Tag: Roma
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Roma agree to sign Spurs defender Chiriches
Roma have reached an agreement with Premier League side Tottenham defender Vlad Chiriches in principle. The 25-year-old Romanian defender has struggled to hold down a regular first team place at White Hart Lane and has lost out even more so under new boss Mauricio Pochettino. Sky Sport Italia report that Chiriches has agreed a move…
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Roma ready to splash the cash on Lamela
Roma are ready to splash the cash on Argentine winger Erik Lamela, according to Corriere dello Sport. Spurs have struggled to find form this season and the pressure building on boss Mauricio Pochettino is continuing to develop, leaving director Daniel Levy with the job of rebuilding the squad in the coming January transfer window. Whilst…
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AC Milan nearly signed Francesco Totti, admits Galliani
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has revealed that the club nearly signed Roma’s Francesco Totti, but found it ‘impossible’. The attacker has won five trophies over 22 seasons with the Italian capital side and has played for Roma for his entire career. But, Galliani claims that his career could have taken a different path had…
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Roma midfielder tells club he wants to join Man United
Kevin Strootman has told Roma that he wants to leave and join Manchester United in January, according to Goal. The Netherlands international is close to a return to full fitness after suffering a serious knee injury that saw him miss his country’s World Cup campaign this summer. Roma have publicly insisted that Strootman will not…
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Champions League Review: Chelsea fire six past Maribor, Man City draw
Chelsea fired six goals past Maribor in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, whilst Barcelona beat Ajax at the Camp Nou. Tuesday’s Champions League action began with Manchester City visiting CSKA Moscow in an early kick-off. Manuel Pellegrini’s side arrived in Russia in good form and they took a well deserved 2-0 lead into the…
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Greek international turned down Arsenal move for Roma
Konstantinos Manolas claims that he turned down a move to Arsenal in order to join Roma. The Greece international moved to the Stadio Olimpico from Olympiakos over the summer after impressing during the World Cup and he admits that he turned down moves to both Arsenal and Juventus. “It’s true, Juventus sought me out after…
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Man United officials turn attention to AC Milan midfielder
Manchester United are reportedly still interested in signing AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong after falling short in their attempts to sign Kevin Strootman. United have held long term interest in Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman but have seen that interest soften in the last week due to Roma’s public statements regarding the future of the…
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Man United target returns to Roma training
Manchester United target Kevin Strootman has made his long awaited return to training with Italian side Roma. The Dutch midfielder has been strongly linked with Man United in recent times but saw any such move to England ruled out after he suffered a serious knee injury, keeping him out of his country’s World Cup campaign…
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Roma midfielder not joining Man United
Roma owner James Pallotta has once again insisted that Kevin Strootman will not be allowed to join Manchester United. The Dutch midfielder has been linked with a move to Old Trafford in recent transfer windows but any such deal this summer was halted after he picked up an injury which kept him out of his…
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Totti: Man City tweet gave me good luck
Francesco Totti has claimed that Manchester City’s pre-match tweet gave him good luck after scoring the leveller in their Champions League tie on Tuesday night. The 38-year-old forward became the oldest ever Champions League scorer as he found the back of the net for Roma on Tuesday night in the 1-1 draw at the Etihad…
