Just as it was expected, after already having his medical on Monday afternoon, earlier today, David De Gea has finally been officially confirmed as the new Manchester United goal keeper after signing a five year deal with the Old Trafford outfit. De Gea is the third signing already this offseason, following the earlier deals for […]
Premier League
In his first press conference as Chelsea manager, Andre Villas-Boas said that he wants to create a culture of attacking, successful football, similar to how Porto played last season: “In my small past experience I was able to manage Academica and Porto in a very successful way, thanks mainly to the quality of the players […]
According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, Real Madrid have made an official offer of 50m Euros (£45m) for Cesc Fabregas, It’s an interesting move by Mourinho who is said to be interested in having Fabregas in his midfield alongside Xabi Alonso, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil. The offer puts a lot of pressure on Barcelona […]
The Mirror is reporting that Man United have made an official as made a £15million offer to Barcelona for midfielder Thiago Alcantara. United have offered a straight cash deal to Barcelona for Alcantara. Barca are said to be reluctant to sell to a Champions League rival, but they are also trying to raise cash to […]
Inter’s sporting director Marco Branca told BBC Sport that Inter have ruled out a move for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez: “Tevez is a great player, a great character, but absolutely no. His salary means it is out of the question. The market is crazy at the moment and it is hard to compete. We […]
According to reports in Portugal, the best young manager in football, Andre Villas-Boas has accepted an offer to become manager of Chelsea. Chelsea have reportedly agreed to pay the £13.2m release clause to get Villas-Boas out of his contract with Porto. Porto president Pinto da Costa said the club could not prevent Villas-Boas leaving should […]
I thought that Peter Kenyon said some stupid things when he was at Chelsea, but the comments by Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay surpass anything that Kenyon ever said. Gourlay was in Asia ahead of Chelsea’s tour there this summer and was asked about Chelsea firing Carlo Ancelotti one year after he won the double. […]
The Premier League unveiled it 2011-12 fixture list and champions Manchester United will start the defence of their Premier League title with a trip to West Brom on 13 August. Arsenal begin with a match at Newcastle, while Chelsea, last season’s runners-up, travel to Stoke and Liverpool host Sunderland. Swansea’s first Premier League match is […]
It is getting close to all-out war in Birmingham between bitter-rivals Aston Villa and Birmingham City. The source of the tension between the two clubs is Alex McLeish is shocked City by resigning on Sunday. Birmingham say that McLeish was tapped up by Villa and that is why he resigned. Aston Villa say that they […]