West Ham put academy boss in charge for return to Euro action July 1, 2015 West Ham are set to field a second-string side for tonight’s Europa League match against FC Lusitans, with even new manager Slaven Bilic absent from the bench for the visit of the Andorran part-timers. Read more: Bilic wants to take West Ham to the Champions League The Hammers plan to give first-team debuts [...]
Dani Osvaldo sacked by Southampton July 1, 2015 Southampton have terminated the contract of their club record signing Dani Osvaldo, who cost £15m and made just 13 appearances for the Premier League club. Read more: The Saints go marching on to profitability The Argentina-born Italy forward has been released two years before the end of his deal, having spent much of his [...]
Nathaniel Clyne deal takes Liverpool’s summer spend over £50m on the transfer window’s first day July 1, 2015 Liverpool have spent over £50m already this summer, despite the transfer window being officially open for less than 24 hours. The £12.5m signing of Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton was confirmed this lunchtime, taking Liverpool's total spend for the summer to £52.9m. There are eight weeks still remaining for the Reds to make additions to their [...]
Nigel Pearson sacked by Leicester over rift with board June 30, 2015 Leicester City last night blamed a breakdown in relations between Nigel Pearson and the board after sacking the manager who steered them to Premier League survival last season. Read more: Pearson riles Lineker with pundits jibe The Foxes paid tribute to the outspoken 51-year-old for his unlikely relegation escape but said it had “become [...]
Unai Emery rejected “sizeable” West Ham offer June 28, 2015 Sevilla manager Unai Emery has revealed he turned down a lucrative offer to leave Spain for West Ham this summer. Read more: Slaven Bilic looks a good West Ham hire but I have doubts over Steve McClaren at Newcastle The 43-year-old, who has won successive Europa League titles with the Andalusian outfit, was linked [...]
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 [...]