Thursday 19 July 2018

Juve will try to sign Man Utd's Paul Pogba on one condition

Juventus surprised their fans and the football world when they completed the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.
As per the information gathered by ozzy okonkwo who sighted Calciomercato.com , now no deal seems to be impossible for the Turin club after they had Cristiano Ronaldo join them in the summer transfer window.
One of the biggest names in the world football now, Paul Pogba who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United is linked with a return to Juventus. The France professional footballer won the World Cup recently and has emerged as a target for the Old Lady in the summer transfer window.
Paul Pogba is now on vacation after winning the FIFA 2018 World Cup with France. That has not stopped Juventus getting linked with the midfielder of the Red Devils in the summer transfer window.
Only way Juventus can sign Paul Pogba is if they allow one of their star midfielder leave. Miralem Pjanic is a wanted man for Chelsea and Barcelona and if he leaves, Juve will think of signing Paul Pogba. 

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Friday 13 July 2018

Chelsea FC are prepared to cash in on Eden Hazard in the summer transfer window, Sportingfire reporter Ozzy Okonkwo has claimed.

Chelsea FC are prepared to cash in on Eden Hazard in the summer transfer window, Sportingfire reporter Ozzy Okonkwo has claimed.
The Belgium international has been linked with a potential exit at Stamford Bridge this summer following their disappointing fifth-placed finish in the Premier League table last term.
The 27-year-old won’t feature in the Champions League next season if the Belgium international remains at the west London side following their disappointing campaign under Antonio Conte.
Hazard has 24 months left to run on his current deal with the Blues but Chelsea FC have been unable to extend the former Lille winger’s contract.
The 2015 PFA player of the year could leave for nothing at the end of the 2019-20 season unless the Blues are able to convince Hazard to commit to a new long-term contract.
Hazard has been linked with a potential move to La Liga giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in the summer transfer window.
Sunday Times reporter Castles suggested that Hazard could be sold this summer in order to avoid losing the Belgian star in a cut-price deal.
“Chelsea have been aware of losing Hazard for a few months,” Castles told the Transfer Window podcast.
“They had been proposing the idea of a new and improved contract. They hadn’t got particularly far with it. They realise if Hazard won’t commit, they may have to cash in this summer.”
Chelsea FC haven’t won the Champions League title since 2012 when the Blues beat Bayern Munich on penalties.

Chelsea have held talks to sign Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain as new manager Maurizio Sarri swept into Stamford Bridge on Friday night.

Sarri signed his contract to take over at Stamford Bridge on Friday - with Stamford Bridge legend Gianfranco Zola arriving as his No 2 - after Antonio Conte’s sacking was finally announced.

Chelsea are ready to back Sarri’s new regime with a recruitment drive. Argentina striker Higuain, who earns about £240,000 a week in Turin, is among the top targets for former Napoli boss Sarri, who was at the Bridge on Friday night.

According to ozzyfire, Chelsea held talks with Juve but would like any deal to include a move in the other direction for record signing Alvaro Morata.

A swap deal involving Morata would cut back on the fee for Higuain, who is valued at £53m by the Italian champions.

Chelsea are happy for Morata to leave if they can recoup the bulk of the £65m paid to Real Madrid last summer.

Morata was pictured in Italy earlier this year with his representatives, holding talks with Juventus and AC Milan.

Juve, however, would prefer the cash after spending £100m on Cristiano Ronaldo from Real.

The Italians are also looking to offload other players considered by Chelsea including Daniele Rugani, left-back Alex Sandro, who has been talking to Paris Saint-Germain, and Claudio Marchisio.

Friday 14 July 2017

CONCACAF rules French Guiana draw a forfeit, bans Malouda

CONCACAF came out with a strong response
early Friday morning to French Guiana’s
decision to break the rules and play Florent
Malouda Tuesday evening in the Gold Cup.
The CONCACAF disciplinary committee
announced that the match between French
Guiana and Honduras, which finished as a
scoreless draw on the night, would be
forfeited by French Guiana, awarding
Honduras a 3-0 result.
In addition, French Guiana was fined an
undisclosed amount and the 37-year-old
Malouda was assessed a two-match stadium
ban.
“As a consequence of fielding Florent
Malouda, who was confirmed by the
Disciplinary Committee to be ineligible to
play in the Gold Cup 2017 according to the
applicable regulations, the Disciplinary
Committee has levied sanctions and fines
against the French Guiana Football League
(LGF) and has suspended the player ruled
ineligible,” CONCACAF said in a statement.
Malouda of course earned 80 caps for the
French National Team during a long career
in Europe where he starred for Lyon and
Chelsea, but began playing for his native
French Guiana earlier this year, captaining
the side to third place at the Caribbean Cup,
which served as a qualifying tournament for
the Gold Cup.
For whatever reason, CONCACAF allowed
Malouda to compete for French Guiana in
that competition but has decided to honor
FIFA rules, which say a player cannot switch
international teams once they’ve played in
an official FIFA match, at the Gold Cup,
which ruled Malouda ineligible for the Gold
Cup. Normally FIFA rules don’t apply to
French Guiana because the nation, an
overseas department of France, is not a
member of FIFA.
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At the same time, Malouda was allowed to be
registered on the French Guiana roster,
placed on the starting lineup and take the
field, even though the game was almost
surely going to be forfeited.
The strange situation has perhaps met its
end, with French Guiana now with no chance
of advancing to the knockout round of the
Gold Cup with two losses through its first
two games against Canada and Honduras.
French Guiana wraps up the group stage
against Panama on Friday evening.

Transfer Rumor Wrap: Barcelona resigns Deulofeu, Milan spending spree continues

Gerard Deulofeu is heading home.
Barcelona announced it had re-signed the
23-year-old Spanish winger early Friday,
two weeks after exercising his buy-back
clause after he was sold to Everton in 2015.
According to the BBC, the buy-back clause is
worth $13.75 million.
The Catalonian club signed Deulofeu to a
two-year contract and Deulofeu is already
taking part in preseason training with the
club.
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Since leaving Barcelona in 2013, Deulofeu
has played for Everton, Sevilla and AC
Milan, where he finished last season, making
16 starts and scoring four times. Overall
with Everton Deulofeu made 62 Premier
League appearances with five goals and 11
assists. But he found himself out of coach
Ronald Koeman‘s plans heading into this
season, opening the door for a return to
Barcelona.
For Barcelona, Deulofeu likely wasn’t their
first choice to sign this summer but bringing
in a homegrown winger who can impact the
game off the bench is never a bad idea,
especially at a cut-rate price.
Here’s a look at more transfer news from
around the Premier League and Europe

Man City signs Kyle Walker from Tottenham Hotspur in a reported record fee

Never shy to splash the cash, Manchester
City has reportedly spent enough to break a
new transfer record.
The club announced Friday the signing of
England international right back Kyle Walker
on a five-year contract, reportedly joining
for more than $65 million, with another $4
million in add-on fees . If the add-on fees
are paid, Walker would be the most-
expensive transfer for a defender, breaking
Chelsea’s record that it spent on David Luiz
in 2016.
Walker was rumored to be on his way out of
Tottenham at the end of the last Premier
League season and with Bakary Sagna and
Gael Clichy both departing Man City, Pep
Guardiola‘s side was in need of new
fullbacks.
The move appears to make sense for both
sides. Tottenham manager Mauricio
Pochettino appeared to prefer Kieran
Trippier over Walker in the second half of
last season and with the influx of cash,
Pochettino can use that money to improve
his squad.
Meanwhile, Guardiola adds an international
right back who can play in a back four or
potentially as a right wing back in a 3-4-3
or 3-5-2, and Walker is also a home-grown
player, which helps Man City for UEFA
Champions League squad registration
purposes.

Thursday 13 July 2017

Chelsea signs Tiemoue Bakayoko from monaco £40m agreed

Sportingfire is reporting that Chelsea have
finally agreed a fee of $51.7 million with AS
Monaco for defensive midfielder Tiemoue
Bakayoko and the player is set sign a five years contact with the london cub.
The 22-year-old destroyed has been linked
with a move to Chelsea for much of the past
month but he required minor knee surgery
after helping Monaco win Ligue 1 and reach
the UEFA Champions League semifinals last
season, hence the delay.
Per the report, Bakayoko will have his
medical later this week at Chelsea before
completing the long-awaited move.
Manchester United were said to be
interested in Bakayoko, but Chelsea were
the frontrunners all along and in connection
with Bakayoko’s imminent arrival it is
believed Nemanja Matic could leave Chelsea
and head to Manchester United but relations
between the two clubs are strained after
United beat Chelsea to the signing of Romelu
Lukaku.
What can Chelsea’s fans expect from
Bakayoko?
He’s a pure defensive midfielder who will
shield the defense but it also capable of
pressing high and making surging runs from
central midfield. A good comparison already
playing in the Premier League would be
Victor Wanyama.
Bakayoko isn’t a flashy player but like
N'Golo Kante , who he will likely line up
alongside, the French international does the
simple things extremely well and he’ll add an
extra steel to Antonio Conte ‘s midfield.
Following goalkeeper Willy Caballero arriving
on a free transfer and center back Antonio
Rudiger coming in for $43.9 million,
Bakayoko will bolster Chelsea’s midfield
options with youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek
loaned out to Crystal Palace and Nathaniel
Chalobah set to join Watford.
It will be intriguing to see how Cesc
Fabregas slots into this Chelsea midfield but
there’s no doubting Conte will go with a
3-4-3 once again as he prefers two strong
defensive midfielders in the center of
midfield. Kante and Bakayoko will provide
just that.
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