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Dec262018 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool interest in Israeli player Moanes Dabour could ‘spark Mohamed Salah exit

Liverpool are said to be tracking Israeli star Moanes Dabour - but that could create problems for one of their superstars. The Reds are reported to be keen on Red Bull Salzburg forward Dabour as they search for a support to Roberto Firmino. According to FootballWhispers, chief scout Barry Hunter is even reported to have been over to Austria to scout the player, who has scored 33 times in 65 games for Salzburg. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 26-year-old has netted three times in 12 games for his national side since making his international debut in 2014. Liverpool have a history of buying Jewish players, with the likes of Avi Cohen, Ronny Rosenthal and Yossi Benayoun also playing at Anfield. Now the Jerusalem Post are one of a number of outlet...

Dec262018 by JBNo Comments

Eden Hazard reveals future ambition amid exit talk

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info

Eden Hazard is looking for more goals and trophies at Chelsea, in a hint about where his future may lie, while conceding that performances for Belgium have made him “one of the best players in the world”. The 27-year-old is enjoying another standout campaign at club level in 2018-19, with his exploits seeing further questions asked of how long he will remain at Stamford Bridge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hazard has hinted in the past that he may move on at some stage, but he is happy at Chelsea for now. He has been asked to play a slightly different position for Chelsea of late, as he operates in a ‘false nine’ role under Maurizio Sarri , and is delighted to be contributing to goals. Hazard told the Blues’ official website: “I have never though...

Dec252018 by JBNo Comments

Neymar desperate for Barcelona return with ‘constant calls’ to Nou Camp

Transfer Info, La Liga

PSG forward Neymar is desperate for a return to Camp Nou - with his staff making 'constant calls' to his former club Barcelona. The 26-year-old left Spain to link up with the French champions Paris Saint-Germain in summer 2017 in a world-record €220million transfer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But any deal to return to Barcelona will be extremely complicated due to the way he left the club. Now AS claim the frontman's team are 'constantly calling' Barcelona to try and work on a return. AS quote club sources as saying: "When he comes to Barcelona, which is usually, he always ends up visiting the dressing room. "It's a shame, because here he had everything, but ended up forcing his departure. We should see how the environment would react (to h...

Dec242018 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea agree swap deal for Higuain with Alvaro Morata to join AC Milan

Transfer Info, Premier League

Chelsea and AC Milan have reportedly reached an agreement to swap Alvaro Morata for Gonzalo Higuain dur the January transfer window. Both strikers have endured underwhelming seasons, with Morata not even making the Chelsea squad for the last three Premier League games while Higuain has not scored since October. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But according to Sport Mediaset, the two teams are working on the final details of an exchange which is now described as inevitable, with just the nature of the swap still yet to be decided. Technically, Higuain is still on loan at San Siro from Juventus, so the Italian champions must give their approval to the transfer, but club bosses believe upcoming matches against Frosinone and SPAL will be his final, goodbye ...

Dec242018 by JBNo Comments

Why Arsenal rejected the chance to sign Virgil van Dijk for just £12m

Premier League, Transfer Info

Arsenal were given the chance to sign Virgil van Dijk for just £12million but rejected him over fears he was ‘too nonchalant’ for the Premier League. The Liverpool centre-back has now established himself as arguably the best centre-back in England after his record £75m transfer to Anfield last January. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But plenty of clubs passed up the opportunity to sign him when he was at Celtic before Southampton finally signed him, and the Scottish champions’ former assistant manager says Arsenal were chief among them. ‘Arsenal’s chief scout [Steve Rowley] thought he was too nonchalant,’ John Collins told beIN Sport. ‘Maybe that was part of his game but he ticks so many of the other boxes. ‘He’s got pace, power, balance, distrib...

Dec232018 by JBNo Comments

Manchester United make huge bid for Douglas Costa

Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

Manchester United have made an incredible £54million bid for Juventus' lethal left-footed winger Douglas Costa, according to reports. Jose Mourinho may have been sacked on Tuesday and Ole Solskjaer appointed as caretaker manager but plans for the future continue. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Rai Sport, United have tabled the offer with the Italian giants as they attempt to increase attacking options at the club. The Brazil international is yet to score this campaign, though, with his last goal coming in May. Costa's arrival would make the way for an Alexis Sanchez exit after the Chilean's poor start to life at Old Trafford. Mourinho took the Chile international to United on a free from Arsenal in the January transfer window, pickin...

Dec232018 by JBNo Comments

Nabil Fekir to join Chelsea in January

Premier League, Ligue 1, Transfer Info

Chelsea are considering making a January move for Lyon midfielder Nabil Fekir as Maurizio Sarri looks to strengthen his attacking options. The 25-year-old World Cup winner with France is one of a number of possible options the Stamford Bridge club have shortlisted for January. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Liverpool agreed a fee of around £52.75million for Fekir back in the summer but the deal did not materialise eventually. Chelsea will be hoping to pay less than that because Fekir's contract with Lyon expires in the summer of 2020. Lyon may be willing to complete the formalities of a deal in January but Fekir could make the move next summer. It comes as Chelsea revive their interest in on-loan AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain ahead of the Jan...

Dec222018 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea keen on Higuain in swap deal with Morata

Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

Chelsea are interested in signing Gonzalo Higuain from AC Milan in a swap deal with Alvaro Morata, according to Sky in Italy. It is understood that Blues boss Maurizio Sarri has huge respect for the Argentine, who he worked with at Napoli and was interested in bringing to Chelsea in the summer transfer market. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sky Sports report that Morata is keen to return to Italy having spent two years with Juventus where he won two Serie A trophies and two Coppa Italias. However, the deal would be complicated because Higuain is on loan at AC Milan from Juventus. Higuain scored 36 league goals in the one campaign he worked with Sarri before leaving the club to join Juventus. He was linked with a transfer to Stamford Bridge in the...

Dec192018 by JBNo Comments

PSG: ‘Barcelona must already have an agreement with Rabiot’

La Liga, Ligue 1, Transfer Info

Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Antero Henrique has hit back at Adrien Rabiot's agent, saying that the player and Barcelona tried to push the club into an unsatisfactory sale over the summer. Rabiot, who is out of contract at the end of the 2018-19 campaign, has been banished from the club after making clear his intention to leave. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The midfielder's mother and agent, Veronique Rabiot, later confirmed he would be vacating Parc des Princes, while hitting out at the club for blocking a move to Barca. But according to Henrique, PSG were left extremely shocked by the Catalans' approach just days before transfer deadline day. "Madame Rabiot said that we received an offer this summer. This is true, we received a bid on t...

Dec192018 by JBNo Comments

Napoli confirm Mourinho made £95m Koulibaly bid before United sack

Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

Napoli rejected an offer of £95 million from Manchester United for defender Kalidou Koulibaly, according to club chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis. Koulibaly has established himself as one of Europe's top defenders, having helped Napoli to back-to-back top-three finishes in Serie A. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 27-year-old's exploits have attracted the attention of several clubs around Europe, most notably Manchester United. Speaking to the media at an event held by Corriere del Mezzogiorno, De Laurentiis confirmed that his club had rejected a huge bid for the Senegal international. "[Jose] Mourinho wanted him, we rejected £95 million," De Laurentiis said. "But now it's impossibile that he leaves Napoli." Mourinho was unable to sign the defend...