Reports of José Mourinho making Villarreal defender Eric Bailly his first signing at Manchester Untied started doing rounds yesterday. There were rumours that Manchester United were willing to pay up to £30m to land the defender. United are reported to be offering £15 million up front, but the number of performance related clauses could mean
With Jamie Vardy’s arrival now almost a certainty, it remains to be seen how the newly-rejuvenated Arsenal social media team are going to announce it, after winning the Internet over with the way they made the signing of Granit Xhaka official. Having wrapped up two top-notch signings much before the commencement of European Championship, Arsene
News that Henrikh Mkhitaryan has rejected Borussia Dortmund’s latest offer to open contract negotiations has made his departure this summer all the more likely given the player has just one more year to run on his contract in Germany. The Bundesliga giants may be keen to cash in now rather than lose him on a
First off: Woah. Woah. Woah. That came out of no where. Major breaking news, which has just taken over the UK media and social media networks — at least within the football spectrum: Arsenal have triggered the release clause for a certain Jamie Vardy. Broken by The Guardian’s Stuart James: “Arsenal have triggered the release
It has been a topsy-turvy season for Liverpool. They sacked a manager, before reaching two cup finals and finishing in eighth place in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp has been able to input his ‘gengenpressing’ into the Liverpool squad, but currently they are not quite at the full throttle level he wants. The Reds do
Suggestions this week that Gonzalo Higuain would be open to a move to Anfield have certainly got Liverpool fans talking and there can be little question his potential signing would be a fantastic coup, especially given Liverpool’s lack of European involvement this season. One of the best The Argentine is a goal machine and
After their miraculous Premier League triumph, Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri faces something of a dilemma this summer as he gears up for the club’s title defence and debut Champions League campaign. He has to decide whether to totally keep faith with the players who delivered the Premier League title or whether to use this window
There were two major things that Manchester United needed to do during the summer of 2016. Firstly, decide who would be in the dugout going forward- whether it was Louis Van Gaal, Ryan Giggs, or Jose Mourinho. Once that was sorted, the second was transfer targets- to improve the squad in a number of key
If rumours are to be believed, West Ham youngster Reece Oxford is said to be attracting interest from several Premier League clubs with Manchester United one side that have been linked with a summer move for the player. Oxford exploded onto the scene on the opening day of the season when the Hammers won 2-0
Arsenal boasted the third best defence in the Premier League last season, conceding only as much as champions Leicester City did. Having said that, their defence had been shambolic, conceding goals rather easily. The Gunners, accordingly, should strengthen their back four, with Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny turning 32 and 31 respectively come September, and
Liverpool made their long awaited move for a goalkeeper this week with Loris Karius arriving for £4.7 million from Mainz. However, doubt still lingers as to whether he has been bought as Liverpool’s first choice goalkeeper for next season or as back-up to Simon Mignolet. The relatively low fee gives Klopp the opportunity to assess
Having finally confirmed Granit Xhaka’s arrival, Arsenal are currently weighing up a move for a defender and a striker. Even though the Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for younger prospects such as Kalidou Koulibaly and Kostas Manolas, a bid for Medhi Benatia looks likely. With Mats Hummels’ move to Bayern Munich confirmed,
Middlesbrough FC caught the eye of everyone after they secured the signing of Ajax’s young winger Viktor Fischer. The 21-year-old signed for the newly promoted side for £3.8m and the Danish international’s arrival is extremely encouraging. Fischer has always been equated to great players and as the modern way of things go, he has been
Arsenal finished runners-up in what turned out to be the most topsy-turvy Premier League campaign in recent memory. Even the pessimistic clan of Arsenal supporters agrees that they could have ended their title drought had they not suffered so many injuries during the course of the season. With Danny Welbeck already ruled out for just
Reports suggest Napoli’s central defender Kalidou Koulibaly hasn’t signed his contract extension, and there are various clubs interested in the 24-year-old’s services. Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chelsea have all been linked with the Senegalese international. The French-Senegalese defender had an absolutely brilliant season under coach Sarri which has naturally got him much attention in
Having failed to sign a single senior outfield player last summer, Arsenal will surely be active this window and one man that has been strongly linked with a move to the Emirates is Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney. Clearly the capture of an inexperienced full-back is unlikely to exactly appease an increasingly restless Gunners fan-base but
The end of the football season invariably brings about an onslaught of transfer rumours and one of the more surprising ones this week has seen Cesc Fabregas linked with a move to Real Madrid. Surprising only in a sense that he is Barcelona born and bred and spent six years at the club as a
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is known for being the notorious one and has always managed to be at the centre of attention. Recently, the tall striker didn’t miss his opportunity to let the football world know that his time is up at the Parc des Princes by tweeting: “I came like a king, left like a legend.”
We should get the biggest clues yet as to what direction Jurgen Klopp wants to take this Liverpool side in the coming years when he dips into the transfer market this summer and most likely shows the door to one or two of his current players. One man linked with a move to Anfield is
With Chelsea possibly set to call time on captain John Terry’s Stamford Bridge career this summer whilst coming to terms with a miserable mid-table finish, a summer overhaul seems guaranteed to take place and a top quality central defender is likely to be top of new manager Antonio Conte’s wanted list. One man linked with
Renato Sanches has enjoyed a meteoric rise since making his senior debut for Benfica only in late November. A series of impressive and consistent performances in the Primeira Liga and the Champions League caught the eye of many European clubs. Manchester United appeared to be the most likely destination for the 18-year-old. But early on
Manchester United look likely to be in the market for a central defender this summer and one man widely linked with a move to Old Trafford is Valencia’s Shkodran Mustafi. The German has made great strides since his last spell in England and could be the ideal option to bolster United’s defence. The Red Devils
Ever since Robin Van Persie controversially swapped the Emirates for Old Trafford in 2012, it has felt like Arsenal have been crying out for a striker. The latest man to be touted as the answer to the Gunners’ goalscoring problems is AZ striker Vincent Janssen. The 21 year old had an outstanding season in the
Bayern Munich celebrated a fourth Bundesliga title in a row on Saturday, albeit without beer, with a 1-2 win at Ingolstadt, but by Tuesday the work was being put in place to secure a fifth. Pep Guardiola, the manager who has delivered the last three triumphs, will leave for Manchester City this summer but the
It seems to have become rather fashionable to decry the January transfer window as being in danger of lapsing into irrelevance, something which must be highly tempting if you happen to be one of the unfortunate sports journalists forced to spend all day standing in football club car parks waiting for a deal that never