http://gty.im/468923568 Former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has claimed that ‘nobody is happy’ at Napoli after Wednesday night’s defeat to Lazio in the Coppa Italia. Napoli hosted Lazio in the second leg of their cup match but they crashed out, leaving Benitez to rue his side’s missed chances and he has since claimed that the morale in the camp is at an all-time low. “We just lacked a goal,” Benitez told Rai Sport. “Congratulations Lazio for qualifying. We had seven chances to score, didn’t take them and the other team took their chance. “I think getting to the semi-final and the…
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http://gty.im/467766032 Chelsea are closing in on the signing of FC Tokyo midfielder Yoshinori Muto, according to the club’s president. The Japanese international has been strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in recent weeks with newspaper Sports Nippon claiming that Blues scouts spotted him and informed Chelsea bosses to make a move in early March. Jose Mourinho’s side are now said to be close to agreeing a deal worth around £4m, and FC Tokyo chief Naoki Ogane has all-but confirmed the talks. “It is true that Chelsea sent us an offer for Muto,” Ogane confirmed to Sports Nippon. “It…
http://gty.im/466698250 Football Express News takes a closer look at Chelsea target Yoshinori Muto. The Japanese international has been strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in recent weeks with newspaper Sports Nippon claiming that Blues scouts spotted him and informed Chelsea bosses to make a move in early March. Jose Mourinho’s side are now said to be close to agreeing a deal worth around £4m, so take a look below at some of his career highlights to date….
http://gty.im/468571976 Cadena COPE report that Iker Casillas wants to remain at Real Madrid and his desire is halting any move for Manchester United keeper David de Gea. The World Cup winning keeper has been going through a hit or miss period with the reigning European champions, prompting a number of reports that this current campaign, could be his last. Manchester United’s David de Gea has been heavily tipped to join Madrid and replace Casillas, prompting a stall in negotiations over a new deal at Old Trafford. However, Casillas’ desire to remain at Santiago Bernabeu until his contract expires in 2017…
http://gty.im/467137718 Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny has demanded talks with Arsene Wenger over his Arsenal future, reports The Sun. The Polish stopper has not featured for the Premier League side since the New Year’s Day win over Southampton, following which he was caught smoking in the dressing room at St Mary’s stadium. Having been fined by Gunners boss Wenger at the time, Szczesny was expecting to win his place back in the Arsenal starting eleven. But the form of Colombian keeper David Ospina has seen him settle for a place on the bench and it is now understood that he wants talks…
http://gty.im/468617182 Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels could join Manchester United this summer, so here is a closer look at the central defender. Having started his footballing career with Bayern Munich as a six-year-old in 1995, Hummels progressed through the various youth ranks at the club. His talent was obvious but his time at the club ended when he secured a permanent move to 2009, which came after a one-year loan spell with Dortmund. Having made just one league appearances for Bayern, Hummels worked hard to gain himself a first team place at Dortmund and he has since gone on to…
http://gty.im/468670086 Manchester United midfielder Daley Blind is reported to have asked Wesley Sneijder if he would join the club in the summer, according to Fanatik. Reports claim that Blind has spoken with the Dutch midfielder about a possible summer move and is trying to tempt both Sneijder to move to Old Trafford and boss Louis van Gaal to make the move happen. The 30-year-old midfielder has long been linked with a move to England, but has failed to see moves to the likes of United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur materialise. Sneijder is expected to remain in Turkey with Galatasaray for the time…
http://gty.im/468365454 Real Madrid youngster Martin Odegaard has been dropped by the club’s reserves side after failing to show up for training sessions, according to AS. The Norwegian youngster has been heavily criticised in recent weeks by his team-mates after failing to turn up for training sessions with the Spanish club’s Castilla side, who play in the third-tier of Spanish football. A number of Castilla players have labelled the young midfielder as having a ‘can’t be bothered’ attitude, a claim of which has now been acted upon by the club’s coaches. Attacking midfielder Odegaard joined Real Madrid in January for a…
http://gty.im/467881252 Just who could Arsenal sign this summer, but more importantly who should they sign? Editor Ben Crump gives his opinion….. Having been linked with a move for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira in the past, Arsenal have gone relatively silent on such reports, despite the German being available on a free transfer this summer. Khedira has struggled in recent times after a string of niggling injury problems, having contributed heavily to his omission from the Real Madrid starting eleven, seeing the likes of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric hold down their starting places. The former Stuttgart midfielder has been…
http://gty.im/468603862 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will decide in the coming weeks who to sign out of Morgan Schneiderlin, Paul Pogba and Koke, according to Daily Telegraph. Mourinho is keen to improve his midfield options this coming summer and create a side worthy of winning the Champions League next season. Links to both Juventus’s Pogba and Atletico Madrid’s Koke have been maintained with Blues scouts often visiting Italy and Spain respectively to cast an eye on the midfield pair. However, it is understood that Morgan Schneiderlin is now being watched as Mourinho looks set to make a decision on who to…