Tag: Sporting Lisbon

  • Portuguese winger set for Manchester United stay

    Portuguese winger set for Manchester United stay

    View image | gettyimages.com Portuguese winger Nani admits he is still wanted at Manchester United, after spending this season out on loan at Sporting Lisbon. Nani, 28, swapped Manchester for Lisbon as part of the deal which saw Marcos Rojo join Louis Van Gaal’s side. However, after speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Nani feels…

  • Carvalho issues come get me please to Arsenal

    Carvalho issues come get me please to Arsenal

    Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho has issued a come and get me plea to interested Premier League clubs. The Portuguese international has been often linked with a move to England and has been subject to interest from the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. The latter have been extremely keen with…

  • Chelsea breeze past Sporting Lisbon

    Chelsea breeze past Sporting Lisbon

    Chelsea won their final Champions League group stage match with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening. The Blues had already qualified for the last-16 but saw off the Portuguese club to further enhance their impressive European run this season. Goals from Cesc Fabregas, Andre Schurrle and John Obi Mikel…

  • Man United & Arsenal on alert: Carvalho set for Premier League

    Man United & Arsenal on alert: Carvalho set for Premier League

    Sporting manager Marco Silva has revealed that Manchester United and Arsenal target William Carvalho could move to the Premier League in January. The Portuguese midfielder has been no stranger to constant transfer rumours linking him with a move to the Premier League, with both Arsenal and Manchester United showing heavy interest as they seek to…

  • Portuguese winger unlikely to make Man United return

    Portuguese winger unlikely to make Man United return

    Manchester United will not be able to bring back Nani from his season long loan spell with Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese winger left United for a return to Sporting Lisbon towards the end of the summer transfer window in a one-year loan deal and he has been highly impressing, scoring seven goals in 14 appearances.…

  • Man United’s Nani set to be named Player of the Year

    Man United’s Nani set to be named Player of the Year

    According to reports in Portugal, Manchester United star Nani is to be named the Sporting Lisbon player of the year. The Portuguese winger is currently on a season long loan with former club Sporting Lisbon and has been in superb form this season, prompting various reports that he could be recalled in the January transfer window. Portuguese…

  • Portuguese winger keen on Man United return

    Portuguese winger keen on Man United return

    Nani is keen to return to Manchester United after re-finding his form on loan with Sporting Lisbon this season. The Portuguese winger was deemed surplus to requirements this summer by new United boss Louis van Gaal and was loaned out as part of the deal to bring Marcos Rojo to Old Trafford. United have been…

  • Portuguese winger will NOT return to Man United in January

    Portuguese winger will NOT return to Man United in January

    Nani has rejected the chance to return to Manchester United in January after reports of the winger being wanted back at the English club. The Portuguese winger left United for a return to Sporting Lisbon towards the end of the summer transfer window in a one-year loan deal and he has been highly impressing, scoring…

  • Arsenal target Carvalho desperate for Premier League move

    Arsenal target Carvalho desperate for Premier League move

    Sporting midfielder William Carvalho has admitted that he still wants to move to the Premier League, sparking more interest from Arsenal. The Portuguese defensive midfielder was close to joining Arsenal this summer after Arsene Wenger submitted two bids to Sporting Lisbon, but both were rejected by the Primiera Liga club. The likes of Manchester City,…

  • Portuguese winger unsure of Man United return

    Portuguese winger unsure of Man United return

    Manchester United winger Nani has revealed that he remains uncertain of his future. Manchester United winger Nani, currently on loan with Sporting Lisbon, has revealed that he remains unsure of his future. The 27-year-old winger was sent out of Old Trafford this summer after failing to impress new boss Louis van Gaal and he made…