End of the road for Morata at Stamford Bridge?
Jack Wilshere officially joined West Ham United on a free transfer this summer, after having become an integral part of Arsene Wenger’s side last season. However, a recent report states that Wilshere rejected a lavish offer from Turkish giants Fenerbahce. According to the report, Wilshere was offered a signing-on fee of 8 million pounds along with a possible prospect of playing in the Champions League. Fenerbahce have to compete in the qualifying rounds against Benfica, and this Wilshere’s signing could have boosted their
Barcelona are set to seal the transfer of Clement Lenglet according to reports in Goal.com. The move will cost €35 million – the defender’s release clause according to the report. The Frenchman is likely to complete his move on Wednesday after a medical. He will sign a five-year contract. Earlier this month, the Catalan side were informed that they had to pay the release clause if they wanted to sign the Sevilla defender. The La Liga champions tried to negotiate a deal with
According to reports in Spain, Paris Saint-Germain are willing to sell Neymar to Real Madrid. The French side are eager to do so to keep Kylian Mbappe at the club. Madrid have been linked with a move for the Neymar since last summer. He made a stunning £198 million move to the French champions and has ever since been linked with a move to Bernabeu. Los Blancos have repeatedly denied rumours that they have made contact with the former Barcelona star. They have
Manchester United are reportedly keen on signings Ivan Perisic and Ante Rebic this summer. The two were a key part of Croatia’s World Cup campaign and ended up with the runners-up medals. Jose Mourinho is desperate to sign a winger, and it is no surprise that he has shown interest in the two World Cup heroes. Reports suggested that Manchester United were keen on signing Perisic last summer as well, but the move did not materialise – something that the Portuguese later confirmed.
Kylian Mbappe has been awarded with the number 7 shirt at Paris Saint-Germain for the 2018-19 season and onwards. He previously wore number 29(the same number he wore at Monaco) when the French giants signed him an year ago. Mbappe’s World Cup exploits for the champions along with a successful first season at France has garnered him a lot of praise from almost every footballing household. From a young kid who was full of quality, he has now become one of the hottest
Real Madrid have focussed their attention on Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani as they look to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure. Madrid are willing to shell out a whopping £90m for the striker, who scored 40 goals in all competitions last season. Cavani has been banging in goals in domestic football ever since his Napoli days and has emerged as the Spanish giants’ prime target after they were put off by Chelsea’s £178m evaluation of Belgian winger Eden Hazard. The
Barcelona outcast Douglas Pereira is set to move to Turkish club Sivasspor on a season long loan deal. The Brazilian right back will be enduring his third loan spell in four seasons, as he enters the final year of his contract. The Catalan giants signed Douglas in 2014, but the Brazilian was never met with much fanfare and support. He was always deemed surplus to requirements, and not up to the standards of other players in terms of talent. He was signed from
German football federation’s president, Reinhard Grindel, has admitted mistakes from his part over the controversy caused by Mesut Ozil’s meeting with Turkish President Racep Tayyip Erdogen. Ahead of the World Cup, Ozil and his national teammate Ilkay Gundogan had met with Erdogen, something that irked the German media and fans alike. It resulted in a severe outburst amongst the fans and the media, as they criticized Ozil for meeting a person whom they considered ‘increasingly authoritarian’. Germany’s poor showing in the World Cup
Sane has some interesting things to say ahead of the Premier League campaign
FIFA have unveiled the 10 nominees for this year’s ‘The Best’ award. The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe lead the list while Neymar, N’Golo Kante and Paul Pogba have not made the shortlist. Champions League and World Cup winner, Raphael Varane is the only defender included. Once again, no goalkeeper has made the shortlist. Mohamed Salah's stunning form for Liverpool has earned him a place in the top 10 with other Premier League stars Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne
Chelsea have set sights on signing Anthony Martial this summer as per talkSPORT. The French forward is reportedly desperate to leave Manchester United this summer. The Blues are looking for a replacement for Willian who has been the subject of heavy speculations this summer. Barcelona were said to be really keen on the Brazilian and according to reports, had three bids rejected for him before they went for Malcom. The Londoners were reportedly not keen on letting the former Shakhtar star move without
Newly promoted to the Premier League, Fulham are already dreaming big and have completed the signing of German international Andre Schurrle on a two-year loan deal Schurrle, who will don the No. 14 shirt, told fulhamfctv: 'I'm so happy to be here, I can't wait to get started. 'Fulham were the first club that showed interest in me - that was something that I appreciated a lot, and one of the reasons I wanted to come here. 'I love ball possession, I love
Until a few days ago, AS Roma looked set on buying Malcom from Bordeaux, and had even announced through their Twitter account that the club had reached an argument with Bordeaux. However, in a sudden change of events, FC Barcelona hijacked the deal in the final few hours, and lured the Brazilian winger to them with an improved offer. As the selling club, Bordeaux agreed to sell the player to FCB, and this comes as a huge shock for AS Roma who had
Chelsea have reportedly set sights on signing Pepe Reina according to reports in Italy. The Blues have also readied a £9 million bid as per the report. Reina joined AC Milan a few days ago after his release from Napoli. The Italian joined on a free transfer and has joined the squad in the USA for the International Champions Cup. Chelsea are searching for a new goalkeeper as Thibaut Courtois is edging closer to Real Madrid. The Belgian has refused to sign a
Roman Abramovich has taken things into his own hands and has flown to Italy to secure the signings of Gonzalo Higuain and Daniele Rugani. Daily Mail reports that the Blues are keen on signing the duo from Juventus in a deal worth £89 million. The Chelsea owner is said to have met with the agent, Fali Ramadani to accelerate the talks with the Serie A champions. Maurizio Sarri has named the Juve duo as his preferred signings, and Abramovich is doing all he
Florentino Perez has pledged to strengthen the Real Madrid squad this summer. The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo has undoubtedly weakened the team a lot and to add to that, Zinedine Zidane had also left his role as the manager following their third UEFA Champions League in a row. Ronaldo joined Juventus earlier this month for a deal worth €100 million. He spent nine years at Bernabeu and became the club’s record goalscorer. Reports suggest that the Blancos will look to spend big in
Matteo Darmian is set to join Juventus as per reports in the British media. The Italian full-back has agreed personal terms with the Turin side, and the two clubs have also agreed a deal for the player according to the reports. However, Darmian's move to Juventus is said to be depending on another transfer involving the Serie A club. Reports suggest that Alex Sandro will have to leave Juventus to make space for the Manchester United star. Darmian made just eight Premier League
Barcelona have snatched Malcom from under AS Roma’s nose to complete a sensational hijack. The winger was supposed to fly to Rome on Tuesday to complete the rest of the formalities after the two clubs had reached an agreement, but a late, late bid of £36.5m from the La Liga champions saw him change directions. Earlier on Monday, Roma had confirmed that both clubs agreed on a £34m deal to bring the 21-year-old to the Italian capital. According to sources from Goal, he
Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of Joao Moutinho for an undisclosed fee, according to Squawka news. They also claim that he has penned a two-year deal. Earlier reports suggested that the newly promoted side would pay around £5m for the Portuguese, who is now set to become their 8th permanent signing this summer. The 31-year-old is the third-most capped player in Portugal’s footballing history, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo. He has three domestic titles with Porto and has also won