The news that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Spain and, therefore, Real Madrid, has set alarm bells ringing at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo is currently playing in the Confederations Cup with the Portugal national team and the European Champions are waiting until after the Confederations Cup final on July 2 to sit down and […]
“Who doesn’t want to play for a club as big as Barcelona?” Those were the words of Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez when he was asked about reports linking him with the Catalan club. Millions of kids across the globe would presumably give the same response. But Davinson’s rhetorical question does not echo the thoughts of […]
It looks like Arsenal have settled on French international Alexandre Lacazette as their replacement for wantaway striker Alexis Sanchez after Lacazette’s club Lyon acknowledged that they had received a “very nice” bid from the Premier League side. Arsenal are reported to have made an offer that gets close to the £50m valuation that Lyon have […]
Chelsea have moved to downplay reports that manager Antonio Conte is upset of the Blues lack of activity in the summer transfer market. With Manchester City and United both already making signing players, Conte is said to be growing frustrated with the likes of club director Marina Granovskaia and technical director Michael Emenalo over the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly furious that he has been accused of defrauding the Spanish government of €15 million in unpaid taxes and he is said to have told Real Madrid that he will demand a transfer if he is convicted. That is what A Bola and Diario Record in Ronaldo’s native Portugal as well as […]
AC Milan’s teenage goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will not renew his contract at San Siro, the club have announced, setting up a domino effect that will impact Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea. Donnarumma is without a doubt the best young goalkeeper in Europe, but his agent Mino Raiola, has bigger plans for his client than the […]
Victor Lindelof will arrive at Manchester United’s Carrington training base on Wednesday to complete his move from Benfica. United announced on Saturday night that a deal, believed to be worth £30.7 million, had been agreed between the two clubs. Jose Mourinho had been trailing the 22-year-old earlier in the season and United were working on […]
First it was the Barcelona stars who fell afoul of the Spanish tax authorities and now it is the turn of Real Madrid playersto fell the wrath of the government. A Spanish state prosecutor has accused Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo with defrauding Spain’s tax office of €14.7 million in unpaid taxes. In a statement […]
Antoine Griezmann will sign a new five-year contract with Atletico Madrid that will retain his €100 million release clause, according to the club’s president. The France international had looked on course to join Manchester United for a fee reportedly in the region of €100million (£88m) – the release clause in his Atletico contract – with […]