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Friday, July 29, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Nicklas Bendtner is set for a fresh start away from Arsenal as the Denmark striker closes in on a GBP9 million move to Sporting Lisbon.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given insists that it is only a matter of time before Manchester City win the Premier League and the Champions League.

Blackburn
Nikola Kalinic's agent thinks it is impossible for the striker to play for Blackburn again and has slammed the club's style of play.

Chelsea
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard will not outstay his welcome at the top of the Premiership when he no longer meets his own high standards.

Everton
Arsenal are attempting to complete a deal for the Everton centre-back Phil Jagielka after submitting an improved offer.

Fulham
Martin Jol denies his players lacked effort as Fulham struggled to a 0-0 draw with RNK Split in the Europa League third qualifying round.

Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish admitted that Galatasaray looked sharper at the start of the game following Liverpool's 3-0 defeat to the Turkish side.

Manchester City
Man City are facing a contract rebellion from Nigel de Jong, Vincent Kompany and Micah Richards following the capture of Sergio Aguero.

Manchester United
Park Ji-sung believes he has convinced everyone his move to Manchester United was about far more than selling shirts in the Far East.

Newcastle United
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has reportedly rebuffed Birmingham City's request to sign striker Nile Ranger on loan.

Norwich City
Norwich City were held to a goalless pre-season draw by a spirited Southend United side at Roots Hall on Thursday night.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR are in talks with potential new owners after Bernie Ecclestone, suggested he might be interested in selling his stake for GBP100m.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis stressed the importance of taking a clean sheet to Croatia next week after Stoke City hold a 1-0 lead against Hajduk Split.

Sunderland
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has allayed injury fears surrounding Phil Bardsley after he came off early in the friendly against Kilmarnock.

Swansea City
Manager Brendan Rodgers was delighted that Joe Allen has put pen to paper a new long-term deal with Premier League newcomers Swansea City.

Tottenham
Tottenham fringe players David Bentley, Niko Kranjcar and Robbie Keane have been offered in talks over a possible deal for Mirko Vucinic.

West Brom
It was reported that Boaz Myhill could head in the opposite direction in a potential deal that could take Ben Foster to West Brom.

Wigan Athletic
Contract talks between youngster James McCarthy and Wigan have broken down alerting Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.

Wolverhampton
Manager Mick McCarthy has admitted there could be more new arrivals at Wolves, although he is not anticipating much movement.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Real Valladolid has joined the race for Athletic Bilbao left winger Mikel Balenziaga, who has been dropped by coach Marcelo Bielsa.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid beat Stromsgodset 2-1 in a pre-season friendly game after Jose Antonio Reyes scored a brace for the Spanish side.

Barcelona
Alexis Sanchez has revealed that his period at Udinese was crucial for his development and made him aware that he still had plenty to learn.

Espanyol
It was reported that Espanyol have rejected a EUR12 million bid from Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Italian striker Pablo Osvaldo.

Levante
Levante captain Sergio Ballesteros has pointed his fingers at the referee as the main culprit following the abandoned game against Breda.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Eliseu has warned his side that names do not win them games, following the club's major facelift in the summer market.

Osasuna
Lazio were beaten by Osasuna in a friendly match after Iranian midfielder Javad Nekounam managed to score the only goal of the match.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has returned to training after being sidelined for 10 days due to back pain.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca coach Michael Laudrup is very pleased with their pre-season campaign especially with the straight wins against Heerenveen and NEC.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay has shot down rumours about Antoine Griezmann moving to Atletico, insisting that he is not for sale.

Real Zaragoza
Catania are leading Siena and Atalanta in the race for the signature of Zaragoza's Matteo Contini, who is very keen to return to Italy.

Sevilla
Sevilla dominated that match against Xerez after a hattrick by Frederic Kanoute in the first half was enough to ensure victory for Los Nervionenses.

Sporting Gijon
Sebastian Eguren has ignored the advice of Sporting coach Manolo Preciado to take some time off, after he rejoined the squad for training.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Ever Banega will return to training on Friday after the recent controversial photo with the Real Madrid shirt.

Villarreal
Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini will reportedly target Villarreal’s Nilmar as a replacement for the soon to be sold Mirko Vucinic.

Serie A

Milan transfer official Ariedo Braida has played down reports that the club’s mystery Mr X signing will be Kaka.

Bologna
Sergio Almiron’s agent has rejected a reported deal with Siena and insisted that the Argentine's future will be at Catania or Bologna.

Catania
Sergio Almiron’s agent has rejected a reported deal with Siena and insisted that the Argentine's future will be at Catania or Bologna.

Fiorentina
It was reported that Alberto Aquilani will refuse to join Fiorentina from Liverpool unless the Italian club sign him outright.

Genoa
Roma could hijack Internazionale’s proposed move for striker Rodrigo Palacio of Genoa, his agent has commented.

Inter Milan
Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala are reportedly attempting to entice Inter's Samuel Eto'o with an outlandish EUR20 million-a-year contract.

Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the transfer of Mohamed Sissoko from Juventus after the midfielder agreed to a three-year contract.

Lazio
Lazio were beaten by Osasuna in a friendly match after Iranian midfielder Javad Nekounam managed to score the only goal of the match.

Napoli
Walter Gargano expects to still be playing for Napoli in the 2011-12 campaign, although a summer exit hasn’t been totally ruled out.

Palermo
Palermo have confirmed the sale of Salvatore Sirigu to French giants Paris SG - for undisclosed fee believed to be EUR3.5 million.

Roma
Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini will reportedly target Villarreal’s Nilmar as a replacement for the soon to be sold Mirko Vucinic.

Udinese
German Denis seems close to leaving Udinese after his agent confirmed that he will be meeting with Atalanta about a proposed move.