Tag: Southampton
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Benitez ready to hijack Arsenal and Spurs battle
Napoli will reportedly switch their attention to hijacking Arsenal’s pursuit of Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin if they miss out on Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva. According to Italian source Il Mattino, the Serie A outfit are growing frustrated at their failure to agree a fee with the Reds, despite already having agreed personal terms with the Brazil…
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Van Gaal to step up spending spree with defender swoop
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is preparing to intensify the Red Devils’ transfer activity by signing at least one defender after seeing his Holland side crash out of the World Cup, Football Express News understands. The Netherlands head coach suffered the heartache of a penalty shoot-out defeat to Argentina in last night’s semi-final, after…
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Evra demands more money to leave United
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra’s proposed move to Juventus is reportedly being held up over a disagreement about money. TuttoSport claims the France international and his representatives are holding out for £3.1million per year, while the Turin giants have so far only offered £1.5m. As things stand a dialogue between the two parties will continue…
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Inter in pole position to land Saints striker
Inter Milan are reportedly leading the race to snap up Southampton outcast Dani Osvaldo. The towering targetman is widely-expected to depart St Mary’s during the summer transfer window after a fall-out with the club led to his loan switch to Serie A champions Juventus in the 2013-14 campaign. Sport Mediaset claims Juve head coach Antonio…
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Southampton eye Lorient defender
Southampton is the latest club to have expressed their interest in Lorient centre-back Bruno Ecuele Manga and have lined up the player to replace Dejan Lovren, according to French media. Gabonese defender Manga has been indentified by L’Equipe as the man earmarked to replace Saints defender Lorven, who the south coast club are preparing to…
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Liverpool to bid for another striker after Origi signs
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wants to sign at least one more striker in addition to Lille’s Divock Origi, Football Express News can reveal. The Reds are closing in on the Belgium international and expect him to put pen to paper early this week, as they plan for life without talisman Luis Suarez, who is set…
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Saints legend blasts Liverpool target
Southampton stalwart Matt Le Tissier has blasted Saints defender Dejan Lovren over reports that he wants to leave the club because their star players are being sold. A source close to Liverpool told Football Express News that the Reds retain a strong interest in the towering centre-half and hope to make him the third south…
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Former Saint: Southampton exodus is good business
The summer exodus of Southampton’s most highly-prized players was inevitable but the club are doing what is necessary to continue to thrive in the Premier League, in the eyes of ex-Saints defender Russell Osman. Former centre-back Osman, who spent three years with the south coasters in the late 1980’s, described Southampton as a ‘good club’…
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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…
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Juventus officials arrive for Evra talks
Juventus have stepped up their attempts to lure Manchester United defender Patrice Evra to Serie A, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. TuttoSport claims representatives of the Turin giants have travelled to England to enter into a dialogue about a deal with their Red Devils counterparts. The report also reveals that Italian champions…
