Dutch striker Robin van Persie today completed his move to Manchester United in a four-year deal, worth a reported £12million-a-year saying it was an “honor” to sign with the club. “I am looking forward to following in the footsteps of so many great strikers, bringing my experience and playing my part to help the team […]
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Looks like Arsenal will not be splashing the £20-25 million they just received for Robin van Persie on new players. Asked by When asked by TF1 on Wednesday night whether he will sign another player to replace Van Persie, Wenger replied: “We already recruited to replace him.” Wenger added that the club had “no choice” […]
Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Robin van Persie will make his debut for Man United on Monday against Everton. Speaking at the launch of a sponsorship deal between United and bwin, SAF said: “We are delighted with that [the van Persie deal] of course. “He’s not signed yet, but a fee has been agreed. […]
For the second consecutive year Arsenal have sold their captain, this time to another Premier League club. A statement on the Man Utd website read: ” Manchester United is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with Arsenal Football Club for the transfer of Robin Van Persie. “The deal is subject to a medical and […]
It has dragged on all summer, but it appears that the Luka Modric transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid is finally going to happen. Reports in Spain say that Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez has raised his offer for Modric to €32 million plus a series of performance-related payments which would be for between […]
Lucas Moura had agreed to sign for Manchester United before Paris Saint-Germain made a late bid, according to his agent. PSG confirmed this week that Lucas ad become the club’s latest acquisition and would make the switch from Sao Paulo in January, leading Sir Alex Ferguson to vent his frustration on Wednesday. “When somebody’s paying […]
The Luka Modric transfer saga continues to drag on for a second summer in a row. The problem for Modric is that his preferred destination, Real Madrid insist that they will not pay more than £30m for the creative midfielder, while Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy wants closer to £40m. The two sides are miles apart […]
Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been banned for 10 months for failing to report alleged match-fixing involving Siena when he managed them in the 2010-11 Serie B season. Conte had a plea bargain deal rejected by the Italian federation (FIGC) earlier this month, a proposal which would have seen him serve a three-month suspension and […]