On loan left back Taye Taiwo has insisted he is happy with life in London and has stated his intention to stay in the capital if he moves away from AC Milan permanently.
Taiwo joined QPR on loan during the January transfer window after falling down the pecking order at the San Siro. He has relished the opportunity to play more regularly at Loftus Road and has stated his desire to stay in England next season.
QPR would surely… READ THE REST »
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With Blackburn in the midst of one hell of a relegation battle they need reinforcement, and they have one lined up: Bolo Zenden.
Blast from the past Zenden, formerly of Chelsea and Liverpool, is currently without a club and would be eager for the chance to play again. The winger is now 35 and has not had a club since leaving Sunderland in the summer. Despite this Rovers boss Kean feels Zenden can still bring something, besides L’Oreal advert… READ THE REST »
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Arsenal need to sign four top-class players to persuade Robin van Persie to stay at the club. That is the view of Dutch legend Marco van Basten.
According to the Daily Mirror, Van Basten has identified the four players as Javier Martinez, Jan Vertonghen, Lukas Podolski and Mario Goetze, who will cost the Gunners around £65million.
Van Basten, who is still close to Van Persie, and other members of the Arsenal hierarchy says Arsenal need to prove to their… READ THE REST »
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Congolose international Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti has been linked with a summer move to Aston Villa, according to a report on TuttermercatoWeb.
Who? The 26 year-old centre-back has been capped three times for his country, making his international for DR Congo debut back in 2008 alongside Anzhi Makhachkala’s Christopher Samba.
Lukimya-Mulongoti also lined up alongside Samba during his spell at in the Hertha Berlin reserve team. Samba succeded in making the step up to Hertha’s senior team before moving… READ THE REST »
Arsenal’s season long search for attacking players is taking them further and further afield, now to the Ukrainian league and the Andriy Yarmolenko, reports The Mirror.
Yarmolenko is a 22 year old who has come through the ranks at giants Dynamo Kiev, where he predominantly plays as an left-sided attacking winger, in a similar role to Walcott/Gervinho/Arshavin at Arsenal, any of whom he could replace.
He has already played 130 games for his club, and 18 times… READ THE REST »
Manchester City have ‘provisionally agreed a contract’ with Arsenal’s Robin van Persie, according to a report in The National.
The Abu-Dhabi based broadsheet claims that a deal has already been struck with van Persie, who will be paid £10.9 million per year, making him the Premier League’s highest earner.
The Dutchman has enjoyed the season of his life, scoring 32 goals in 37 appearances this campaign. His form has caught the eye of many of Europe’s top clubs, including AC… READ THE REST »
Liverpool are apparently looking at FC Twente striker Luuk de Jong and will make a summer move according to his agent, Marco de Marchi.
The Daily Mail reports that de Marchi confirmed Liverpool’s interest before adding: “Several English and German clubs are following him.”
The 21-year-old has been in blistering form this season, with 25 goals in 28 games in all competitions, and the move would suggest that manager Kenny Dalglish is finally losing patience with his lacklustre front-line.… READ THE REST »
AC Milan are planning to reunite Argentine pair Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano at the San Siro this summer, report The Daily Mirror.
The pair spent part of a season together at West Ham after joining from Corinthians in a move that surprised just about everyone, including then manager Alan Pardew.
It wasn’t long before things went awry, with Mascherano leaving in the January transfer window after just a handful of appearances. Tevez stayed until the end… READ THE REST »
Last Summer saw Manchester City take full advantage of Arsenal’s inability to tie Samir Nasri down to a long term contract, and it appears history may be about to repeat itself with Robin Van Persie making the switch from North London to Eastlands.
Van Persie, like Nasri before him, has only one year left on his Arsenal contract and The Mail Online suggest that Manchester City are ready to offer the Dutchman up to £220,000 a week to make the… READ THE REST »
Serie A title-challengers Juventus could be planning a bold double-swoop for Alex Song and Michael Essien this summer, report The Sun.
The Old Lady have been rejuvenated under the guidance of Antonio Conte this season. Juventus currently lie second in Serie A, with thirteen wins and thirteen draws from twenty-six games.
Song has been an ever-present during Arsenal’s topsy-turvy season, with the Cameroon international starting twenty-three of The Gunners twenty-seven Premier League games.
It’s extremely unlikely Wenger… READ THE REST »
