Bournemouth set to splash out £8m for defender Mings June 25, 2015 Premier League newcomers Bournemouth are set to shell out a club record £8m to lure defender Tyrone Mings to the Goldsands Stadium from Ipswich Town. The 22-year-old, who can operate at left-back or centre-half, made 44 appearances for Ipswich last season. The Tractor Boys paid £10,000 to non-league side Chippenham Town for Mings in [...]
£10m Dimitri Payet to join West Ham June 24, 2015 West Ham are poised to make their second major signing of the summer by recruiting Marseille and France attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet for £10.5m. The 28-year-old is expected to sign a five-year contract this week and follows the arrival earlier this month of £4m Spain Under-21 midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria, as well as [...]
West Ham handed Lusitans tie: know your Andorran part-timers June 22, 2015 WEST Ham have been pitted against Andorran minnows FC Lusitans in the first qualifying round of the Europa League. New manager Slaven Bilic’s first competitive game is set to take place at Upton Park on 2 July, with the second leg a week later in Andorra. Here are five key things to know about FC Lusitans. [...]
Watford ready to smash transfer record for Perotti June 21, 2015 PREMIER League newcomers Watford are set to continue the re-shaping of their squad ahead of the new season after having a club record £7m bid for Argentina winger Diego Perotti accepted by Genoa yesterday. The 26-year-old was a member of Sevilla’s 2014 Europa League-winning team before moving to the Serie A side 12 months ago, [...]
Liverpool to reject Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling bid and issue record transfer fee demand June 17, 2015 Manchester City are likely to have shell out a record fee for an English footballer of more than £40m if they want to sign unsettled Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling. The Reds were yesterday expected to reject City’s latest bid for the 20-year-old, which is thought to amount to £35.5m rising to a possible £40m [...]
Premier League fixtures 2015-16: Spurs start at United, Chelsea get Swans and West Ham at Arsenal June 17, 2015 Tottenham are set to visit Manchester United in the most eye-catching fixture of the Premier League’s opening weekend, while Chelsea begin their title defence at home to Swansea. FA Cup winners Arsenal host West Ham in a London derby that marks Slaven Bilic’s first league match as Hammers manager, while Crystal Palace travel to [...]
Chelsea and Manchester City asked to assist in Neymar fraud case June 17, 2015 A Spanish high court has allowed a fraud case to be brought against Barcelona star Neymar and asked Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to assist in the inquiry. Brazilian investment firm DIS, which owned 40 per cent of the Neymar's transfer rights prior to his Barcelona move, filed a complaint which accuses [...]
Arsenal charged with allegedly breaching FA agents regulatons in Calum Chambers transfer from Southampton June 12, 2015 Arsenal have been formally charged by the FA for allegedly breaching the FA's football agents regulations. The club has until 26 June to respond to the charge which relates to the signing of defender Calum Chambers from Southampton on July 26 last summer. Agent Alan Middleton has also been charged and will have until next [...]
Slaven Bilic looks a good West Ham hire but I have doubts over Steve McClaren at Newcastle June 11, 2015 Appointing a new manager is a gamble, and West Ham and Newcastle became the latest Premier League clubs to roll the dice when they respectively hired Slaven Bilic and Steve McClaren this week. In the case of Bilic, he is well travelled, experienced and, as a former Hammers player, familiar with both the club [...]
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney named Europe’s second most marketable footballer after Cristiano Ronaldo June 11, 2015 Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Europe's most marketable footballer in a new study measuring players' reputation across the globe – with Wayne Rooney following relatively close behind. The Real Madrid star, who will earn $27m from endorsements this year according to Forbes, enjoys fame and acclaim around the world encouraging sponsors to attach his famous [...]