Barcelona have made the signing of Arsenal full back Hector Bellerin their top priority for next summer’s transfer window. The Spaniard left Barca to join Arsene Wenger’s side five years, but could become the latest in a long line to return to the Catalan giants after moving away. The defender has become a first-team fixture […]
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The rumors have been circulating for a while that Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone will become the new Inter manager in 2018.. Those rumors were given an added boost on Thursday when Atletico Madrid announced that they had taken the unusual step of reducing the Argentine’s contract by two years, with his current deal now […]
According to Marca, Barcelona star Neymar turned down a staggering €50 million contract, access to a private jet and a string of hotels from Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Barcelona forward was linked with a series of moves over the transfer window, including a possible switch to PSG and Manchester United. Instead, he chose to […]
Frank de Boer has barely had time to go on a sightseeing tour of Milan and already stories are coming out of Spain that Inter have lined with his replacement. According to reports in Spain from El Confidencial and El Chiringuito, Diego Simeone will leave Atletico Madrid in 2018 and already has a deal lined […]
I have to hope that Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez was misquoted when he said that he has reached a level where he can compete with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Sanchez’s former Barcelona team-mate Messi and his Real Madrid rival Ronaldo are the best players in world football, and collectively have won the Ballon d’Or […]
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have lost their appeals to FIFA against one-year transfer bans for breaking rules protecting underage players. FIFA said on Thursday that the Madrid clubs are blocked from registering new players in the next two transfer windows – winter and summer in 2017. The FIFA appeals committee dismissed challenges filed by […]
Last week Inter Milan signed Brazilian forward Gabriel Barbosa,aka Gabigol, for a reported €27 million. The player had the obligatory picture holding an Inter shirt and the deal seemed done and dusted. But now Barcelona have appealed to FIFA over Gabigol transfer, saying that they had secured the right of first refusal on the striker […]
Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 in their World Cup qualifier in Mendoza last night, with Leo Messi scoring the winner. It was Messi’s first game back with Argentina after he infamously announced he was retiring from international football in the wake of Argentina’s Copa America final defeat to Chile this summer. Having lost three finals with […]