Football Express News understands that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is making serious moves to sign Sporting Lisbon defender William Carvalho. The Gunners are in need of a defensive midfielder and have failed in their recent attempts to sign Real Madrid’s German Sami Khedira. That has now led boss Arsene Wenger to show increased interest in William Carvalho, a player very much linked with a move to the Premier League this summer. The 22-year-old, who can play in defensive midfield or central defence had gained interest from Manchester City and Manchester United. But, after City signed another Portuguese based defender in…
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Southampton have joined a whole host of Premier League sides chasing Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi. The Nigerian midfielder has emerged as one of the most consistent midfielders in European football of late and his performances for his country in Brazil this summer have also gained plaudits from many. His future at Italian side Lazio has never been doubted but interest from a whole host of English sides continues to cause doubts that he will remain in the Italian capital next season. Sunderland, Everton, Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion have all been linked but it is Southampton, who according to Gazzetta…
Football Express News understands that Italian side Napoli are ready to make a serious bid for Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva and then build their midfield around the Brazilian. Lucas returned to the Liverpool side after a few niggling injury problems last season but his place under Brendan Rodgers is hardly cemented after the good form of Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho. Therefore, he is fully expected to leave Anfield this summer, especially now that German youngster Emre Can has arrived on Merseyside. Napoli boss Rafael Benitez, who worked with Lucas during his time in charge of the English side, is…
Serge Aurier is set to sign for Paris Saint Germain after seeing his hopes of joining Arsenal fade following their signing of Mathieu Debuchy. The Ivorian right-back had a superb season for Ligue 1 side Toulouse last term and he followed that up by performing well for his country at the Brazil World Cup last month. Interest in the 21-year-old has been heavy in the last couple of weeks, with the likes of Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan and Arsenal all showing interest. The latter had signalled the defender as a possible replacement for Bacary Sagna, who left the club…
Football Express News understands that French striker Loic Remy took a £20,000 per week wage cut to join Liverpool and play Champions League football. The end of this week will see Liverpool announce the summer signing of French striker Loic Remy from Queens Park Rangers. The former Marseille striker enjoyed a fruitful loan spell with Newcastle United in the Premier League last season, scoring 15 league goals under boss Alan Pardew. But, since the end of the season, he has been linked with a summer move away from newly promoted QPR to the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.…
Napoli will reportedly turn their attention to Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia if they fail to land Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva. According to SportMediaset, the Serie A outfit could capitalise on Garcia’s fall down the Blues’ pecking order by proposing a temporary deal during the summer transfer window. The recent acquisition of Fernando from Porto means the Spaniard will find it even harder to nail down a regular starting berth in Manuel Pellegrini’s side during the 2014-15 campaign, and he could be tempted by a fresh start overseas. However, Napoli’s first choice remains Reds star Lucas, who is believed to be…
Arsenal are preparing a late bid to scupper Hoffenheim midfielder Roberto Firmino’s switch to Inter Milan, according to reports coming out of Italy. Tutto Mercato Web claims the Gunners have made contact with the Bundesliga club and hold a growing belief that they can lure the Brazilian playmaker to the Premier League. The 22-year-old has been the subject of strong interest from the Serie A club for several months and the Nerazzurri thought they were close to getting their man. However, the Germans are said to have snubbed an offer to take the player on loan with a view to…
Paris Saint-Germain have decided against replacing manager Laurent Blanc with former Juventus head coach Antonio Conte, according to fresh reports in the French media. L’Equipe claims the Ligue 1 champions toyed with the idea of making an official offer to the Italian following preliminary talks with his representatives, but will now keep faith with their current boss for the 2014-15 campaign. When PSG got in touch with Conte’s agent last week it appeared that they were ready to dispense with the services of former Manchester United defender Blanc in an attempt to boost their profile. Instead, the 44-year-old is now…
Stoke City defender Marc Muniesa has promised to help newbie Bojan Krkic settle into life at the Potters following the midfielder’s confirmation of a four-year move yesterday. Muniesa, 22 and Bojan, 23, are former Barcelona team mates having both served training and development with the youth team at Camp Nou along with features in the B and senior squads. The two Spaniards were reunited last night when Bojan left Catalan to join the Stoke squad for their pre-season training and fixtures, which are currently being held in Germany. Bojan, who has signed for an undisclosed fee (believed to be…
Arsenal have completed the signing of Colombian keeper David Ospina from Nice. Ospina was one of the stand out performers at the World Cup in Brazil this summer and will now join up with his new side in their upcoming tour of the United States. The North London club will unveil the keeper towards the end of the week after completed some final formalities towards his arrival from French club Nice. The Colombian shot-stopper will put pen-to-paper on a four year deal worth a reported £60,000 per week and provide competition for the number one spot at the Emirates this…