Tag: Andre Villas-Boas

  • Villas-Boas to halt Chelsea’s move for Radamel Falcao

    Villas-Boas to halt Chelsea’s move for Radamel Falcao

    Embed from Getty Images Zenit St. Petersburg are set to make a summer bid for Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, according to Daily Mail. After a string of poor performances for United this season and a lack of playing time under Louis van Gaal, Falcao was sent back to Ligue 1 side Monaco last week. Having…

  • Liverpool contact Rodgers alternatives, including De Boer

    Liverpool contact Rodgers alternatives, including De Boer

    Liverpool have made contact with several alternatives to replace current boss Brendan Rodgers. Failure to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday evening further compounded Rodgers’ Liverpool to a dismal start in all competitions this season. Their Premier League record has been poor to say the least, struggling to score goals…

  • Roma prepare Spurs raid

    Roma prepare Spurs raid

    Roma will reportedly make a bid for Tottenham Hotspur defender Vlad Chiriches if they sell centre-half Mehdi Benatia to Manchester United. Italian source La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Red Devils are now in pole position to lure unsettled Benatia away from Serie A, with bitter rivals City cooling their interest in the Moroccan. The…

  • Chelsea Blog: How to solve a problem like Torres?

    Chelsea Blog: How to solve a problem like Torres?

      After signing from Liverpool for a record £50m fee on transfer deadline day in January 2011, Fernando Torres is still giving his Chelsea employees a huge headache and the Chelsea faithful an even bigger one. Since 2011, Chelsea have had Carlo Ancelotti, André Villas-Boas, Roberto Di Matteo, Rafael Benitez and José Mourinho at the…

  • Spurs star lifts lid on injury hell

    Spurs star lifts lid on injury hell

    Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend has opened up about his injury nightmare after finally returning to first-team action. The England international played in the 3-3 pre-season draw with MLS outfit Seattle Sounders and came through the contest unscathed, to the relief of the club’s staff and supporters. His superb early-season form in the 2013-14 campaign…

  • Benitez enters Suarez race

    Benitez enters Suarez race

    Napoli are reportedly on the verge of ditching their attempts to lure Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Sandro to Serie A and are plotting a move for Atletico Madrd’s Mario Suarez. According to Il Mattino, head coach Rafael Benitez, formerly of Liverpool and Chelsea, is ready to admit defeat as his club cannot compete with the financial…

  • AVB set for Spurs raid

    AVB set for Spurs raid

    Former Tottenham Hotspur head coach Andre Villas-Boas has reportedly set his sights on luring midfielder Sandro to Zenit St Petersburg from his former club. The Portugese, who was sacked by the north London outfit before Christmas following a poor run of form which culminated in a 5-0 home loss at the hands of Liverpool, is…

  • Inter battle rivals for Spurs star

    Inter battle rivals for Spurs star

    Inter Milan have joined Serie A rivals Napoli in the race to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Sandro, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. Tutto Mercato Web claims the two clubs are ready to battle it out for the Brazil international, whose future at White Hart Lane is unclear following the arrival of Mauricio…

  • Napoli eye Spurs duo

    Napoli eye Spurs duo

    Napoli have reportedly set their sights on Tottenham Hotspur duo Sandro and Moussa Dembele. According to Italian source TuttoSport, the Italian Cup holders have made Brazil international Sandro one of their top targets for the summer transfer window and are weighing up a £12.8million bid. The report claims the Serie A outfit are battling Inter…