Manchester City: This graph shows how £49m Raheem Sterling deal compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing July 14, 2015 Since Sheikh Mansour decided to shower his billions on Manchester City the club have attracted many of football's most renowned and desired players; Premier League winners, Champions League winners and even World Cup winners have all arrived at Eastlands yet Raheem Sterling – with less than 150 professional appearances to his name – is the [...]
Nomadic Ranieri finds new home at Leicester City July 13, 2015 MUCH-TRAVELLED former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri has revealed that his appointment as Leicester manager yesterday ends a decade-long desire to return to the Premier League. The Italian, 63, has signed a three-year contract at the King Power Stadium and replaces Nigel Pearson, who was sacked in June despite keeping the Foxes in the top flight [...]
Tottenham injury blow as Hugo Lloris suffers broken wrist July 13, 2015 Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris looks likely to miss the start of the new Premier League season after returning to pre-season training with a fractured wrist. France No1 Lloris, 28, faces a race against time to be fit for the club’s opening fixture of the campaign at Manchester United on 8 August. Former Swansea stopper Michel [...]
Why Zlatan Ibrahimovic would be perfect next buy for Manchester United July 13, 2015 Louis van Gaal is an ambitious man and has shown that with the signings he has made since taking charge at Manchester United, but I think there is at least one piece of the jigsaw missing. Bastian Schweinsteiger, who arrived yesterday from Bayern Munich alongside Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin, is a terrific signing who has [...]
Louis van Gaal takes his Manchester United spending past £200m mark following Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin signings July 13, 2015 Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has hailed the signings of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin after taking his spending spree past the £200m mark. Read more: Midfield duo set to sign for United United paid close to a combined £40m in transfer fees to Bayern Munich for World Cup winner Schweinsteiger, 30, and [...]
Liverpool pave way for Sterling to seal English record £49m Man City transfer July 12, 2015 ENGLAND forward Raheem Sterling is closing in on a record-breaking £49m transfer to Manchester City after Liverpool withdrew him from their pre-season tour at the last minute. Sterling had been named in a 30-man party which yesterday departed for Thailand, where the Reds play a friendly against the True Thai Premier League All Stars tomorrow. [...]
Midfield duo Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger set for Manchester United transfers July 12, 2015 Manchester United are set to bolster their midfield ranks with the signing of France’s Morgan Schneiderlin after a fee in excess of £25m was agreed with Southampton. Schneiderlin is poised to join Germany’s World Cup winning midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger at Old Trafford, with the 30-year-old set to complete a £15m move to United after issuing [...]
QPR set to make £9m as Manchester City agree £49m deal with Liverpool for Raheem Sterling July 12, 2015 Queens Park Rangers are set to pocket almost £9m as a result of Raheem Sterling's mega-money switch from Liverpool to Manchester City. Read more: Sterling named most valuable young player in Europe City and Liverpool have agreed a £49m deal for the young forward with £44m paid upfront and a further £5m based on appearances. Sterling [...]
Tottenham hope to reach Wembley deal by the end of the year July 8, 2015 Tottenham hope to reach an agreement with Wembley chiefs by the end of this year to temporarily relocate to the national stadium, after they yesterday unveiled revamped plans for a new home in north London. Read more: Spurs to host NFL games in new stadium Spurs expect to move out of White Hart Lane [...]
Tottenham clinch Toby Alderweireld deal July 8, 2015 Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld admits his international team-mates helped persuade him to opt for a, £11.5m switch to Tottenham over a return to Southampton. Alderweireld, 26, who spent last season on loan at the Saints from Atletico Madrid, completed a move to White Hart Lane yesterday despite a legal row over the transfer. [...]