Juventus director: Arsenal told us to forget about signing Alexis Sanchez July 9, 2016 Arsenal will rebuff any offer for star forward Alexis Sanchez this summer, according to Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta who was unsuccessful in his pursuit of the Chilean. With Juventus potentially losing one or both of star players Alvaro Morata and Paul Pogba this summer, the Italian champions had turned their attention to 27-year-old Sanchez as a potential replacement. It [...]
Summer transfer window 2016: Premier League clubs spending more money on fewer players as new broadcast deal kicks in July 9, 2016 Premier League clubs have spent well over £100m more on new players in the first week of this year's summer transfer window than they had at the same point last season, despite purchasing fewer players. The guaranteed windfall of at least £99m from a new £8bn broadcast deal which starts this season, a loosening of financial fair play restrictions [...]
Jose Mourinho: New Manchester United signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan is perfect for the Premier League July 6, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho insists new signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan has the qualities needed to thrive in the Premier League, after the playmaker's arrival at Old Trafford was confirmed. Mkhitaryan, who joins United in a £26m deal from Borussia Dortmund, is Mourinho's third signing since taking control at Old Trafford with striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and centre-back Eric Bailly already secured. The 27-yea-old attacking [...]
Jose Mourinho straight onto the front foot in first media appearance as Manchester United manager July 5, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has wasted little time in going on the offensive in his new job, taking apparent swipes at the records of old foe Arsene Wenger and predecessor Louis van Gaal, and deriding as “a lie” his reputation as a coach who does not promote young players. In a prickly first media [...]
Leicester set to break transfer record – again – on Nigeria striker July 4, 2016 Champions Leicester are poised to break their transfer record for the second time in days by signing Nigeria striker Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow for £16.6m. The 23-year-old, who has scored 54 times in 168 appearances for the Russian side, is expected to travel to the Midlands this week to complete a long-anticipated move. “Everything [...]
Pep Guardiola rules out trying to lure Lionel Messi to Manchester after formal unveiling as City boss July 3, 2016 New Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has ruled out launching an audacious multi-million pound bid for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi after being officially unveiled as the club’s manager. The Spaniard conducted a question and answer session at the Etihad Stadium, having arrived at City on the back of three seasons with Bayern Munich during which [...]
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger tips Takuma Asano for stardom after clinching deal for Japan striker July 3, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has tipped Japan striker Takuma Asano as a star of the future after the Gunners agreed a deal for the 21-year-old. Asano is set to join from Sanfrecce Hiroshima, subject to receiving a work permit, where he scored 11 goals in 56 appearances and was in 2015 voted the J-League’s Rookie of [...]
Wales have smashed England’s tournament prize money record at Euro 2016 after beating Belgium to reach the semi-finals and pocketing £15m July 2, 2016 Wales' historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals will provide a financial windfall for the Football Association of Wales (FAW) as well as a fairytale story for the country to pass through generations. After staging a massive shock to beat Belgium 3-1 in Friday night's quarter-final, the Wales team has earned the FAW £14.7m in [...]
These are the things that are likely to happen before Brexit July 1, 2016 There has been much speculation over when the formal Brexit process will start, with no clear deadline set. Now bookmaker Betway has issued a list of things that are likely to take place before Article 50 is triggered, which will kick off the UK's official withdrawal from the EU. The betting firm has odds of 1/14 [...]
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp agrees all-cash deal to buy TalkSport owner for £220m June 30, 2016 Media giant News Corp has agreed to pay £220.3m for the company that owns UK radio station TalkSport. The deal for Wireless Group comes after it changed its name from UTV Media in March, following the sale of its TV assets to ITV for around £100m. Wireless shares have shot up 70 per cent on [...]