Jose Bolu

Jun92018 by JBNo Comments

Lyon confirm Nabil Fekir transfer to Liverpool is off

Lyon say negotiations with Liverpool for the transfer of Nabil Fekir have ended and he will not be leaving the club. The France international was expected to join Liverpool before Les Bleus left for the World Cup, but Lyon have now halted talks and the deal has been called off. A Lyon statement read: "Transfer negotiations with Liverpool and Nabil Fekir for the transfer of the captain of OL have not succeeded and Olympique Lyonnais have decided to put an end to this negotiation tonight at 8pm. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Although Liverpool have been the priority of a possible transfer for Nabil...Olympique Lyonnais is delighted to be able to count on the presence of our captain, who is a leading player for the 2018/19 season when the club will play...

Jun92018 by JBNo Comments

Mohamed Salah hits back at Sergio Ramos over injection claims

Premier League, La Liga

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has laughed off Sergio Ramos's claims that he could have continued playing in the Champions League final, insisting that leaving the field that night was the worst moment of his career. Salah left the pitch in tears last month after tangling with Ramos in the first half of Liverpool's 3-1 loss. It was an injury that was frightening for Egypt ahead of the World Cup in Russia, though national team coach Hector Cuper has remained hopeful that the Premier League top scorer will be fit for the tournament. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ramos had his own say on the injury, meanwhile, saying that Salah could have continued the match if he had received injections - a claim that the Egyptian finds humorous. He told Marca: "(La...

Jun92018 by JBNo Comments

Marcelo: Ronaldo does not own Real Madrid – Neymar should come

Transfer Info, La Liga, Ligue 1

Real Madrid vice-captain Marcelo says he does not see any reason why Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar cannot play together for Madrid, while saying that president Florentino Perez has the final say on everything that happens at the club. According to reports this week, Ronaldo has made an "irreversible" decision to leave the club, while Paris Saint-Germian attacker Neymar continues to be linked with a move to the European champions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Cristiano is not the owner of Real Madrid," Madrid left-back and Neymar's Brazil teammate Marcelo told a news conference. "If the president wants to sign omeone, the president will sign him. But why can't Neymar come and Cristiano stay? "The dressing-room all wants Cristiano to stay. And Real Mad...

Jun82018 by JBNo Comments

FA confirms Premier League will have winter break

Premier League

The Football Association has confirmed the Premier League will now have a winter break starting from the 2019/20 season. Unlike the other top leagues in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, English top flight clubs play up to four matches during the festive period. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The additional workload has been seen as a reason for the poor performance of England’s clubs in the Champions League in recent years. Football Association chief Martin Glenn said: ‘If you were to look at other countries that do it, they say, their technical people say, it’s as much the mental break as the physical one. ‘There is nothing as intense as an English Premier League season, with 38 games at all count for something. ‘The hope is that players will b...

Jun82018 by JBNo Comments

Sane World Cup axe makes no sense – Ballack

Premier League

Former Germany international Michael Ballack does not believe there is any "sporting reason" behind Leroy Sane's axe from the 2018 World Cup squad. Sane's hopes of announcing himself as one of the upcoming young stars in world football in Russia were dashed by Germany coach Joachim Low this week after the City attacker was not named in the final 23-man squad for the tournament. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "He's shown all his qualities and could have been a big influence at the World Cup with his abilities," Ballack said at a PR event. "I was really looking forward to seeing such a player at this tournament." Low explained after Sane's omission that Julian Brandt beat the former Schalke player to a World Cup place, but Ballack said he could also see ...

Jun82018 by JBNo Comments

‘Sergio Ramos is an idiot’ – Firmino hits back

Premier League, La Liga

Roberto Firmino has called Sergio Ramos an "idiot" after the Real Madrid captain continued to revel in last month's Champions League final victory over Liverpool. Gareth Bale came off the bench to score a remarkable overhead kick as Madrid's hero in a third consecutive Champions League title win in Kiev. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In the eyes of Liverpool fans, Ramos was unquestionably the villain of the match after he tangled with Mohamed Salah in the first half , leaving the Egyptian with a shoulder injury. That challenge resulted in an online petition for UEFA to take action against the Spain international, which passed 500,000 signatures. Ramos has also been accused of deliberately elbowing Loris Karius shortly – an incident that is believed...

Jun82018 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd bound Fred injures ankle at Brazil training

Premier League

New Manchester United signing Fred was forced out of Brazil training with an ankle injury on Thursday. The 25-year-old, who is set to move to United next season after the Premier League club agreed a €55m deal with Shakhtar Donetsk, was caught by a tackle from Casemiro as Brazil continue preparation for the World Cup. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Fred tried to continue training on pitch but could not continue and was treated with ice on the sidelines. He was out for at least the rest of the training in London that was open to the media. "It is too early to say, we have to see how he develops in the next 24 hours,'' national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said of Fred's condition. "He started working out right after. Tomorrow we will know whether he wi...

Jun82018 by JBNo Comments

Lyon confirm Nabil Fekir move to Liverpool is far from close

Transfer Info, Ligue 1, Premier League

Liverpool are unlikely to sign Nabil Fekir before the World Cup starts next week, according to Lyon CEO Jean-Michel Aulas. The Lyon CEO seems to have dashed the hopes of Liverpool fans that they could sign the France international in the coming days. There were reports that Liverpool may announce a transfer on Friday, but Aulas has rubbished such claims Fekir could be unveiled. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Fekir will cost Liverpool at least £60m, but Aulas insisted Lyon was yet to even set an asking price. ‘His case is at a standstill. It has not at all advanced. The case won’t certainly be resolved during the World Cup and I do not think that there will be changes before (the WC),’ he said. ‘We have not placed a base price [on Fekir] because w...

Jun72018 by JBNo Comments

Ronaldo makes ‘irreversible decision’ to quit Real Madrid

La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly made an irreversible decision to leave Real Madrid this summer. The Portuguese hinted after Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final that this could be his last season in Spain. ‘It was very nice to be in Madrid,’ he said. ‘In the next few days I will give an answer to the fans.’ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Record, the 33-year-old has made the ‘irreversible’ decision to call it quit on his nine-year stay at Madrid and the Portuguese forward will now look for a new club with England and France among potential destinations. The report claims that one of Ronaldo’s key reasons for his decision to leave is because he is not happy that Madrid’s president Florentino Perez has no...

Jun62018 by JBNo Comments

Courtois questions claims Loris Karius was ‘concussed’

Premier League

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says it's "strange" that Liverpool goalie Loris Karius has been diagnosed with a concussion after playing the full minutes of the Champions League final. Karius made two big mistakes that resulted in goals as Real Madrid defeated the Reds 3-1, and a hospital assessment revealed on Monday that the goalkeeper had suffered a concussion in the game. But Courtois talked about his own experience with a concussion suffered in October 2014 against Arsenal which leads him to question how Karius could continue playing if he was really concussed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "It happened to me with Alexis Sanchez -- I had a concussion and I couldn't see the ball, so after 20 minutes I went out of the game because I couldn't s...