Fernando Torres was at his prime at Liverpool but ever since his move to Chelsea, over a year ago, the Spaniard is at loss for goals. The downward spiral was evident when West Ham owners showed interest in signing the Spanish star, on loan, during the January 2012 Transfer window. At present, in 34 Premier League appearances, he has managed a meager 3 goals. His dry spell continued in the [...]
AC Milan acquired City’s Robinho just in time, on the transfer deadline day. Robinho joins Zlatan Ibrahimovic who joined in from Barcelona. Milan issued a statement saying: “The player has signed a four-year contract.” According to Reuters, Milan had been quiet at the start of the transfer window but some limp pre-season displays persuaded owner Silvio Berlusconi to drop his frugal spending policy and bring in former Inter Milan forward [...]
The latest foreign suitor to take an interest in saving one of English football’s most revered institutions is Kenny Huang, a former Wall Street broker who carries the distinction of being the first Chinese graduate to work on the New York Stock Exchange. He is the head of Hong Kong-based investment company QSL Sports, which, according to its website, was founded to build on China’s success in staging the 2008 [...]
Joe Cole seems to have already made an impact at Anfield by persuading skipper Steven Gerrard to remain. Cole is eager to play in center of midfield with Gerrard. Cole arrived on a free transfer from Chelsea. Cole said:
Fabregas is keen to return to Barcelona. World Cup winner Fabregas was a youth player at Barca before moving to the English Premier League club in September 2003 and the player has made it clear he wants to return to the Catalan capital. Local media reported on Monday that Barca’s new president, Sandro Rosell, would travel to London this week to try to strike a deal but Guardiola was downbeat [...]
Liverpool have signed Joe Cole on a four-year deal – subject to a medical. The 28-year-old England midfielder left Stamford Bridge in June after failing to agree a new contract with the Premier League champions. He was linked to Arsenal and Tottenham but has opted for Liverpool, who failed to qualify for the Champions League. Cole’s arrival follows winger Yossi Benayoun’s move from Anfield to Chelsea for an undisclosed fee [...]
Rafa Benitez parted ways with Liverpool on Thursday, after 6 years. According to the British media Benitez was paid around 3.0 million pounds ($4.42 million) although he had agreed on a five-year contract in March last year. The terms of that deal stated that the Spaniard was entitled to a severance package of approximately 16.0 million pounds, but with Liverpool almost facing debt, the club would have struggled to pay [...]
Wigan have managed to seal the deal for the much coveted Crystal Palace striker, Victor Moses, for an undisclosed amount. The 19-year-old has penned a three-and-a-half-year contract. Moses said: “To play in the Premier League is a dream and I want to thank Wigan for giving me the chance. I’m sad to leave Palace because they’re a great club and gave me my chance in football and I want to [...]
English Premiership 7th January 2010 Liverpool have signed Maxi Rodriguez The Reds have managed to sign the Argentine midefielder from Atletico Madrid for a 1.5mil pounds deal. The 29-year-old has penned a 18-month contract. He will now join his national team captain Javier Mascherano and former A. Madrid team-mate Fernando Torres. 2nd January 2010 Liverpool need a right-back Benitez is looking for a replacement for Glen Johnson, who could miss [...]
One of the most talked about transfers probables of this season- Sergio Aguero has committed his future to his current club Atletico Madrid. He told Atletico Madrid’s official website: “I am aware that there are always rumours about my future, but actually I am isolated from everything.” He said that he has always been committed to Atletico and that everybody knows it. He also added not to pay much attention [...]
