Southampton and England left-back Luke Shaw has completed his medical at Manchester United and will be announced as their new signing in the next 48 hours. Shaw, 18, is set to be Man United’s second acquisition of the week following the announcement earlier today that their move for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera is due to complete, subject to receipt of International Transfer Certificate. The deal for Southampton’s home-grown left back is worth in the region of £30M, a record fee for the south coast club and one that is likely to see others such as Adam Lallana leave the…
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Former Manchester United skipper Rio Ferdinand wants to see his old club re-sign midfielder Paul Pogba from Serie A champions Juventus. The coveted France international departed from Old Trafford in 2012 after failing to break into the first-team under then-manager Sir Alex Ferguson, and he has since established himself as one of the hottest properties in European football. While the Red Devils received only a modest compensation fee for losing the player when his contract expired, he is now valued in excess of £40million, in stark contrast to his low key exit from the Premier League two years ago. Despite…
Belgium sealed top spot in Group H after beating Korea Republic, whilst Algeria caused an upset and beat Russia to qualify. Belgium had already sealed their qualification into the Round of 16 but they were determined to end Group H with a 100% record and they did so by beating Korea Republic 1-0. Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen was the man who sealed the points for the European side, after he profited from Divock Origi’s good effort that was saved by Kim Seung-Gyu. Marc Wilmots’ side will now face USA in the next round but they will have to do so without…
Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand believes the potential longevity of Luke Shaw’s career at Old Trafford justifies a hefty price tag. The England left-back is widely-expected to complete a mega-money move from Southampton to the three-time European Cup winners following today’s medical. While the logic of paying a fee of around £30million for an 18-year-old has been questioned in some quarters, ex-Three Lions star Ferdinand insists the decision will make perfect sense if the youngster remains at the club for the best part of his career. He took to social media site Twitter to back the proposed deal and…
Germany and USA qualified for the next round of the World Cup in Brazil, seeing Ghana and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal leave the competition. Heading in to the final games of Group G, any team could qualify but Joachim Low’s German team were determined to produce a performance against an American side that had battled well so far. And, Thomas Muller was on hand to score the only goal of the game, netting his ninth goal in nine World Cup games. USA would wait on the result of Ghana versus Portugal, knowing that a win for Ghana by two goals or…
Southampton left back Luke Shaw is on track for his highly anticipated big-money move to Manchester United and will undergo his medical at Old Trafford tomorrow. The 2013/2014 season proved something of a battle for Manchester United, following the retirement of their long-standing coach Sir Alex Ferguson. With the side having taken several knocks under the control of successor David Moyes, struggling with out-of-form players and limping to a 7th place league finish, the Red Devils are certainly not hanging around in their quest to boost their flagging side with fresh new talent for next season. Shaw, 18, is set…
Manchester United has signed Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao on a four year contract, subject to receipt of International Transfer Certificate. The Manchester giant has finally sealed a deal for the 24-year-old Spaniard, who was high on their most wanted list since last summer. A £24M bid had previously been made for the player in August 2013, which Bilbao opted to reject. The sale of Herrera, who had played for the Spanish outfit since 2011, was subject to a buy-out clause in his contract which was activated by the Red Devils, and the club made their formal announcement…
Argentina superstar Sergio Aguero is ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup tournament after suffering a torn hamstring in yesterday’s fixture against Nigeria. The 26-year-old Manchester City striker was taken off the pitch during the first half of the Argentina v Nigeria clash and it has been confirmed there is no possibility of continuing in the competition owing to the severity of his injury. This news comes as a major blow to Argentina who will now look to Aguero’s team mate, Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, to take full responsibility for goal-scoring in the remainder of their World Cup…
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has ramped it up a gear in his pursuit of Southampton and Croatia defender Dejan Lovren, by seizing the opportunity to talk with the player directly following Croatia’s exit from the World Cup. Former Southampton boss Pochettino brought Lovren to the Saints last summer and since his end-of-season appointment at Tottenham, made no secret of his plans to keep the Croatian. Croatia were knocked out of the World Cup on Monday on losing their group fixture against Mexico, and with the player no longer having to concentrate on international football, the Tottenham boss made his move.…
Liverpool and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has received a four month ban from footballing activity, which will also see him miss the remainder of the World Cup. Suarez was involved in yet another controversial biting incident earlier this week, when he appeared to bite the shoulder of Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s final group game with Italy, which the South Americans won 1-0. The incident follows a similar incident involving Suarez, who bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last season. Football’s governing body released the following statement regarding the ruling: “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has reached a decision in the case related…