Arsene Wenger has is not amused with Real Madrid’s spending this summer and has branded Gareth Bale’s proposed £105million move to the Spanish giants a “joke.” The Arsenal manager says Real Madrid’s world-record pursuit of the Tottenham makes a mockery of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations, although the cynic will say that at least Madrid […]
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Oscar and Eden Hazard scored first-half goals as Chelsea beat Inter Milan 2-0 last night in their Guinness International Champions Cup quarterfinal. Chelsea will now meet AC Milan in the semi-finals next week while Inter will play Valencia. Chelsea are undefeated under Jose Mourinho this preseason and has his side looking like title contenders this […]
Reports from Spain say that Tottenham Hotspur have agreed to sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a mind-boggling 120 million euros. According to Marca, it is unsure whether this is an all-cash deal or whether any Real players in the deal as makeweights. Spurs manager André Villas-Boas is reported to want Fabio Coentrao, with […]
The transfer market has gone crazy this summer with some ridiculous valuations being placed on players. I mean Edinson Cavani is a nice player, but £55m for him is far too much. And don’t get me started on the reported £85m bid for Gareth Bale that Spurs have turned down. Are you kidding me? Take […]
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has taken a departing shot at Brendan Rodgers, saying he was “disappointed” that Liverpool agreed to loan him to Napoli without telling him first. In a letter to Liverpool fans, Reina said he had wanted to stay at Liverpool once a move to Barcelona fell through: “It’s only natural I’d be […]
While Arsenal get ready to make their third offer for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, a reported £42.5m, Arsene Wenger is telling Arsenal fans not to expect a deal to be completed soon: “We are ready to do quick deals but all the transfers do not depend only on us,” said Wenger, quoted in the Daily […]
According to Goal.com, Cesc Fabregas will meet with new Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino in the next 48 hours as he seeks assurances over his future at Camp Nou. The Manchester United target wants to clarify his position with Martino ahead of publicly announcing his intentions this summer, with Barcelona having already rejected two bids for […]
According to reports in England and Spain, Tottenham Hotspur have turned down a world record £82m cash bid from Real Madrid for Gareth Bale. Reportedly, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy wants £100m for the winger. The Mirror quotes a Real Madrid source as saying: “Bale is the only high-profile player we are pursuing. “Ancelotti will play […]
One of the other big transfer stories of the summer is the long-running rumour of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid. This story has been percolating for a year now. After going quiet earlier this summer, Marca and Real Madrid have really started to turn up the pressure on Spurs to sell the Premier League’s Player […]