Aston Villa have completed the signing for former England midfielder Joe Cole on a two-year deal. The 32-year-old became available on a free transfer after being released by fellow Premier League side West Ham United at the end of last season and had received offers from a number of English and European clubs. But, Villa, who have been busy in the transfer market this week, signing Phillipe Senderos, jumped the gun and beat potential suitors to the signature of the former Liverpool man. Cole, began his career with West Ham United but had spells with Chelsea, Liverpool and French side…
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Football Express News understands that Bayern Munich are set to announce the summer signing of Benfica defender Ezequiel Garay. The Argentine defender has attracted interest from a number of top European clubs, including Premier League side Manchester United, who have held a long term interest, both under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes. Garay, who played a big part in the Portuguese side’s domestic title success and Europa League runners-up campaign, is one of the most highly rated defenders in European football and that has led Bayern Munich to progress with talks. Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg…
Paris Saint Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted that he could end up playing in the MLS before his playing days come to an end, after speaking to New York Red Bulls star Thierry Henry about life in America. The 32-year-old striker has been in superb form for PSG in the past two seasons since arriving from AC Milan back in 2012 and has been a key figure as they Parisien club secured back-to-back Ligue 1 titles. 26 goals from 33 games last season saw the Swedish striker celebrate his best goalscoring season to date, but as he edges closer…
Championship side Cardiff City have signed Spanish striker Javi Guerra on a three-year deal from Real Valladolid. The Welsh side finished bottom of the Premier League last season and will be hoping to bounce straight back up next season under the management of Ole Gunner Solskjaer. The Norwegian boss is keen to improve his attacking options after seeing none of his current crop score over 10 goals, with Frazer Campbell having scored just nine in all competitions. And, that has prompted Solskjaer to complete the signature of Javi Guerra from Real Valladolid on a free transfer. Guerra, scored 72 goals…
Former Liverpool midfielder Nuri Sahin has completed his permanent return to Borussia Dortmund from Real Madrid. The Turkish midfielder began his career with Dortmund back in 2005 after spending time with their youth teams, but a lucrative move to Real Madrid in 2011 deemed to hard to resist and he ended his 10-year spell with the Bundesliga club. Arrival in Spain saw Sahin suffer several injury problems and he made just 10 appearances for the Spanish capital side during the 2011/2012 season, prompting his loan spell to English club Liverpool. However, he failed to impress at Anfield, making just 12…
Italian side Inter Milan are still keen on making a summer move for Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic, according to Tuttosport. The Serbian striker has struggled to make an impact during his first season in England, having made just 13 Premier League starts, in which he has scored three goals. The likes of Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko have kept the former Fiorentina man on the bench, whilst a number of niggling injury problems have also halted his progression at the Etihad stadium. And, that has led a number of Italian clubs to show interest with Inter Milan being favourites…
Sunderland have completed the signing of Wigan Athletic midfielder Jordi Gomez. The 29-year-old Spanish midfielder recently won Wigan’s Player of the Season award after a superb season which saw him help Uwe Rosler’s side win the FA Cup and narrowly miss out on promotion to the Premier League. Those consistent performances had gained interest from a number of Premier League and Spanish clubs, hoping to capture the former Barcelona and Espanyol man on a free transfer. However, Sunderland have beaten off any potential suitors by completed a three-year deal. Gomez becomes Sunderland’s second signing of the summer, joining West Bromwich…
Stoke City have completed the free transfer of Steve Sidwell after he was released by Championship side Fulham. The 31-year-old had a good season for Fulham last term and finished the campaign as the club’s top scorer but he was helpless in stopping them from being relegated from the Premier League and left the club when the season came to a close. The London-born midfielder has had a much travelled career, playing for the likes of Reading, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Fulham and now Stoke City. Stoke boss Mark Hughes signed Sidwell during his time in charge of Fulham, back in…
Newcastle United have completed the signing of Jack Colback from rivals Sunderland. Colback, 24, has put pen-to-paper on a long-term deal with Newcastle after he was deemed surplus to requirements at Sunderland, seeing his contract expire. The midfielder joined Sunderland at the tender age of eight and moved up through the ranks, making his professional debut in 2008, which has since been followed by 135 appearances for the Black Cats. He becomes the first player since Lionel Perez in 1998 to leave Sunderland for Newcastle, joining Titus Bramble, Paul Bracewell and Lee Clark, who have represented both clubs. Colback, who…
Football Express News understands that Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has prepared a summer bid for Chelsea midfielder Ramires. The Spanish side are ready to make several changes to their squad, despite winning a much coveted 10th European title in May against rivals Atletico Madrid and it is understood that Brazilian midfielder Ramires has been chosen by Italian boss Carlo Ancelotti as a key transfer target. The former Benfica man has been in superb from at Stamford Bridge since he arrived in 2010 and his performances in the Champions League, in particular – a goalscoring performance against Barcelona in the…