Goalpundit: June 2015

Tuesday 30 June 2015

No goals for Messi but he inspired Argentina Bravely win over Paraguay

CONCEPCION, Chile -- Lionel Messi has not scored from open play for Argentina in a competitive game in more than a year. That's 945 minutes, since his second goal against Nigeria back in the final group game of the World Cup.

Since making himself available in recent weeks, speculation surrounding where Arda Turan will play his football next season has intensified.

Spanish newspaper Sport on Monday say that Louis van Gaal is 'the main problem' stopping Real Madrid from signing David de Gea as quickly and easily as they'd have wanted to.

We think we may have found the Turkish version of Spain's Francois Gallardo. Someone who goes on a TV show and claims all kinds of things which are always a step ahead and more sensational than anyone else has claimed before. Step forward Ersin Düzen.

Arsenal have completed the signing of Chelsea Goalie Petr Cech

The Czech goalkeeper has completed his move to north London despite Jose Mourinho being keen for him to stay, ending his 11-year association with the Premier League champions

Sevilla striker Carlos Bacca has confirmed he has agreed personal terms for a move to AC Milan.

Bacca, who is also a target for Liverpool, has a buyout clause in his contract that is reported to be set at €30 million.

A 28-year-old agricultural engineer held captive for three days in the west African country claims name-dropping his famous compatriot calmed his violent aggressors

Jara told Cavani his father would do 20 years jail time - Uruguay assistant

Mario Rebollo has claimed the Chile defender made disparaging remarks about Luis Cavani, who is facing a prison sentence for his role in a fatal car crash

The Southampton right-back will become the Reds' sixth signing of the summer following a major recruitment drive at the beginning of this year's transfer window

Italian side Inter Milan are continuing to act big in the summer transfer market.

Having already signed Geoffrey Kondogbia, Inter are now believed to be leading the race for Marseille midfielder Gianelli Imbula.

Roberto Mancini appears intent on improving his Inter Milan side, that will not be playing European football next season.

The chase for Marseille midfielder Gianelli Imbula is seriously heating up at the moment with the “new Claude Makelele” in high demand.

French website RMC Sport have reported that Tottenham are the latest club to enquire about Imbula, and offered 13 million euros for the 22-year-old defensive midfielder.

Manchester United are ready to make a move for Everton defender Seamus Coleman as they look to solve their problematic right-back spot.

Cavani visits father in prison; incarcerated for DUI

It’s been a tough week for Edinson Cavani.

Compounding the disappointment of Uruguay’s Copa America exit at the hands of hosts Chile is the trauma he must deal with following his father’s DUI incident.

The father of the PSG striker was arrested on Wednesday evening for crashing into a motorcyclist while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Having failed with their first bid, Manchester United have returned with a new and improved bid for Sergio Ramos today, according to The Telegraph.

United saw a £32m bid rejected by the Spanish giants last Thursday, and Ed Woodward and co have really stepped up the ante with second bid.

The Dutchman’s fallen behind in the pecking order under Louis van Gaal, and his situation was exacerbated towards the end of the season when he was relieved of penalty duties.

The Boca Juniors forward says he had already moved on from his 2011 miss when he stepped up to book Argentina's Copa America semi-final berth

Carlos Tevez says his winning penalty in Argentina’s Copa America shootout victory over Colombia provided a personal redemption.

Morgan Schneiderlin is on his way to Manchester United, reckon French newspaper L'Equipe. The Southampton midfielder has agreed a four year contract with the Premier League club and negotiations are ongoing to reach a fee between the sides, with L'Equipe unsure of how much Manchester United will pay.

The striker's return to Boca Juniors was announced shortly before he converted Argentina's winning penalty against Colombia

Both off the pitch and on it, it turned out to be Carlos Tevez’s night.

Sunderland have completed the signing of coates from Liverpool

Liverpool have reached an agreement with Sunderland to sell Sebastian Coates for 4m pounds, The Liverpool Echo report, ahead of the official announcement and contract signing next week.

Our panel discuss Roberto Firmino's transfer from Hoffenheim to Liverpool, where Craig Burley believes he's not the player Liverpool need right now.

Roberto Firmino is a classic Liverpool signing, at least in the Brendan Rodgers era.

Gonzalo Higuain has a releases clause in his contract worth almost €95 million, his club Napoli have confirmed.

Argentina international Higuain has been linked with a move since Napoli's failure to qualify for the Champions League, with a fee of around €50m mentioned in some reports.

The north Londoners have been locked in negotiations for the goalkeeper and are nearing an agreement, with the Czech ready to end his 11-year stay at Stamford Bridge

Petr Cech will undergo a medical on Friday before completing a move to Arsenal next week after the Gunners agreed a fee with Chelsea for the veteran goalkeeper.

An advisor for Chelsea midfielder Oscar says a move to Italian champions Juventus is "completely impossible."

The 23-year-old Brazilian is tipped to be a top target of the Champions League runners-up this summer, but Kia Joorabchian has told calciomercato.it a deal is out of the question.

The striker's future remains uncertain, with Real Madrid enquiring and others reportedly keen, and the 31-year-old says fitness ahead of Euro 2016 will play a part in his decision

Robin van Persie has insisted he needs regular first-team football as speculation over his Manchester United future continues.

In a career of many milestones, Lionel Messi celebrated another -- his 28th birthday -- on Wednesday. To mark the occasions, here are the six things that make the Barcelona and Argentina star so special.

Former Netherlands international Pierre van Hooijdonk believes the former PSV star has different strengths to the Manchester United legend

Man City take lead in Pogba race

There has been a fair bit of talk from Manchester City about how they needed to improve after last season. Bringing in Paul Pogba from Juventus wouldn't exactly be a bad start to that process.

A report in the Sun says City are "close to winning the £60 million battle" for the France international,

Following quotes from Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin on Wednesday, it now seems inevitable that the French midfielder will leave St Mary’s in the coming days.

It is widely believed that Schneiderlin is being chased by three clubs: Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham.

It will come as no surprise to Chelsea supporters that their club has been heavily linked with Arda Turan by Spanish newspaper AS on Thursday. On Wednesday the same newspaper had carried comments from the player's agent saying a transfer to England was on the cards.

German giants Bayern Munich have agreed a £25m fee for Shakhtar Donestk's Douglas Costa, reports Sport 1.

Bayern have already agreed personal terms with the player, so now that a fee has been reached with the club, the deal seems imminent.

David De Gea has put his six bedroom Manchester mansion up for sale, sparking rumours that his transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid is close to completion.

The mansion in Altrincham, South Manchester is valued at £2.75m and was placed on the online real estate portal rightmove.co.uk.

Jorge Mendes plans to complete the transfer of David De Gea to Real Madrid within days. So things are imminent, again. The move has been reported as almost going through repeatedly and in all honesty the claims from the Spanish media now appear to be more in hope than expectation.

Angel Di Maria didn't have the best of seasons at Manchester United, but that hasn't stopped a host of clubs being interested in bringing in the Argentine ace.

A report by the Daily Mail says that Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are both keeping tabs on the 27-year-old, but it is Barcelona who are in the box seat should Di Maria exit Old Trafford -- much to the chagrin on his former club Real Madrid.

The midfielder is delighted with his goalscoring record at Arsenal despite sitting in a deep-lying role, and is looking to the departing Liverpool captain for inspiration

Aaron Ramsey has outlined his aim to emulate the likes of Steven Gerrard and become an all-round midfielder.

Manchester United bid £30million for Sergio Ramos

It would appear that Manchester United are beginning to make some serious moves in the transfer market.

So far, Louis van Gaal has brought in Dutch attacker Memphis Depay as United look to build on fourth place in the Premier League last season.

But, United are expected to spend very big this summer, as they look to close the gap on the Premier League title challengers and prepare for another crack at the Champions League.

Ian Herbert of The Independent confirms on Wednesday evening that Manchester United have bid for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.

So far its been a pretty serene summer transfer window for Arsenal fans.

Petr Cech is on his way from Chelsea and after two successive FA Cup victories, Gooners are dreaming of a world class striker and a serious title challenge next season and beyond.

On Wednesday however, Arsenal fans got a glimpse of seasons past when Laurent Koscielny was linked with a big money move to Real Madrid.

Reports linking Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos with a move to Manchester United have been bountiful over the past three days.

Manchester United fans are now expected to sit up and take notice after The Guardian’s Sid Lowe claimed Sergio Ramos today told Real Madrid he wants to leave the club.

On Wednesday there is a meeting planned between Fiorentina and Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian was a revelation for The Viola after joining on loan from Chelsea in January, as part of the Juan Cuadrado deal.

European football's governing body intend to push ahead with their FFP plans after questioning the ruling of a Belgian court in relation to a case challenging the rules

Uefa has questioned a ruling made by the Brussels Court of First Instance in relation to a case challenging Financial Fair Play rules (FFP).

Liverpool officially confirmed the £29m signing of Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino whilst the sun was rising in England on Wednesday morning

CONMEBOL facing Cash flow crisis due to FIFA bribery scandal

South American football's governing body may be forced to use a $10 million reserve fund to pay expenses due to a cash-flow problem created by the FIFA bribery scandal.

The striker's dad has been accused of killing a 19-year-old man when his car hit a motorbike while under the influence of alcohol

Edinson Cavani is considering leaving Uruguay's Copa America camp following the arrest of his father over allegations of causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence of alcohol, according to head coach Oscar Tabarez.

The player's representative says the striker will sign a four-year contract after the Liga club met his €35 million release clause

Jackson Martinez will sign a four-year deal at Atletico Madrid after the club agreed a €35 million deal withPorto on Tuesday, according to the player's agent.

Arsenal could be set to follow up their likely signing of Petr Cech by acquiring Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to Bild.

By all accounts, Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is set to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

The Bavarians have revealed the goalkeeper wants to play regular football for the Serie A side, who have confirmed a deal has been done to bring him back to the Stadio San Paolo

Bayern Munich have confirmed that goalkeeper Pepe Reina has been released from his contract, allowing him to sign for Napoli on a free transfer.

For the second day running, Manchester United’s pursuit of Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is plastered across the front page of Spanish paper AS.

In Tuesday’s latest developments, Manchester United are now supposedly prepared to offer Los Blancos €30m plus David De Gea for their 29-year-old Spanish centre-half, Ramos.

It would appear that Paulinho has gone from being one of Brazil’s key midfielders, when he signed for Spurs, to a player now interesting Watford, just promoted to the Premier League from the Championship.

According to French reports, Manchester United are to bid for Tottenham’s highly rated stopper Hugo Lloris once David De Gea’s move to Real Madrid materialises.

French daily L’Equipe believe a concrete offer will be made “very soon” by Manchester United, with the Red Devils looking to replace their Spanish keeper quickly.

Liverpool fans are getting very excited right now, following a report from major Brazilian website Globoesporte.

According to Globoesporte, Liverpool are close to an agreement for one of Brazil’s stars at the ongoing Copa America: Roberto Firmino.

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