Juventus striker Carlos Tevez insists the Serie A champions must move on from the shock resignation of head coach Antonio Conte. Popular boss Conte, who led the Turin heavyweights to three successive Scudetto titles, resigned just one day after the start of pre-season training. The 44-year-old is thought to have held crisis talks with the hierarchy just hours before his exit amid concerns that midfield man Arturo Vidal would be sold to Manchester United. However, he made no reference to a disagreement in his statement to the club’s website, and simply thanked Juve and their fans for the support they…
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West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is seemingly at the end of his tether with his problematic midfielder Ravel Morrison and the no-nonsense coach is believed to be pressing on with his abiding plans to get shot of the player. It is no secret Allardyce and the 21-year-old have not been seeing eye to eye for quite some time now. A catalogue of events have caused certain individuals connected with club to believe that the Hammers boss views player – despite being a talented midfielder – as more hassle than he’s worth. First there was the fuss he kicked up…
Tottenham Hotspur defender Kyle Walker has revealed his relief at playing football for the first time since mid-March. The England international missed the Three Lions’ ill-fated World Cup campaign in Brazil due to a troublesome pelvic injury and was also absent for the final two months of Spurs’ Premier League run-in. However, he hit the comeback trail in last night’s 3-2 triumph over MLS outfit Toronto FC, for whom ex-Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe donned the captain’s armband. Walker said on Twitter: “Glad to finally get back on the pitch with the lads! Big step in the right direction #gladtobeback #COYS.”…
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has confirmed the Toffees are on the brink of sealing their move for R.S.C. Anderlecht forward David Henen. The 18-year-old Belgian is believed to have flown into the UK last weekend before undertaking his medical with Everton on Monday. He is set to be the Merseyside Blues’ second signing of the summer transfer window and a deal worth in the region of £1.5m is on the verge of completion. Anderlecht reserve Henen, who enjoyed a loan stint in the French Riviera with AS Monaco’s B-team, has also featured in the Belgium national team’s youth sides…
Former Manchester City attacker Robinho is reportedly close to rejoining Santos on loan from AC Milan. According to Italian source Leggo, the Brazil international is now surplus to requirements at the San Siro and has been told to find a new club, having been left out of his team’s pre-season tour of the USA. The report claims he is in line to return to his homeland with Santos on a five-month deal before joining one of his many MLS suitors – possibly Orlando – in the New Year for a cut-price fee. Earlier this week he admitted his days in…
Liverpool’s Brazilian whizz-kid Philippe Coutinho is the master technician of the side, in fact he is “the brain” behind the team, according to Reds boss Brendan Rodgers. Liverpool’s Brazilian whizz-kid Philippe Coutinho is the master technician of the side and “the brain” behind the team, according to his boss Brendan Rodgers. The Reds’ No. 10 playmaker has been highly-acclaimed for his skill, anticipation and awareness by the northern Irish head coach following a convincingly-creative performance last night against Serie A side Roma in a pre-season friendly in the USA. Although the Merseyside giants conceded a goal and failed to…
Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has revealed that he cannot wait to work under Inter Milan head coach Walter Mazzarri. Vidic, who decided to leave the Red Devils towards the end of a torrid 2013-14 campaign which culminated in then-manager David Moyes being sacked, joined the San Siro giants on a free transfer. It brought down the curtain on a trophy-laden eight-year stint at Old Trafford, which included the memorable Champions League final victory over rivals Chelsea in Moscow in 2008, with a nail-biting contest won on penalties. The 32-year-old addressed a host of foreign reporters at the start…
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has spoken of his delight at seeing his former club arrive in the USA for their pre-season tour. The Gunners will come up against their all-time leading goalscorer in Saturday’s friendly game against New York Red Bulls. It is the north London outfit’s first trip to America in a quarter-of-a-century and Arsene Wenger’s men will look to celebrate the occasion in fine style by spoiling Henry’s party. Even the prospect of suffering defeat against the club where he became a legend has not dulled the Frenchman’s appetite for the contest at the Red Bull Arena. He…
Inter Milan reportedly expect to complete the signature of Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez within a week. According to Italian source Tutto Mercato Web, talks between the San Siro giants and the forward’s representatives have already begun and are likely to reach an advanced stage in the next 48 hours. The pint-sized Mexico international has become Inter’s main summer transfer target after several failed attempts to snap up Manchester City hitman Stevan Jovetic on loan. A deal for Hernandez could even be completed before Tuesday, when the two teams face each other in a friendly in Washington as part of…
Football Express News understands that this evening Manchester United have made their final offer to Juventus for their prime summer target, Chilean ace Arturo Vidal. The ongoing transfer saga surrounding the highly sought-after Chile international is set to come to a-head by the end of this week with United boss Louis van Gaal almost at the end of his tether, having now slapped a deadline on the club’s acquisition of the 27-year-old. United have upped the stakes in a last brazen attempt to prize Vidal out of the clutches of his troubled Serie A club and the Red Devils are believed…