Fabio Borini will return to Liverpool at the end of the season, according to the player’s agent. . The Italian striker joined Sunderland on loan in the summer, and has scored just three goals for the Premier League strugglers thus far. . After an injury-ravaged first season at Anfield, speculation has linked the 22-year-old with a permanent move away from the Reds at the end of the current campaign, with Udinese touted as a potential destination. . Marco De Marchi has moved to distance his client away from the Liverpool exit door however, insisting he’ll join up with Brendan Rodgers…
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Liverpool attacker Iago Aspas could be set for a temporary break from his miserable spell on Merseyside. . According to reports from Italy cited by talkSPORT, Valencia are set to make a loan move for the Spaniard and have already made contact with his current employers regarding his possible availability. . 26-year-old Aspas joined Liverpool from La Liga outfit Celta Vigo for a fee of £7 million during the summer transfer window, yet his career at Anfield to date has been largely disappointing. . Although he has missed a sizeable portion of time with a torn thigh muscle picked up…
Thibaut Courtois is set to hold showdown talks with Chelsea over his future, according to the Metro. . The Belgian shot-stopper, who is currently in his third season on loan to Atletico Madrid, has been the subject of various rumours regarding his future over the last few months. . However, following increased interest from some of Europe’s top clubs, Mourinho is moving to tie the player to Chelsea. . Despite Petr Cech’s fine form over the past nine and a half seasons, it is Courtois whom Chelsea must look to as a flagship for the youthful re-branding of an ageing…
English Premier League strugglers West Bromwich Albion have appointed Pepe Mel as manager. . “The 50-year-old Spaniard has signed an 18-month contract and takes over the reins from Keith Downing who took charge of the team in a caretaker capacity five games ago,” the club said in a statement on Thursday. . West Brom are 14th in the table, four points above the relegation zone.
Manchester United and Arsenal starlet target Valmir Berisha has revealed that he’s in discussions with two clubs over a move from Halmstads. . The 17-year-old Swede, dubbed ‘the next Ibrahimovic’, shot to prominence around Europe last summer after claiming the Golden Boot at the FIFA U17 World Cup. . Premier League clubs are among those to be linked with a move for the teenager, and he’s confirmed that negotiations are currently taking place with one team from England – as well as a club in Italy. . “One club is from England and one is from Italy.” Berisha told Fotbollskanalen.se.…
Fifth-placed Everton have injury doubts over Ross Barkley, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka and Sylvain Distin for Saturday’s English Premier League home game with struggling Norwich City. . Midfielder Barkley has a toe injury while left back Baines has a back problem. Centre halves Jagielka and Distin have hamstring strains. . “Those four players are the ones we have got a question mark over,” manager Roberto Martinez told the club’s website (www.evertonfc.com) on Thursday. . “Everyone else is fine.” . Everton, seven points adrift of leaders Arsenal, are looking for their third home win in a row following victories over Southampton…
Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, is hoping that his country will have a good outing at the 2013 Glo-Caf awards billed to hold in Lagos on Thursday. . Keshi is a shortlist for Coach of the Year award alongside his country’s Under-17 trainer, Manu Garba and Paul Put, who guided Burkina Faso to the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. . But the Nigerian manager is hoping it will not just be a night of playing host to Africa’s biggest football award. . “It’s good we have found ourselves being nominated in a number of categories for the…
Manchester United manager David Moyes, reeling from three defeats in a row in 2014, must think that every cloud has a silver lining after being nominated for the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for December. . Moyes’s side have endured a terrible start to the New Year but they did manage four wins, a draw and two defeats from seven league matches at the end of 2013. . The Scot has been nominated along with Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini, who went unbeaten in December, Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho and Everton’s Roberto Martinez. . Chelsea had five wins from…
Manchester United shot stopper David De Gea has reassured fans that they won’t be lying down for anyone this year as they’re putting in extra hours to recover from a torrid campaign. . As a season without silverware looks increasingly likely, United goalkeeper has told the official club website that the team are working hard to ensure their current form is a thing of the past. . In the article, the ‘kepper goes on to reveal that himself and Antonio Valencia work together after training as the squad work go beyond the call of duty to improve their current position.…
Alvaro Negredo grabbed a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed West Ham United 6-0 in their League Cup semifinal first leg on Wednesday in another body blow for the beleaguered London club. . City effectively sealed their place in the final at Wembley with another one-sided demonstration of their attacking potency, Edin Dzeko with two and Yaya Toure joining Negredo on the scoresheet. . It was the second time in four days that West Ham have conceded more than five goals after they were knocked out of the FA Cup 5-0 by second tier Nottingham Forest on Sunday. . While City…
Harry Redknapp has told Shaun Wright-Phillips that he will need to reduce his wage demands so that Queens Park Rangers can afford to keep him at the club, according to The Mirror. . The January transfer window is an ideal time for the London club to reduce their wage bill; however, it is proving difficult as players are unlikely to choose to drop their salary for first team football. . Redknapp reporters: “It’s difficult. It’s only Premier League clubs who could afford to take him (Shaun Wright Phillips) on his wages. . “Other clubs aren’t going to put up that…
Robin van Persie could dramatically boost Manchester United ahead of their upcoming crunch clash with Chelsea, by making his return from injury. . According to Goal, the Premier League champions’ top goalscorer from last season is set to return to active duty in ten days time having worked extensively in Holland in order to increase his recovery time. . Goal claims that Van Persie has been working one to one with PSV Eindhoven fitness coach Arno Philip in order to recover from the thigh strain he picked up in early December, and has now completed the final stage of his…
Liverpool and Chelsea have been given a clear indication that midfield target Jorginho is available for transfer this month. . The player’s agent, Joao Santos, claims that his client will be allowed to leave Hellas Verona if the club receives a ‘great offer’. . Chelsea and Liverpool are both linked with the Brazilian, whilst previous reports in the Metro claimed Arsenal and Manchester United were also keen on the £15million-rated playmaker. . “He can leave Verona now if he receives a great offer – if an important proposal arrives it is fair that the player is allowed to leave,” Santos…
Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain are confident they can land Eden Hazard, according to The Independent. . The French club have previously been linked with a move for Hazard’s Chelsea teammate, Juan Mata, but now they look set to pursue Chelsea’s prized playmaker, who arrived in 2012 for a massive £32million. . The Belgian has been in electrifying form this term, scoring nine and assisting five in 24 appearances. . According to French newspaper Le 10 Sport, PSG boss Laurent Blanc has put Hazard at the top of his summer wishlist, and has the support of chairman Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. .…
Arsenal are favourites to beat Tottenham to the signing of Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov this month, according to the latest odds. . The Bulgarian international has been linked with a move away from Craven Cottage since Martin Jol departed following a disappointing first half of the season. . The 32-year-old former-Manchester United forward has just four Premier League goals for Fulham this term. He joined the club in a £5m deal in the summer of 2012. . And Arsenal and Tottenham, both looking to strengthen thin forward lines this month, reportedly have their eye on the forward. . Arsenal are…
Harry Redknapp has told Shaun Wright-Phillips that he will need to reduce his wage demands so that Queens Park Rangers can afford to keep him at the club, according to The Mirror. . The January transfer window is an ideal time for the London club to reduce their wage bill; however, it is proving difficult as players are unlikely to choose to drop their salary for first team football. . Redknapp reporters: “It’s difficult. It’s only Premier League clubs who could afford to take him (Shaun Wright Phillips) on his wages. . “Other clubs aren’t going to put up that…
Just four more countries are still to arrive in South Africa for the African Nations Championship as the countdown to the tournament’s opening game on Saturday continues. . Only Burundi, Congo, Morocco and Uganda have not yet arrived although Morocco were due in Johannesburg late on Wednesday night after flying from Casablanca vuia Doha in Qatar. . Twelve sides are already in the country – Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique and Nigeria, plus the host nation’s team. . Uganda are due in on Thursday and will be almost straight into…
Alvaro Negredo grabbed a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed West Ham United 6-0 in their League Cup semifinal first leg on Wednesday in another body blow for the beleaguered London club. . City effectively sealed their place in the final at Wembley with another one-sided demonstration of their attacking potency, Edin Dzeko with two and Yaya Toure joining Negredo on the scoresheet. . It was the second time in four days that West Ham have conceded more than five goals after they were knocked out of the FA Cup 5-0 by second tier Nottingham Forest on Sunday. . While City…
Chelsea have been made favourites by the bookies to sign Southampton starlet Luke Shaw, despite registered interest from Manchester United. . SkyBet have made the Stamford Bridge outfit 3/1 to sign the 18-year-old wonderkid, which would imply that Jose Mourinho has the upper hand on David Moyes when it comes to the possibility of acquiring the player. . This follows heavy speculation that both of the Premier League giants would go head to head for Shaw, with Chelsea viewing him as the ideal successor to the ageing Ashley Cole and Manchester United seeing him as a promising candidate to fill…
Arsenal appear set to face stiff competition from Liverpool for the signing of Alvaro Morata this winter. . According to reports from Spanish newspaper Marca cited by the Daily Express , the Reds are looking to beat Arsene Wenger’s men in the race for one of Real Madrid’s hottest starlets – with the Merseyside outfit having made a bid to take him on loan. . The same report suggests that Liverpool would like to take Morata to Anfield for the rest of the season, but that La Liga giants Real are in no hurry to negotiate any potential deal. .…