Wesley Sneijder has always been one of the favourite in the rumour mill. And in 2013, the former Real Madrid star was linked to a host of club including Manchester United and Liverpool as he looked set to head for the exits after having falling out of favour with Inter’s then boss Andrea Stramaccioni. Whilst many believed that a move to the Premier League was the most logical option for the former Dutch international – Sneijder surprised all when he decided to move
Liverpool has emerged as surprised joint favourites to sign Napoli midfielder Jorginho this coming summer if reports from the British media are to be believed. The Reds are will be competing with Italian giants Juventus for the signature of the Brazil-born man, according to report from the Daily Mail. The report also suggests that the Napoli man’s performances has indeed caught the eye of many big clubs this season and both Manchester club – United and City and keeping close tabs on the
Brazil great Ronaldinho lauded Harry Kane, saying the Tottenham star could play for any club. Tottenham star Harry Kane could walk into any team in Europe, according to Brazil great Ronaldinho. Kane has enjoyed another prolific season at Spurs, scoring 35 goals in all competitions to mark the third campaign in four when he has netted at least 30. The England international is linked to the likes of Real Madrid and Ronaldinho believes the 24-year-old is more than capable of playing for any
JOSE MOURINHO has reportedly drawn up a list of six midfielders he wants Manchester United to try and buy this summer. With Michael Carrick retiring and Marouane Fellaini's contract yet to be renewed Mourinho has already admitted a midfielder is high up on his priority list at the end of the season. The United boss is already short of midfield options with Fellaini out injured while Ander Herrera picked up a knock in last week's 0-0 draw with Sevilla. Scott McTominay has been
AS Roma midfieder Radja Nainggolan has time and against been linked with a move to the Premier League. Chelsea and Manchester United were said to be the favourites to clinch the Belgian’s signature. However, all the rumours were laid to rest when he signed a new deal with Roma last summer. The 29-year-old’s form has, however, deserted him in recent times leading to new speculations that the midfielder might be headed to China in the coming season. However, quashing all those rumours, Nainggolan
CRISTIANO RONALDO has reportedly hatched a plan to ensure he wins another Ballon d’Or ahead of Lionel Messi. Real Madrid suffered a surprising defeat as they lost 1-0 against Espanyol in La Liga this evening. Gerard Moreno scored a 93rd-minute winner to ensure Los Blancos lost even further ground on league leaders Barcelona. Ronaldo was rested during the defeat but he is apparently not too bothered about losing in the league once again. According to Spanish outlet Diario Gol, the Portuguese star believes
EDEN HAZARD will only join Real Madrid and not Bayern Munich if he leaves Chelsea. Those are the thoughts of ESPN pundit Alejandro Moreno. Real Madrid have been strongly linked with the diminutive Belgian who is out of contract in 2020. Zinedine Zidane is planning a major overhaul of his squad in the summer after a disappointing campaign. Florentino Perez has been a long-term admirer of Hazard and he is viewed as the key piece in the jigsaw at the Bernabeu. But when
MANCHESTER UNITED have been handed a boost in their pursuit of a new defender. That is because Real Madrid are reportedly planning a mass summer sale and one of their key centre-backs is up for grabs. Real are having a terrible season which was compounded further by a 1-0 defeat against Espanyol last night. Los Blancos currently sit third in the table - 14 points behind Barcelona having played one game more. Zinedine Zidane’s side also crashed out of the Copa del
Manchester United are set to fight Barcelona for the signature of highly-rated youngster Alvaro Odriozola. The young right-back is reported to be highly thought of by Jose Mourinho and the ‘Special One’ is said to consider him as a long-term solution to replace Antonio Valencia at the position. Mourinho is looking to getting ready to lay-off Matteo Darmian – who has failed to find favour with the manager and a move back to Italy looks to be on the cards for the former Torino man.
Wales manager Ryan Giggs insists Gareth Bale is happy at Real Madrid despite speculation linking him with a return to the Premier League. Bale has been in and out of Zinedine Zidane's team since returning from a calf injury in December, with Guillem Balague confirming last week that Real are open to selling him at the end of the season. Giggs travelled to Madrid to watch Real's Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain last week. He admits the 28-year-old was disappointed not to start
Barcelona superstar Lionel Mess is so good that he should be banned from football until he can prove he is human, former Real Madrid manager Carlos Queiroz joked in a recent interview with FIFA.com. Messi has been in stupendous form once again this season – leading Barcelona on all fronts as the Catalans are still alive in all the Cup competitions. They also have a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga whilst enjoying a lead of 14 points over bitter rivals
Manchester United have been hit by a new setback on Monday after it emerged that La Liga prosecutors have filed an indictment to hand their star midfielder with a four-year sentence over an alleged match-fixing scandal. Speaking on the matter a few weeks back, Herrera stated, “As I stated back in 2014 when this issue was raised, I have never had, and never will have, anything to do with manipulating match results. “If I am ever called to testify in a judicial hearing,
JOSE MOURINHO is reportedly angry with the hierarchy at Manchester United. Mourinho has been waiting almost two months to tie some of his key players to longer-term contracts but the powers that be have been stalling in negotiations. Anthony Martial and Marcos Rojo held talks with the club in December but have yet to receive a formal contract extension. Both players have a little over 12 months remaining on their current deals but the manager is keen to put their futures at ease.
MANCHESTER UNITED are ready to pay Mauro Icardi’s release clause, reports say. The Inter Milan striker has been in sensational form for the Italian side. In 24 games, he has hit the net 18 times as Inter fight for Champions League qualification. The Serie A side are fourth in the league, and whether the team play top-tier European football next season is understood to have a bearing on Icardi’s future. The 25-year-old has a release clause of £97m (€110m). Several teams have been
MANCHESTER UNITED have been put on red alert after Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s agent revealed there is “huge” interest in the Serbian star. The Lazio midfielder has been one of the biggest stars for Lazio this season who are having a very good season. The Italian side are the highest-scoring team in the league, netting 64 times. Milinkovic-Savic has contributed 11 goals and three assists from central-midfield, as well as making a series of eye-catching performances. Led by Simone Inzaghi, Le Aquile are surpassing all
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane claimed his team did not deserve to be beaten by a stoppage-time goal from Espanyol at RCDE Stadium. A much-changed Los Blancos, with Cristiano Ronaldo left out of the squad by Zidane, looked to have done enough to labour to a share of the points.However, with more than two minutes of added time played, Espanyol broke clear and Gerard Moreno crashed the ball past Keylor Navas to give the Barcelona club a first win over Real Madrid since 2007. Defeat leaves
ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS has dropped a transfer bombshell by revealing he expects Harry Kane to leave Tottenham. Villas-Boas gave Kane his Premier League bow but disagreed with the youngster over how he could best develop. It was after Villas-Boas departed in December 2013 that campaign when Kane truly came to the fore and following four seasons of 30-plus goals for club and country, the 24-year-old has constantly found himself linked with Real Madrid. Kane has an emotional attachment to his boyhood club Tottenham but Villas-Boas
ERIC DIER has backed Dele Alli over his latest diving controversy and accused critics Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer of being hypocrits. Alli, booked twice already this season for simulation and then accused by Rochdale of diving in Spurs’ FA Cup fifth-round clash with the League One side last week, was at the centre of another storm on Sunday. The Tottenham forward went down under a challenge from Palace defender Patrick Van Aanholt at Selhurst Park and claimed a spot-kick. It looked like
VINCENT KOMPANY says his stubborn streak helped him through his injury nightmare to become a Wembley winner once again. The Manchester City captain has endured so many setbacks over the last few years that a lesser character may well have called it a day. But Kompany’s perseverance paid off with a man-of-the-match performance as City won the Carabao Cup on Sunday, when he underlined that despite the club’s £200m spend on central defenders in recent years he remains the best on their books.
Barcelona star Luis Suarez could be headed for troubled waters in the coming days after the forward allegedly tried to pick up a deliberate booking to ensure that he would not miss a crucial game for the La Liga leaders. The incident took place during the closing minutes of Barca’s last game when the Uruguayan tried to get himself into the referee’s book by pulling and pushing his opponent in the last few seconds of the game. With Barcelona up 6-1 at that