According to reports from Sky Sports, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace are currently plotting a move to sign Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen. Barcelona signed Thomas Vermaelen from Arsenal during the summer of 2014 for a fee believed to be in the region of around £15million but it has to be said that the transfer has proven to be an unmitigated disaster for the Catalan giants. Since arriving to the Camp Nou, Vermaelen has been limited to only 11 league appearances and with the Belgian international struggling while on loan at Roma last season as well, Barcelona are believed to … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
Everton star likens Wayne Rooney to Barcelona icon Andres Iniesta
New Everton attacker Sandro Ramirez has gone on to liken Wayne Rooney to Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta. Everton have made a huge signal of intent during the summer transfer window so far by acquiring the services of quality players such as Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen, Jordan Pickford and Sandro Ramirez, but the man who has managed to capture the imagination of the fans is Wayne Rooney. Rooney has returned to Goodison Park from Manchester United following 13 years after his departure from Merseyside and many have earmarked the 31-year-old to lead the exciting revolution Everton are … [Read more...]
Everton reportedly plotting a move for talented defender from Spain
According to reports from Marca, Everton are plotting a move to sign Las Palmas centre-back Mauricio Lemos. Everton have significantly strengthened their squad this summer with the signings of Wayne Rooney, Michael Keane, Jordan Pickford, Davy Klaassen and Sandro Ramirez among others but manager Ronald Koeman is still looking to further improve his squad in the coming weeks. Swansea City star Gylfi Sigurdsson remains on the radar of Koeman and at the same time, the Dutchman is believed to be looking to sign a new central-defender as the duo of Phil Jagielka and Ashley Williams are not … [Read more...]
Leeds United reportedly battling Premier League side for international striker
According to reports from the Daily Mirror, Leeds United are currently involved in a battle with Swansea City in the race to sign Alvaro Negredo. Leeds United have made a huge impact in the summer transfer market so far by acquiring the services of no less than nine new players and despite the huge influx, manager Thomas Christiansen is said to be looking to further improve his squad with additional signings. Bringing in a new striker will probably be one of the priorities for Christiansen as the future of star man Chris Wood remains in doubt and now according to sensational reports from … [Read more...]
Tottenham to reportedly take swift action to protect star from Barcelona
According to reports from the Daily Express, Tottenham Hotspur are looking to stave off Barcelona’s interest in Dele Alli by offering him a brand new contract. It is looking very likely that Neymar will be leaving Barcelona for PSG this summer and the Catalan giants are already said to have started their search to find a replacement for the Brazilian superstar. Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho has strongly been linked with a move to Barcelona in recent times but over the past few days, reports touting Tottenham star Dele Alli with a switch to the Nou Camp has also been gathering … [Read more...]
Messi reportedly wants Tottenham star instead of Coutinho at Barcelona
According to astonishing claims by Spanish outlet Don Balon, Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has urged his side to sign Dele Alli instead of Philippe Coutinho. There is currently a lot of uncertainty surrounding the future of Neymar at Barcelona and many believe that the Brazilian superstar is now all but certain to be making a move to Paris Saint-Germain this summer. If Neymar leaves, Barcelona will surely have a difficult time in replacing him but widespread reports have strongly claimed that the Catalan giants are viewing Liverpool attacker Philippe Coutinho as a potential … [Read more...]
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur reportedly battle to sign South American star
According to reports from Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are both keen on signing Brazilian attacker Rafinha. Arsenal have made an impact in the summer transfer window so far with the signings of Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac while their rivals Tottenham Hotspur have been surprisingly very quiet, having not brought in a single player to the club. Nonetheless, the two North London sides are both expected to ramp up their efforts in the coming days and according to reports from Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Arsenal and Tottenham are currently in … [Read more...]
Middlesbrough man rejects a move to Spanish side
According to reports from ABC de Sevilla (Football-espana in English), Middlesbrough attacker Gaston Ramirez has rejected a move to Real Betis. Gaston Ramirez played a key role in helping Middlesbrough earn promotion into the Premier League last season but the Uruguayan was unable to reproduce his best for Boro in the top flight and ultimately could not help the Riverside Stadium based outfit avoid relegation into the Championship. With Middlesbrough now having to play in the second tier of English football again, Ramirez is said to be looking to exit the club in order to continue plying … [Read more...]
Leeds United further strengthen their side with another signing
According to reports from Bulgarian outlet Novsport, Leeds United have further strengthened their squad with the signing of Kun Temenuzhkov from Barcelona. Leeds United have gone through wholesale changes of their squad since the arrival of Thomas Christiansen to the club over the summer and Pontus Jansson, Samu Sáiz, Hadi Sacko, Mateusz Klich, Caleb Ekuban, Felix Wiedwald, Vurnon Anita, Ezgjan Alioski and Matthew Pennington are the players that have arrived to Elland Road so far. Despite the influx of so many new players to the club, Christiansen is still relentlessly looking to further … [Read more...]
Newcastle United on the verge of completing 5th summer signing
According to reports from the Daily Mail, Newcastle United are set to complete their 5th signing of the summer in the form of Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino. Newcastle United had a slow start to their summer transfer window but the Magpies have picked things up in recent times with the capture of Jacob Murphy and Javier Manquillo. Now in what looks set to be Newcastle’s fifth signing of the summer, the Daily Mail have revealed that the Tyneside outfit have agreed a deal to secure the services of Mikel Merino from Borussia Dortmund, with an obligation to buy. Merino is an exciting … [Read more...]