Liverpool have completed a £20m deal for Southampton defender Dejan Lovren. It has been a busy summer in terms of spending at Anfield so far with boss Brendan Rodgers having already completed moves for Emre Can, Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Lazar Markovic. And, following the completion of a medical on Saturday, Croatian defender Dejan Lovren has completed his move to the Premier League runners-up. Lovren made his desire to join Liverpool earlier this summer after he was not told by Southampton of a bid made by the Anfield club. The defender joined the Saints last summer from French side Lyon…
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Chelsea striker Diego Costa claims he has been misunderstood by fans of his old club Atletico Madrid, saying comments he made on his recent transfer had been twisted. The 25-year-old signed to Chelsea earlier this month on the activation of his buy-out clause for a fee reported to be in the region of £32m. Costa left behind him in Spain a top club whom he had greatly assisted in securing a stunning finale to the 2013/2014 season. Atletico won the Spanish La Liga title and went almost all the way in Europe’s biggest tournament too – they were Champions…
Football Express News understands that Liverpool are set to announce the signing of Dejan Lovren after agreeing a fee with Southampton. It has been a busy summer in terms of spending at Anfield so far with boss Brendan Rodgers having already completed moves for Emre Can, Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Lazar Markovic. And, it is understood that Rodgers’ spending is about to get even bigger with the announcement that Croatian international Dejan Lovren has completed his move to the club and will follow Lambert and Lallana from Premier League rivals Southampton. Lovren has been linked with a move to…
Inter Milan will enter into final negotiations with Manchester United in Washington as they close in on a deal for striker Javier Hernandez, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. TuttoSport claims Hernandez has already decided to quit the Red Devils and the Serie A outfit believe their good relationship with their Premier League counterparts will get the transfer over the finishing line. The two sides meet in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday, by which stage a deal could already be in place. Inter are still considering the idea of including midfielder Fredy Guarin as part of the package,…
Tottenham Hotspur have been given encouragement in their pursuit of Roma striker Mattia Destro, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Serie A outfit are ready to cash in on the forward in order to balance the books, after landing Juan Iturbe from Hellas Verona and moving closer to buying Monaco’s Ferreira Carrasco. The report reveals Roma are prepared to sacrifice either Destro – who is valued in the region of £19.7million – or Adem Ljajic during the summer transfer window. A source close to White Hart Lane told Football Express News they…
Juventus are reportedly close to convincing midfielder Paul Pogba to sign a contract extension running until 2019. Italian source TuttoSport claims Manchester United’s lingering hopes of luring the France international back to the club he left years ago are on the brink of being extinguished. After months of negotiations and false dawns, the Turin giants’ CEO Beppe Marotta and the player’s agent, Mino Raiola, are said to have reached an agreement on a lucrative new deal. The 21-year-old is in line to earn £2.5million per season and has also seen his bonuses increased by £790,000. Raiola is one of the…
Manchester United have been told they will have to pay more than £79million to land midfielder Kevin Strootman from Roma. The Serie A side’s head coach, Rudi Garcia, addressed the subject in the wake of the two sides meeting in a friendly in the USA, which the Premier League outfit won 3-2. Garcia is fully aware of the widespread speculation that United boss Louis van Gaal wants to lure his compatriot to England during the summer transfer window and refused to rule out a deal – but only if a mega-money bid is submitted. The manager also revealed that the…
Barcelona will reportedly make an offer for Liverpool defender Daniel Agger if their pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain centre-half Martquinhos falls through. According to Catalan publication Sport, the La Liga giants will test the Reds’ resolve to hold on to the player by submitting an £11million bid to secure his services. It hinges on the outcome of their long-running attempt to land Marquinhos from cash-rich PSG, and they expect an answer in the coming week. If the 20-year-old proves to be out of reach, Agger will jump to the top of head coach Luis Enrique’s wishlist and the Denmark international is…
It is no secret that Chelsea’s charismatic coach Jose Mourinho returned to his former post in west London last summer for one reason and one reason alone and that was to do the very thing he failed to do first time around – win the Champions League with Chelsea. He called it his “unfinished business.” Not too shabby-a first season back, “the Special One” finished the Blues’ European challenge as Champions League runners-up following a solid defensive campaign which saw them pipped to the post in the semi-final by La Liga heavyweights Atletico Madrid. Mourinho and his boys in blue…
Football Express News understands that Liverpool have this lunchtime, submitted a fresh bid for Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus. The Anfield based club are on a summer spending spree at present and have already freshened up their squad with the additions of Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Emre Can, whilst they have recouped some spending money by selling Luis Suarez to Barcelona. Officials from the Merseyside club flew out to Germany on Friday evening, which led to some reports in English press that they were to bid for Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri. However, those reports have been ruled as false,…