Manchester United is known for not letting its desired players go away so easily, and that is why whenever a club refuses its deal request, it keeps adding more cherries to its offer until it gets what it wants. This is something that is happening with Spanish footballer Cesc Fabregas who is playing with Barcelona and reportedly they want to get rid of him. Earlier, United made a $25 million offer for the midfielder but when Barca asked for something more, United agreed to hike its paycheck to $30 million along with add-ons. Club executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is reportedly leading the negotiations and club manager Moyes only wants the end result in his favor. Notably, Moyes has become quite eager for more depth in his team ever since he joined the EPL champions; perhaps he has a long list of shortlisted players he wants into his army for the next EPL season. When asked about the status on Fabregas deal, the Scot said, “As I understand it, Ed had a response, We have made a second … [Read more...]
Thiago Alcantara thanks Barca fans for support
While on the one side, Barcelona is known for snatching big players from any club in the world, it is also a fact that other clubs also don’t let any opportunity go away to hire Barca’s players. Thiago Alcantara is one such defender who has been an important part for Barcelona’s defense and after his makeshift to Bayern Munich, he recalled his cheering memories playing at Spanish giant, in fact, he remembers fans the most. Alcantara let everyone know about his feelings leaving Barcelona he talked to the world via his twitter account and said, “I didn’t want to end my time at Barca without saying goodbye to you, those who have always been there. Leaving the club that took me under its wings as a 14-year-old… it was a difficult decision that I gave a lot of thought to. Barca and everyone involved with the club have given me everything. They have helped me grow, mature and learn from the good and bad times. Team-mates, coaching staff, employees, fans, especially the fans… who make this … [Read more...]
Paris St-Germain signs Edinson Cavani for £55m
French club Paris St-Germain is always known for throwing exaggerating figures for players of its liking, we have seen in the past how it snatched some of the best talents in the business from others. This time, it was the turn of Napoli’s striker Edinson Cavani, who has reportedly signed a five-year deal for French champions at £55m figure. This is perhaps the biggest in French history and PSG doesn’t mind losing their pocket to hire players like Cavani who has been the top scorer in Serie A last season. He has scored 78 goals in total playing for Napoli which made him an eye candy for top notch clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea, but he chose a French side to face even tougher challenges. His forward line in France will have Ligue 1 player of the year Zlatan Ibrahimovic who has scored 30 goals for Parisians. His strike rate at Napoli was magnificent where he scored 102 goals in 136 games making him one of the finest strikers in the business. Earlier, he has been associated with … [Read more...]
Liverpool extends Gerrard contract by another two years
Some players are the identity of their clubs where they started their career and also end their professional career. Liverpool’s captain Steven Gerrard is one such legendry player who has been at Anfield since 1997. He has since been a top performer for the Reds perhaps he is now 35 year old and still Premier League club wants to extent his stay in the England by another couple of years. Notably, his current contract is due to expire in next twelve months and after a two-year extension, he will be there until 2015, even after then, there is a clause which can enhance his stay further, which means, Liverpool doesn’t actually want to leave his legendary player until he says goodbye to soccer. Gerrard engaged with the club when he was just nine and now it has been approximately twenty-five years he is associated with them, in fact, he is the captain for more than ten years now. These facts make him one of the all-time performers for the Anfield club and if we look into his playing … [Read more...]
Belize players revealed of being approached for fixing
Match fixing by organized gangs has become a major threat for soccer’s sovereignty across the world and another example of how these gangs operate is right here. Three Belize national soccer players have disclosed of an advance being made by a man before their CONCACAF Gold Cup group match. Apparently, the man wanted them to fix the match for some monetary benefits and according to Andres Makin Jr., Ian Gaynair, and Woodrow West, who were approached by the unknown man, he first tried to befriend with them and then he started revealing his intentions for the upcoming CONCACAF match. However, players denied agreeing any of his offers, in fact, they immediately parted their ways after knowing who he was. The match in question was against United States to be played on Tuesday night at Portland and later US won that match by 6-1. It could be surprising to see a big winning margin and after knowing the fixing row, it is highly possible that similar offers would have also been given to other … [Read more...]
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