Egypt international centre-back Ahmed Fathi is due to undertake a trial with Arsenal and is on route to the north Londoners this afternoon. The 29-year-old plays for Cairo-based outfit Al Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League and has featured as a first team regular since 2007. Having already played a little in the UK, Fathi spent six months on loan at Hull City during the 2012/2013 season when the Tigers were a Championship side, however was hardly seen with just one league start and six appearances over the latter half of the season. The Egyptian has now been granted the…
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Napoli will reportedly switch their attention to hijacking Arsenal’s pursuit of Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin if they miss out on Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva. According to Italian source Il Mattino, the Serie A outfit are growing frustrated at their failure to agree a fee with the Reds, despite already having agreed personal terms with the Brazil international this week. Lucas is awaiting news on the potential reunion with ex-Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, in the knowledge that his representatives have already thrashed out contract details during negotiations in Rome. With Napoli keen to take the 27-year-old on loan with a view to…
Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann has praised his old club’s decision to sell talisman Luis Suarez to Barcelona. The Reds ended a week of intense speculation by releasing a statement which confirmed that the Uruguay international will leave Anfield imminently to join the Catalan giants. Striker Suarez has split opinion among supporters debating whether the Premier League runners-up should keep him in light of his four-month ban from all football activity by Fifa. The suspension was handed out following his bite on Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini whilst on World Cup duty with Uruguay. Hamann said on Twitter: “Glad the Suarez…
Former Liverpool manager Roy Evans has revealed that he is saddened by his old club’s confirmation that talisman Luis Suarez is leaving Anfield. The Uruguay international will join La Liga giants Barcelona, with the Reds finally breaking their silence to announce his impending departure. He is currently suspended by Fifa from taking part in any football activity for the next four months, but when the suspension ends he can form a potentially clinical partnership with Barca forward Lionel Messi. Evans, who was at the Liverpool helm between 1994 and 1998, said on Twitter: “Sad to see Suarez go. “A genius…
Manchester United will have to shell out around £25million to land Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan, Football Express News understands. A source close to Old Trafford told FEN the Argentina international is one of the widemen on their radar, and that the Portugese giants have made it clear he will not be allowed to leave on the cheap. The Red Devils could battle it out with La Liga champions Atletico Madrid in an attempt to secure his services, with the Spanish side already seeing a £19.8m offer knocked back by Benfica. If United do enter into a bidding war they will…
Liverpool have confirmed that talisman Luis Suarez is to leave the club for Catalan giants Barcelona. The Merseyside outfit have ended days of speculation and silence by issuing a statement on their official website announcing that the 27-year-old is on his way out of Anfield. His position at the club came under intense scrutiny following his bite on Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini whilst in action for Uruguay in last month’s World Cup group stage clash. It went unpunished on the pitch but Fifa has since banned him from all football activity for four months. The statement from Liverpool read: “Liverpool…
England coach Gary Neville has denied ever claiming that the Three Lions enjoyed a successful World Cup campaign in Brazil. The former Manchester United captain hit back at suggestions in some quarters that he had stated his satisfaction with the national side’s endeavours in the tournament, which resulted in elimination at the group stage. He took to social media site Twitter to set the record straight about England and the claim that he called for an overhaul at his old club. Neville told his followers: “For clarity I never said or think United need to sign 7-9 players or that…
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville wants to see his old club make three key signings before the summer transfer window slams shut. The England coach believes new head coach Louis van Gaal needs to sign a centre-half, a midfielder and a wideman in the coming weeks in order to compete for top honours in the 2014-15 campaign. Neville dismissed suggestions in some quarters that he had called for the Red Devils to add as many as nine new faces to the squad to bounce back from the disappointment of last term. United finished the season in seventh position in…
Former England international Rodney Marsh has backed Barcelona-bound Luis Suarez to eclipse new Arsenal signing Alexis Sanchez. Liverpool talisman Suarez, who is banned by Fifa from all football activity for four months after biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini whilst on World Cup duty with Uruguay, is widely-expected to join Barca in the coming days. Sanchez has left the Nou Camp and completed his £30million move to the Emirates Stadium, where he is expected to play a pivotal role in their push for major honours. However, ex-Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers attacker Marsh feels Suarez will score more goals than the…
Football Express News understands that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has made a call to Juventus regarding the services of Paul Pogba. The French midfielder is due to return to Italy in the coming weeks after France were knocked out of the World Cup in Brazil but whether he stays with the Turin side is very much up for debate. Spanish giants Real Madrid have shown heavy interest in recent months, although their move for Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos is now said to have ended that, leaving Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in the driving seat to sign the young midfielder. The…