Mark Clattenburg is set to be axed from the next round of Premier League games.
It comes just a week after the referee gave a controversial penalty for Tottenham with a handball decision against Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling.
Television replays suggested it hit Sterling’s back.
Ex-referee Graham Poll accused Clattenburg of “breaking the golden rule” of refereeing by “guessing.”
It is understood that Clattenburg is aware that he will be “rested” for next weekend when the Premier League returns after the FA Cup.
Clattenburg, who is one of the Premier League’s most respected officials is also facing investigation by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited after joining a management agency that also represents players.
The 40-year-old is due to meet referees’ chief Mike Riley to discuss the move which would see him make after dinner speeches and charity events.
Mark Clattenburg-Referee
Clattenburg has been involved in controversy before after being stood down in the past for breaking referees’ protocol by travelling to his own after a game so he could get to an Ed Sheeran concert.
He was also wrongly accused of racially abusing Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel, and was suspended for eight-months following an investigation into his “private business affairs.”
The prestigious Golden Boy award which is reserved for players under the age of 21 was first established by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport. The award was won by Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling last year and boasts Wayne Rooney (2004), Lionel Messi (2005), Sergio Agüero (2007) and Mario Götze (2011) among its former winners.
The winner of the award, which is voted for by journalists from 30 newspapers around the world, will be announced in
December.
The full shortlist:
Andrija Zivkovic (Partizan Belgrade)
Nathan Ake (Watford; on loan from
Chelsea)
Moses Simon (KAA Gent)
Dele Alli (Tottenham)
Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal)
Jordon Ibe (Liverpool)
Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City)
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)
Anthony Martial (Manchester United)
Divock Origi (Liverpool)
Luke Shaw (Manchester United)
Adama Traoré (Aston Villa)
Marco Asensio (Espanyol)
Zakaria Bakkali (Valencia)
Ángel Correa (Atlético Madrid)
Danilo Barbosa (Valencia)
Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona)
Dahoud Mahmoud (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Alen Halilovic (Barcelona)
Francisco Rodríguez (Wolsfburg)
Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona)
Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)
Pierre-Emile Hojberg (Schalke)
Adnan Januzaj (Borussia Dortmund; on loan from Manchester United)
Max Meyer (Schalke)
Ricardo Kishna (Lazio)
Adama Traoré (Monaco)
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio)
Alessio Romagnoli (Milan)
Mario Pasalic (Monaco; on loan from Chelsea)
Adrien Rabiot (PSG)
Jason Denayer (Galatasaray; on loan
from Manchester City)
The Belgian shot-stopper had an excellent display in Jurgen Klopp’s first game in charge of Liverpool. He made two world class saves from Clinton Njie and Harry Kane to help the Reds secure a point at White Hart lane on Saturday.
Right back: Carl Jenkinson (West Ham):
The yound English defender is in the “form of his life” and it is no surprise he is in our team of the week once again. It was a tough match for him at Selhurst Park but he shaked it off and scored a lovely goal.
Centre-back: Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool):
Mamadou Sakho has a stand-out performance against Tottenham at the weekend. The French defender made nine clearances in the match.
Centre-back: Chris Smalling (Manchester United):
The English defender was in control of his defence at Goodison Park at the weekend. He was a “rock” in United’s back line and made sure Romelu Lukaku had no clear chance of scoring.
Left-back: Marcos Rojo (Manchester United):
The Argentine defender had an excellent performance at Goodison Park on Saturday. He made more tackles than any other Manchester United defender and provided a lovely cross for Ander Herrera to score United’s second goal.
Centre-Midfielder: Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle):
The 24-year old Dutch midfielder had an inspiring day at the “office” and scored four fantastic goals against Norwich. He orchestrated Newcastle’s rhythm in midfield and his passing was a joy to watch.
Newfanzone BPL Team of the week(Game Week 9)
Centre-midfielder: Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United):
The Frenchman had an outstanding performance against Everton at the weekend providing a “shield” to United’s back four. Schneiderlin made more passes than any other Manchester United player against Everton and also scored his first goal for his new club.
Left-winger: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City):
The young Englishman skills and finsihing was a joy to watch against Bournemouth. He scored his first career hat-trick in the 5-1 victory against Bournemouth.
Right-winger: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal):
Alexis was a “menace” every time he got the ball against Watford and capped off his excellent performance with a goal.
Striker: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City):
The Premier League top scorer Jamie Vardy scored two lovely goals to earn his team a draw at St. Mary’s stadium at the weekend. The Englishman has now scored in six consecutive league matches, only three other Englishman have done that this century.
Striker: Wilfried Bony (Manchester City):
The Ivorian striker looked like the striker we knew at Swansea when he scored two well-taken goals against Bournemouth at the weekend.
Top 5 performers in Europe’s top 5 football leagues (2015/2016) the story so far…,
We have put together a list of Europe’s top 5 leagues top 5 performers, our focus is on a few highlights of the game, mainly goals, assist and discipline for individuals and for teams it’s got to do with their positions on the Log, comments are welcome and hope you find this useful.
Please note that this is based on results as at the 1st of October 2015 and the Leagues are arranged in no particular other.
While So much as been said about the amount of money that as been spent during the 2015 Summer transfer window, our man Paul Ayorinde Who kept on filling daily Football transfer reports for your pleasure has now now compiled a full list of all the major and even not so major transfer deals that happened during the summer transfer window.
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Done Deals:
– Everton have completed the signing of David Henen from Olympiakos on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee
– Hoffenheim have completed the signing of striker Mark Uth from Heerenveen
– QPR have announced the signing of Sebastian Polter from Mainz 05
– AC Milan completed the signing of Carlos Bacca from Sevilla on a four-year contract.
– Marseille have completed the signing of Lucas Ocampos from Monaco
– Lyon have announced the signing of Claudio Beauvue from Guingamp on a four-year deal
– UAE side Al-Ain have completed the signing of former Ajax forward Ryan Babel.
– Cameroonian international Stephane M’Bia has signed for Turkish club Trabzonspor on a three-year deal after leaving Sevilla on a free.
– Olympique Marseille have announced the signing of Karim Rekik from Manchester city
– Real Madrid have announce they have taken up the option to re-sign Lucas Vazquez from Espanyol on a five-year deal
– Nantes have completed the signing of Kolbeinn Sigthorsson from Ajax on a five-year deal for €3million
– AC Milan have completed the signing of Luiz Adriano from Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year contract
– Torino have announced the signing of Joel Obi from Inter Milan on a four-year contract
– Inter Milan have announced the signing of Geoffrey Kondogbia from Monaco
– Eintracht Frankfurt have completed the signing of defender David Abraham from Hoffenheim on a three-year deal
– Lille have announced the signing of attacker Sehrou Guirassy from Stade Lavallois on a four-year contrac
– Celtic have completed the signing of Saidy Janko from Manchester United on a four-year deal.
– Valencia defender Victor Ruiz has joined Villarreal on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee
– Sunderland have signed defender Sebastian Coates from Liverpool on a four-year contract.
– Roma have announced the signing of Iago Falque from Genoa.
– Inter Milan have completed the signing of defender Joao Miranda from Atletico Madrid.
– Swansea City have completed the signing of Eder from Sporting Braga for an undisclosed fee
– Hamburg have completed the signing of Lewis Holtby from Tottenham Hotspur
– Watford have signed Matej Vydra on a permanent basis from Udinese on a five-year deal.
– FC Porto have completed the signing of Giannelli Imbula from Marseille on a five-year deal for €20million
– Bournemouth have announced the signing of defender Sylvain Distin on a one-year contract.
– Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal with a view to a £14m permanent move.
– Southampton completes the signing of Oriol Romeu from Chelsea on a three-year contract.
– FC Zurich have completed the signing of Vinicius Freitas from Lazio on a season-long loan deal.
– Benfica have signed Raul Jimenez from Atletico Madrid on a five-year deal.
– Everton have signed defender Mason Holgate from Barnsley on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
– Chile midifielder Charles Aranguiz has completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen from Internacional on a five-year contract.
– Augsburg have completed the signing of free-agent Daniel Opare on a three-year deal.
– Watford sign Nathan Ake on a season long loan from Chelsea.
– Villarreal have signed Spanish striker Roberto Soldado from Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year deal.
– Middlesbrough have signed striker David Nugent from Leicester City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
– Adama Traore joins Aston Villa from Barcelona on a five-year deal
– Fiorentina have confirmed the signing of Dnipro striker Nikola Kalinic on a four-year deal.
– Lyon have announced the signing of Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Roma on a five-year contract.
– Tottenham have signed Clinton Njie from Lyon on a five-year deal subject to a work permit.
– Celtic have signed Scott Allan from Hibernian on a four-year deal.
– PSV have completed the signing of Espanyol defender Hector Moreno on a four-year deal.
– Eibar have signed midfielder Simone Verdi from AC Milan on a season-long loan deal.
– Norwegian side Rosenborg BK have completed the signing of midfielder Andres Konradsen from Rennes.
– Chelsea have completed the signing of Baba Rahman from Augsburg for an undisclosed fee.
– Watford sign Alessandro Diamanti on a season-long loan from Guangzhou Evergrande.
– Swansea City have completed the signing of Botti Biabi from Falkirk for an undisclosed fee.
– Udinese have completed the signing of midfielder Marquinho from Roma on a four-year contract.
– Real Madrid have announced the signing of Mateo Kovacic from Inter Milan on a six-year contract.
– Belgian midfielder Christian Bruls has joined Standard Liège on a season-long loan from Rennes.
– Genoa have completed the signing of Diego Capel from Sporting Lisbon on a two-year deal.
– Borussia Monchengladbach have completed the signing of midfielder Nico Schulz from Hertha Berlin on a four-year deal.
– Torino have announced the signing of Andrea Belotti from Palermo.
– Palermo have completed the signing of Uros Djurdjevic from Vitesse.
– Bastia have completed the signing of goalkeeper Jesper Hansen from Evian.
– Bologna have signed Filippo Falco from Lecce.
– Roma have announced the signing of Antonio Rudiger on a season-long loan from Stuttgart.
– Newcastle forward Remy Cabella has joined Marseille on a season-long loan.
– Leicester have signed midfielder Gokhan Inler from Napoli on a three-year deal.
– Newcastle United have completed the signing of Florian Thauvin from Marseille on a five-year deal.
– Villarreal have completed the signing of Cedric Bakambu from Bursaspor.
– Juventus have completed the signing of Alex Sandro from Porto on a five-year contract.
– Espanyol have signed Marco Asensio from Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal.
– Roma have signed Norbert Gyomber on a season-long loan deal from Catania, with an option to make the transfer permanent.
New Chelsea signing Pedro photo credit chelseafc.com
– Chelsea have completed the signing of Pedro from Barcelona on a four-year contract.
– Manchester City have announced the signing of defender Nicolas Otamendi from Valencia on a five-year contract.
– Costa Rican attacker John Jairo Ruiz has completed a loan move to Ukrainian side Dnipro from Lille.
– Bologna have completed the signing of Mattia Destro from Roma.
– Lazio have re-signed Stefano Mauri on a two-year contract.
– Cagliari have signed Alberto Cerri on a season-long loan deal from Juventus with an option to buy.
– Sporting Gijon have signed Barcelona midfielder Alen Halilovic on a one-year loan.
– Panathinaikos have completed the signing of midfielder Mehdi Abeid from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.
– Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazilian youngster Kenedy from Fluminense.
– Hoffenheim have completed the signing of Eduardo Vargas from Napoli on a four-year contract.
– Glasgow Rangers have signed midfielder Gedion Zelalem from Arsenal on a season-long loan deal.
– Bologna have signed Godfred Donsah from Cagliari, on loan with mandatory option to buy.
– Marko Marin has joined Trabzonspor on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season.
– Juventus have confirmed the signing of winger Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea on season-long loan deal.
– AS Monaco has completed the signing of Fabio Coentrao on a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid.
– Roma have signed Lucas Digne from PSG on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.
– Atalanta have completed the signing of defender Rafael Toloi from Sao Paulo.
– Real Sociedad have completed the signing of Asier Illarramendi from Real Madrid on a six-year deal.
– Burnley have signed Joey Barton on a one-year deal.
– Stuttgart have signed centre-back Toni Sunjic from Kuban Krasnodar.
– Dynamo Moscow have signed striker Pavel Pogrebnyak from Reading.
– Paris Saint-Germain have completed a deal for Monaco left-back Layvin Kurzawa on a five year contract.
– Marseille have completed the signing of Lucas Silva from Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal.
– Sevilla have completed the signing of free-agent Fernando Llorente on a three-year deal.
– Atalanta have completed the signing of Gabriel Paletta from AC Milan on a season-long loan deal.
– Granada have completed the signing of Cristiano Biraghi from Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal.
– AC Milan have announced that Mario Balotelli has joined the Rossoneri from Liverpool on a one-season loan deal.
– Stade de Reims have announced the signing of central midfielder Hassane Kamara from Chateauroux.
– Palermo have announced the signing of Alberto Gilardino from Guangzhou Evergrande.
– Everton have signed Leandro Rodriguez from River Plate Montevideo on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
– Schalke 04 have completed the signing of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich on a season-long loan deal.
– Monaco have completed the signing of Marcos Lopes from Manchester City.
– St Étienne have announced the signing of Kévin Malcuit from Ligue 2 side Niort on a four-year contract.
– Fiorentina have signed free agent Joan Verdu Fernandez.
Son Heung-min joins Tottenham Hotspurs.photo credit @spursofficial
– Tottenham have signed Son Heung-min from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract.
– Sunderland have signed midfielder Ola Toivonen on a season-long loan from French side Rennes.
– Villarreal have signed Denis Suarez from Barcelona.
– Celtic have announced the signing of Tyler Blackett on a season long loan from Manchester United.
– Bologna have completed the signing of winger Anthony Mounier from Montpellier.
– West Brom have completed the signing of Jonny Evans from Manchester Utd on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
– Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of Matias Kranevitter from River Plate on a five-year contract.
– Borussia Dortmund have signed defender Park Joo-ho from Mainz.
Kevin De Bruyne
– Manchester City have completed the signing of Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg on a six-year contract.
– Bayern Munich have signed midfielder Kingsley Coman on a two-year loan deal from Juventus.
– Wolfsburg have completed the signing of Dante from Bayern Munich.
– Valencia have completed the signing of defender Aymen Abdennour from Monaco on a five-year deal.
– Las Palmas have signed Ghanaian winger Mubarak Wakaso from Rubin Kazan.
– Lyon have signed midfielder Sergi Darder from Malaga.
– Inter Milan have completed the signing of Wolfsburg winger Ivan Perisic.
– Norwich have signed Matt Jarvis on a season- long loan from West Ham
– Everton have completed the signing of Aaron Lennon from Tottenham.
– Manchester United have signed teenage defender Regan Poole from League 2 club Newport County for an undisclosed fee.
– Watford striker Matej Vydra have joined Reading on a season-long loan deal.
– Carpi have announced the signing of former Juventus and Roma striker Marco Borriello.
– Watford have completed the signing of Victor Ibarbo on a season-long loan.
– Adlene Guedioura has completed a permanent return to Watford from Crystal Palace, signing a three-year deal.
Anthony Martial has joined Man Utd for a record fee of 36 million pounds (highest for a teenager in the BPL)
– Manchester United have completed the signing of 19-year-old forward Anthony Martial from AS Monaco on a four-year contract with the option of another year.
– Sunderland have completed the signing of DeAndre Yedlin from Tottenham on loan until the end of the season.
– Watford have announced the signing of Belgian striker Obbi Oulare on a five-year deal from Club Brugge.
– West Ham have announced the signing of winger Michail Antonio from Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal.
– Aston Villa have announced the signing of West Bromwich Albion defender Joleon Lescott on a two-year deal.
– Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Papy Djilobodji from Nantes for €4million.
– Aston Villa have completed the signing of goalkeeper Matija Sarkic from Anderlecht.
– Southampton have signed Virgil van Dijk from Celtic on a five-year deal.
– Leicester City have signed Nathan Dyer from Swansea on a season long loan deal.
– Bournemouth have completed the signing of striker Glenn Murray from Crystal Palace on a three-year deal.
– West Ham have announced the signing of Nikica Jelavic from Hull City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
– West Ham have signed Chelsea winger Victor Moses on loan.
– Deportivo La Coruna have completed the signing of former Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez on a free transfer.
– Everton have completed the signing of River plate defender Ramiro Funes Mori on a five-year deal.
Alex Song, photo credit blaugrana.gr
– West Ham have announced the signing of Alex Song from Barcelona on a season-long loan deal.
– Porto have completed the signing of Miguel Layun from Watford.
– Roma have signed 18-year-old striker Ezequiel Ponce from Newell’s Old Boys for €4.2m on a five-year deal.
– Real Betis have completed the signing of Ricky van Wolfswinkel from Norwich City on a season-long loan deal
– Real Betis have completed the signing of Joaquin from Fiorentina on a three-year contract.
– Nice have announced the signing of Ricardo Pereira on a two-season long loan from FC Porto with an option to buy.
– Felipe Melo has joined Inter Milan on a permanent basis from Galatasaray
– Juventus have completed the signing of Hernanes from Inter Milan on a three-year contract.
– Lille have completed the €1m signing of Lenny Nangis on a four-year deal from Caen.
– Adem Ljajic has joined Inter Milan on loan with option to buy from Roma.
– Lyon have completed the signing of Oliver Kemen from Newcastle Utd on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
– AC Milan have loaned Hachim Mastour to Spanish side Malaga for two seasons.
– Getafe have announced the signing of striker Stefan Scepovic on a season-long loan from Celtic
– Norwich have announced the signing of striker Dieumerci Mbokani from Dynamo Kiev.
– Marseille have signed Mauricio Isla from Juventus on a season long loan.
– Augsburg have signed South Korea international Koo Ja-cheol from Mainz on a two-year contract.
– Frosinone have signed Chilean Nicolas Castillo on loan from Club Brugge
– Porto have signed Jesus Corona from FC Twente on a five-year deal
– Fiorentina have completed the signing of Jakub Blaszczykowski from Borussia Dortmund.
– Sevilla have completed the signing of Marco Andreolli from Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.
– Manchester City defender Jason Denayer has joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan.
– Alessandro Matri has officially moved to Lazio on loan from AC Milan.
– Granada have signed Doria from Marseille on a season-long loan deal with a €7m option to buy.
– Metz have completed the signing of Zambian striker Emmanuel Mayuka from Southampton on a three-year deal.
– Olympiacos have completed the signing of Brown Ideye from West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee.
– West Brom have signed goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard on a two-year deal from Manchester United.
– Rayo Vallecano have completed the signing of Pablo Hernandez from Al-Arabi on season-long loan deal.
– Sunderland have confirmed that Emanuele Giaccherini has joined Serie A side Bologna on a season-long loan.
– Villarreal have signed forward Adrian Lopez on loan for the season from Porto.
– Carpi have completed the singing of Cristian Zaccardo from AC Milan on a two-year deal.
– Bayer Leverkusen have completed the signing of Javier Hernandez from Manchester united on a three-year deal.
Taiwo Awoniyi celebrates with Flying Eagles after winning the Super 4 in Abuja Sunday he also joined Liverpool in the summer
– Liverpool have announced the signing of Taiwo Awoniyi. He has been loaned out to FSV Frankfurt for the 2015/2016 season
– Hamburg have completed the signing of Aaron Hunt from Wolfsburg on a three-year deal.
– Nantes have announced the signing of defender Lorik Cana on a two year deal on a free transfer.
– Wolfsburg have confirmed the signing of Dante from Bayern Munich on a three-year deal.
– Bordeaux have completed the signing of defender Pablo for an undisclosed fee from Gremio on a four-year deal.
– Wolfsburg have completed the signing of Julian Draxler from Schalke.
– Sunderland have completed the signing of Italian forward Fabio Borini from Liverpool on a four-year contract.
– Athletic Bilbao have completed the signing of Raul Garcia from Atletico Madrid on a four-year deal.
– Bologna have confirmed the signing of midfielder Saphir Taider from Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal with a mandatory buyout.
– Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has joined Schalke on a season- long loan from Bayern Munich.
– Paderborn have signed midfielder Oliver Kirch from Borussia Dortmund.
– Bosnia international winger Izet Hajrovic has moved from Werder Bremen to Eibar on a one-year loan deal.
– Club Brugge have completed the signing of striker Jelle Vossen from Burnley for an undisclosed fee.
– AS Roma have confirmed the signing of William Vainqueur from Dynamo Moscow for €3million.
– Neymar insists Barcelona fans have “nothing to worry about” despite reports linking him with a world-record move to Manchester United.
– Roma director Walter Sabatini apologised to Genoa, as Juan Manuel Iturbe “is staying with us,”
– Inter are reportedly in double talks with Galatasaray for Felipe Melo and Alex Telles.
– Bayern Munich have reportedly joined Paris St-Germain in trying to sign Everton defender Seamus Coleman.
– According to reports, Arsenal are monitoring Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez.
– According to reports, West Ham are considering a move for Hull City striker Nikica Jelavic.
– According to reports, Real Madrid has received an offer about €100million from Manchester United for Gareth Bale.
– Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah is expected to arrive at Napoli this evening for a medical ahead of joining the Serie A club on loan, according to Sky Sport Italia.
– AS Monaco have received an astonishing €50m offer from Manchester United for French striker Anthony Martial, according to reports in France.
– According to reports in Spain, Athletic Bilbao are set to sign Raul Garcia from Atletico Madrid.
– According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Juventus full-back Paolo De Cegile will finally be joining Marseille on loan with an option to buy.
Victor Moses.CFC photo credit uefa.com
– Chelsea winger Victor Moses will join West Ham on loan before the end of the transfer window, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Louis van Gaal insisted Manchester United’s defeat to Swansea will not prompt him to panic-buy in the final
48 hours of the transfer window.
– Juventus are reportedly interested in signing Tottenham winger Erik Lamela on loan.
Football tit bits:
– England manager Roy Hodgson have called Swansea City’s Jonjo Shelvey and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy for the European Championship qualifier against San Marino and Switzerland.
– Louis van Gaal refused to blame Sergio Romero for Manchester United’s defeat at Swansea City, despite the Argentinian making a mistake for Bafétimbi Gomis’s winning goal, and went on to suggest that David de Gea’s future was now in the hands of Ed Woodward, the club’s chief executive.
Garry Monk swansea city Manager
– Garry Monk believes Swansea City are a “force” in the Premier League, after they came from behind to beat Manchester United 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
– Rudi Garcia said “this is the Roma I wanted” after a dominant performance to beat Juventus 2-1.
– Gary Neville says Manchester United should not be judged as Premier League title contenders and thinks they must change their style of play.
– Tim Howard has returned to the USA National team for the first time since taking a break from international football following last year’s World Cup.
Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 28th of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Everton have signed Leandro Rodriguez from River Plate Montevideo on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
– Schalke 04 have completed the signing of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich on a season-long loan deal.
– Monaco have completed the signing of Marcos Lopes from Manchester City.
– St Étienne have announced the signing of Kévin Malcuit from Ligue 2 side Niort on a four-year contract.
– Fiorentina have officially agreed terms with free agent Joan Verdu Fernandez, subject to a medical.
– Tottenham have announced the signing of Son Heung-min from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract, subject to a work permit and international clearance.
– Sunderland have signed midfielder Ola Toivonen on a season-long loan from French side Rennes.
Son Heung-min joins Tottenham Hotspurs.photo credit @spursofficial
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Stoke have turned down a new £2m bid from Norwich City for forward Jonathan Walters.
– Manchester United have made a £29.1million plus add-ons bid for Lazio forward Felipe Anderson, according to reports in Italy.
– Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat says Jonathan de Guzman is no longer a target.
– According to reports in France, Marseille have entered into negotiations with Juventus over the possible signing of Simeone Zaza.
– Fiorentina could sell Jose Maria Basanta to Monterrey and renew their interest in Milan’s Philippe Mexes.
– According to reports, West Brom have agreed a fee for Jonny Evans with Manchester United and the player is due to have a medical.
– Napoli have reportedly struck a €7m deal with Genoa for defender Sebastien De Maio.
– Swansea manager Garry Monk says Michu will be leaving the Liberty Stadium this summer.
– According to reports, Inter Milan’s €8.5m offer for Sampdoria striker Eder was rejected.
– Jason Denayer has agreed to join Galatasaray on a season long loan, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Manchester United are preparing a bid for Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben, according to reports.
– According to reports, West Ham are moving closer to agreeing a deal for Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
– Leicester City’s chances of signing Birmingham’s Demarai Gray have suffered a blow after the Blues said they are confident of keeping the winger with the promise of guaranteed first team football.
– According to reports, Jonathan de Guzman has rejected Sunderland for a move to Bournemouth, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
– Everton have rejected a £20m bid from Paris Saint-Germain for defender Seamus Coleman, according to Talksport.
– Lyon defender Bakary Koné is closing in on a move to Championship side Fulham, according to L’Équipe.
– Bayer Leverkusen reportedly offered €12m for Keita Balde Diao, but Lazio want at least €20m.
– QPR midfielder Sandro is returning to the club after work permit issues were resolved.
– Leicester City are reportedly interested in signing Yuto Nagatomo from Inter Milan.
Louis Van Gaal
– According to reports in France, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has prevented Marseille from negotiating the possible signing of striker Chicharito Hernandez.
– According to reports, Adem Ljajic rejected a move to West Ham after Roma had agreed terms with the Premier League club.
– According to reports, Lyon are in talks with Montpellier for the transfer of central midfielder Morgan Sanson.
– Roma have reportedly made a bid for Dinamo Moscow midfielder William Vainqueur.
– Nantes have reached an agreement to sign Lazio defender Lorik Cana, according to reports.
– According to reports, Everton are in talks with Borussia Dortmund winger Jakub Blaszczykowski.
Kevin de Bruyne, credit photo.wikia.com
– Wolfsburg say Kevin de Bruyne should sign for Manchester City in the next 24 hours.
– Paris Saint-Germain have revealed that they are open to the possibility of selling Ezequiel Lavezzi, according to reports.
– According to reports, Adrian Ramos is set to leave Borussia Dortmund for Sunderland.
– According to reports, Borussia Dortmund are set to sign left-back Jo-Hoo Park from Mainz for €3.5 million.
– Aston Villa have agreed a fee with West Brom for defender Joleon Lescott. However, the Baggies will not allow him to leave until they have signed Jonny Evans from Manchester United.
– According to reports, Sunderland are considering a move for free agent Kevin Nolan.
Football tit bits:
Mitchel Platini
– Tim Sherwood has revealed a sickness bug has swept through the Aston Villa camp before their match with Sunderland.
– Arjen Robben has been made captain of the Netherlands in Danny Blind’s first squad since taking over from Guus Hiddink as national coach, replacing striker Robin van Persie.
– Arsene Wenger says the stats prove that Francis Coquelin has become one of his most important players after criticism from former Manchester United defender Gary Neville.
– Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says Neymar could make his first appearance of the season in Saturday’s La Liga clash with Malaga at the Camp Nou.
– Spain coach Vicente del Bosque on Friday included goalkeeper David de Gea, Diego Costa and Juan Mata in his squad to take on Slovakia and Macedonia in qualifying matches for next year’s European Championship.
– Michel Platini has announced he will step down as UEFA president in 2019 if he fails to win FIFA’s top job in next year’s election.
– Norwich manager Alex Neil has labelled Lewis Grabban a ‘silly boy’ and says no player has more power than the club.
– Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has released a statement saying defender John Stones is not for sale and the club have turned down his transfer request.
– Reports in Germany suggest Wolfsburg could challenge Juventus for Schalke’s Julian Draxler.
– According to reports, Fenerbahce in talks with Liverpool over signing Lazar Markovic on season-long loan
– Claudio Ranieri has refused to comment on speculation linking Leicester with a move for Birmingham’s Demarai Gray.
– Adama Traore has revealed that he opted to join Aston Villa ahead of Bayern Munich.
– Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero hits out at AC Milan and Napoli over Roberto Soriano – ‘we’re not a discount store!’
– Wolfsburg Sporting Director Klaus Allofs says a final deal for the transfer of Kevin De Bruyne to Manchester City is yet to be reached.
– Barcelona are keen on Monaco forward Anthony Martial, according to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.
Arsene Wenger
– Arsene Wenger says he and his team will be working day and night in an attempt to bring in new faces to Arsenal before the transfer window shuts.
– Roma winger Juan Iturbe has reportedly agreed in principle to join Genoa on loan for the rest of the season.
– West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has told Tottenham target Saido Berahino he will not be leaving The Hawthorns this summer.
– Genoa midfielder Juraj Kucka is reportedly on the verge of sealing a move to AC Milan.
– Ezequiel Lavezzi has agreed personal terms with Inter but a transfer fee is yet to be agreed, according to reports.
Mario Balotelli. photo credit imageion.net
– Mario Balotelli says he owes Milan Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic ‘a great debt’ for ‘exposing himself’ by re-signing the him.
– Montpellier winger Anthony Mounier is set to join Italian side Bologna, according to reports.
– Chelsea have targeted Zenit’s Ezequiel Garay as an alternative central defensive option if they do not get Everton’s John Stones, sources have told ESPN FC.
– Watford and Brighton are competing for the signature of Feyenoord’s Elvis Manu and have both had offers of £1.5million accepted by the Dutch club.
– Kevin Nolan has left West Ham by mutual consent.
Mauricio Pochettino
– Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has reiterated his desire to sign another striker.
– Juventus will make a move for West Ham midfielder Alex Song, according to reports.
– Milan striker Alessandro Matri could be set for a move to West Ham United, according to reports.
– Sporting director Klaus Allofs insists Inter target Ivan Perisic is likely to stay at Wolfsburg ‘don’t believe the rumours’.
– According to reports, Kevin Kampl is set to leave Borussia Dortmund after less than a year and join Bayer Leverkusen.
– According to reports, Besiktas have turned their attention to Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel after a move for Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva stalled.
– Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is “out of order” if he has lost focus amid transfer interest from Real Madrid, according to former Old Trafford star Paul Scholes.
– Middlesbrough’s Albert Adomah has submitted a transfer request after informing the manager, Aitor Karanka, that he wants to leave the club.
Football tit bits:
Brendan Rodgers, photo credit thisisanfield.com
– Mario Balotelli has claimed that Brendan Rodgers’ tactics contributed to his woeful spell at Liverpool.
– The president of a Malaysian second tier side Negeri Sembilan has taken the drastic action of dismissing the bulk of their squad after accusing some players of feigning injury in order to spend their wages.
– Yaya Toure is considering whether to retire from international football and has asked to be omitted from Ivory Coast’s squad for September’s clash with Sierra Leone.
– Lionel Messi was named the UEFA Best Player in Europe for the 2014-15 season.
– Cristiano Ronaldo says that Real Madrid’s target is to win the Champions League – despite being handed a “difficult” draw for the group stage of this year’s competition.
– Manchester United will make a last big attempt to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid in the final week of the transfer window and hope to resolve the David De Gea situation at the same time, sources have told ESPN FC.
Kevin de Bruyne, credit photo.wikia.com
– According to reports in Germany, Manchester City are close to sealing a £54million deal for Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
– Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall is close to moving to West Brom, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Arsenal target Grzegorz Krychowiak confirmed he will be staying at Sevilla for the next season on his Twitter: “I stay at the Sanchez Pizjuan for next season”
– Tottenham have reservations about making a third bid for West Brom’s Saido Berahino, according to Sky Sports sources.
– According to reports, Manchester City are set to add Spain under-18 midfielder Aleix Garcia to their elite development squad in a £2.1m deal from Villarreal.
– AC Milan have dropped their interest in Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho, as they’re concerned by his injury status, according to reports.
– Everton have agreed a loan deal with Napoli for former Swansea midfielder Jonathan De Guzman, according to reports.
– Riccardo Saponara insists he never thought about leaving Empoli to join Napoli – ‘I wanted to stay here’.
– Norwich City manager Alex Neil was reportedly in France at the weekend to watch Marseille’s Nicolas Nkoulou.
– Bayer Leverkusen forward Heung-Min Son is on his way to London to undergo a medical at Tottenham, according to reports in Germany.
– Schalke 04 sporting director Horst Heldt says there’s ‘nothing new’ with Juventus for Julian Draxler, but there could be in the coming days.
Victor VALDES
– According to Sky Sports, Besiktas have agreed a deal to sign goalkeeper Victor Valdes from Manchester United.
– Tottenham are ready to loan out defender DeAndre Yedlin, according to reports.
– Arsenal are linked with a move for Dynamo Moscow striker Aleksandr Kokorin.
– Everton are discussing a move for Partick Thistle defender Jack Hendry, according to reports.
– According to Marca, Spain striker Fernando Llorente has terminated his contract with Juventus and will move to Sevilla on a free transfer.
– West Brom are lining up QPR striker Charlie Austin to replace Saido Berahino, according to reports.
– Juventus are considering a move for Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Alex Witsel, according to Sky Sport Italia.
– Liverpool are reportedly interested in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski.
– According to reports, Atalanta are close to signing defender Gabriel Paletta on loan from AC Milan.
– Roma winger Juan Iturbe’s agent is in Portugal to meet with Benfica, according to reports.
– Dick Advocaat says he doesn’t expect to get what he wants to strengthen his Sunderland squad by the end of the transfer window.
– Juventus are weighing up a last ditch bid to sign Manchester City’s Samir Nasri, according to reports in Italy.
– Palermo have released striker Joao Silva on a free transfer, the club has announced.
– Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan has turned down a move to Al-Ahli in favour of a move to Manchester United, according to reports in Portugal.
– Serie A newcomers Frosinone are in advanced talks with Aston Villa for Aleksandar Tonev, according to reports.
– Davide Santon’s agent says it’s ‘difficult’ to see the full-back leaving Inter this summer.
– Schalke 04 Sporting director Horst Heldt revealed that the German club turned down an offer from Roma for Sead Kolašinac.
– According to reports, Mario Balotelli agreed to a long list of rules before signing his AC Milan contract.
– Barcelona are tracking Dinamo Kiev attacker Andriy Yarmolenko with a view to a January move for the Ukraine international, according to reports in Spain.
– Bayern Munich are preparing to offer Thomas Muller an contract extension, according to reports in Germany.
– According to The Independent, Chelsea are increasingly convinced that they can do a deal with Juventus for Paul Pogba. The club’s director, Marina Granovskaia, remains in contact with Juve, over a potential £70million deal.
– Championship side Wolves have put a £14million price tag on Benik Afobe who is wanted by Norwich.
– Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc has confirmed the club are preparing to complete the signing of Monaco defender Layvin Kurzawa.
– The Norwich City manager, Alex Neil, will only sell Lewis Grabban to Bournemouth if they meet the Canaries’ valuation of the player
– Jonathan De Guzman “will probably find a solution” with Sunderland by tomorrow, said his agent.
Louis Van Gaal
– According to reports, Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal still has £73.5 million to spend on a superstar signing this summer.
– AS Monaco Vice President Vadim Vasilyev has revealed that he rejected “important” offers for Bernardo Silva and Anthony Martial during this transfer window.
– According to Sky Sports Italia, Rennes midfielder Sanjin Prcic’s proposed move to Serie A side Torino is on hold as the Italian side do not have adequate funds to complete the move unless they sell a player on first.
– Virgil van Dijk has said that he would consider the “right opportunity” at another club, as Southampton prepare to
make their move to tempt him from Celtic.
Football tit bits:
– Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba faces a fine for missing media duties after making his MLS debut for Montreal Impact.
– Egypt have withdrawn from participating in the men and women’s football events of the 2015 All African Games billed for Brazzaville,Congo in September.
– Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger needs time to adjust to the Premier League, his Germany teammate Mesut Ozil has said.
– Enner Valencia has hit out at West Ham, claiming medical staff have denied him the chance to seek external advice and
he has threatened to go abroad without the club’s permission in order to seek treatment for his long-term injury.
– Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman will reportedly have another operation on his knee.
– Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny is a doubt for the club’s trip to Newcastle United, according to reports.
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Done Deals:
– Bologna have signed Godfred Donsah from Cagliari, on loan with mandatory option to buy.
– Marko Marin has joined Trabzonspor on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season.
– Juventus have confirmed the signing of winger Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea on season-long loan deal.
Marko Marin
Today’s reports and rumour:
– Tottenham forward Erik Lamela’s father confirmed “we are in talks with Inter and would like a return to Italy.”
– According to Le Parisien journalist Florian Fieschi, Rennes midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré is in advanced negotiations to join Premier League side Watford.
– Everton have made a £5m move for Tottenham centre back Federico Fazio, according to reports.
– Mario Balotelli has completed his medical ahead of a proposed move to AC Milan.
– Napoli have turned to Genoa’s Sebastian De Maio because of Udinese’s high demands for Thomas Heurtaux, according to reports.
– Arsenal has reignited their interest in Edinson Cavani although Arsene Wenger is awaiting encouragement before bidding for the PSG striker, according to reports.
– According to reports, Wolves are all set to reject Norwich City’s improved offer for Benik Afobe, believed to be in the region of £8million.
– Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has confirmed the club will not be making any further signings until next year.
– Brendan Rodgers insists Lucas remains firmly part of his plans at Liverpool, even though he cannot guarantee the Brazilian playing time.
– Chelsea are in talks with Zenit Saint Petersburg over the signing of defender Ezequiel Garay, according to Sky Italia.
– Torino President Urbano Cairo robustly denies that Bruno Peres or Nikola Maksimovic will leave – ‘The market is closed’.
– Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has ruled out replacing 24-year-old Spain international David De Gea at Manchester United.
– According to reports, Juventus and Inter Milan are battling for Olympique Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina
– Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal says he sees Marouane Fellaini as more of a striker than a central midfielder this season.
– According to reports, Simone Zaza is delaying his West Ham decision, as Juventus could release Fernando Llorente to Sevilla instead.
– Tottenham are set to make a third bid for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino after seeing their first two offers rejected, sources have told ESPNFC.
– Bayern Munich midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg could join Bayer Leverkusen on loan, according to reports.
– West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and intimidating a witness.
– Aaron Ramsey has added his voice to calls for video technology to aid with crucial decisions after having a goal
incorrectly chalked off for offside during Arsenal’s 0-0 draw against Liverpool at the Emirates.
– Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe and Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli are among 14 uncapped players that have been included in the England Under-21 squad for the forthcoming matches against the United States and Norway.
– Sky Sports’ La Liga expert Guillem Balague says Neymar’s agent has linked his client with Manchester United in order to get a better contract at Barcelona.
– Everton are having problems securing a work permit for Ramiro Funes Mori, according to reports.
– Claudio Ranieri has warned any potential suitors for Riyad Mahrez that the Leicester winger is not for sale at any price.
– According to reports, Roma have agreed a deal to sign Paris Saint-Germain’s Lucas Digne on loan with an option to buy.
– Dick Advocaat has warned Sunderland must bring in three players in the remaining week of the transfer window to avoid another relegation dogfight.
– According to reports, West Brom have told Joleon Lescott, he can leave as soon as they sign another defender.
New Chelsea signing Pedro photo credit chelseafc.com
– Pedro has revealed why potential moves to Manchester United and Manchester City fell through. “I had offers from other English clubs – Manchester United, City and Chelsea, who were the club that more rapidly resolved my transfer and the one that showed more interest in me,” Pedro said.
– A meeting between Juventus striker Simone Zaza’s agent and West Ham United is reportedly underway in London.
– Both Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund have branded reports which claim attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan had agreed a move to Anfield as ‘total nonsense.’
– Sunderland have been linked with a move for unsettled PSV striker Jurgen Locadia, according to reports in Holland.
– Everton are closing in on the signing of Uruguayan striker Leandro Rodriguez from River Plate Montevideo.
– According to reports, West Brom hope to make progress on deals for Jonny Evans and David Marshall early this week
– Davide Santon denies reports he could leave Inter this summer – ‘I want to stay’.
– Celtic assistant manager John Collins says no deal has been agreed for Virgil van Dijk amid speculation that the Dutch defender has already signed for Southampton.
– Everton have decided to look elsewhere after failing to agree a deal for Dynamo Kiev forward Andriy Yarmolenko , according to Sky Sports sources.
– Bayern Munich are adamant that there will be no more departures from the club this summer, according to reports.
– Everton and West Ham United are reportedly interested in Juan Iturbe.
– Louis van Gaal said Manchester United do not need a striker and will only buy one if he is the best in the world.
Louis Van GaalLouis Van Gaal
– Fiorentina winger Joaquin admits he wants to return to Real Betis – ‘I just want to go home’.
– The agent of Paris Saint-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi is reportedly in Italy and could meet with Inter Milan.
– Bologna have reportedly agreed a €7m deal for Cagliari’s Godfred Donsah.
– Norwich will allow Gary Hooper to join Sheffield Wednesday on loan, according to reports.
– According to ESPN, Manchester United are set to renew their interest in Lazio’s 22-year-old forward Felipe Anderson
– Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has hit out the “clowns” making claims about a transfer to Arsenal.
– Real Madrid will not contemplate selling Gareth Bale even if Manchester United make a world-record bid for the player, sources have told ESPN FC.
– West Ham’s bid to sign Emmanuel Adebayor from Tottenham is back on, according to reports.
– According to Italy, Juventus striker Fernando Llorente is expected to remain with the Serie A champions after this transfer window.
– According to reports in France, Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg have made a fresh bid for Rennes youngster Ousmane Dembélé.
– Arsenal are reportedly preparing an £18million swoop on Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender.
– According to reports in Italy, Alberto Gilardino’s move to Palermo is virtually a done-deal, with the striker set to sign a three-year contract.
– Manchester City’s Belgian central defender Jason Denayer has arrived in Turkey to finalise a possible loan move to giants Galatasaray.
– According to reports, Marseille have entered into talks to sign Real Madrid central midfielder Lucas Silva on a loan deal.
– According to L’Équipe, Montpellier have been working on bringing Trabzonspor striker Mustapha Yatabaré back to Ligue 1.
– According to reports, Chelsea have been scouting Hajduk and Croatia goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic.
– Juventus are reportedly considering a move for AC Milan’s midfielder Riccardo Montolivo to replace Andreas Pirlo in midfield.
– According to reports in Brazil, Manchester United have offered Barcelona €190 million for Neymar.
Mauricio Pochettino
– According to reports, Tottenham have agreed a deal for Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie.
– According to reports in Turkey, Trabzonspor are close to signing Chelsea midfielder Marco Marin.
– Liverpool striker Fabio Borini is reportedly close to joining Inter Milan
– Fenerbahce’s chairman Aziz Yildirim has revealed that Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic will move to Turkey at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain deal in the summer
– According to reports, West Ham United are hopeful of completing a £7million deal for the Chelsea winger Victor Moses.
– Roy Hodgson has postponed the announcement of his squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers with San Marino and Switzerland because a number of players are still to confirm their fitness.
– Barcelona have announced that Dani Alves has suffered a groin strain but Sergio Busquets escaped any significant damage to his ankle during Sunday’s victory at Athletic Bilbao.
– Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye believes “certain players” at Paris Saint-Germain did not want him to join the club when he arrived from Newcastle last year and insists he has made the right choice by returning to the Premier League this summer.
– FIFA president Sepp Blatter has told the BBC he is “clean” and “there is no corruption in football” amid criminal investigations at world football’s governing body.
Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 22nd of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazilian youngster Kenedy from Fluminense.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Manchester United defender Jonny Evans is being lined up by West Brom after they were unable to complete the signing of Tottenham’s Federico Fazio, according to reports.
– Norwich have failed in a bid to sign QPR striker Charlie Austin, according to reports.
– West Ham are still interested in QPR midfielder Rob Green but his £50,000-a-week wages could prevent him returning to Upton Park, according to reports.
– Valencia have reportedly offered €14m for Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij .
– Sampdoria and AC Milan failed to reach an agreement on Roberto Soriano , but talks will continue next week, according to reports.
– Real Madrid are reportedly set to sign highly-rated youngster Dani Ceballos from Real Betis.
– PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet says he has no plans to move to the Premier League this summer.
– Glasgow Rangers have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Arsenal youngster Gedion Zelalem on a season-long loan.
– Juventus have told Sky Sports News that Paul Pogba is not for sale this summer, despite reports to the contrary this morning.
New Chelsea signing Pedro photo credit chelseafc.com
– Jose Mourinho says a 60-second conversation was all that was required to convince Pedro to sign for Chelsea.
– Louis van Gaal has said that Manchester United will not sell David de Gea this summer.
– According to L’Équipe, Rennes forward Ola Toivonen is in advanced negotiations with German side Mainz.
– Newcastle have demanded £15.5m from AC Milan if they want to sign Moussa Sissoko, according to reports.
– According to reports in England, Liverpool have had a bid accepted for Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
– Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat says everyone in his squad is for sale, adding: “If the player wants to go, he can go.”
– Roma forward Francesco Totti is set to sign a new one-year contract extension to keep him at the club
– Galatasaray are reportedly keen on signing Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse.
– Manchester United have been in secret talks to buy Barcelona forward Neymar, according to reports.
– Liverpool still want to sign Asier Illarramendi but the midfielder is happy to stay at Real Madrid, according to reports.
– According to reports in France, Marseille midfielder Alaixys Romao has reached an agreement with Turkish side Bursaspor concerning a provisional contract.
– Sevilla have made an approach to sign Andy Carroll on loan, despite the 26-year-old England striker not being fit to play for West Ham, according to reports.
– Italian sources claim Chelsea are prepared to send Juan Guillermo Cuadrado to Juventus on a season-long loan deal without an option to buy.
– According to reports, Roma have given PSG a deadline for Lucas Digne or will go for Schalke’s Sead Kolasinac instead.
– According to reports, 19 year old versatile defensive player Clément Moy is the interesting Tottenham Hotspurs.
– Atalanta are reportedly on the verge of signing defender Rafael Toloi from Sao Paulo.
– According to BeIN Sports, Dynamo Kiev winger Younes Belhanda will not be joining Marseille this transfer window.
– Manchester United have bid €3m for Odd BK winger Rafik Zekhnini, according to Norwegian paper TA.
– Tottenham target Victor Wanyama has told Southampton he wants to leave the club, according to Sky Sports sources.
– QPR boss Chris Ramsey is hopeful striker Charlie Austin will stay at Loftus Road.
Football tit bits:
Luis Enrique, credit fcbarcelona.com
– Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is confident his side can successfully defend their league title as they prepare to open their campaign against Athletic Bilbao. “It’s a long season and it’s all about consistency,but starting with a win is always good,we’re the champions and we have to defend our title. We’re the favourites just as Atletico [Madrid] were last season. As the year goes on things can change.” He said
– Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat was pleased with his side’s response to an emergency meeting held to address a dismal start to the Premier League season. “Against a very good side – I think Swansea are a good team with good players – the way we played with the spirit that we showed last year, you can see that you can get results,they responded very well [to the meeting],
straight from the beginning in the dressing room. We told them already last week that, if you can do what you did last season – the work-rate, the spirit in the team… and get the crowd behind you – you can see what you can do in home games.” Advocaat told reporters.
– Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson says he’s “over the moon” after scoring a hat-trick against West Ham on Saturday.
– Louis van Gaal claimed Manchester United do not need to sign a striker after they were held to a goalless draw by Newcastle and instead complained that Wayne Rooney had a goal disallowed.
– Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has suggested that referee Craig Pawson and linesman Harry Lennard made an “excellent” decision to allow Christian Benteke’s winner against Bournemouth,even though the Premier League said it was wrong.