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/ 4260 days agoOfficial: Thomas Vermaelen Joins Barcelona On A Five-Year Deal
Barcelona have announced the signing of Belgium international Thomas Vermaelen on a five-deal for a fee understood to be £15 million. The former Arsenal centre-back had fallen down the pecking order at the Emirates and had been rumored to be a transfer target of the La Liga giants for most of the summer window. Earlier this […]
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/ 4261 days agoDiego Lopez On the Verge Of A Switch To AC Milan
Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez has agreed to personal terms with Italian giants AC Milan and is scheduled to have a medical on Monday. Lopez's agent, Manuael Garcia Quillon negotiated the deal last night and finalized it this morning following face-to-face meetings with Milan representatives. Real Madrid have already agreed to let the Italian club […]
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/ 4261 days agoSouthampton Finalizes £10million Deal to Sign Goalkeeper Fraser Forster From Celtic
Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster has agreed to personal terms and will be joining Southampton after both clubs agreed on a fee of £10million for the player. The transfer will be final once the England international passes a medical with the Premier League side. Newcastle United, Forster's former club, will receive of portion of the transfer fee […]
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/ 4261 days agoMorgan Schneiderlin Making Things 'Difficult' At Southampton, Says Koeman
Speaking at a press conference ahead of his club's friendly against Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman informed the media that the club and its prized-midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin are embroiled in a stand off. The Saints new boss went so far as to say that the player was making his situation with the Premier […]
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/ 4262 days agoAtletico Madrid Attempting To Bring Roberto Soldado Back To Spain
Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado was signed last summer for £26 million from Valencia. Prior to his arrival at White Hart Lane, the Spain international had made 101 appearances and scored 59 goals for his La Liga club – and had also scored 7 goals in 12 appearances for his country. Soldado's last season in Spain saw […]
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/ 4262 days agoManuel Pellegrini Responds To Arsene Wenger's Questioning Of Manchester City Deals
Following the news of Frank Lampard's six-month loan move from New York City FC, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger raised questions about Manchester City's ability to circumvent UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by owning clubs outside of England. City were sanctioned by the governing body for breaching FFP rules, with a £49 million restriction put on the […]
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/ 4262 days agoLuis Suarez Ban Expected To Be Reduced, Appeal Heard Today
Luis Suarez has arrived in Switzerland to have his appeal against the four-month ban on a football-related activity imposed by FIFA heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Reports from Spain say that Barcelona have helped prepare the striker's case since the club feels that they are also being affected by the ban; as the Uruguay international […]
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/ 4262 days agoVermaelen set for Barcelona after Man United end interest
Defender Thomas Vermaelen is set for a move to Barcelona following the news that Manchester United have ended their interest in the player. Reports coming from England are saying Arsenal wanted Chris Smalling as part of the deal for the Belgium international, but United refused that request and withdrew from the transfer. Now, the 28-year-old […]
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/ 4262 days agoLiverpool And Arsenal Have Tabled Bids For Edinson Cavani
The Uruguayan newspaper El Telegrafo is reporting that the agent of Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani has confirmed that both Liverpool and Arsenal have tabled bids for the Uruguay international. Cavani's agent, Claudio Annelluci, expressed that even though his client is happy with the French champions, he is mulling over the offers from the Premier League clubs. “There […]
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/ 4262 days agoAC Milan Send Robinho To Santos On Loan
AC Milan forward Robinho will be returning to the club where he began his soccer career, Santos. The Brazilian club has confirmed a season-long loan deal for the 30-year-old player who made 23 appearances in Serie A last season. Robinho began his career in Santos' youth system before spending three seasons with their senior squad. […]
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/ 4262 days agoManchester United Agrees To Personal Terms With Arturo Vidal, Says Report
The endless rumors surrounding Arturo Vidal and Manchester United refuse to go away. The Italian newspaper La Stampa reported last night that Vidal's agent Fernando Felicevich has spoken with United and agreed in principle a deal worth £182,000-a-week; which would bring his annual earnings to nearly £9.5 million. News of this agreement between the Premier League club and the […]
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/ 4263 days agoManchester United Doesn't Need to Sign Angel Di Maria
The news from France this morning is that Paris Saint-Germain has either called "time" or dropped out of the race altogether to sign Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid. PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi was quoted earlier today as saying: "For Di Maria, it's true we have discussed him with [Florentino Perez]. But he was too […]
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/ 4263 days agoAngel Di Maria Transfer To Paris Saint-Germain Is 'Off', Says Club Official
Speaking at the public presentation of David Luiz, Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi has given his thoughts on the rumored transfer of Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria to the French side. The club official was questioned about the cost of the former Chelsea defender. PSG's president then drew a comparison with the Ligue 1 […]
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/ 4263 days agoJuventus Defender Mauricio Isla Joins Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers has announced that Mauricio Isla has completed his medical at Loftus Road, received his work permit/governing body endorsement from the Football Association and will be joining the newly-promoted Premier League side on a season-long loan from Italian champions, Juventus. The defender is now back in Italy finalizing his work visa. Isla will […]
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/ 4263 days agoKarim Benzema Extends His Contract With Real Madrid
Real Madrid has announced that striker Karim Benzema has agreed to extend his contract with the European champions until June 2019. The 26-year-old has been with the La Liga giants since 2009, making 159 appearances and scoring 72 goals over the course of his career in Spain. Last season, Benzema appeared in 35 matches, scoring […]