Category: News
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AS Monaco preparing £10m swoop for Cech
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech may be tempted by the prospect of being first-choice goalkeeper at AS Monaco, with the French Ligue 1 glamour club believed to be preparing a £10m proposal to secure him until summer 2017. With Chelsea’s brand new Premier League season having kicked off against Burnley at the weekend, the Blues’…
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De Guzman snubs Swansea and QPR for Napoli
Villarreal midfielder Jonathan de Guzman has opted for a summer move to Italian Serie A side Napoli where he will work under Spanish coach Rafael Benitez. The 26-year old was believed to be high on the most-wanted list of Harry Rednapp at west London outfit QPR, but the Dutchman has put pen to paper…
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New Palace boss to be announced in next 48 hours
Crystal Palace are set to announce their new manager in the next 48 hours with former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay odds-on favourite to take charge. Mackay along with former Tottenham coach Tim Sherwood have both been interviewed for the position but Mackay is more likely to take the post owing to the fact he…
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Arsenal turn their attention to Manolas
Arsenal are reported to be preparing a £6m bid for Olympiacos defender Kostas Manolas, as Arsene Wenger faces yet another injury-crisis. Wenger has turned his attentions to the Greece international as he looks to bolster his defensive options following the sale of Thomas Vermaelen to Barcelona. Manolas has been scouted by some of Europe’s…
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Chelsea reject blasts old club for being too image-conscious
Demba Ba has blasted his old club Chelsea for being a team who favours ‘big names’ rather than statistics but insists he did not regret the short time he spent with the west Londoners following his move from Newcastle last year. The former Chelsea striker, who completed his summer transfer to Turkish side Besiktas,…
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Wayne Rooney named as Man United captain
Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has announced that Wayne Rooney will be the club’s captain for the upcoming season, with Darren Fletcher named vice-captain. Rooney will take over from Nemanja Vidic, who left United for Inter Milan this summer and will lead the side this Saturday when they face Swansea in their first Premier…
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Rojo tells Sporting Lisbon he wants to join Man United
Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo has reportedly handed in a transfer request this afternoon, informing his club that he wants to join Manchester United. Rojo, who starred for Argentina during this summer’s World Cup, has been at the Portuguese side for the last two seasons and it seems he has his sights firmly set…
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Toure close to signing for Trabzonspor
Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is close to sealing a transfer to Turkish side Trabzonspor for a fee believed to be around £1.5m. According to the Daily Mirror the 33-year old is keen to move on after becoming the fifth choice centre-back at Anfield under manager Brendan Rodgers, with Mamadou Sakho, Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger…
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Silva signs new five-year City deal
David Silva has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester City, which will see the Spanish international stay with the Premier League champions until 2019. Silva, who joined the big-spenders back in 2010 from Spanish La Liga side Valencia, will be 33 when his new deal runs out at the Etihad stadium. The 80-times…
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City striker fears gruelling mission to defend title
Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic fears it will be an arduous campaign for City to retain their status as Premier League champions with other top sides around them strongly stepping up their game for the new season with bolstered squads. City clinched the title the final day of the 2013/2014 season after capitalising on…
