Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has claimed he will not be signing a new deal at White Hart Lane, but insists he is not looking for a move away. The Belgium ace was heavily linked to Barcelona during the summer, leading to reports that Spurs had offered the 27-year-old a new improved deal, however Vertonghen claims nothing has been signed. “I am not signing. No. We agreed not to. I would prefer not to say why,” he said. “I still have four years left. I am happy at the club and I think they are happy with me. That’s where it…
Author: Simon Wilderspin
La Liga champions Atletico Madrid are weighing up a January move for Juan Mata from Manchester United, according to reports in Mundo Deportivo. The 26-year-old only moved to Old Trafford in January but after seeing his side go through a transformation under new Manager Louis Van Gaal, the playmaker may see his future elsewhere. Following the arrival of Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao from Real Madrid and Monaco respectively, Mata has found playing time hard to come by and was recently left out of the starting line-up for last Sundays 5-3 defeat to Leicester City. Mata may well be…
Leigh Griffiths could be poised for another move to Hibernian in an emergency loan deal. The former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Dundee man failed to make the substitutes bench for the Scottish champions 1-1 draw at home to Motherwell on Sunday and has now been linked with a move back to his hometown club. Hibs manager Alan Stubbs attempted to bring fans’ favourite Griffiths back to Edinburgh before the transfer deadline only to see the move blocked due to Celtic allowing temporary moves away for Teemu Pukki and Amido Balde to Brondby and Beveren respectively. But with Parkhead manager Ronny Deila…
England’s number one goalkeeper Joe Hart could be set to leave Premier League champions Manchester City this summer. The 27-year-old has less than two years remaining on his contract whilst the recent summer arrival of Argentine stopper Willy Caballero has added extra competition for the number one jersey. Despite a good start to the season, which included a man of the match performance against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, Hart has yet to receive any contract offer. Hart told the Daily Mail: “Anything about a new contract is news to me. I’ve heard nothing. I’ve got a year, nearly two…
Real Madrid midfielder Isco is attracting serious attention from Premier League duo Arsenal and Liverpool. The 22-year-old has struggled to feature consistently for the Champions League winners and competition for a midfield place was increased further with the summer signings of Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez. Both clubs had an interest in Barcelona winger Pedro, who has since been linked with a switch to Italian champions Juventus, meaning Isco could finally make the move to England in January for a fee of around £24m. The former Malaga and Valencia player almost made the move to England in 2013 when Manchester City…
Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund look set to take their on pitch rivalry into the transfer market as they both look to sign FC Basel defender Fabian Schar. The 22-year-old central defender has also attracted interest from Italy as Inter Milan look to snatch a player who impressed with the Swiss national team at this summers World Cup. The Swiss international has a contract running till 2016 and with Basel wanting to extend that further, it could be time to decide whether Schar sees his future elsewhere. The Bundesliga and Premier league sides have faced each other in the Champions League…
Liverpool football club look set to lose highly rated Spanish star Jesús Fernández Sáez, known as Suso, to AC Milan. The 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Almeria, has been linked with a move to AC Milan in either the January transfer window or next summer, when his contract with Liverpool expires. Suso had impressed Pool boss Brendan Rogers with his attitude and performances in pre-season, especially against his potential future employers when he curled home his sides second goal of the game in a 2-0 victory. But the early season form of Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho for Liverpool has forced Suso…
Everton sealed their first taste of European football in four years with a solid 4-1 win over Wolfsburg in their Group H Europa League encounter. An own goal from Wolfsburg’s Diego Benaglio got the ball rolling before strikes from Sheamus Coleman and the impressive Leighton Baines either side of half-time made the game safe before a late Kevin Mirallas goal rounded off an impressive result. Ricardo Rodriguez made amends for his earlier mistake by grabbing a deserved consolation with the last kick of the game from a 30-yard free kick. Everton had come into the game unchanged from their weekend victory…