Wigan signs Atletico goalie Robles
WIGAN, England ● Wigan have signed Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Joel Robles on loan until the end of the season. Robles, 22, had spent time at the DW Stadium on trial and, having impressed manager Roberto Martinez, he will join the Premier League strugglers for the rest of the campaign. An Atletico statement read: “Atletico Madrid [...]
Keane signs new deal with Galaxy
LOS ANGELES, Cal. ● Ireland striker Robbie Keane has signed a new “multi-year” deal with Major League Soccer’s L.A. Galaxy, the league champions said on Wednesday. Keane has been a part of the Galaxy’s title wins in the past two seasons and was heading into the final year of his contract with the club. The [...]
Remy to join QPR, with M’Vila set to follow
MARSEILLE, France ● Queens Park Rangers is signing Marseille striker Loic Remy and midfielder Yann M’Vila is also set to join from Rennes to help the Premier League club’s struggle against relegation. The 26-year-old Remy was poised to join Newcastle at the weekend, but QPR manager Harry Redknapp says he had a medical examination and [...]
A view from the bottom of the transfer window
January for the nation is a month of cutting back after the costs of Christmas and the New Years take their toll. However, for the majority of football league clubs this is quite the opposite with the opening of the controversial January transfer window. Looking at the Premier League there are a few clubs who [...]
Liverpool eager to extend Gerrard contract
LIVERPOOL, England ● Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has expressed his desire to extend Steven Gerrard’s contract as soon as possible to ward off potential suitors for the inspirational Reds captain. The 32-year-old, who has 18 months left on his current deal, capped a dynamic performance with a clinical goal in Liverpool’s 4-0 home [...]
Brad Friedel resigns with Spurs
LONDON, England ● Veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel has signed a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur through to 2014, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The 41-year-old American, Tottenham’s first choice goalkeeper since joining the north London club from Aston Villa in 2010, has found himself edged out by France international Hugo Lloris [...]
Arsenal and Liverpool see Huntelaar resign with Schalke
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany ● The prospect of Arsenal or Liverpool signing Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in January have been dashed as the striker has signed a new deal at Schalke. The Netherlands international had been strongly linked with Arsenal, while Liverpool were also said to have an interest, but a little over a week before the transfer window [...]
Lampard accepts he may be leaving Chelsea
LONDON, England ● Frank Lampard looks as though he could be on the way out of Stamford Bridge at the end of the season as his contract is of course up in the summer, and he does not look like getting a new one at the minute. When you think of Chelsea legends, the [...]
Man United in the market for German stars Hummels and Bender
MANCHESTER, England ● According to the Mirror, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is planning whooping a £50 million double-raid of Bundesliga stars Lars Bender and Mats Hummels. As per reports, Ferguson sent his brother, Martin, to scout the duo during Germany’s international friendly against the Netherlands and the chief scout was apparently [...]
