Tag: Fiorentina
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Brazilian keeper could still join Liverpool in the summer
Embed from Getty Images The agent of Fiorentina keeper Neto has confirmed his client will leave the Serie A club this summer. The 25-year-old Brazilian keeper has been strongly linked with a move to England with Liverpool keen to replace Simon Mignolet, who has been criticised for a whole host of errors. Boss Brendan Rodgers has…
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Montella swipes at Chelsea: We got the better deal with Salah
Embed from Getty Images Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella insists the club are better off with Mohamed Salah after they lost Juan Cuadrado to Chelsea in January. The Egyptian forward arrived in Florence on loan as part of Cuadrado’s £24m move to Stamford Bridge and he has impressed to a large extent, scoring in the Serie…
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Spurs fan punches Italian policeman outside Fiorentina stadium
Embed from Getty Images A fan of Tottenham Hotspur has been arrested after punching a policeman outside the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. After last week’s racial incident in Paris ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League tie with Paris Saint Germain, governing body UEFA had hoped for a quiet week. However, security warnings before Spurs’ last-32…
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Chelsea winger sends Spurs crashing out of Europe
Fiorentina progressed to the last-16 of the Europa League after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at the Stadio Armenio Franchi this evening. The tie was all square heading into the second leg although the Italian side held the advantage with an away goal after the first leg ended 1-1 at White Hart Lane. The homes side…
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Pochettino: Fiorentina game is our first final of the week
Embed from Getty Images Mauricio Pochettino is concentrating on Thursday evening’s Europa League tie with Fiorentina, despite the League One Cup final with Chelsea on Sunday. Spurs will head to Florence for the second leg needing to score at least once after being held by Vincenzo Montello’s side at White Hart Lane last week. They…
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Man United close in on £14.6m former Man City defender
Embed from Getty Images Manchester United are closing in on the signing of former Manchester City defender Stefan Savic, according to Sport. The Montenegrin defender has been in good form this season for Fiorentina and has gained interest from a number of top European clubs, including Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain, whilst United boss Louis…
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Micah Richards: I rejected both Chelsea and Man United
Fiorentina defender Micah Richards has revealed that he rejected the chance to join Chelsea and Manchester United earlier in his career. Richards was tipped to become one of England’s greatest ever defenders and had a potential ‘big’ future ahead of him, but injury problems and a lack of playing time at former club Manchester City saw…
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Colombian winger pushing through Chelsea move
Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado had told the Italian club that he wants a January move to Chelsea. The Colombian forward has emerged as a top transfer target for Jose Mourinho’s side and negotiations between both Chelsea and Fiorentina continue to gain momentum. The Serie A club are still holding out for a figure of around…
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Chelsea look elsewhere after Cuadrado and Costa bids fail
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is considering other transfer targets after having bids for Juan Cuadrado and Douglas Costa bids rejected. Both Fiorentina and Shakhtar Donetsk have both turned down approaches from the Premier League leaders after both set asking prices on the Cuadrado and Costa of over £22m. Whilst, Chelsea remain confident of signing one of…
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Chelsea agree £23m Cuadrado fee
Chelsea are set to sign Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina after a bid of £23m was accepted for the Colombian. The Blues have been in heavy discussion with Cuadrado since the turn of the week, despite Jose Mourinho’s earlier denial of interest. Reports in Italy and England then surfaced that the winger’s agent had flown to…
