Torres and Mourinho to hold talks
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has said he is to hold talks with new manager Jose Mourinho during the summer as to whether he has a future at Stamford Bridge or not. The Spaniard hasn’t enjoyed the best spell of his career with the Blues in terms of personal form as his goals-per-game ratio isn’t anywhere [...]
Navas completes City move
NEW YORK, NY ● Manchester City confirmed on Tuesday that Spain winger Jesus Navas has completed his transfer to the English Premier League club from Sevilla. City revealed in a statement on their official website that the 27-year-old had completed a medical in New York, where he is currently on international duty with Spain. Navas [...]
Phil Neville retires
NETANYA, Israel ● Phil Neville announced his retirement on Saturday at the age of 36, clearing the way for the former England defender to make a full-time move into coaching. Neville ended an eight-year spell with Everton, the club he joined from Manchester United in 2005 for a fee of 3.5 million pounds ($5.4 million), [...]
Everton pull plug on Fer-deal
LIVERPOOL, England ● Everton have abandoned plans to sign Leroy Fer after problems with the Dutch midfielder’s medical, the club announced on Wednesday. The English Premier League side had agreed a fee with Fer’s club, FC Twente, but the 23-year-old’s proposed move started to unravel when he arrived for his medical in Liverpool. “We were [...]
Newcastle confirm Gouffran deal
NEWCASTLE, England ● Newcastle have signed a second French player in the space of 24 hours after confirming the arrival of forward Yoan Gouffran from Bordeaux on a four-year deal. Gouffran, 26, has joined for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a four-and-a-half year deal and his arrival comes on the same day as Newcastle [...]
Newcastle signs French defender
NEWCASTLE, England ● Premier League struggler Newcastle has bolstered its defensive options by completing a deal for French international defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa on Tuesday, with the prospect of making further signings from France in the days ahead. Newcastle announced that the 23-year-old Yanga-Mbiwa had signed a five and a half year contract with the northeast [...]
Wesley Sneijder joins Galatasaray
MILAN, Italy ● Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has agreed to join Turkish club Galatasaray. Galatasaray said on its website Sunday that it reached a deal with Sneijder pending a medical, which is expected to take place Monday. The contract is for a reported three and a half years and worth (euro)5 million [...]
Contract extension Ashley Cole; Newcastle sign Yanga-Mbiwa
LONDON, England ● Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has agreed to sign a new contract at Chelsea, with manager Rafael Benitez confirming that only the paperwork is left to complete. Cole, 32, is out of contract at the end of the season and has been tracked by the likes of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. [...]
Sports agency sues MLS and Galaxy over Keane signing fee
NEW YORK, NY ● A sports agency is demanding at least $385,000 (237,391 pounds) from Major League Soccer and the Los Angeles Galaxy club for helping with last year’s signing of Ireland captain Robbie Keane, a lawsuit filed on Friday said. The complaint in Manhattan federal court by Real Time International Ltd (RTI) said that [...]
