Latest Football Transfer Deals, Speculations and Titbits

Xabi Alonso to Bayern is the biggest move of the day, but here are some of the other top transfer rumours making the rounds as compiled by our man Paul Ayorinde.

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Done Deals:

– Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Wilfried Zaha from Manchester United on a season-long loan deal

– Esteban Cambiasso has joined Leicester City details later.

– Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung has signed a new four-year contract at the club

– Bayern Munich have announced they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of Xabi Alonso.

– Metz have completed the signing of midfielder Sergei Kryvets from BATE Borisov

-QPR have completed the signing of defender Jack Robinson from Liverpool

Wilfred Zaha

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Hull City are close to signing striker Abel Hernandez from Palermo

– Sandro’s agent said it is “very unlikely” Tottenham will sell the midfielder to Napoli

– Chelsea are still reportedly keen on signing Roma striker Mattia Destro

– According to reports, Juventus and Valencia are still in the hunt for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez

– Marseille are keen on signing Sporting Lisbon midfielder Diego Capel

– According to reports, Sevilla are close to signing OGC Nice defender Timothee Kolodziejczak

– Marseille are on the verge of signing Newcastle defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa

– According to reports, Tottenham are pursuing a loan deal for Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck.

– Manchester United are in talks with Sporting Lisbon over a deal for midfielder William Carvalho

– Sunderland are closing in on a deal for Inter Milan’s Ricky Alvarez

– Sheffield Wednesday wants Manchester United defender Marnick Vermijl on a season-long loan deal

– Sunderland have reportedly offer £6million for Celtic defender Virjil van Dirk

– Burnley are looking to submit a bid for Derby defender Richard Keogh

-According to reports, Leicester City have offered £5million for Locomotiv Moscow striker Dame N’Doye

– West Ham are in talks over a deal for Rennes defender Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik

– According to reports, Aston Villa have agreed a £8million deal with Manchester United for midfielder Tom Cleverly

– Arsenal have reportedly tabled a £11.9million bid for Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

– Inter Milan are looking to sign Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri

– According to reports, Real Madrid will agree a €23million deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign Marco Reus next summer

-Tottenham have reportedly ended their pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Alexander Song

– Borussia Dortmund are in advanced talks to re-sign Manchester United forward Shinji Kagawa

– QPR are close to signing Gremio defender Bressan on a season-long loan

– According to reports, Manchester United wants a pay-as-you-play deal for Arturo Vidal due to concern about his right knee

– Roma are reported preparing a bid for Newcastle defender Davide Santon

– Newcastle have renewed their interest in QPR striker Loic Remy

Football tit bits:

– Wayne Rooney has been named England’s new captain by manager Roy Hodgson

– Louis van Gaal has warned fans,Angel Di Maria should not be seen as Manchester United “miracle” as his big-money signing was officially presented to the media for the first time

– Leeds United have sacked head coach David Hockaday just six games into his reign

– Former Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has announced his retirement from football after a heart condition was detected at a routine medical

– Defender Cosmin Moti saved two shoot-out penalties to send Bulgarian side Ludogorets into the group stage of the Champions League for the first time

– Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo won UEFA Best Player in Europe Award ahead of Bayern Munich pair Manuel Neuer and Arjen Robben

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

Here are Paul Ayorinde’s picks of the latest football transfer news making the rounds.

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Adrien Rabiot

Done Deals:

– Tottenham have completed the signing of Federico Fazio from Sevilla on a four-year contract

– Watford striker Troy Deeney have signed a new four-year contract at the club

– Barcelona have completed the signing of defender Douglas Pereira from Sao Paolo for €4million

– Celtic have announced the signing of Ghana international winger Mubarak Wakasso from Rubin Kazan on a season-long loan deal

Federico Fazio. photo credit uefa.com

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Various reports have linked Manchester United with a move £24 for Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho.

– Arsenal are believed to have made bids for Adrien Rabiot, with Juventus and AS Roma also linked to Rabiot.

– Hull manager Steve Bruce have admitted defeat in his bid to sign striker Jordan Rhodes from Blackburn Rovers

– Inter Milan are planning a bid for Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa

– Arsenal target Alessio Cerci future has once again been thrown into doubt after he was left out of Torino’s Europa league squad

– According to reports, Palermo striker Abel Hernandez is on the verge of joining Hull City

– Tottenham reportedly asked for Mattia De Sciglio in exchange for Roberto Soldado,but AC Milan turned them down

– According to SkySport Italia, Marco van Ginkel has turned down a loan move to AC Milan,as he wants to stay at Chelsea

– Arsenal are reportedly considering a late swoop for Barcelona’s Munir El-Haddadi

– According to reports, Sevilla are closing in on a deal to sign Southampton midfielder Gaston Ramirez

– Arsenal are reportedly on the verge of agreeing a deal with Atletico Madrid for defender Toby Alderweireld

– Alvaro Arbeloa is keen on leaving Real Madrid before the end of the transfer window

– According to BBC, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is unlikely to sign a new striker before the end of the transfer window despite Olivier Giroud’s injury

– Bayern Munich are considering a move for Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso

– Arsenal have offered former Birmingham striker Nikola Zigic a contract,according to his agent.

– Wigan midfielder James McArthur is on the verge of joining Leicester City

– Olympiakos are reportedly interested in signing Paris Saint-Germain defender Clement Chantome

– According to reports,Manchester United are weighing up a £20 million move for Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen

– Hamburg are interested in signing Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby

– Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha is close to joining Crystal Palace on loan

– According to reports, Inter Milan midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic is been monitored by Crystal Palace and West ham

– Hull City defender Alex Bruce is set to join Blackburn Rovers

– Chelsea striker Fernando Torres’ wages are a stumbling block regarding a move to AC Milan

– Benfica are interested in Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez

– Daniel Agger claims he doesn’t know if he will still be at Liverpool on Monday when the transfer window shuts

– According to reports in France, Real Madrid are planning to spend the majority of the money they received from Manchester United for Angel Di Maria on Radamel Falcao

– Tottenham are interested in Barcelona midfielder Alexander Song

-Turkish Club Trabzonspor is keen on Hamburg midfielder Rafael van der Vaart

– Norwich City are on the verge of signing Club Brugge midfielder Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe for £4million

– Cardiff city are interested in signing Bordeaux defender Lamine Sane

– QPR are reading to move for West Ham midfielder Mohammed Diame

– Athletic Bilbao are interested in signing Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi on loan

Football tit bits:

– Crystal Palace have appointed Neil Warnock as their new manager on a two-year contract

– Xabi Alonso has announced his retirement from international football with Spain at age 32. He had 114 caps to his name

– Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne is out of hospital after his latest health scare.

-New Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis has revealed he got to know his Swansea City team-mates by researching them on the Football Manager computer game

– New Everton striker Samuel Eto’o has indicated he wants to put his fall-out with Jose Mourinho behind him.

– UEFA have postponed Israel’s opening 2016 European Championship qualifying match against Belgium because of security reasons. Israel was scheduled to host Belgium in Jerusalem on September 9th. The game will now be played March 31st 2015 at a venue to be confirmed later.

– A football Fan as Won £1250 After mistakenly placing a bet on MK Dons in the Capital one clash against Man Utd.

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

Di Maria to Man Utd, Eto’o to Everton are just some of the Done Deals today, but trust our man Paul to bring you all the other Deals and Speculations.

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Roberto Martinez and Samuel Etoo. photo credit Evertonfc

Done Deals:

– Manchester United have announced the signing of Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £59.7million

– AS Roma have completed the signing of defender Kostas Manolas from Olympiakos for €13million

– Everton have announced the signing of free agent Samuel Eto’o on a two-year contract

– Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has signed a new four-year contract at the club

– Bayern Munich have completed the signing of defender Mehdi Benatia from AS Roma on a five-year contract

– Parma have completed the signing of midfielder Francesco Lodi from Catania on a season-long loan deal

– Eibar have announced the loan signing of AC Milan defender Didac Vila

– Palermo have completed the signing of Ivory Coast international defender Souleymane Bamba

– Inter Milan have loaned out Ruben Botta and Ezequiel Schelotto to Chievo Verona

– Palermo have completed the signing of Costa Rican international defender Giancarlo Gonzalez from Columbus Crew.

– Hull City have completed the signing of defender Michael Dawson from Tottenham on a three-year contract for £3million

Angel Di Maria, photo credit Mufc

Today’s Reports And Rumours:

– Leicester city and Burnley are locked in battle to sign Wigan midfielder James McArthur

– According to reports in France, Monaco owner Dimitri Rybolovlev will only sell Radamel Falcao if he receives an offer in excess of £47.8million

– Lazio are reportedly interested in signing Stoke City’s Geoff Cameron

– Daley Blind’s agent says Manchester United are yet to launch a bid to sign his client

– Napoli are reportedly close to signing Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva

– QPR have stepped-up their interest in Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy

– Swansea City are close to signing Ostersunds FK striker Modou Barrow

– Arsenal fear Olivier Giroud could be out for over three months and may try to bring in a striker before the transfer window closes

– Tim Sherwood have been lined up to replace Harry Redknapp as QPR manager if the West London side continues to struggle.

– According to reports, AC Milan are closing in on Chelsea striker Fernando Torres

– Bournemouth are looking to sign Carlton Cole from West ham for £1million

– Blackburn Rovers forward Jordan Rhodes is set to put in a transfer request in a bid to force through a move to Hull City

– Sunderland are close to signing defender Sebastian Coates from Liverpool on a season-long loan

– According to reports, Sporting Lisbon are willing to accept a reduced fee from Arsenal for midfielder William Carvalho if they can get a player like Serge Gnabry or Francis Coquelin on loan

– Juventus are interested in signing Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez

– Napoli are reportedly in talks with Espanyol for midfielder David Lopez

– Arsenal boss Arsene has dismissed speculation over Poldoski departure by announcing”Lukas Poldoski will stay with us”

– According to reports, Paris Saint-Germain are in talks with PSV to sign midfielder Georgino Wijnaldum

– According to reports, Roma have contacted Lorient over the possibility of signing defender Bruno Ecuele Manga

– Inter Milan boss Walter Mazzari has approved the club’s move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi

– Andros Townsend is facing the prospect of becoming a fringe player at Tottenham

– Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Torino forward Alessio Cerci

-West ham have enquired about Bayer Leverkusen defender Phillip Wollscheid

– Juventus have warned Spanish side Sevilla that defender Angelo Ogbonna will not be sold for less than €15million

Frank Lampard. photo credit thefa.com

Football Tit Bits:

– Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from international football after making 106 appearances for England

– UEFA President Michel Platini is set to announce on Thursday in Monaco if he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA Presidency

– Atletico Madrid are to plead their case at the Lige de Futbol Profesional appeals committee in an attempt to reduce the ban handed to Diego Simeone.

– The Italian Football Association(FIGC) is no longer planning to investigate its President Carlo Tavecchio’s racist remark during his election campaign

– Samuel Eto’o has been dropped as Cameroon’s national team captain and permanently replaced by midfielder Stephane Mbia

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Rumours And Titbits

Now that Liverpool have got their man Mario Ballotelli, we must let you know that other Deals have been struck as Speculations continue to mount about Angel Di Maria’s pending move to Man Utd check out Paul Ayorinde’s pick of the day’s Latest Transfer news and rumours here.

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Done Deals:

– Liverpool have completed the signing of Italian international Mario Balotelli from AC Milan

– Derby County have completed the signing of defender Ryan Shotton from Stoke City on a season-long loan

– Leeds United have announced the signing of Danish international defender Casper Sloth from AGF Aarhus on a three-year deal

– Sevilla have confirmed the signing of French international Benoit Tremoulinas from Dynamo Kiev for a fee around €3million

– West Bromwich Albion have completed the signing of winger Silvestre Varela from Porto on a season-long loan deal

– FC Porto have completed the signing of striker Vincent Aboubaker from Lorient for €3.5million

Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to reports, AC Milan are ready to include Giampaolo Pazzini in another push for Torino’s Alessio Cerci

– Inter Milan are interested in a move for Napoli striker Lorenzo Insigne

– According to reports in Italy, Everton have won the race to sign Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o despite late interest from AC Milan

– Lukas Poldoski’s agent insists neither Juventus or Napoli has made a bid for his client

– AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao told reporters after their 1-0 victory last night ” I am very happy here. It is a pleasure to play with this team and I hope to stay here”

– Kostas Manolas’ agent has denied reports that the central defender will be joining Roma this week

– Leicester city boss Nigel Pearson has claimed that his side are in serious talks to sign Esteban Cambiasso

– Zenit St Petersburg coach Andre Villas Boas has rejected speculations that his club will make a move for Fredy Guarin

– According to reports, Tottenham have no intention of selling Andros Townsend

– Sunderland’s Modibo Diakite is in talks about joining Fiorentina on a permanent deal

– Swansea captain Ashley Williams wants an “hand off” notice put on striker Wilfried Bony

– Roma and Ac Milan are both keen on signing Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado

– Carlo Ancelloti says Arsenal target Sami Khedira won’t be leaving the club this summer

– According to reports, Manchester United will follow-up the signing of Angel Di Maria with the £8million acquisition of Cruzeiro midfielder Lucas Silva

– Southampton are set to make a move for Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld and will battle Monaco and Arsenal for his signature

– Arsenal are reportedly set to sign a striker due to Olivier Giroud’s injury

– Sevilla are interested in signing Zenit St Petersburg defender Luis Neto as a replacement for Tottenham bound Federico Fazio

– Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Iturraspe insists that talks of a possible move to Bayern Munich is simply rumours at this stage

– Sunderland and Westbrom are keen on signing Leicester city midfielder Andy King

– Celtic have had an offer for Serbian striker Stefan Scepovic accepted by Sporting Gijon

– Arsenal have enquired about Wolfsburg defensive midfielder Luis Gustavo

– Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has revived interest in Norwich City winger Nathan Redmond

Diego Simeone photo credit uefa.org

Football Tit Bits:

– Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has been handed an eight-match ban by the Royal Spanish Football Federation after been sent off in Friday’s Spanish Super Cup Second-leg win against Real Madrid

– Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has said Shinji Kagawa does not want to play his brand of football as he explained the Japanese international’s absence from his team this season

– According to the ex-Football Association Chairman Lord Triesman, Malky Mackay should face a season-long ban from football for the offensive text he sent to a former colleague at Cardiff.

– Former West Brom coach Steve Clarke has expressed his interest in the vacant manager’s job at Crystal Palace

– The Algerian Football Federation have halted league football indefinitely following the death of Cameroonian striker Albert Ebosse,who was hit by a stone thrown by a fan.

– Crystal Palace have only interviewed two candidates for their vacant manager’s job but hopes to make an appointment “early this week”

Latest Football Transfer Rumours And Titbits

Well its one of those days when the Big clubs refuse to bring out their cheque books, but not to worry we’ve got the Rumours and Speculations making the rounds at this moment courtesy of our man Paul.

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Petr Cech. photo credit chelseafc.com

Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to Skysports sources, Manchester United are set to sign Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria in a deal worth £48million

– Napoli are reigniting their interest in signing Tottenham midfielder Sandro.

– Fulham are reportedly close to signing Hellas Verona goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov.

– Petr Cech would be allowed to leave Chelsea if he wants to, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho as been quoted as referring to Cech in the past tense in a recent interview.

– According to reports, QPR are in advance talks to sign Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Younes Belhanda

– According to reports in Italy,Napoli are interested in signing Arsenal winger Lucas Podolski

– Blackburn Rovers have confirmed they have rejected two Hull City bids for Jordan Rhodes.

– Mario Balotelli will seal his move to Liverpool on Monday,but will not have a good behaviour clause in his contract,according to the striker’s agent

– Leicester City are closing in on Basle midfielder Marcelo Diaz

– According to reports in Italy, Roma will sell Mehdi Benatia to Bayern Munich on Monday.

– Benfica have reportedly made a bid for Parlemo striker Abel Hernandez

– AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani was pictured meeting Roma director Walter Sabatini this afternoon for Mattia Destro

– West Brom have stepped up their interest in Sporting Gijon midfielder Alex Barrera

– Kostas Mitroglou may not play again for Fulham after a fallout with Felix Magath

– Marco van Ginkel has held talks with Chelsea over his future

– Sunderland boss Gus Poyet will look to take Fabio Borini on loan if his £14million permanent switch from Liverpool falls through

– Wolves have line up a £1million swoop for Sunderland striker Danny Graham

– According to reports, Napoli have agreed terms with liverpool for Lucas Leiva on loan

– AC Milan have reportedly inquired about the availability of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao

– QPR will meet with Guingamp striker Mustapha Yatabare’s agent at the beginning of next week over a possible transfer

– Lille striker Salomon Kalou is close to joining German side Wolfsburg

– Manchester United are reportedly planing a final bid of £40million plus Javier Hernandez for Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal

– According to reports in France, Montpellier midfielder Benjamin Stambouli prefers a move to Swansea City.

– According to reports, Samuel Eto’o has completed a medical at Liverpool and will sign a one-year contract

– Arsenal are close to signing Olympiakos midfielder Kostas Manolas

– AC Milan want Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel on season-long loan

– Hull City are on the verge of signing Tottenham defender Michael Dawson

– Sunderland are keen on signing Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck on loan

Angel Di Maria- (AP Photo/Paul White)

Football tit bits:

– Libya has announced they won’t be able to host the African Cup of Nations in 2017 because of security concerns.The Confederation of African Football gave countries interested in hosting in Libya’s place until the end of September to submit their bid

– Shakhtar Donetsk stadium,the Donbass Arena has been hit with two explosions,no casualties have been reported

– Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has apologized for tapping the back of the head of the fourth official during his side’s 1-0 second leg Spanish Super cup win over Real Madrid

– Coach Roy Hogdson believes England can win Euro 2016,despite failing to get out of the group stage at this summer’s World Cup

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

Seems like the entire transfer market buzz today is all about Liverpool bound Mario Ballotelli, well all the other Deals and Speculations have not escaped the Eagle Eyes of our Man Paul Ayorinde.

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so here it is….

Georgios Samaras photo credit wba.co.uk

Done Deals:

– West Bromwich Albion has signed Greece international striker Georgios Samaras on a two-year contract

– Swansea have completed the signing of midfielder Tom Carroll from Tottenham on a season-long loan

– Academica Coimbra have completed the signing of Cameroon international striker Edgar Saili from Nancy on a season-long loan

– Real Betis have confirmed the signing of Alfred N’Diaye from Sunderland on a five-year deal

– Paris Saint-Germain attacker Hervin Ongenda will join Reims on a season-long loan

– PSV Eindhoven winger Memphis Depay have signed a new four-year contract at the club

– Former Lazio and Inter striker Tomasso Rocchi has joined Hungarian side Haladas on free transfer

– Evian have completed the signing of Costa Rican international Yeltsin Tejeda from Saprissa on a four-year contract

– Fulham have completed the signing of defender Tiago Casaola from Boca Juniors

Mario Balotelli. photo credit imageion.net

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Cagliari are keen on signing former AC Milan goalkeeper Marco Amelia

– Fredy Guarin is reportedly open to a move to Zenit St Petersburg,but the Inter man is also waiting for other offers

– Sunderland coach Gus Poyet has admitted he is losing patience in his bid to sign Fabio Borini on a permanent deal

– According to reports,Valenciennes is close to signing midfielder Sigamary Diarra on a two-year deal

– According to reports, Napoli’s Blerim Dzemaili could be on his way to AC Milan for a fee of €3million

– AC Milan have reportedly made a formal offer to Roma for Mattia Destro

– Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal refused to comment on Danny Welbeck’s future with the striker linked with a move away from the club.

– According to reports, Real Madrid are waiting for Manchester United to make a formal bid for Angel Di Maria

– Wolfsburg are keen on signing Arsenal winger Lukas Podolski

– According to reports in Italy, Napoli and AC Milan are keeping tabs on Fabio Borini’s sitaution at Liverpool

– Benfica have reportedly rejected an official bid from Manchester United for Nicolas Gaitan

– According to reports, AC Milan are preparing an offer for Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado as they brace themself for life without Mario Balotelli

– OGC Nice are reportedly close to signing Alassane Plea from Lyon on a season-long loan

– Blackburn Rovers want £12million for Jordan Rhodes after rejecting Hull City’s £8million bid for the Scotland Striker

– According to reports, Tottenham aree willing to sell Michael Dawson and Vlad Chiriches as they close in on Sevilla’s Federico Fazio

– Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is exploring possibility of swapping Fernando Torres with Roma striker Mattia Destro

– Leicester City are interested in Portugal striker Hugo Almeida

– According to reports, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal could pass on signing Angel Di Maria as he doesn’t want to stunt Adnan Januzaj

– Tottenham are lining up a late swoop for QPR striker Loic Remy

– According to reports, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is now working from transfer B-list after seeing his first-choice targets fail to come off

– Arsenal are considering a bid for West ham defender Winston Reid who is out of contract at the end of the season

– Newcastle are confident they will keep Cheik Tiote despite interest from elsewhere

– QPR manager Harry Redknapp says there has been no firm offers for Loic Remy and remains confident the striker will still be at Loftus Road when the transfer window closes

– PSG and Monaco are willing to take Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech on loan for a year

– Celtic boss Ronny Deila confirmed he is interested in signing Serbian ace Stefan Scepovic

– Southampton goalkeeper Artur Boruc wants to leave the club

– Arsenal are monitoring both Sami Khedira and William Carvalho as they wait to discover the extent of captain Mikel Arteta’s injury

Football tit bits:

– Former Republic of Ireland and Birmingham coach Alex McLeish has been appointed coach of Belgian club Genk on a two-year contract

– Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has urged midfielder Jack Wilshere to ignore his critics and let his football do the talking for him this season

– Malky Mackay has issued an official apology for sending offensive text messages during his time as Cardiff manager

– Harry Redknapp has offered Paul Gascoigne a coaching role at QPR,as he voiced his concern for the former England midfielder’s health

– Neymar has been ruled out of Barcelona’s season-opening game against Elche after spraining his ankle in training

Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

Its a day of loan deals as the world prepares for the impending return of Mario Balotelli to the BPL, but of course the rumour mills have gone into overdrive and our Man Paul Ayorinde has captured it all for you.

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Angel Di Maria- (AP Photo/Paul White)

Queens Park Rangers have completed the signing of Eduardo Vargas

Today’s report and rumours:

– According to Milan news, the fee agreed between Liverpool and AC Milan for Mario Balotelli is €20million in addition to bonuses.

– According to reports, Arsenal are preparing to offer €40million plus Olivier Giroud for PSG striker Edison Cavani.

– Tottenham are keen on activating the £8million release clause of Sevilla defender Federico Fanzo

– Hull City have submitted a £10million bid for Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes

– Mattia Destro’s agent has revealed his client would be interested in a move to Chelsea

– AC Milan are keen on replacing Mario Ballotelli with FC Porto star striker Jackson Martinez.

– According to reports in France,Celtic are set to make an offer for Lille’s striker Salomon Kalou

– AC Milan have played down reports that they are in Paris to negotiate a deal for Paris Saint-Germain Adrien Rabiot

– French Ligue 1 side Metz are close to signing Modibo Maiga from West ham on a one-year loan

– West Brom coach Alan Irvine has confirmed his interest in Greece striker Georgios Samaras

– Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed Angel Di Maria has rejected a new contract and also have asked to leave the club,Sami Khedira have also rejected a new contract at Real Madrid.

– Hull city manager Steve Bruce is looking to Rotherham winger Ben Pringle as replacement for injured Robert Snodgrass.

– Monaco are reportedly lining up a £10million bid for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech

– Manchester United and Chelsea are battling it out to sign highly rated Cruzeiro midfielder Lucas Silva

– According to reports, QPR have open talks with Reading’s goalkeeper Alex McCarthy

– Manchester United are planning a shock bid for Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso.

– Arsenal are ready to fend off late interest shown by Locomotiv Moscow to sign Newcastle midfielder Cheik Tiote

– Galatasaray are close to signing Arsenal forward Lucas Poldoski

-According to reports, Monaco are close to signing defender Wallace from Braga

– Paul Pogba’s agent has stated that no contract talk with Juventus are underway,despite General Manager Beppe Marotta claiming a extension was close.

– Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Napoli winger Goran Pandev.

– Everton manager Roberto Martinez isn’t ruling out a move for free agent Samuel Eto’o

– According to reports, Anderson is close to leaving Manchester United for FC Porto in a deal worth €7.5million

– According to reports in France, Lorient striker Vincent Aboubakar is set to join FC Porto for €10million plus bonuses

– According to Skysports Italia, Mario Balotelli will travel to England tomorrow to undergo a medical at Liverpool.

– According to reports, Real Madrid have contacted Manchester City enquiring about the availability of striker Alvaro Negredo

Football tit bits:

– Bastia striker Brandao has been provisionally suspended until September 18th so that the Ligue de football professionell (LFP) can make a long-term decision.

– Roy Hodgson is set to name Wayne Rooney as England’s new captain ahead of the start of the Euro 2016 qualifiers next month

– Paul Scholes is “scared” for his former club Manchester United’s future and feels they need to buy at least five players to avoid decline.

– Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo trained without any problems ahead of Friday’s Spanish Super cup second-leg clash with Atletico Madrid having been substituted due to injury in the first-leg on Tuesday.

– The Glazer family has no plan to sell Manchester United in the near future,with the club’s American owners determined to be in place for at least the next five years

Latest Football Transfer Done Deals, Rumours And Titbits

The Transfer market as been busy as ever today and so as our Man Paul Ayorinde, So here are the top football transfer deals, rumours and titbits making the rounds at this moment.

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Marcos Rojo

Done Deals:

– QPR have completed the signing of Leroy Fer from Norwich City on a three-year deal

– Manchester United have completed the signing of Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on five-year contract for €20million

– Swansea City have confirmed the signing of Argentine defender Federico Fernandez from Napoli on a four-year deal

– Edin Dzeko has signed a new four-year contract with Manchester City,keeping him at the Etihad Stadium until 2018

– Luka Modric has signed a new four-year contract with Real Madrid

– Norwich City have announced the signing of former Sunderland defender Carlos Cuellar on a free transfer

– Napoli have completed the signing of midfielder Jonathan De Guzman from Villareal

– Cameron Jerome has joined Norwich City FC from Stoke City

– Italian Mirco Antenucci has joined Leeds United from Ternana

Leroy Fer – photo credit .belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Today’s report and rumours:

– Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta insists Arturo Vidal has never been for sale at any point this summer

– Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini proposed loan move to Napoli could be off after he was pictured on crutches

– AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has confirmed Liverpool has not made any contact regarding a move for Mario Ballotelli

– According to reports, AS Roma are look resigned to losing Mattia Destro,as they have offered €16million for Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luis Adriano

– Swansea have made a second offer for Montpellier midfielder Benjamin Stambouli after their first offer was rejected

– AS Monaco have opened talks wit Stromsgodset for 15-year old starlet Martin Odegaard.

– Juventus are reportedly close to signing PSV winger Memphis Depay for £12million

– According to reports, Manchester United have resurrected their interest in Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan

– Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus turned down a move to Manchester United,according to Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo

– Celtic are closing in on South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-kyung from Cardiff

– According to reports, Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo has emerged as the number one target of new Valencia owner Peter Lim

– According to reports, Geoff Cameron has alerted Stoke City that he wants to leave the club

– West ham have made enquiries about Manchester City defender Micah Richards

– Alan Irvine has conceded that West brom’s final summer signings might not arrive until after the weekend

– According to reports, Petr Cech has trained on his day off in a bid to win No 1 spot back from Thibaut Courtois

– According to reports, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is interested in signing Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso.

– Burnley have reportedly made a new bid for Wigan midfielder James McArthur

– Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has admitted to rejecting a lucrative offer to join Manchester United

– According to reports in France, Liverpool have not yet made an offer for AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao,but are planning to do so.

– According to reports, Evian are close to signing Danish midfielder Casper Sloth.

– Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta has confirmed that talks are underway for the contract extension of Paul Pogba.

– Manchester United will pay Nani’s wages around £4.8million for the duration of his season-long loan to Sporting Lisbon

– Tottenham are reportedly preparing a £24million bid for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez

– QPR are keen on signing Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin

– Arsenal have had a €25million bid for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho rejected

Football Tit Bits:

– Barcelona are appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) after FIFA upheld their transfer embargo until January 2016

– UEFA have confirmed that it is investigating the new president of the Italian football federation(FIGC),Carlo Tavecchio over allegations of racism

-Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo poked fun at former Gunner Cesc Fabregas following his Chelsea debut at Burnley,retweeting Fabregas’s “Once a Gunner,always a Gunner” post from 2011

– Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger have lodged a complaint with UEFA after a water bottle was thrown at me following his side’s 0-0 against Besiktas

– According to Skysports, Malky Mackay will not be appointed as the new Crystal Palace manager after talks broke down amid disagreement over his potential back room staff.

– Thiago Motta has been interviewed by police in Paris after authorities launched a preliminary investigation into Bastia striker Brandao head-butting the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder at the weekend.

– Hull City midfielder Robert Snodgrass will be out for up to six month with a dislocated knee cap,manager Steve Bruce has confirmed.

– A new survey carried out in Germany as revealed that Most German football clubs operate at a profit, Unlike other Football clubs in other European countries.

– 15 year old Martin Odegaard, has been called up by national Norwegian National coach Per-Mathias Hogmo for his side’s friendly against the UAE. The 15 year old is also being chased by most of the top teams in Europe.

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

The transfer market seems to have slowed down somewhat, but the rumour mills are still as busy as ever, here are the top transfer rumours making the rounds as compiled by our man Paul Ayorinde.

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Angel Di Maria- (AP Photo/Paul White)

Done Deals:

– FC Twente have completed the signing of Hakim Ziyech from Heerenveen on a four-year deal.

– Vitesse have completed the signing of midfielder Josh McEachran from Chelsea on a season-long loan deal

– Tiago Ilori joins Bordeaux on a season-long loan from Liverpool

– Chelsea midfielder Marko Marin have joined Fiorentina on a season-long loan deal

Tiago Ilori, photo credit liverpoolfc.com

Today’s report and rumours:

-Manchester city boss Manuel Pellegrini says Matija Nastasic,Micah Richards,Scott Sinclair and John Guidetti are all free to leave this summer.

-According to reports, Tottenham are preparing a £17million bid for Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.

– Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is unsure where Angel Di Maria will be playing his football come the end of the transfer window

– According to reports, Manchester United have agreed a £16 million deal with Sporting Lisbon for Marcos Rojo which will see Nani move in the opposite direction on a one-year loan

– According to reports, OGC Nice winger Eric Bautheac has rejected an approach from Championship side Reading

– Roma director Walter Sabatini has reportedly handed Mehdi Benatia a deadline by which to find a new club, or he will stay

– Inter Milan are reportedly planning to lower their asking price for midfielder Fredy Guarin

– According to reports, Manchester United and Napoli have agreed deal that will see Marouane Fellaini go to Italy on a one-year loan

– Hull City boss Steve Bruce wants Bayer Leverkusen defender Philip Wollscheid after missing out on Tottenham’s Michael Dawson

– Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Julio Cesar is set to join Benfica on a two-year deal

– Manchester United are backing in the running to sign Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman.

– Loic Remy will stay at QPR unless a champions league side wants him,says team mate Joey Barton

– According to reports, Manchester United are prepared to commit as much as £100million to their pursuit of Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria

– According to reports, Manchester United have submitted a £25 million bid for Arturo Vidal. Juventus want a fee of around £45 million.

– Southampton are interested in Lazio’s Uruguay midfielder Alvaro Gonzalez

– Sunderland boss Gus Poyet insists they will not welcome any bid for strikers Connor Wickham and Steven Fletcher over the final fortnight of the transfer window

– Barcelona manager Luis Enrique says he is still in the market for new signings despite spending £115 million on five players.

– According to reports in France,Liverpool are close to signing Paris Saint-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi

– Napoli are close to signing Dutch midfielder Jonathan de Guzman

– Sunderland are interested in taking Napoli striker Eduardo Vargas on loan

– Chelsea are looking at AS Roma striker Mattia Destro in case Fernando Torres decides to leave the club

– Inter Milan could face stiff competition from AS Monaco for FC Porto’s Brazilian defender Rolando

– Atletico Madrid are interested in signing former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes.

– Leicester city remain hopeful of signing free-agent Esteban Cambiasso

-Roma are reportedly lining up a move for Manchester city striker Stevan Jovetic

-Aston Villa are targeting a move for Metalist kharkiv midfielder Sebastain Blanco

Football tit bits:

– Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba insist he only struggled at Stamford Bridge because manager Jose Mourinho picked players on reputation rather than performance.

– Chelsea Goalkeeper might be Seeking a move away from Stamford Bridge after being left out against Burnley.

– Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert says that he is surprised that Southampton’s owners have not faced more criticism over their decision to sell several first-team players this summer

– Germany international midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is set for an indefinite spell on the sidelines as persistent knee problem have limited him to only a few individual training sessions since the World cup.

– Former Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has rejected the offer made by the Korean Football Association(KFA) to join as the South Korea national head coach

– Crystal Palace have been fined by the Premier League for failing to act in good faith towards Cardiff city following last season’s ‘spying’ incident.

Latest Football Transfer News and Titbits

Here’s a round-up of saturday’s football transfer news and titbits by Paul Ayorinde

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Done Deals:

– Stoke City has completed the signing of Chelsea winger Victor Moses on a season-long loan.

– Liverpool have completed the signing of Alberto Moreno from Sevilla for £12million

– Blackpool have announced the signing of former Newcastle striker Nile Ranger on a one-year deal.

Today’s report and rumours:

-According to sources, Manchester United are interested in signing Athletic Bilbao midfielder Iker Muniain.

– Arsenal have reportedly been given permission to begin talks with PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot

– Bayern Munich are hoping to beat Chelsea and Arsenal to Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira with Pep Guardiola keen to sign a replacement for the injured Javi Martinez

– According to reports, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has phoned Marcos Rojo to reassure him that he still wants him at Old Trafford.

– Sporting Lisbon are keen on signing Manchester United winger Nani on loan.

– Liverpool Boss has promised to pursue a world-class striker right up until deadline day.

– Hull City are keen on signing Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher.

– According to reports, Midfielder Yaya Toure will not be offered a new contract by Manchester City despite settling his differences with the club.

– According to reports in England, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has intensified his effort to sign Inter midfielder Fredy Guarin after Manchester United’s intended move for Juventus’ Arturo Vidal seems to have stalled.

– Deportivo La coruna are closing in on the signing of Fulham striker Kostas Mitroglou on one-year loan deal

– According to reports, QPR have agreed an £8million deal for Norwich city midfielder Leroy Fer

– According to Skysports, Manchester United are on the verge of signing AS Roma star defender Mehdi Benatia

– Manchester city striker Stevan Jovetic is a target for Italian club AS Roma

– Monaco are planning to submit an improved bid for Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger,after a £12million bid was rejected for the German

– West ham are close to signing attacking midfielder Morgan Amalfitano from Marseille

– Monaco and Real Madrid are keen on signing Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech

-Middlesbrough coach Aitor Karanka is keen on signing Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford on loan

– Liverpool are close to signing Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero

– QPR coach Harry Redknapp is interested in signing Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Lassana Diarra

-According to reports in Italy, Juventus are keen on signing AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata

Victor Moses.CFC photo credit uefa.com

Football tit bits:

– Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said his players’ confidence would be “smashed” after the worst possible start to his reign at Old Trafford. “When you have preparation,win everything,then lose your first match,it cannot be worse. We have built up a lot of confidence,it will be smashed because of this.” He said

– Roberto Martinez fears Everton midfielder Ross Barkley could be missing for up to five months due to a knee injury

– Returning Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has thanked Brazilian midfielder Oscar for giving him back his famous number 11 shirt. Oscar have reverted to the number 8 worn formerly by Frank Lampard

– Manchester City new signing Bacary Sagna has apologized to his new team-mate Pablo Zabaleta for an angry bust-up between the pair when he was an Arsenal player in 2011.

Latest Football Transfer Rumours, Deals And Titbits

The rumour mills are still as busy as ever, and here are the top transfer rumours making the rounds as compiled by our man Paul Ayorinde.

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Done Deals:

– Cardiff City have completed the signing of winger Anthony pilkington from Norwich city for £2million

– Wolfsburg have completed the signing of former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner on a free transfer

– Kilmarnock have announced the signing of former Liverpool striker Michael Ngoo

– Striker Diafra Sakho of Metz as joined West Ham on a four-year deal

– Ipswich have completed the signing of Republic of Ireland international striker Conor Sammon on loan from Derby County

– Aston Villa have completed the signing of Colombia international midfielder Carlos Sanchez from Elche on a four-year contract

– Feyenoord have completed the signing of Colin Kazim-Richards from Bursaspor on a season-long loan deal

Nicklaus Bendtner

Today’s report and rumours:

– Fulham boss Felix Magath has confirmed the club’s interest in defender Tiago Casasola

– According to reports, Bayern munich are keen on signing Athletico Madrid’s Godin or Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane to replace the injured Javi Martinez

– According to reports in France, Paris Saint-Germain will sell Ezequiel Lavezzi for €20million

– Barcelona have cooled their interest in Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado due to Fiorentina’s €50million valuation.

– According to reports,Arsenal and Juventus are keen on signing Adrien Rabiot after Paris Saint-Germain ended negotiations over a new contract with the 19-year old midfielder.

-According to report, Manchester United chief executive Edward Woodward is in contact with Real Madrid over a possible deal for Angel Di Maria

– Arsenal are reported willing to cash in on Lucas Podolski amid interest from clubs in Germany and Turkey.

– Hull City Manager Steve Bruce will step up his attempt to sign £ 4million-rated Tottenham defender Michael Dawson

– Wigan has turned down a £4million bid from Burnley for James McArthur

– Sunderland are reportedly making a move for Club Brugge defender Oscar Duarte

– Everton boss Roberto Martinez has denied that Chelsea have first refusal on Ross Barkley and John Stones.

– According to reports, Olympiakos has seen their loan offer for Kostas Mitroglou rejected by Fulham

– Everton are reportedly considering a move to re-sign Monaco striker Lacina Traore

– Zenit St Petersburg are showing interest in Tottenham midfielder Sandro

– Hull City are expected to make a fresh move for Watford striker Troy Deeney following the sale of Shane Long

– Benfica are interested in Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard

– According to reports in Spain, Arsenal have inquired about Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo

– According to reports, Bayern Munich and Manchester United have joined the race to sign Olympiakos defender Kostas Manolas.

– Chelsea’s Josh McEachran is set to be loaned out to Dutch side Vitesse Arnheim.

– According to reports, Manchester United winger Wilfred Zaha is on the verge of joining QPR on a season-long loan deal

– Napoli’s loan move for Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini will depend on whether the Italian club beat Atletico Bilbao in their Champions league playoff.

– Liverpool are closing in on Barcelona midfielder Alexander Song

– According to reports, Roma chief Walter Sabatini is in London to discuss the transfer of striker Mattia Destro to Tottenham

– According to reports,Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has told Rafa Benitez he wants to join him at Napoli

Wilfred Zaha

Football tit bits:

– Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has become the third member of the Germany World cup-winning team to retire from international football.

– Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says he questioned whether it was “too much” for Wayne Rooney to be captain after their friendly against Valencia

– Legia Warsaw have submitted their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) after losing their Champions league place to Celtic

– Arsenal head into the new season relieved of pressure having ended their nine-year wait for trophy,says manager Arsene Wenger

– Luis Suarez says he is “Happy to be with his teammates and feel like a footballer again” after the Court of Arbitration for sport(CAS) allowed the Barcelona striker to return training

– Ross Barkley will miss the start of the season after sustaining a leg injury in training ahead of Everton’s opening Premier league game at Leicester City

– Barcelona Goalkeeper Ter Stegen is injured and he faces two to three weeks on the sideline

Latest Football Transfer Market Deals, Rumours And Titbits

Sami Khedira: Photo Credit freegreatimages.com

Its been an extremely busy football transfer market day, Sergio Aguero Signs New 5 year deal at Man City, as Tony Pulis parts ways with Crystal Palace suddenly, well here are the top football stories stories making the rounds at this moment.

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Done Deals:

– Sergio Kun Aguero has joined team mates Silva and Kompany by also signing a new five-year deal at Manchester City

– Tottenham striker Harry Kane has signed a new-five year contract.

– Sunderland have completed the signing of winger Will Buckley from Brighton and Hove Albion on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

– Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of Forward Raul Jimenez from Club America for €10million

– Southampton have completed the signing of striker Shane long from Hull city on a four-year contract.

– Anderlecht have completed the signing of Steven Defour from FC Porto for €6million

– Swansea has confirmed the departure of Pablo Hernandez to Qatari side Al-Arabi.

– Deportivo La Coruna have agreed a season-long loan deal for Manchester city new boy Bruno Zucullini

– PSV have completed the signing Karim Rekik from Manchester city on a season-long loan deal

– Southampton have completed the signing of defender Florin Gardin from Steaua Bucharest

– Crystal Palace have completed the signing of defender Martin Kelly from Liverpool on a three-year deal.

– Zenit Saint Petersburg have completed the signing of Javi Garcia from Manchester City on four-year deal

– West Ham have announced the signing of Metz striker Diafra Sakho.

Sergio Aguero, photo credit mcfc.co.uk

Today’s report and rumours:

– According to reports,AC Milan are close to signing Douglas Costa from Shakthar Donetsk

– Arsenal and Valencia are fighting it out for the signature of Napoli striker Eduardo Vargas

– Liverpool are reportedly keen on signing Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi

– Manchester United are having problems closing the signing of defender Marcos Rojo of Sporting Lisbon

– According to reports, Inter Milan have told Tottenham they want £10million plus Roberto Soldado for Fredy Guarin

– According to reports, Hull city are willing to pay £14million for Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck

– According to reports, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have opened talks over a move for Andre schurrle

– Swansea boss Gary Monk hopes to bring Napoli defender Federico Fernandez to the club as soon as possible.

– Aston Villa Manager Paul Lambert says he doesn’t know if Ron Vlaar will still be at the club when the transfer window closes.

– According to ESPN, Louis van Gaal is getting “increasingly frustrated” about how slow Manchester United have been in the transfer market this summer.

– Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc says Ezequiel Lavezzi is free to leave the club

– Manchester United could turn to Atletico Madrid winger Arda Turan if Real Madrid won’t sell Angel Di Maria

– Arsenal manager Arsenee Wenger is considering a move to land Stephane Mbia on a free.

– Locomotiv Moscow midfielder Mbark Boussouffa could be on his way to QPR

– According to reports, QPR have made a breakthrough in talks with Ajax striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson

– Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira looks set to join either Chelsea or Arsenal before the close of the transfer window.

– According to reports, Newcastle are considering a swoop for Palermo striker Abel Hernandez.

– Besiktas have keen on signing QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt

– Wigan are reportedly considering an approach for St Etienne striker Max Gradel

– Chelsea are set to sign 19-year old Croatian goalkeeper Ivan Brkic

-Manchester United midfielder Anderson rejects a loan move to Flamengo.

– According to reports, QPR have failed with a bid for Espanyol striker Sergio Garcia

– Liverpool are interested in signing Sampdoria goalkeeper Sergio Romero

Football tit bits:

– UEFA has thrown out Legia Warsaw’s appeal against their expulsion from the Champions league.

– The Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) has upheld Luis Suarez’s four-month ban but has cleared him to train and play in friendlies with Barcelona

– Tony Pulis has left Crystal Palace 2 days to the start of the new season by mutual consent.

– Bayern Munich has confirmed that Javi Martinez faces a lenghty spell on the sidelines after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) in the club’s 2-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

– Former Belgian international Daniel van Buyten has retired from football at age 36.

– San Lorenzo of Argentina,Pope Francis’ favourite team,defeated Paraguayan side Nacional 1-0 to win the Copa Libertadores title for the first time on Wednesday night.

– Cristiano Ronaldo,Arjen Robben and Manuel Neuer have made the final shortlist for the 2013-2014 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

– Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp say he has no problem Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s “Spider-man” celebration as long as he doesn’t get booked.

– Former Juventus manager Antonio Conte has been appointed as the new coach of Italy on a two-year contract.

– A Colombian lawyer,Aurelio Jimenez says he is suing FIFA for £800million over “moral damages” caused by refereeing at the 2014 World cup