Barcelona have launched a second bid for Willian according to Daily Mail. The Catalan side are keen on signing the Chelsea winger and have made a bid of £60 million for him. This is the second bid Barca have made for the Brazilian. Chelsea had rejected a £50 million bid from the Spanish side earlier this month. Ernesto Valverde has reportedly told the board that he needs Willian at Camp Nou at any cost this summer. The manager is desperate for an energetic
Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent medical reports have been compared to that of a 20-year-old and the results are glaring, to say the least. His body’s fat level is just 7% and Ronaldo possesses a muscle mass of 50%. These numbers are considerably better than athletes and footballers of his age, something that also explains his tendency to stand apart from the rest. Ronaldo ran the fastest at the World Cup, as no other player surpassed his sprint that clocked at 33.98 km/hr. Before joining
Real Madrid have agreed a €190 million fee with Chelsea for the transfer Eden Hazard according to Le10Sport. Los Blancos are reportedly keen on signing him at any cost this summer. The French publication claim that Real have finally managed to convince Chelsea to sell their prized possession. They also claim that the Belgian has agreed personal terms with Los Blancos. RMC Sport have also claimed that the winger has agreed terms with the Spanish side but have not mentioned if a deal
Chelsea have set their sights on AC Milan starlet Gianluigi Donnarumma after having missed out on their quest to sign Alisson Becker, as Liverpool are due to complete a world-record £67 million deal for the goalkeeper. They might lose Thibaut Courtois, who expected to be on his way to Madrid for a £37 million deal, according to reports from the Evening Standard. Donnarumma was included on the AC Milan matchday squad for the first time at the mere age of 15. Aged just
FC Barcelona’s new recruit Arthur Melo has revealed an interesting anecdote involving him and his Brazilian counterpart Neymar Jr. The midfielder has officially joined the Catalan club and reportedly said that Neymar had some kind words to say about his former club. Arthur reportedly remarked, “'When I was deciding whether to come or not, he sent me a message telling me about all the positive things at Barcelona.' 'He spoke about how it was a marvellous club, with very welcoming people, a great
Willian has decided that he wants to leave Chelsea this summer according to reports in The Sun. The Brazilian is keen on joining Barcelona and has informed The Blues that he wishes to move.Apart from Barcelona, Manchester United are chasing the 29-year-old winger. Jose Mourinho is also said to be a long-term admirer of the Brazilian and tried to sign last summer as well.However, Chelsea have made it clear that they will not be selling him to the Old Trafford side at any
Didier Deschamps’ half-time pep talk that orchestrated a World Cup triumph for France has been unearthed. In a couple of minutes, he insightfully injected a way to stop Croatia, motivated his troops and charted out a simple yet effective game plan for Les Blues. “Listen up,” he began. “Did you see? They’re using their elbows, their bodies. The guy (is) facing away, he’s facing away. Facing away from goal, he’s not going to hurt us,” referring to the Croatian style of play, aiming
In a sensational turn of events, a latest report claims that Zinedine Zidane will join Juventus’ technical staff this summer to work as the director of football. He will work alongside Fabio Paratici at the Turin-based club, after having resigned as the manager of Real Madrid a month ago. The news of Zidane returning to Juventus as the director, after having represented the club as a player in the earlier stages of his career is quite an interesting development. This is because, Cristiano
Chelsea and Manchester City are interested in signing Leonardo Bonucci according to reports in Italy. Manchester United were reportedly leading the race to sign him so far. The defender shocked everyone last summer after swapping Juventus for AC Milan. They spent €42 million to sign Bonucci from Juventus, but he did not prove as effective as he was in Turin. The new owners of the Rossoneri's tried to rebuild the squad at the club but failed to make it back to the Champions
Reports in Spain claim that Barcelona have made another bid for Willian. The Catalan side are keen on signing him and have made a reported £53 million bid. It's reported that this is their second bid for the Chelsea winger. The London club rejected a bid of £50 million for the winger last month and made it clear that they are not willing to sell him, but Barcelona are not giving up. According to Sky Sports, the Spanish champions have now made an
Barcelona have initiated further talks regarding the transfer of Ajax starlet Frenkie de Jong. The midfielder has been linked to a move away from Amsterdam and Ernesto Valverde’s side will go ‘all-in’ for him, reports Mundo Deportivo. Ali Durson, de Jong’s agent, has already held talks with Barcelona’s officials– Eric Abidal(technical secretary), Pep Segura(director of football), Robert Fernandez. De Jong has made 37 appearances for the Eredivisie giants over the course of two seasons. He won the Jupiler League talent of the season
AS Roma have accepted Liverpool's latest bid of €75 million for Alisson as per Paul Joyce. This was the second bid that the Reds had made for the highly-coveted goalkeeper after an initial €70 million bid for the Brazilian was rejected on Tuesday. The report suggests that clubs have now reached an agreement, and the deal is set subject to personal terms and a medical. Earlier reports had suggested that Chelsea were keen on signing Alisson as well to replace Thibaut Courtois –
Chelsea have opened contract talks with N'Golo Kante according to reports. The midfielder's current contract ends only in 2021, but with growing interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, The Blues are keen on extending his stay in West London. Le10Sport in France reports that PSG are willing to offer Kante a deal worth up to €15 million-a-year to tempt him. The contract offered will see him earn around £255,000 a week – more than double of what he currently makes at Chelsea. Kante
Neymar's future at Paris Saint-Germain has been the talk of the town for a long time now. It has been in doubt ever since the former Brazilian forward signed for the Parisian in world record deal worth €220 million. Recent reports claim that Real Madrid are still interested in the player, and will make a move soon in the wake of Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus. However, PSG official, Luis Fernandez has said the Brazilian is not leaving the French capital. Fernandez, the sporting
Manchester United have reportedly drawn up a list of eight centre-backs they would like to target this summer ahead of the upcoming Premier League season. Jose Mourinho is not too pleased with the defensive options he has at his disposal. The likes of Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo and Victor Lindelof amongst others have flattered to deceive despite being given a number of opportunities and the Portuguese feels they are not good enough to help his side challenge for the title. According
Real Madrid have identified one of the players they want to replace Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu. According to reports in Tuttomercatoweb, Florentino Perez is keen on bringing Eden Hazard to Spain. However, if they are unsuccessful in their pursuit of the Chelsea star, they could turn their attention to Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski or Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi. Juventus secured the services of Ronaldo for €105m, and Madrid are set to use those funds to secure a move for Hazard had a sensational
Barcelona are planning to raid Sevilla for their central midfielder, Steven Nzonzi. The 29-year-old is set to move out of Sanchez Pizjuan after winning the World Cup with Les Blues. According to sources from 90min, he has requested the higher authorities of the club for a transfer away from Sevilla. Prior to his move to Los Hispalenses, Nzonzi played for Stoke City, Blackburn Rovers and Amiens. He is widely compared with Patrick Vieira for his positional brilliance, work rate and passing ability. One
Jose Mourinho is all set to reward Jesse Lingard for his consistent performances by offering him a lucrative new contract just 15 months after he signed a four-year extension. Mourinho is reportedly aware of the fact that a number of top clubs are set to come calling taking into account Lingard's performances this past season for Manchester United, and in the World Cup for England. Lingard currently earns in the region of £75,000-a-week, but the new contract could see that rise to as
Liverpool are planning a massive swoop for Juventus' Paulo Dybala, according to reports in TuttoMercato. The reports claim that the Reds have contacted Dybala's former agent for an 'inside scoop' before formally beginning negotiations with the player himself. Juventus are willing to offload the mercurial Argentine considering the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. In order to generate the funds, Dybala - along with Higuain – might be allowed to be move on. Dybala is one of the most prolific attackers in world football today. He
Alisson Becker’s agent is supposedly about to meet the AS Roma chiefs today, which most probably indicates that he could be on his way out of Rome. According to Sky Sports italia, his future is soon going to be decided. They have also reported that La Lupa haven’t yet received an official bid for the goalkeeper. Alisson endured a break-out season with Roma and was also Brazil’s number 1 in the World Cup, chosen ahead of Manchester City’s Ederson. Owing to his class,