Tag: Roma
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Roma tell United to pay £79m for Strootman
Manchester United have been told they will have to pay more than £79million to land midfielder Kevin Strootman from Roma. The Serie A side’s head coach, Rudi Garcia, addressed the subject in the wake of the two sides meeting in a friendly in the USA, which the Premier League outfit won 3-2. Garcia is fully…
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United plan medical for Roma midfielder Strootman
Manchester United will insist upon a rigorous medical if they reach an agreement with Roma for the transfer of midfielder Kevin Strootman, Football Express News understands. A source close to Old Trafford told FEN boss Louis van Gaal has expressed an interest in luring his fellow countryman to the Premier League, but the club will…
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Rodgers: No hard feelings over Suarez
Liverpool’s former talisman Luis Suarez may have ditched life in England’s north-east to enjoy sunnier climes with all-stars Barcelona, but former boss Brendan Rodgers has insisted there is no love lost and that he will maintain good relations with the player who achieved so much for the club. Following weeks of transfer speculation linking…
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Rodgers: Crowd-pleaser Coutinho is our brain
Liverpool’s Brazilian whizz-kid Philippe Coutinho is the master technician of the side, in fact he is “the brain” behind the team, according to Reds boss Brendan Rodgers. Liverpool’s Brazilian whizz-kid Philippe Coutinho is the master technician of the side and “the brain” behind the team, according to his boss Brendan Rodgers. The Reds’ No.…
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Chelsea plot transfer U-turn with £32m defender raid
Chelsea are reportedly weighing up a big-money bid for Roma defender Mehdi Benatia just days after Blues boss Jose Mourinho ruled out further signings. The Portugese declared that all his incoming business was done following the acquisition of striker Diego Costa and full-back Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona midfield man Cesc Fabregas. However,…
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Juventus meet with Liverpool target’s agent
Juventus will today meet with representatives of Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri with a view to securing a big-money deal for the Bayern Munich attacker. According to gianlucadimarzio.com, the Turin giants have moved into pole position to land the Switzerland international despite strong interest from the Reds and Serie A rivals Roma. The report claims Roma…
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Liverpool face fresh fight for attacker
Juventus have reportedly joined Roma and Liverpool in the race to sign Bayern Munich forward Xherdan Shaqiri. Italian source TuttoSport claims new Juve manager Massimiliano Allegri has identified the Switzerland international as a key acquisition despite the fierce competition to secure his services. Allegri took charge of the Turin giants last week, 24 hours after…
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Two clubs set to spark Lukaku bidding war
Juventus and Wolfsburg will this week ramp up their efforts to land Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. Tutto Mercato Web claims Turin giants Juve remain keen on the targetman despite signing Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid, and they are determined to add one more striker after missing out…
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Spurs set to splash £19.7m on Serie A striker
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly lining up a big-money raid on Serie A club Roma for the second successive summer. According to SportMediaset, the north London outfit have entered the race for striker Mattia Destro, who is valued at around £19.7million. The report claims Spurs face stiff competition from the likes of Inter Milan and Bundesliga…
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Liverpool eye cut-price £20m defender raid
Liverpool could take advantage of Roma’s desperation to balance the books by launching a cut-price bid for wantaway defender Mehdi Benatia, Football Express News understands. The Serie A heavyweights are battling rivals Juventus for the big-money purchase of striker Juan Iturbe from Hellas Verona but can only compete if they recoup money from sales. Having…
