http://gty.im/460754006 Liverpool are hoping to bring Croatian youngster, Mateo Kovacic, to Anfield this summer and are in advanced talks with his current club, Inter Milan. Kovacic has impressed with several eye-catching performances in Serie A this season. Arsenal are also rumoured to be very interested in the player, and though he only signed a new deal earlier in the year and other clubs want him, Brendan Rogers hopes to lure Kovacic away from Inter. Roberto Mancini will be reluctant to let the youngster go, but as Inter failed to qualify for any European competitions this season, he may well struggle…
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http://gty.im/453730876 Raheem Sterling has dominated the back pages recently, but has he been unfairly criticised because he’s young or has he thrown his toys from the pram? The Sterling saga continues to rumble on and seems to be coming to a quite public and inevitable conclusion – Sterling’s Anfield departure. Rogers has claimed the young Englishmen could still see out the remaining two years of his current deal at Liverpool but he seems to be the only one to be quite so optimistic. Raheem Sterling has received massive amounts of criticism for how he’s dealt with his contract negotiations -…
http://gty.im/455978412 The Metro are reporting that after initial contact between the two clubs, Manchester United have made their first formal bid for Gareth Bale. Reports are suggesting the fee is somewhere in the region of £46million as Manchester United look to bring the Welshman back to the Premier League. After a very impressive first season at the Bernabeu, Bale has struggled in the iconic white shirt this season. Though his stats suggest Bale has actually enjoyed a decent campaign, his body language on the pitch,the reception he’s received from the Madrid faithful and the deterioration of his relationship with…
http://gty.im/471061270 Toby Alderweireld has become a transfer target for a number of Premier League clubs, including the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City, but Tottenham remain favourites to sign the Belgian. The 26-year-old defender has enjoyed a solid first season in the Premier League on loan at Southampton from Atletico Madrid. As a result, Ronald Koeman’s side do have an option to make the loan permanent for £6.8m, while the Spanish club can buy out the rest of the loan for £1.5m to sell their man to the highest bidder. Alderweireld is aware of the interest in him, and has…
http://gty.im/471939890 Despite Newcastle United’s end of season scramble to make sure they remain in the Premier League, John Carver has claimed he thinks he’s the best coach in the League. Anyone that follows football has started to feel sorry for Newcastle United fans as their club seems to be in complete turmoil (apart from the Sunderland fans!). Since calling from Alan Pardew’s departure, Newcastle have seemingly gone from bad to worse. The fans can’t stand the owner, the manager loves the club but can’t seem to get a win, and the players at times have looked completely disinterested. This horrible…
http://gty.im/471238560 John Stones has emerged as a transfer target for Jose Mourinho in his bid to strengthen his options at centre-back. Mourinho has long been linked with a move for Real Madrid starlet Raphael Varane, but with the Spanish giants unlikely to sell the young commanding centre-back, John Stones has become Mourinho’s new favoured target. John Stones, 20, joined Everton from Barnsley in 2013 in a £3million deal and has really flourished at Goodison Park this season, finding himself in the first team playing alongside Phil Jagielka. Martinez has made it clear that he has no intention of letting Stones…
http://gty.im/461667362 The highly-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder has long been on the radar of Arsene Wenger with the clubs failing to agree a fee – but Joel Campbell could be the pawn Wenger uses to push the deal over the line. Arsenal reportedly made a bid for Carvalho, which was said to be around £22million, but it was rejected by the Portuguese side. The Sporting midfielder has put together a string of impressive performances this season and could be the answer to Arsenal’s troubles filling the gap in front of the back four. Joel Campbell definitely used the 2014 World Cup…
http://gty.im/488771537 Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has revealed that the prospect of buying Arsenal is still very much in his plans. Talking to Bloomberg Business, the 58-year-old, who made his fortune in oil and sugar, stated that he hopes that “one-day at the right price, that I’ll buy the team…I might buy it, not at a ridiculous price but a price that the owners won’t want to resist. I know my strategy.” The Nigerian tycoon failed to buy a stake in the club in 2010 but that has not put him off tabling any future bids. He’s now worth approximately eight…
http://gty.im/467234450 He already has the support of most of the fans, but Louis van Gaal has now offered his support to the United legend in his bid to take the reins at Old Trafford in the future. Of course, Giggs has already had a taste of what it’s like to hold one of the top jobs in world football when he took charge at United after the sacking of David Moyes at the end of last season. Giggs called it the “proudest moment” of his footballing career and there’s no doubt he’d absolutely love to take on the role again…
http://gty.im/470105854 Marseille veteran-defender Rod Fanni has emerged as a surprise summer target for Liverpool. While Brendan Rodgers has not been afraid of spending since he took the helm at Anfield, spending over £200million on players since 2012, he has also proved he likes a bargain. When Rodgers brought Kolo Touré to Anfield there were certainly a few raised eyebrows but with Touré available on a free transfer, he brought invaluable experience to the club without the added price tag. However, with Touré reportedly leaving the club this summer Rogers has lined up a similar move. Marseille defender Rod Fanni is…