Feyenoord centre-back Daryl Janmaat is set to be the fifth new player to join Alan Pardew at Newcastle and the Dutchman is due to undertake his medical in Tyneside within the next 24 hours. Newcastle are believed to be on the verge of confirming a deal with Dutch Erdivisie side Feyenoord, with a fee in the region of £5M expected to be announced shortly. Janmaat, 24, was previously a target for Arsenal and the north Londoners missed out on their opportunity to sign the defender earlier in the year for the bargain price of £5M. Magpies boss Pardew is rebuilding…
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West Ham boss Sam Alladryce has put pen to paper with his fifth signing of the summer transfer window, Ecuador’s star World Cup striker Enner Valencia. The 25-year-old, who formerly played for Mexican side Pachuca, passed his medical with the Hammers on Saturday and has now put his signature to a deal worth £12M. The £12M sum agreed for the Ecuadorian does not sound a vast sum by today’s standards in the Premier League, however it is an astronomical amount of money to his former club in Mexico and marks their record-breaking transfer deal. Valencia made waves in the World…
Midfield man Gary Medel has almost completed his move to Italian side Inter Milan from Cardiff City, according to fresh reports. The 26-year-old joined the Bluebirds last season in a club record deal but is set to move after the Welsh club suffered relegation to the Championship. According to Tuttosport, Medel has already agreed to a five-year deal at Inter, earning around £1.75 million a season. Cardiff owner Vincent Tan wanted to sell the former Sevilla player on a permanent deal so the Serie A outfit opened with a £7 million bid but Cardiff are hoping to get closer to…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to buy a back-up midfielder before the summer transfer window slams shut, Football Express News has discovered. The Gunners, who are on the brink of landing Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira, missed out on Paris Saint-Germain prodigy Kingsley Coman, who has revealed he also snubbed Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Bordeaux in favour of joining Juventus. While it came as a setback to the north London outfit, a source close to the Emirates Stadium told FEN they will turn their attention to other targets who operate in the same position in the middle of the…
AC Milan have reportedly given Arsenal the chance to sign controversial striker Mario Balotelli for a cut-price £14million. Quotidiano Sportivo claims the San Siro giants are ready to cut their losses on the 23-year-old, who cost around £10m more than his latest valuation when he arrived from Manchester City 18 months ago. According to the report, the Serie A outfit will not drop the asking price any lower and are awaiting a response from two suitors – the Gunners and cash-rich French side Monaco. Flashes of brilliance have been tempered by a number of unsavoury incidents since the switch back…
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has expressed his disappointment at Cesc Fabregas’ decision to join Premier League rivals Chelsea, envisioning it will be strange to play against his former Arsenal team-mate rather than with him. Barcelona playmaker Fabregas was caught in a fracas last month when Jose Mourinho’s Blues sealed a £30M agreement with the La Liga giants for the player who prior to his move to Barca in 2011, was a long-serving Gunner, former club captain and fans’ favourite. The Spaniard was believed to have been snubbed by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who choose not to exercise the buy-back clause…
Arsenal have reportedly won the race to sign Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira in a £23million deal. According to Catalan publication Sport, the Gunners have seen off interest from a number of European heavyweights to snap up the contract rebel, who has less than 12 months remaining on his Bernabeu deal. The two clubs have settled on the fee and the north London outfit will now begin the process of negotiating personal terms with the Germany international and his representatives. It is thought that the 27-year-old will demand somewhere in the region of £150,000 per week. If he completes the…
Football Express News understands that Manchester City have agreed a £32m deal for Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala. It is understood that Mangala was in Manchester over the weekend after being photographed with an official from the Premier League champions and following final negotiations and terms being agreed, it is now understood that a deal has been completed. The French defender is expected to be announced as a City player in the next 24 hours and could join the club on their tour of America on July 21. Mangala’s arrival will come as a good sign for City boss Manuel Pellegrini,…
Liverpool defender Jose Enrique has predicted big things for the Reds in the 2014-15 campaign following his long-awaited return to training. The Spaniard missed the vast majority of last season due to a serious knee injury, making only nine appearances, and there were genuine concerns that he would not be ready for the start of the next term. However, ex-Newcastle United left-back Enrique has joined the rest of his team-mates for the beginning of pre-season training and thinks Brendan Rodgers’ side will once again be challenging for top honours. Last time around they had to settle for second place in…
Jack Wilshere and Joe Hart have been spotted partying hard in Las Vegas with the former smoking and drinking. The English pair were spotted in Las Vegas, just weeks after failing to help England past the World Cup group stages. Wilshere, who was warned about his behaviour last season by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger after being caught smoking and drinking, enjoyed a cigarette and alcohol, along with several other party-goers. England number one Joe Hart is also seen enjoying the fruits of life, whilst the pair engage in a friendly kiss. Some reports across the internet claim that Hart had…