LATEST FOOTBALL TRANSFER STORIES, RUMOURS AND TITBITS (6/7/2015)

here is a round up of the day’s top transfer stories, rumours and done deals as compiled by our Man Paul Ayorinde.

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Done Deals:

– New York City FC have completed the signing of Juventus midfielder Andreas Pirlo.

– Dynamo Zagreb have completed the signing of Angelo Henriquez from Manchester United

– Fenerbahce have announced the signing of Nani from Manchester United

– AC Milan have confirmed the signing of former Parma midfielder Jose Mauri on a four-year deal

– Valencia have completed the signing of Zakaria Bakkali on a five-year contract

– Manchester City have signed Enes Unal from Bursaspor.

– Getafe have completed the signing of Alvaro Medran from Real Madrid

– Deportivo La Coruna have signed forward Luis Alberto on a season-long loan from Liverpool.

– Rennes have completed the signing of Portuguese defender Pedro Mendes on a four-year contract

– Sampdoria have completed the signing of midfielder Fernando from Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year contract for €8million

– Barcelona have signed Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid on a five-year contract for €34million.

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Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to Sky Sports, Manchester United will listen to offers for Brazilian defender Rafael

– Marco Verratti’s agent has denied reports linking his client with a move away from Paris Saint-Germain this summer.

– Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has revealed the club are working on a deal to sign FC Twente defender Cuco Martina.

– Sporting Lisbon manager Jorge Jesus has seemingly ruled out a summer exit for William Carvalho.

– Leicester City and Watford have been linked with forward Tranquillo Barnetta.

– Rumour has it that talks are ongoing between Middlesbrough and West Ham over the signing of winger Stewart Downing.

– Watford have confirmed the signing of midfielder Etienne Capoue from Tottenham for a club record fee.

– Lazio have reached an agreement with Liverpool for to sign forward Fabio Borini, according to reports in Italy.

– Empoli sporting director Marcello Carli reveals they rejected an offer from Napoli for Riccardo Saponara.

– According to Spanish TV station TVE, Real Madrid have received a written offer from Porto for goalkeeper Iker Casillas

– Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs has said the club is keen on signing Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger

– According to reports, Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran is set to join Championship side Brentford for £750,000.

– According to Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG are set for talks with Asamoah Gyan after agreeing a fee with Al-Ain

– According to reports, Sidney Sam has joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Schalke.

– According to reports, Besiktas are interested in signing Chelsea striker Loic Remy on loan with a view to a permanent move

– According to reports, Sassuolo are set to aproach Fulham over striker Kostas Mitroglou.

– Fiorentina are reportedly interested in signing Copa America star Eduardo Vargas

– According to reports, OGC Nice are close to signing Monaco striker Valere Germain on a season-long loan.

– German goalkeeper Kevin Trapp is close to joining PSG from Eintracht Frankfurt

– Sassuolo sporting director Giovanni Carnevali says they will meet teams including Napoli ‘this week’ for defender Sime Vrsaljko.

– Stoke City are expected to sign Real Madrid teenager Sergio Molina this week,according to reports.

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– Former France boss Raymond Domenech has urged Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to
join Manchester United this summer.

– According to reports,Tottenham must pay £18million if they want to sign Belgium forward Yannick Ferreira Carrasco from Monaco.

– According to Sky Sports, Norwich have had three offers rejected by Hull City for winger Robbie Brady.

– Mohamed Salah’s agent says the winger will join parent club Chelsea for their pre-season training camp.

– Manchester United striker Robin van Persie would be a huge success at Fenerbahce, according to the club’s new signing Nani. “I haven’t had the chance to talk with Robin van Persie yet,but if he comes to Fenerbahce, I am sure that he will be very successful.” Nani said at his unveiling.

– Galatasaray coach Hamza Hamzaoglu have warned Inter Milan target Felipe Melo to turn up for training on Friday or ‘it will be a matter for the directors’.

– Newcastle United Sammy Ameobi is reportedly close to joining Cardiff City on a season-long loan deal

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Football tit bits:

– Liverpool have named former Nottingham Forest coach Sean O’Driscoll as their new assistant manager.

– Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand will been sidelined for five-six weeks following a minor knee surgery

– Harold Mayne-Nicholls, a FIFA official who assessed the bids for the 2018
and 2022 World Cups has been banned from all football-related activity for seven years by FIFA’s ethics committee.

– Juventus coach Max Allegri has extended his contract by a further year.

Football Transfer Round up for July 5th 2015

Sundays are usually slow when it comes to the Football transfer market, but our Man Paul has still come up with a round up of the day’s top transfer stories, rumours and done deals

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Done Deal:

– Cologne have announced the signing of Milos Jojic from Borussia Dortmund for an undisclosed fee.

– Hamburg have completed the signing of Bosnian defender Emir Spahic.

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Today’s reports and rumours:

– Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has not agreed a deal with Fenerbahce, according to his agent. “If Robin had found a new club, we would have announced it. And I’m in the Netherlands right now.”

– Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris should sign for one of the Premier League’s top three in Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester City, not Manchester United, according to former France manager Ramond Domenech.

– According to reports, Celtic have made a new loan offer for Real Madrid teenager Martin Odegaard

– Reports emanating from England have it that Sunderland have signed £5m Zenit St Petersburg defender Nicolas Lombaerts

– Fenerbahce are interested in signing Malaga goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. “We know he wants to leave, so we have our cards in hand. Let’s wait for the time and price to be right,” sporting director Giuliano Terraneo said

– Newcastle are reported to be close to signing PSV midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum.

– Arsenal is the preferred destination for Morgan Schneiderlin according to newspaper reports from England.

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– According to reports, Liverpool will trigger Christian Benteke’s buyout clause this week

– Manchester United are rumoured to have submitted a £25 million bid to Galatasaray for Uruguayan international Fernando Muslera.

– According to Sky Sports sources, West Brom have had a bid rejected for QPR winger Matt Phillip

– Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren could make Northampton Town striker Ivan Toney his first signing at St James’ Park according to reports.

– Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has revealed he is considering an offer from Serie A side Roma.

– Crystal Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has confirmed the club are interested in signing PSG midfielder Yohan Cabaye.

– Atletico Madrid have tried and failed to sign Barcelona winger Pedro according to reports in Spain

– According to reports, Bournemouth are ready to make a £14milion bid for QPR striker Charlie Austin

– Sevilla have reportedly raised their offer for Borussia Dortmund striker Ciro Immobile to €12m.

– Giannelli Imbula’s father said Inter “make me want to throw up” after the midfielder joined Porto. “They sent threats.”

– Inter Milan have reacted to Fiorentina’s accusations over Mohamed Salah by threatening legal action of their own.

– According to L’Equipe, Liverpool are leading the way to sign Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko.

– According to reports in Spain, Atletico Madrid midfielder Mario Suarez is pushing for a €12million transfer to Inter Milan.

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– Mario Gotze’s agent has criticised Bayern Munich for not giving the Germany international enough support last season.

– Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Barcelona 19-year-old winger Munir El Haddadi.

– According to reports, Roma have agreed personal terms with Augsburg defender Baba Rahman

Football tit bits:

– Juan Roman Riquelme has revealed that Manchester United tried to sign him in 2006 and said that turning Sir Alex Ferguson down was the only regret of his career.

– French and German presidents applied political pressure prior to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup votes, according to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

– Former Brazil defender Roberto Carlos will manage the Delhi Dynamos for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League.

– Fiji broke the record for the biggest win in international football with a 38-0 victory on Sunday over the Federated States of Micronesia.

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Rumours and Titbits (5/7/15)

Done Deals:

– Valencia have signed striker Santi Mina from Celta Vigo on a six-year contract

– Rayo Vallecano have signed midfielder Ousseynou Cisse from Ligue 2 club Dijon for an undisclosed fee

– Galatasaray have completed the signing of Lucas Poldoski from Arsenal on a three-year contract

– Monaco have announced the signing of Wallace from Sporting Braga on a season-long loan deal

– Caen have completed the signing of striker Andy Delort from Wigan Athletic on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Lucas Poldoski

Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to reports, Liverpool are interested in signing 18-year-old Brazilian Allan Rodrigues de Souza from Internacional.

– According to reports, Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has agreed terms on a move to Fenerbahce

– Reports in Chile claim that Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is joining Real Madrid.

Arturo Vidal

– Samir Nasri has strongly rejected a report claiming he asked to return to Arsenal, insisting he wants to stay at Manchester City.

– Sevilla are reportedly close to signing Wissam Ben Yedder from Toulouse

– According to reports in Italy, West Ham are close to signing Juventus defender Angelo Ogbonna for an initial €10 million

– Frank de Boer has said he expects Jasper Cillessen to stay at Ajax despite reported interest from Manchester United.

– According to Marca, Real Madrid want Real Zaragoza defender Jesus Vallego after receiving impressive reports on his performances over the last year.

– Juventus managing director Giuseppe Marotta would consider signing Chelsea’s Juan Cuadrado on loan but said both Mohamed Salah and Stevan Jovetic are set to join one of the Milan clubs

– Barcelona boss Luis Enrique specifically requested a deal for Arda Turan, according to presidential candidate Josep Maria Bartomeu

– Rumour has it that Steve Bruce is set to make an offer to bring Manchester United striker James Wilson to Hull City on loan

– Paris Saint Germain are reportedly interested in Fulham £10million-rated starlet Patrick Roberts

– Manchester United are set to make an improved bid for Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin

– According to Sky Sports sources, Watford have agreed a fee for Tottenham midfielder pair Etienne Capoue and Benjamin Stambouli

– Manchester United are in pole position to sign Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica, according to reports in Portugal

– Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Barcelona winger Pedro

– Gary Medel’s agent declared Galatasaray “have a 0 per cent chance of getting him. He will 100 per cent stay at Inter.”

– Wolfsburg have told Inter to forget about €20million-rated Ivan Perisic. “We have no intention of selling.”

– Manchester City have reportedly lined up a £150million transfer spree on Raheem Sterling, Paul Pogba and Kevin De Bruyne.

– According to reports, Chelsea are close to signing Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic

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– Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos says “I am not negotiating with anyone.” amid Manchester United rumours

– Reports have it Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has arrived in Spain as he looks to wrap up the signing of Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld

– According to reports, Valencia are all set to announce the signing of Argentina defender Ezequiel Garay from Zenit St. Petersburg.

– Manchester united are reportedly keen on signing Torino defender Matteo Darmian

– According to Sky Sports Italia, Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernando will arrive in Italy tomorrow and will undergo a medical on Monday ahead of a move to Sampdoria

– Lazio are reportedly keen on signing Liverpool forward Fabio Borini

– According to reports, West Ham are in talks to re-sign full-back Glen Johnson after his contract at Liverpool expired

– Fiorentina have called Mohamed Salah for pre-season training and taken legal action against Inter Milan for contacting the player.

– Torino are reportedly in talks for Swedish free agent John Guidetti

– According to reports, Man United make official Arda Turan approach but Turkish star would rather join Chelsea

– Santi Cazorla is wanted by Atletico Madrid, but Arsenal will only accept an ‘astronomical offer’, according to reports.

Football tit bits:

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– The Nigeria Football Federation has terminated the appointment of Stephen Keshi as Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team, Super Eagles.

– The president of CONMEBOL Juan Angel Napout says it needs “total and absolute change” after becoming engulfed in the FIFA corruption scandal.

– Players do not care who hands out trophies and the absence of embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter will not have any impact on the Women’s World Cup final, organisers said

Top Football Transfer Deals, Rumours and Titbits (3/7/15)

here are the top transfer stories making the rounds at the moment as compiled by our man Paul Ayorinde

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Done Deal:

– Derby County have signed forward Tom Ince from Hull City on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee

– Udinese have completed the signing of Iraqi defender Ali Adnan Kadhim from Caykur Rizespor on a five-year contract

– Cagliari have signed Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari on a two-year deal, subject to a medical

– Chelsea have announced the signing of Radamel Falcao from Monaco on a season-long loan deal

– Liverpool have signed 16-year-old starlet Bobby Adekanye on a free transfer

– Bologna have completed the signing of goalkeeper Antonio Mirante on a free transfer

– Juventus have completed the signing of Norberto Neto on a four-year deal

– Inter Milan have completed the signing of Colombian defender Jeison Murillo from Granada on a five-year contract for a fee of €8million

– Inter Milan have officially signed Martin Montoya from Barcelona, on loan with an option to buy.

– Sevilla have reached an agreement with Getafe to sign Sergio Escudero for an undisclosed fee, subject to a medical

– Monaco have confirmed the signing of striker Guido Carrillo from Estudiantes on a five-year contract

Edin Dzeko
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Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to reports in Spain, Arda Turan prefers a move to the Premier League with no offer forthcoming from Barcelona.

– According to ESPN sources, Manchester City will not force Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic to find new clubs

– Chelsea are reportedly leading the race to sign Ghana defender Baba Rahman from Augsburg.

– Queens Park Rangers have reportedly turned down a £12 million bid from Leicester city for Charlie Austin

– According to reports, Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph

– According to reports in Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt are interested in Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller should Kevin Trapp sign for Paris Saint-Germain.

– Sevilla are on the verge of signing Ukrainian winger Yevhen Konoplyanka.

– According to reports, Manchester United will attempt to use Jonny Evans as bait to land Everton defender Seamus Coleman.

– According to reports, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is ready to offload six squad members to trim the wage bill

– Middleborough are weighing up a move for West Ham winger Stewart Downing.

– Nicolas Gaitan says he has no plans to leave Benfica, amid reported interest from Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.

– According to reports, Martin Skrtel will sign a new three-year deal with Liverpool next week.

– West Ham reportedly want to sign Argentine playmaker Manuel Lanzini from UAE side Al Jazira.

– According to reports, Watford have received a £10million bid for Odion Ighalo from Chinese first division side Hebei China Fortune

– Aston Villa are reportedly close to completing the £9million signing of Idrissa Gueye

– Everton are set to move for West Brom defender Cristian Gamboa.

– According to Marca, Sergio Ramos is determined to leave Real Madrid this summer

– Atletico Madrid are keen on replacing Arda Turan with Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla

– Mousa Dembele wants talks with Mauricio Pochettino over his Tottenham future.

– According to reports, Sporting Lisbon are close to signing Fulham midfielder Bryan Ruiz

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– According to reports, Manchester United will keep Real Madrid target David De Gea for a further year if they do not receive a world-record transfer fee for a goalkeeper.

– Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits he turned down a “couple of nice opportunities” to move to a club in Europe in order to pursue a new challenge with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

– Tottenham are keen on Everton midfielder James McCarthy and could offer the Toffees winger Aaron Lennon or centre-back Younes Kaboul.

– According to reports, Celtic defender Adam Matthews is set for a £1.5million move to Sunderland

– Bastian Schweinsteiger could be set to join United, with Bayern Munich willing to let him go.

– According to reports, Aston Villa has launched a £7million bid for Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Praet.

– According to reports, Liverpool want to cancel the loan contract of Atletico Madrid full-back Javier Manquillo a year early.

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Football tit bits:

– Joan Laporta believes that the Barcelona board headed up by Josep Maria Bartomeu exploited Luis Enrique by announcing his contract extension on the same day the board formally resigned for the elections to be called.

– Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have had their restrictions on transfer spending and Champions League squad size lifted after meeting their financial fair play targets, UEFA has announced.

– West Bromwich Albion hope to have new owners by the end of the month after the granting of exclusive negotiations to an unnamed bidder.

– Lionel Messi says his Argentine team is “desperate” to make their mark by winning the Copa America final against hosts Chile. “This generation is desperate to win a title with the national team. As a team, we deserve to win something and it would mean so much after the World Cup where we came so close.” Messi said

– Manchester United’s trip to Aston Villa on the second weekend of the new Premier League season has been rescheduled for 14 August at 7.45pm, a Friday evening, because of an English Defence League march in the area the following day.

– Nicolas Anelka has been named player-manager of Mumbai City.

Top Football Transfer Deals, Rumours and Titbits (2/7/15)

Its Day two of the Transfer window and players are on the move as expected, of course the rumours keep spreading, the fans are expectant and the managers are dealing, agents are scheming but our man Paul Ayorinde has got all the top stories for right here.

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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 have agreed a deal with Sevilla for Carlos Bacca, subject to medical.

– 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 contract

– Watford sign defender Jose Holebas from Roma on a three-year deal.

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Today’s Reports and rumours:

– Edin Dzeko has reportedly agreed a four-year contract with Roma, but Manchester City remains to be convinced.

– Reports suggest Inter are moving closer to signing Ivan Perisic, with Wolfsburg open to selling.

– Arda Turan’s agent has poured cold water on reports claiming he is on his way to Barcelona.

– According to reports, Real Madrid have denied suggestions that coach Rafa Benitez has requested the signing of Fernando Llorente

– QPR are reportedly close to signing Ravel Morrison from Lazio

– According to reports, Aston Villa are eyeing up a move for young Everton full-back Luke Garbutt this summer

– According to reports, Real Madrid youngster Martin Odegaard could be loaned out to Getafe

– Sunderland are reportedly in talks to sign Zenit defender Nicolas Lombaerts and Jeremain Lens of Dynamo Kiev

Pep Guardiola

– Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said Thursday that Bastian Schweinsteiger holds his future in his own hands. “I have already said, read and heard a lot of things about Basti, but his future depends on him, i think he will stay, but only he can decide. If he stays, that would be the perfect decision for me. He is a top player.” Guardiola said

– West Ham are in talks to resign defender Carl Jenkinson from Arsenal on a permanent deal. says co-chairman David Gold.

– According to reports,Tottenham are to hold talks with Atletico Madrid over a move for Toby Alderweireld

– Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta denies Real Madrid have bid for Arturo Vidal, or Sevilla for Fernando Llorente.

– According to French newspaper L’Equipe, PSG are ready to pay €60million for Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria

– Borussia Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc says that the club are yet to receive any offers for Ciro Immobile.

– Nicolas Otamendi’s agent says that the 27-year-old defender will not be leaving Valencia for Real Madrid.

– According to reports, Chelsea will sell Oscar if they receive a bid of £25million.

– Stoke City are reportedly in talks to sign Real Madrid defensive midfielder Sergio Molina

– Wolfsburg and Chelsea are interested in signing Antonio Rudiger, the Stuttgart centre-back’s agent has claimed

– According to reports in France, Manchester United are keen on signing PSG defender Gregory van der Wiel

– According to reports, Lyon’s centre back Bakary Koné is close to a move to Turkish side Besiktas.

– Tom Ince is reportedly close to joining Derby County

– Norwich City forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel is been linked with a return to Sporting Lisbon

– According to Sky Sports, Manchester United have had a £28.6million bid for Sergio Ramos rejected.

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Football Tit Bits:

– New Netherlands coach Danny Blind said he turned down a “fantastic offer” to be part of Louis van Gaal’s backroom staff at Manchester United last year. “There were talks about United and Van Gaal a couple of times last year. But I rejected that. If you have ambition what is more beautiful than becoming manager of your country?” Blind said

– Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez ruled out for up to four weeks with a broken collarbone.

– The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested on corruption charges in May, the Swiss authorities say.

– The mother of Laura Bassett has insisted that her daughter will “bounce back” after scoring the injury-time own goal that cost England a place in the World Cup final. “She will come through it, she will come through it. She’s had big moments in her footballing career before and with her family and the footballing colleagues she’s got round her, she will get through it and bounce back.” She said

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Rumours and Titbits (2/7/15)

The Football Transfer Window is officially open and our Man Paul is back with a detailed round up of all the top Football transfer stories making the rounds at the moment.

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Done Deals:

– Celtic have completed the signing of Saidy Janko from Manchester United on a four-year deal, subject to a medical

– Valencia defender Victor Ruiz has joined Villarreal on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee

– German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has extended his Borussia Dortmund contract until the summer of 2017.

– 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.

– Liverpool have completed the signing of Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton on long-term contract

– Bayern Munich have signed Douglas Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year contract for €30 million.

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Today’s reports and rumours:

– Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta reveals the club rejected an €80million bid from Barcelona for Paul Pogba. “Yes, we received an offer of €80m, but I can confirm that we will not sell Pogba.” Marotta said

– Dani Osvaldo has been released by Southampton, after completing a loan at Boca Juniors.

– According to reports in Spain, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement over the sale of midfielder Arda Turan

– According to reports, Barcelona defender Martin Montoya is set to join Inter Milan on a two-year loan deal

– Besiktas are reportedly keen on signing Manchester United striker Robin van Persie

– Bastian Schweinsteiger could still leave Bayern Munich for Manchester United, admits club director Matthias Sammer. “Basically, nothing is excluded, it’s a crazy world. He has clearly expressed that he is an important part of the team, but let’s see. We’re still waiting.” He said

– Fiorentina are “optimistic” they will extend the loan deal of Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah for another season.

– AC Milan defender Adil Rami is reportedly close to joining Sevilla

– According to reports, Manchester United are set to up their offer for Sergio Ramos – but only if Real Madrid do likewise for David de Gea

– According to Sky Italia sources, Stoke have agreed a £12million fee with Inter Milan for Xherdran Shaqiri.

– Manchester United winger Nani is poised for a move to Fenerbahce after agreeing personal terms with the club.

– Aston Villa have reportedly launched a bid to sign out-of-contract Leicester midfielder Esteban Cambiasso.

– Thomas Muller says he is honoured by Manchester United’s interest in signing him, but wants to stay at Bayern Munich and win more titles.

– Brazil striker Robinho is set to sign for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande.

– Giannelli Imbula admits Inter’s lack of Champions League football ‘influenced my decision’ to move to Porto.

– Manchester United are reportedly making enquires on Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik.

– Radamel Falcao has completed the formalities of his move to Chelsea and will link up with his new club on their pre-season tour of North America, according to the Colombian striker’s family.

– Shakhtar Donetsk Coach Mircea Lucescu reveals AC Milan ‘are in pole position’ to sign Luiz Adriano this summer.

– Sergio Ramos would only leave Real Madrid to join Manchester United, says former Real president Ramon Calderon.

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Football Tit Bits:

– Gervinho has denied that extravagant demands of a helicopter and a private beach led to his transfer to Al-Jazira falling through. “I read of helicopters, private beaches and plane tickets. I have no idea where that information comes from, but I have never demanded such things. When I sign a contract I don’t care about those things: everything that has been said about me is false.” Gervinho said

– Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been accused of lying to Wojciech Szczesny about the Gunners signing Petr Cech. Polish goalkeeping legend Jan Tomaszewski claims that Szczesny was given false promises by Wenger about his future at the club. “In January I spoke to [Poland manager] Adam Nawalka and he said that Arsene Wenger had told him that if Szczesny worked hard in training he would play again soon,it turned out that he didn’t tell the truth. I’m sure that when Szczesny said that he was going to stay at Arsenal, he didn’t know that Cech was going to come because Wenger didn’t tell him about his plans. Szczesny should leave, because it will be waste of time for him, if he stays.” Tomaszewski said

– Sepp Blatter has challenged his critics to prove that he is corrupt, and insists that anybody who accuses him of guilt by association to the corruption scandal engulfing world football’s governing body “should go to jail.”

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– Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has praised the contribution made by Petr Cech during his 11-year career at Stamford Bridge. “Petr has been a great servant for Chelsea for 11 years and helped this club to win almost everything there is to win,I always said I wanted him to stay but I understand Petr needed to move on to play first team football every week. Sometimes you have to respect the wishes of someone who has earned so much respect with his service and actions for your club. I support the owner’s decision to honour the player in this way.” Mourinho said

– Danny Blind has been appointed as the new Netherlands head coach.

– The England squad have received a surprise phone call from the Duke of Cambridge Prince William ahead of their Women’s World Cup semi-final with Japan.

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Rumours And Titbits (10/6/2015)

Done Deals:

Sami Khedira has joined Juventus on a four year deal as a free agent from Real Madrid.

Paul Pogba
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Rumours, Speculations and Gist:

Paul Pogba has been liked with a move to Manchester City and the former English champions are willing to make the frenchman one of the highest payed footballers in England.

Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho wants to Sign, a striker, a midfielder and a goalkeeper as he plans to strengthen his squad and at the same time keep his player on their toes.

Carlos Tevez might yet be on the move again As Atletico Coach Diego Simeone as confirmed that the club as spoken with Tevez’s manager.

Manchester City have been in touch with Kevin De Bruyne’s agent and the player might be on his way to Manchester.

Manchester United have been linked to PSG defender Gregory van der Wiel. Roma Are also rumoured to be interested in the defender.

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Fiorentina are lining up a move for Roberto Donadoni as the successor to Vincenzo Montella.

Newcastle look set to unveil Steve McClaren as their new manager.

West Ham’s new manager Slaven Bilic is believed to be interested in signing Chelsea striker Loic Remy.

PSG Flop Yohann Cabaye seems to be interested in linking up with Alan Pardew at Crystal Palace.

Arturo Vidal did not join Manchester United last season but might be an Arsenal player in the new season.

Arsenal are also being mentioned in a big money move for Jackson Martinez.

Marcos Rojo tweeted a picture of himself and fellow Argentine centre back Nicolas Otamendi of Valencia with the ?? Next season and United fans have been asking for the Argentine to convince his international to join him at Old Trafford.

Mario Mandzukic is the latest player to be linked with Manchester Utd, as rumours of his fallout with his coaches at Atletico Madrid emerged.

Titbits:

#FIFAGate

FIFA will hold an extraordinary meeting of Fifa executive committee next month so a date for an elective congress to elect a new FIFA President can be chosen.

Bologna have gained promotion back to the Serie after a one all draw Pescara in the play-offs.

Qatar Airways has signed a new improved five year shirt deal with the outgoing board of Fc Barcelona, subject to ratification by the New Board.

Sacked Newcastle manager John Carver will receive a £1m compensation from the club.

Football Transfer Deals, Rumours And Titbits (8/6/2015)

Aleix Vidal joins FC Barcelona

Done Deals:

Sevilla have sold wide-man Aleix Vidal to Barcelona for £7.5m, the deal is believed to be for five years with add-ons based on Vidal’s performance.

Liverpool FC have announced the capture of 22 year old Out of Contract striker Danny Ings, Burnley will however get compensation for developing the player. The fee will be determined by an independent committee made up of representatives of the players union, the leagues and headed by a chairman with Legal background.

1860 Munich have Sold 19 year old Julian Weigl to Borussia Dortmund for an undisclosed fee.

Derby have signed English striker Darren Bent on a free after Bent and Enda Stevens were released by Aston Villa.

Danny Ings to Liverpool A done deal

Rumours, Speculations and Transfer Gist:

Coach Vincenzo Montella And Fiorentina have parted ways barely months after he joined them.

Ilkay Gundogan of Borussia Dortmund might just be FC Barcelona’s next signing after Aleix Vidal if reports coming out of spain are true.

Hugo Lloris would not turn down a move to Man Utd if the Red Devils approach him.

Barnet’s Under-18 50 goal hero Matt Stevens, has been linked with a move to Premier League side Swansea.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Could be on his way to England with his destination put as the Emirates Stadium in London.

Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski is heading back to the Emirates Stadium after an un-succesful loan spell Inter Milan.

Ezequiel Lavezzi and Carlos Tevez have both been linked with moves to Liverpool.

Rafa Benitez is believed to be keen to bring Alvaro Morata Back to Madrid.

Boca Juniors are hopeful that Carlos Tevez would be open to a move back home.

Fabio Borini has been linked with a move to Italy, with teams like Inter and Lazio believed to be interested.

Andrea Pirlo might be on his way down under to link up with Alessandro Del Piero.

Ron Vlaar whose contract expires at the end of this month as been offered a new deal by Villa.

Javier Hernandez believes he stands a better chance at Man Utd now that the team will be involved in the Champions League.

Danny Ings to Liverpool A done deal

Titbits:

Two Seasons without any silverware has not hampered the strength of Manchester United has the club is now rated as the Most Valuable Football Club Brand in the world.

Sol Campbell is positioning himself to succeed Boris Johnson in 2016, the former Arsenal man wants to be the conservatives candidate in next year’s election.

Newfanzone BPL Team Of The Week. Game Week 11

The Lads at the Newfanzone have collectively selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 11). 

We have chosen to line up in a 4-3-3 attacking formation and this are the stand out players for us.

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Formation: 4-3-3

Goal Keeper: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)

The American Goal keeper had an excellent performance and was the major reason Aston Villa kept a clean sheet against West Ham

Right back: Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle)

The Netherlands international produced an excellent performance against West Brom, setting up both goals for Newcastle.

Left Back: Leighton Baines (Everton)

Baines produced a fantastic performance against Sunderland and scored his team’s equalizer.

Centre defender: Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa)

The Villa Captain was at his best against West Ham and was key to his team keeping a clean sheet at Upton park.

Centre Defender: Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle)

Since Coloccini got back into the Newcatle team,their performances has improved. The Argentine’s organisational skills at the back against West Brom was immense

Midfielder: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea)

Sigurdsson had a nice game against Arsenal and capped it off with a top-class free kick to score Swansea City’s first goal

Midfielder: Emre Can (Liverpool)

The young German midfielder had a good game against Chelsea and scored a lovely goal in the early minutes of the match

Midfielder: Jefferson Montero (Swansea)

The Ecuadorian winger was a torn in the flesh of Calum Chambers all evening and eventually made an assist for Bafetembi Gomis to score Swansea City’s winning goal against Arsenal

Forward: Charlie Austin (QPR)

The Queen Park Rangers’ striker has been in blistering form of late and scored two lovely goals against Premier League Champions on Saturday.

Forward: Shane Long (Southampton)

Long was a second half substitute against Leicester City and still had enough time to score two well-taken goals to give Ronald Koeman’s team victory.

Forward: Sergio Aguero (Man City)

The Argentine Striker continued his goal-scoring form against QPR. He scored two lovely goals to ensure his team got a point at Loftus Road.

Newfanzone BPL Team OF the Week (week 11)