When Real Madrid announced a press conference would take place just hours after Zinedine Zidane was due to sit down with club president Florentino Perez, social media went into overdrive and just a few hours later, it was confirmed, the man who guided Los Blancos to three Champions League titles in a row would be vacating the hot seat. When Frank Lampard and Marco Silva were making headlines in England for joining new clubs Derby County and Everton respectively, Zidane was making headlines for the opposite. As expected, much like landing a Bitcoin Bitzstars bonus, the rumour mill and … [Read more...]
West Ham United in talks to complete major deal
West Ham United have entered talks with Arsenal over the signing of Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta, according to reports from the Metro. West Ham United have gone through a surprisingly quiet period in the January transfer market so far but one can fully expect things to pick up for the Hammers in the coming days and a number of players should arrive through the gate at the Boleyn Ground. Bringing in a new striker is a priority for manager Slaven Bilic but the Croatian is looking to strengthen other areas of the pitch as well and recently, it had been claimed that the Hammers’ boss was … [Read more...]
West Ham United eyeing a January move for former Barcelona star
Premier League side West Ham United are considering making a move for Spanish midfielder, Mikel Arteta, according to reports from the Brentwood Gazette. West Ham United have made a very promising start to their Premier League campaign so far and as things stand, the Hammers certainly have a very good chance of making it into one of the European places this season. Manager Slaven Bilic is not taking anything for granted though and is looking to improve his side’s chance of earning a place in the top four by signing a couple of new players during the January transfer window. A host of names … [Read more...]
Former Barcelona man to take up coaching role at Arsenal
Arsenal are prepared to offer midfielder Mikel Arteta a coaching role when he hangs up his boots, according to reports from the Daily Mail. Mikel Arteta is the captain of Arsenal but the midfielder has not been able to feature on a consistent basis over the last 12 months due to persistent injury problems. As a result, it is widely expected that Arteta will be released by Arsenal following the expiration of his contract at the end of the current campaign. However, it has been revealed that the 33-year old could well continue at Arsenal beyond the end of the season in a coaching capacity. … [Read more...]
“I’m Finding My Form” Insists Everton’s Mikel Arteta
Everton's Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta believes he's well on his way to refinding top form after his side's 2-0 victory over Sunderland. The 28-year-old Spaniard played an important part in the victory, setting up Jermaine Beckford's second goal at Goodison Park on Saturday. "When you have expectations on you it's hard," he explained to BBC Radio Merseyside. "But I've kept working and now I'm finding my form and I'm feeling confident now." He went on to say: "I think for creative players it's even harder. I was trying hard but some things don't go the way you want them to." The 2-0 win … [Read more...]
Sunderland 2-2 Everton Highlights
Mikel Arteta salvaged a late point with a deflected equaliser in this four goal encounter. Tim Cahill opening the scoring for the visitors on the sixth minute with a signature headed goal before a double from Danny Welbeck in either half seemed to have won the game for Sunderland. Arteta came to the rescue however in the 83rd minute, leaving both sides to share the spoils. Final Score - Sunderland 2-2 Everton. … [Read more...]
Everton 2-0 Liverpool – Highlights
Liverpool's era under New England Sports Ventures began with a crushing defeat to their merseyside rivals Everton. Tim Cahill gave Everton the lead early on and Mikel Arteta made it two shortly into the second half. … [Read more...]