Former Barcelona assistant Henk Ten Cate has discussed the Catalan club’s interest in Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. Barcelona officials are said to have flown into Liverpool on Tuesday to discuss a bid of £50.2m, which they feel is adequate after Suarez’s recent incidents involving a biting incident for the Uruguayan national side. The Liverpool striker was banned for nine international games and four months from footballing activity after biting the shoulder of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, but despite the incident – Barcelona remain keen on making the summer move. And former coach Henk Ten Cate has discussed the proposed transfer,…
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Southampton looked to the Dutch Erdivisie to find their replacement for midfield star Adam Lallana, and they found him in FC Twente winger Dusan Tadic. With Southampton turned upside-down by their summer exodus of players, the raid on the south coasters is far from over with Dejan Lovren, Nathanial Clyne, Morgan Schneiderlin and Callum Chambers tipped as the next suspects to follow Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw and Rickie Lambert out of the door. The Saints have pocketed around £60M so far out of deals with Liverpool (for Lallana and Lambert) and Manchester United (for Shaw), so are busy creating their…
Premier League clubs would have been listening on as Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta gave the clearest indication yet regarding the futures of Alexis Sanchez and Pedro Rodriguez. Both wingers have been linked with a move away from the Catalan club this summer as new boss Luis Enrique made plans to make changes to the Barca side. Spanish international Pedro was in hot and cold form last season, helping along with Sanchez when Lionel Messi was out injured but his time at the club has since been quesionned with the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool both showing interest. Manchester City…
French media L’Equipe claim that Radamel Falcao is close to a summer move, leaving Monaco for Real Madrid. Falcao, who has been forced to miss his country’s World Cup finals due to injury has been strongly linked with Real Madrid since he left Atletico Madrid last summer for French side Monaco, with super agent Jorge Mendes keen for his client to return to the Spanish capital. Premier League clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have all been linked to the former Porto striker but it is now reported that a deal has been agreed and that Falcao…
According to several reports in Italy, Manchester United have contacted Fiorentina about the possibility of signing Juan Cuadrado. The 26-year-old has been in superb form for Colombia so far in the World Cup and has further enhanced his reputation as one of the most exciting forward players in world football. Cuadrado who has been utilised by Fiorentina at right-back and right wing in recent seasons, can also adapt and play central, left or even as a lone forward, making his rating even higher than normal. Barcelona have led the way in terms of summer interest, whilst German club Bayern Munich…
Football Express News understands that Liverpool have told Manchester City that they will only sell the striker to non-English clubs. The future of Luis Suarez at Liverpool is currently under heavy speculation following his recent four month ban from football’s governing body FIFA after he bit the shoulder of Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup in Brazil. Catalan side Barcelona are said to be extremely interested and reports of a £50.2m bid being made late on Tuesday night have developed heavily on Wednesday. Barca seem favourites to capture the Uruguayan striker, with his wife’s family already living close to the…
Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is reportedly set to fall victim to a clear-out at AC Milan, which could see up to a dozen players leave. Italian source Tutto Mercato Web claims the 31-year-old could find himself looking for a new club during the summer transfer window despite having 12 months left on his contract. New head coach Filippo Inzaghi, who replaced Dutchman Clarence Seedorf at the helm last month, is planning a major overhaul of the squad in the wake of a torrid 2013-14 campaign. They finished eighth in the Serie A table, failed to win a piece of…
Inter Milan owner Erick Thohir is reportedly fighting to keep Chelsea target Mauro Icardi at the club. A source close to Stamford Bridge told Football Express News that the Argentina international is on their radar as the Blues look to embark on an overhaul of their strikeforce, which misfired last season. And according to Italian source TuttoSport, they have been joined in the race for his signature by La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, causing great anxiety in the corridors of power at the San Siro. Ambitious Thohir is determined to keep hold of the 21-year-old and to that end is…
Inter Milan have joined Serie A rivals Napoli in the race to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Sandro, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. Tutto Mercato Web claims the two clubs are ready to battle it out for the Brazil international, whose future at White Hart Lane is unclear following the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as head coach. The reports also reveals that if Napoli and Inter both fail to land the 25-year-old, they are likely to embark on a second transfer tussle for Real Madrid star Casemiro, who has long been coveted by the San Siro giants. News…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been given the go ahead to make a summer move for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira. The German midfielder missed a large part of Real Madrid’s season through injury and the overall thought in the Spanish capital is that he no longer has a place in the starting eleven under Carlo Ancelotti, seeing the likes of Luka Modric and Angel Di Maria perform well. Links to Premier League duo Chelsea and Manchester United have been reported but have since softened in recent weeks and it is understood that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to…