Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has held discussion with Bayern Munich over a move to the Bundesliga giants in 2015. The German World Cup winner missed the majority of last season through injury but he managed to return to full fitness and play an important part in Germany’s successful world title this summer in Brazil. His performances ignited heavy interest from a number of Premier League sides, with Arsenal and Manchester United being the pick of the bunch. United, who had strong interest last summer and saw a large bid rejected by the Spanish giants have been less than public…
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Southampton have beaten Liverpool at the last minute to the loan signing of Ryan Bertrand from Chelsea. The London born defender has struggled to force his way into Chelsea’s first team and was loaned to Aston Villa last season, making 10 appearances in the Midlands. The signing of Brazilian Filipe Luis at Stamford Bridge has once again seen the 24-year-old’s chances of becoming a regular under Jose Mourinho fade and it was understood that Bertrand was set to join Liverpool. However, Southampton, who have seen a significant number of first team players leave this summer, produced a last minute bid…
Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez has claimed that the Catalan club are ready to bounce back in style after struggling in La Liga and the Champions League last season. The Spanish international has been reported to leave the Camp Nou this summer but his time at the club has been guaranteed to be a fruitful one by new boss Luis Enrique. Pedro, will link up with Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and youngster Gerard Deulofeu next season as the options Enrique has in terms of attackers. And, he believes that with the added additions of Suarez and others, Barca are now…
Spanish forward Jose Callejon has hit back at reports that he fell out with coach Rafael Benitez and is happy to remain at Napoli. The former Espanyol and Real Madrid attacking midfielder was reported to have been involved in a heated argument with Benitez last week and was sent out of training by the former Liverpool coach. However, he has countered such talk by saying that he is happy at the Italian club and believes Benitez is the perfect man to get the best of out of him in terms of form and ability. “It was a very important year…
Cesc Fabregas was on target for Chelsea as they beat Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for the Premier League side early on after he tapped the ball in from eight yards, following good work from new signing Diego Costa. Jose Mourinho’s side doubled their lead just before the half-hour mark when new signing Cesc Fabregas was on hand to curl home a delightful free-kick from around 30 yards. The Dutch side came close as Zakaria Labyad came close, but his effort could only hit the crossbar, moments before Chelsea wrapped…
Football Express News understands that Liverpool have rejected the chance to re-sign Fernando Torres after Chelsea offered the Spaniard. The Spanish striker left Liverpool back in 2011 for a fee of £50m to Premier League side Chelsea but his time at the club, despite winning the Champions League has not gone according to plan. Poor form and a struggle to make his mark in a Chelsea shirt has seen the former Atletico Madrid player score just 45 goals in 172 games. The arrival of Jose Mourinho back at Stamford Bridge last summer has had an impact this summer after the…
Manchester United’s Paul Scholes has backed comments made by first team coach Louis van Gaal which described the squad as ‘broken’ by their lack of organisation and efficiency under former boss David Moyes. Former United favourite Scholes, who retired from a 22-year playing career with the Manchester giants last year, said the recent comments made by the Dutchman were completely justified. In his view the squad has been left ‘unbalanced’ in the wake of a bumpy season with Moyes at the helm. The Scottish coach had limped over last season’s finish line with a dishevelled United squad in 7th…
Everton has completed a club record £28m move for Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. After weeks of negotiations over the future of Belgian international Lukaku, Everton have finally completed a permanent deal for the striker, securing him on a five-year contract. The 21-year-old spent last season on loan at Goodison Park and had an impressive time under boss Roberto Martinez, scoring 15 Premier League goals. But, his return to parent club Chelsea caused doubt amongst Everton fans, who had called for him to stay on Merseyside. After agreeing a fee with Chelsea, Everton were ready to announce the deal on Wednesday…
Uruguay ace Luis Suarez has authorised the release of an old video in which he reveals it was his always ultimate goal to play for La Liga giants Barcelona. The 27-year-old striker completed his sensational move from Liverpool to Barcelona for a staggering £75m earlier this month. A short six-year-old piece of footage has emerged in Spanish press today which shows the player – as a 21-year-old – talking about his Barcelona dream whilst signed to Dutch side Ajax. During the interview, which was filmed in 2008, Suarez admits he has his eyes set on the prize and tells…
Many of West Ham’s supporters are urging the board to oust Sam Allardyce out of the dug-out and calling for the appointment of Manchester United reject David Moyes. With many of the bookmakers naming Moyes as odds-on favourite to succeed Allardyce as first team coach, Football Express News speaks with some of the Hammers die-hards to see how they would react should the 2/1 favourite take charge at Upton Park in the near future. “I’d be quite excited if David Moyes came to West Ham” said one season ticket holder, “I’d like to think the board will sack Big…