The Lads at the Newfanzone have collectively selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 3).
We have chosen to line up in a classic 4-4-2 attacking formation and this are the stand out players for us.
This week’s team is dominated by Chelsea and Stoke City with three players each, followed by Liverpool and Swansea with two players each while Southampton have one player in our team of the week.
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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.
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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David Silva photo credit mcfc.co.uk
Done Deals:
– David Silva has signed a new five-year deal with Manchester City
– Declan Dudd has signed a new three-year contract with Norwich City
– PEC Zwolle have completed the signing of Czech international Tomas Necid from CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan deal
– Former Borussia Dortmund hitman Lucas Barrios have joined Montpellier on a season-long loan deal
Alberto Moreno- photo credit, fifawallpapers
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Reports suggests Liverpool have agreed a fee with Sevilla for Alberto Moreno
– According to reports, Marcos Rojo has handed in a transfer request to Sporting Lisbon and told them he wants to leave for Manchester United
– Liverpool are reportedly in talks with free agent Samuel Eto’o as their search for a new striker continues.
– Sunderland wants at least £7 million for striker Connor Wickham after rejecting a £5 million from West ham
– According to reports, Aston Villa have pulled out of the deal for Elche £4 million rated midfielder Carlos Sanchez
– Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is set to join Turkish side Trabzonspor
– Olympiakos are planning a bid to re-sign Fulham’s striker Kostas Mitroglou on loan
– Wilfred Bony’s wage demands of £100,000 a week are dissuading clubs from making a bid for the Swansea striker
– West brom are believed to be monitoring Sporting Gijon midfielder Alex Barrera.
– Leeds United are close to signing Catania defender Guiseppe Bellusci
– Sunderland are interested in signing Micah Richards from Manchester city
– Salomon Kalou has alerted Everton and Tottenham after being told he was free to leave Lille
– Leicester city are close to signing Esteban Cambiasso on a two-year deal
– Galatarsaray are pondering a £28 million double bid for Arsenal pair Joel Campbell and Lukas Podolski
– According to reports, Manchester united are close to signing Daley Blind for £16million
– Diego Lopez has completed a medical ahead of his move to AC Milan
Football Tit bits:
– Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to ensure Real Madrid won comfortably the UEFA Super cup against Sevilla in Cardiff.
– Antonio Conte is the frontrunner to become Italy’s next coach with an announcement due next week.
– Dutch club Utrecht have a complain to FIFA regarding Michel Vorm transfer from Swansea to Tottenham..Utrecht say they are yet to receive their 30 percent of the transfer fee from the goalkeeper’s move to Tottenham,which was allegedly part of the sell-on agreement with the Welsh club.
– Pepe Reina will not be in the Bayern Munich squad for the Super cup final against Borussia Dortmund due to fitness issues.
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