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May202018 by JBNo Comments

Manchester United make bid for Talisca as manager confirms Premier League move

Manchester United have reportedly made an offer for Brazilian star Anderson Talisca and are trying to beat Liverpool to his signature. The 24-year-old played his last game for Besiktas on Saturday, where he has been on loan from Benfica for the past season, with the club unable to pay his buy-out clause. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Instead, Talisca has been linked with a move to the Premier League , with the likes of Liverpool and Everton , as well as Wolves, all interested in his signing. But now O Jogo claim Jose Mourinho is interested in signing the Brazilian and submitted a £35m offer that they expect to be accepted. The fee is more than the buyout clause Benfica had negotiated with Besiktas, and the Portuguese club’s president, Luis Filipe V...

May162018 by JBNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo and Carvajal return to full team training

La Liga, Premier League, UEFA

Cristiano Ronaldo and Dani Carvajal returned to full training on Tuesday ahead of Madrid’s final League game of the season. Carvajal has not played since picking up a hamstring injury in April, while Ronaldo has missed Real’s last two matches due to an ankle injury. Liverpool take on Real in the Champions League final this month and fans were hoping Ronaldo and Carvajal would miss the encounter. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Liverpool are the heavy underdogs for the final, as Real aim to claim their third straight Champions League trophy. Ronaldo has been Real’s stand-out player in the Champions League with 15 goals and his return to training will be a massive boost to the team. Carvajal and Ronaldo are both now available for selection against V...

May142018 by JBNo Comments

Mohamed Salah shrugs off Ronaldo and Messi comparisons

Premier League, La Liga

Mohamed Salah insists he cannot be compared with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as he is yet to perform on consistent basis over a long period of years. However, Salah has been in spectacular form in the 2017-18 season, scoring 32 goals in just 36 Premier League games, thereby setting a new record for the amount of goals scored in a Premier League season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He has won a number of awards, too, collecting the Golden Boot , the Premier League Player of the Year award, the FWA Footballer of the Year and the PFA Player of the Year awards. Such form has led to comparisons with Messi and Ronaldo, one of which he will soon face in the Champions League final this month. "Not at all," Salah told Egypt Today when asked if he w...

May122018 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool hit by major new injury problem for Sadio Mane

Premier League, UEFA

Jurgen Klopp has been hit with a injury problem ahead of Liverpool’s important Premier League game against Brighton on Sunday. Liverpool need three points to guarantee Champions League football for next year. A defeat – and a win for Chelsea – would mean they would not make top four. The Liverpool manager revealed that the Sadio Mane has been hit with another fitness issue ahead of the final league match of the season, although he didn’t mention if it will affect his chances of playing the Champions League final. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Asked if Mane would be fit for the clash against Brighton, Klopp said: ‘We will see. It is not the same injury. It’s a fresh problem.’ The German’s comments came after Mane’s lack of participation in training ...

May112018 by JBNo Comments

Mohamed Salah responds to Real Madrid transfer rumours

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Mohamed Salah insists he’s ‘very happy’ at Anfield amid rumours linking him with a big-money summer transfer to Real Madrid. The 25-year-old has had an amazing debut campaign on Merseyside, scoring 43 goals in all competitions, and won the club’s two main prizes at their end-of-season awards on Thursday. Salah was named the Player of the Year and the Players’ Player for his heroics across the season and his comments after lifting the awards will have been pleasing to the ears of Liverpool fans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I’m very happy here and everything is fine. I have got ambitions for the future, with Liverpool,’ Salah said. ‘We had a great season and now we are in the Champions League final, and everyone is excited. It is just the start. T...

May62018 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool agree £62m deal for Nabil Fekir

Transfer Info, Ligue 1, Premier League

Liverpool have reportedly agreed a £62million deal with Lyon to sign playmaker Nabil Fekir this transfer summer. Although Liverpool did not sign a replacement for Philippe Coutinho in January, who joined Barcelona, but they have been searching for a player to fill his void. RMC Sport claim they have agreed a deal with Lyon for Fekir, with the 24-year-old agreeing a five-year contract and interested in a move to Anfield. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Liverpool will pay £62m in addition to a couple of bonuses for Fekir, who has 17 goals and seven assists in Ligue 1 this season. Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has an hand in the deal, as he is now an adviser to Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas. Houllier was in to England a few weeks ago t...

May42018 by JBNo Comments

Conte reveals who is to blame for Salah sale and responds to Martial to Chelsea speculation

Premier League

Antonio Conte has distanced himself from Chelsea’s decision to sell Mohamed Salah in 2016. Salah had his first taste of Premier League at Chelsea but struggled to make an impact under the then manager Jose Mourinho. The Egypt international was sent on loan to Roma and made his move permanent in the summer, shortly after the arrival of Conte at Chelsea. But Conte says he had no involvement in the sale of Salah. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Asked whether the club asked for his opinion before selling Salah, Conte said: ‘No, I have never spoke about this because I think the situation was clear. ‘No one asked me about him, I don’t want to take this responsibility! I would be in trouble.’ Under Jurgen Klopp, the Egyptian has scored over 40 goals,...

May12018 by JBNo Comments

REVEALED: How Tottenham or Chelsea could miss out on Champions League if they finish fourth

Premier League, UEFA

Despite top four in England looking nearly finalised, there is a nightmare happening for either Tottenham or Chelsea that could see one of the both teams miss out on Champions League football even if they finish fourth. Should both London teams finish above Liverpool in the top four, and Liverpool and Arsenal both win the Champions League and Europa League respectively, England would have six teams qualified for the European competition next season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But UEFA rules state that an association is allowed no more than five teams in the Champions League, meaning the team who finishes in the fourth position in the Premier League would drop into the Europa League. However, there is only a very slim chance that this could happen w...

Apr272018 by JBNo Comments

Furious Mourinho reveals why Chelsea sold Mohamed Salah

Transfer Info, Premier League

Jose Mourinho has distanced himself from Chelsea’s decision to sell Mohamed Salah and says he is not to blame for the Egyptian failure to make the grade at the club. Salah was named the PFA Player of the Year after a scintillating season at Liverpool, amd has now scored 43 goals in all competitions after a double against Roma – the most of any player in Europe this campaign. Mourinho has been criticised for allowing both Salah and Kevin De Bruyne to leave Chelsea during his second spell at the club, but he has placed the blame with Chelsea’s hierarchy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘It is the first time that I am going to say this, but it is another injustice that has been talked about me. People say that I was the one that sold Salah and it is the o...

Apr252018 by JBNo Comments

Roma reveal exactly how much Mo Salah cost Liverpool

Premier League

Roma were forced to sell Mohamed Salah to Liverpool last transfer summer under financial pressure from UEFA but they received close to €50m, according to the Italian club’s sporting director Monchi. After a dry spell at Chelsea, Salah returned to the Premier League having rebuilt his reputation in Italy with Fiorentina and Roma. The Egypt international continued his incredible form with two more goals, to take his goals for the season to 43, against his former side in last night’s 5-2 Champions League semi-final first leg win against Roma. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); At the time, Liverpool were reported to have got Salah for the bargain fee of €42m but Monchi insists he was able to extract more from the Merseyside Red club. ‘I sold him for more t...