begin talks with Paris Saint Germain over the potential signing of Ezequiel Lavezzi this weekend. Brendan Rodgers defeat in the race for Loic Remy and Alexis Sanchez this summer has not stopped the Northern Irish boss from scouring Europe for a suitable replacement/different option for Luis Suarez, who joined Barcelona last month. Many names have been linked with the Premier League club but Argentine forward Ezequiel Lavezzi is one of those that have maintained throughout the summer and especially since the World Cup finished in Brazil last month. Lavezzi is keen to leave…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stepped up in staunch defence against claims made by Liverpool captain Steve Gerrard that suggest former Reds talisman Luis Suarez was ‘too good to play for Arsenal.’ Last month Arsenal were snubbed by their prime transfer target on the completion of his sensational £75m move from Merseyside to Barcelona. Gunners boss Wenger claimed he is not bitter that his club were unsuccessful in their attempts to secure Suarez (their two rejected bids fell short of his £75 buy-out clause), but he strongly defended Arsenal against the cutting comments of outspoken Reds skipper Gerrard. According to…
Crystal Palace are on the verge of signing former Fulham defender and captain Brede Hangeland with the deal expected to complete this afternoon. Palace chief Tony Pulis is understood to have won the tug-of-war for the Norwegian against Hull City boss Steve Bruce, with the prospect of staying in London said to be the overriding factor in the player’s decision between the two interested parties. According to the Daily Mail, Pulis proposes to pair Hangeland with centre-back Scott Dann for the Eagles’ upcoming Premier League run and believes the duo can form a solid defensive partnership. The 33-year old…
Barcelona outcast Bojan Krkic has joined Stoke City in the hope of finally finding his sense of belonging and Potters boss Mark Hughes vows to bring out the best in him. The 23-year-old has spent the last three seasons playing as a part-timer for some of Europe’s leading sides including Serie A runners-up AS Roma and Dutch Erdivisie champions Ajax. A product of Barcelona’s youth academy, Bojan displayed promising potential from a young age but could not make his mark on the La Liga heavyweights amidst stiff competition from some of the world’s elite players. He failed to make an…
La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have strongly denied rumours that suggest they are close to signing Premier League attackers Fernando Torres, Santi Cazorla and Javier Hernandez. Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has told Spanish media he is fully aware of the speculation linking the three Hispanic players to Madrid but insists none of them are of interest to the club now or in the immediate future. “Many names have been mentioned, but none of those players, neither Cazorla,Torres nor Chicharito (Hernandez) are on our agenda,” he told Radio Marca. “If we sign another player, it won’t be any of them.” It…
Napoli have intensified their efforts to land Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. Tutto Mercaro Web claims head coach Rafael Benitez is determined to lure the Belgium international to Serie A and rescue him from a nightmare 12-month stint with the Red Devils. He has failed to justify the £27.5million price tag placed on his shoulders following his switch from Everton last summer and is yet to score a goal for United. Napoli plan to step up their pursuit of the player this weekend, and are quietly confident of striking a compromise with…