According to reports in Italy, Chelsea are considering a swap deal between Alvaro Morata and Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain. Maurizio Sarri is set to take over at Stamford Bridge and he has reportedly earmarked the Argentine as a target, having worked with him for a season at Napoli. Morata struggled to adapt to life in […]
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Lucas Torreira is to leave Sampdoria for a fee of around £26million, the Serie A side’s president Massimo Ferrero has said, as reports continue to link Arsenal with a move for the 22-year-old Uruguayan midfielder. Torreira joined Sampdoria in 2015 and has made 74 appearances for the Italian club. ‘Torreira’s gone for €30m (£26m),’ Ferrero […]
Fred has completed his £52million move to Manchester United from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Brazilian was unveiled as a United player on Thursday afternoon and has penned a five-year deal at Old Trafford with the option to extend it by a further year. United boss Jose Mourinho immediately heaped praise on the midfielder after his transfer […]
Juventus have confirmed the signing of Emre Can on a free transfer from Liverpool after the midfielder was mobbed by fans as he arrived in Turin. The German star signed a four-year deal worth €200,000-a-week, that includes a release clause worth €50m, valid only for abroad from 2020. Although he was technically a free agent […]
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed to pay a €18.8m fine after pleading guilty to four separate tax offences. According to El Mundo, Ronaldo also accepted a two-year prison sentence with the Public Prosecutors’ Office in Madrid. The newspaper explains this is pending approval from Agencia Tributaria, Spain’s revenue service, which initially levelled the […]
Manchester United maintain they have no intention of selling Anthony Martial this summer, despite the strikers agent saying that he wants to leave Old Trafford. The Frenchman’s representative, Philippe Lamboley, revealed on Wednesday night that his client wants to leave Old Trafford after negotiations over a new contract stalled. Martial wants further assurances of his […]
Napoli are willing to drop their price for Maurizio Sarri to £4.5million in a bid to speed up a move to Chelsea, according to reports. Sarri has already been replaced in Naples by former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti but he remains under contract in Italy for two more years. But according to the Mirror, Napoli’s […]
Antoine Griezmann has rejected an £87million move to Barcelona and committed his future to Atletico Madrid. The player revealed the snub to Barca in a bizarre documentary entitled ‘The Decision’ aired on a pay-to-view channel in Spain. He claimed he had decided to stay after winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid but then almost […]
Sadio Mane was close to joining Real Madrid before Zinedine Zidane resigned as manager – but the deal could still be revived this summer, according to reports in France. The Liverpool striker is reported to have been the first major signing lined up by Real Madrid on the back of them winning a third successive […]