Football Express News understands that Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Ben Davies from Swansea City. Interest in young full-back Ben Davies has been heavy since the end of the season with Liverpool and Spurs both showing heavy interest, and it is now understood that the latter have completed the signing. Spurs and Swansea City have been in talks for several weeks over the potential transfer and are understood to have closed an agreement during their tour of America. Davies, 21, has been keen to move to White Hart Lane, despite being a regular at Swansea, making 71 appearances…
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Football Express News understands that Liverpool are set to sign Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy after a fee was agreed on Saturday. French striker Remy has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal this summer and it had been expected that he would make a move to the Emirates after holding several positive talks with Gunners officials towards the end of the season. However, a stall in those negotiations and a refusal by Arsenal to pay Remy’s asking price has now allowed Liverpool to make a move, hoping the former Marseille man can replace Luis Suarez in terms…
Football Express News understands that Arsenal and Southampton will renew talks over midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin on Monday. The Gunners have been strongly linked with the French international since the end of the season as they seek to bolster their options ahead of what Arsene Wenger hopes will be a fruitful season at the Emirates, following on from their FA Cup win in May. Wenger has been interested in other midfield options this summer, but his failure to convince Sami Khedira join the club from Spanish giants Real Madrid has now seen a move for Schneiderlin. Preliminary talks have already taken…
Lazio look likely to land Manchester United target Stefan de Vrij by Tuesday at the latest after meeting with his representatives in Rome. According to Italian source Il Messaggero, talks regarding the permanent signature of the Feyenoord defender were productive and will continue in Rotterdam in the next 48 hours with a view to completing a deal. The Serie A outfit are now firm favourites to pip United to the post, despite the presence of de Vrij’s former Netherlands mentor Louis van Gaal in the Red Devils hotseat. Should the transfer go through, van Gaal will swiftly turn his attention…
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has issued his criticism towards Jack Wilshere after the Arsenal midfielder was pictured drinking and smoking at a pool party in America. Mourinho believes that Wilshere set a bad example for kids after being caught smoking exactly a year after he was warned by Arsenal for doing the same thing. Wilshere was pictured with England keeper Joe Hart at a pool party in Las Vegas, where he can be seen heavily drinking champagne and smoking. Blues boss Mourinho believes that Wilshere is not setting a good example and that he needs to fulfil his role as…
Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend has opened up about his injury nightmare after finally returning to first-team action. The England international played in the 3-3 pre-season draw with MLS outfit Seattle Sounders and came through the contest unscathed, to the relief of the club’s staff and supporters. His superb early-season form in the 2013-14 campaign saw him elevated to senior Three Lions duty and his eye-catching performances in the World Cup qualifying campaign before Christmas put him on track for a place in the squad for this summer’s tournament. However, his hopes of achieving a lifelong dream were dashed when…
Football Express News takes a look at Saturday’s pre-season friendlies which saw Arsenal and Liverpool beat lower opposition, whilst Tottenham Hotspur drew with Seattle Sounders. Arsene Wenger’s side faced Boreham Wood on Saturday afternoon as they continued preparations for the new Premier League season and they kept a clean sheet, beating the lower league side 2-0. It took 70 minutes for the Gunners to take the lead but they did eventually through Kristoffer Olsson, who was played in by Tomas Rosicky. The Premier League side then doubled their lead and sealed victory through youngster Benik Afobe. Meanwhile, rivals Liverpool and…
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold still expects to land primary summer transfer target Enner Valencia despite the anxious wait for a work permit. A bid in the region of £12million has been accepted for the Pachuca and Ecuador striker, who scored all three of his national side’s goals in this summer’s World Cup. Personal terms have also been agreed and he has been in the capital for his medical, but the Hammers are not yet able to unveil him as their own player until a permit has been granted by the Home Office. Veteran entrepreneur Gold still has high…
Former Tottenham Hotspur chairman Lord Sugar has ridiculed the name of the club’s new head coach, Mauricio Pochettino and questioned how long he will remain in the job. The Argentine was handed a five-year contract in the summer after leaving Southampton to replace Tim Sherwood, who was given his marching orders following just five months at the helm. Pochettino became current chairman Daniel Levy’s 10th managerial appointment in 13 years, with the north London outfit gaining the unwanted reputation of lacking patience with whomever is in the dug-out. The latest boss oversaw a 3-3 pre-season draw with Seattle Sounders yesterday…
Former Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved claims midfielder Arturo Vidal will not leave the Turin giants for Manchester United. A source close to Old Trafford told Football Express News they remain firmly in pursuit of the player and have been encouraged by the Chile international’s refusal to comprehensively rule out a move in public this summer. Red Devils head coach Louis van Gaal has made Vidal his first choice target for the current transfer window and hopes to tie up a deal in the coming days. However Nedved, who played for the Serie A heavyweights between 2001 and 2009, picking up…