Jose Mourinho keen to sign Nice midfielder next summer

Manchester United have entered the race to sign a Nice midfielder, Jean Michel Seri. The Red Devils have prioritised signing a new midfielder next summer as they prepare for the retirement of Michael Carrick after this season. Marouane Fellaini is also leaving the Red Devils after this season and Jose Mourinho knows he needs to replace the two of them. The Portuguese manager wanted to sign Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk, but the Brazilian has decided to join their city rivals Manchester City instead. He is now looking at his other targets. According to Sun Sport, Mourinho has asked for reports about the performances of Seri. Seri has been one of the most outstanding midfielders in the French Ligue one over the past two seasons and he was very close to joining Barcelona last summer. Per Sun Sport, he has a release clause of £33 million written into his current deal, that figure would not be too much for United to pay. Mourinho is also keen on signing Arturo Vidal and Fabinho, but he looks to be getting better reports from the scouts watching 26 years old Seri.

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Arsenal enter race to sign £50 million Timo Werner

Arsenal have joined a host of European teams looking to sign RB Leipzig’s attacker Timo Werner. The German has been banging in the goals for the unpopular German side since their ascension to the German top flight last season. He scored 21 goals in 39 games for them last season, and he has already bagged 16 in 29 games this season. he scored a brace in Leipzig’s 3-1 win over Napoli last Thursday, and Sun Sport is reporting that the Gunners had a scout watching him in that game. Werner, according to the report has just rejected a new deal from Leipzig a statement that shows that he may be looking to move elsewhere after this season. Arsenal are not the only team trying to sign him, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid also interested. However, Arsene Wenger is hoping the Gunners’ style of play and the lure of the city of London would tempt Werner to consider their offer. Werner has scored 7 goals in 10 international games for Germany, and his suitors know that they may have to pay too much if he stars in the next World Cup, so they want to try and sign him now.

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Liverpool turn to Victor Wanyama as replacement for Emre Can

Liverpool have given up hopes of signing Emre Can to a new deal and the Reds have begun looking for his replacement. The German has been a great player to the Reds since he joined them from Bayer Leverkusen in an £8 million deal in the summer of 2014. His performances for Liverpool has seen him earn regular call-ups to the German national team and he is set to continue his development elsewhere. Juventus have been tracking him and trying to get him to sign a pre-contract agreement with them. He has continued to refute claims that he has already guaranteed the Italians that he would be joining them in the summer. Wanyama has just returned from a log injury layoff, but he is still considered one of the best midfield players in the English top division. He has lost his place in the Lilywhites line up mainly because of the form of Moussa Dembele and Eric Dier, but Mauricio Pochettino wants him to remian in his team. Jurgen Klopp believes Wanyama can replace when he does leave, but he knows it would be very hard to get Tottenham to agree to sell the Kenyan.

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Real Madrid enter the race for the signature of Tottenham defender

Real Madrid have become the latest team to declare an interest in signing Tottenham’s Toby Alderwereild. The Belgian is currently in a contract standoff with the north London side as they look to tie him down to a new long-term contract. he currently earns £50,000 per week, but he is looking to break their wage ceiling with a reported £115, 000 per week. The Lilywhites know that they would have to start offering their players more money to keep the best of them, but they are not willing to make the defender their highest paid employee. Chelsea and Manchester United have been monitoring negotiations, reports yesterday suggested that the Portuguese manager has demanded that the Red Devils sign the former Atletico Madrid man, however, Manchester United know it is difficult to sign players from Tottenham. Sun Sport is reporting that Real Madrid have entered the race and they believe Tottenham would prefer to do business with them as they are not an English team. Los Blancos have been guilty of conceding very cheap goals this season and they have had to drop so many points from winning positions this season. Zinedine Zidane believes Alderweireld can help fix their defensive issues.

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20 most celebrated footballers all over the world

20 Most Decorated Players in The History of Football

The debate of topmost celebrated football players span through generations of football lovers, owing to the ever-changing nature of the game, the answer might not be duly satisfactory but the best-perceived- footballers have been pointed out, spanning through various generations.   Lionel Messi (31 trophies)   Country: Argentina, Club: Barcelona. Messi, arguably is due on this list and will come to mind before any other, he has won a total of 30 trophies with Barcelona, this he largely owes to his fast feet, making it inconceivable for defenders to get him when he’s on field, at age 30, this five-time Ballon d’Or winner is featuring on numerous headlines. It’s not surprising that he has achieved more trophies than his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Kenny Daglish (31 trophies)   Country: Scotland Club: Celtic and Liverpool Dalglish was the reigning hero in the Liverpool sides that ruled English football in the late 70’s/ mid-80s. he racked up a noteworthy 31 trophies amid his club career with Celtic and Liverpool. He bagged 6 league titles, 1 FA Cup, 4 league cups and 3 European cups, all in the space of 8 years, nailing 118 goals in total. He ended his playing career as Liverpool’s greatest player and as the most decorated player in British domestic football. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (35 trophies) Country: Sweden Clubs: Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter-Milan, Barcelona, AC-Milan, PSG and Manchester United Since he left his native Sweden in 2001, he has won at least one trophy in every season, a title winner in 13 of the 16 seasons during the same period and won trophies at seven different clubs and league titles in four different countries. Ryan Giggs (36 trophies) Country: Wales Club: Manchester United He has won more trophies combined than all but three clubs in English football. He was the most outstanding among the most coveted and decorated British footballers for quite a while. he also has won almost every trophy Sir Alex Ferguson lifted, having won an exceptional thirty-six trophies during his long and illustrious football career. Dani Alves (38 trophies) Country: Brazil Club: Bahia, Barca, Sevilla and Juventus He has carved out for himself a reputation as a serial trophy hoarder has he has lifted numerous trophies. Even when he left Juventus, he added two more trophies to his expanding trophy feats. There is great anticipation that he’ll lift the French league and possibly two league cups this season. Andres Iniesta (34 trophies) Country: Spain Club: Barcelona Iniesta won his Last silverware back in 2007/08, he has put in as a player of the match performance in such huge numbers of finals that it would not have been fair if he wasn’t included in this list. He is considered an outstanding midfielder amongst others and his incredible trophy haul of 34 is an evidence of the incredible career he has experienced. Victor Baia (33 trophies) Country: Portugal Club: FC Porto and Barcelona This outstanding goalkeeper spent sixteen fruitful years in his homeland, briefly leaving to Barcelona in 1996, he won five trophies in the space of two years before returning to his homeland, although few football fans knew about this goalkeeper, he had a total of 406 caps for Porto which is more than any other player who played in the Portuguese top flight. Gerard Pique (32 trophies) Country: Spain Clubs: Manchester and Barcelona With the help of a remarkable team and his tireless effort, Pique won an outstanding number of trophies. He left camp Nou for 4 years and was immediately “caught” by Manchester United in 2004. He went ahead to win 3 trophies in his last season at Old Trafford after which he returned to Barca which was trailed by 25-trophies which he added to his increasing trophies and which has earned him a leading role in the Catalunya defense. Pele (15 trophies) Country: Brazil Club: Santos CF, New York Cosmos He was born with the name Edison Arantes de Nas Amento and came into limelight when he lit up the 1958 World Cup at the tender age of 17, he scored six goals at this tournament and helped Brazil to lift the coveted Jules Rimet, breaking record and ‘scoring’ the cup for the first time in the history of Brazil, his known was widely known and mentioned. Zinedine Zidane (10 trophies) Country: France Club: Real Madrid, Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus Zinedine Yazid Zidane nicknamed ‘Zizov’ is a French retired professional footballer and current manager of Real Madrid. He scored one of the greatest goals in UEFA Champions League history in the 2002 finals, netted twice for his national side in their 1998n World Cup Final win over Brazil and guided them to victory in Euro 2000. He was well-known for his elegance, ball-control and exceptional vision which earned him the title of the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll in 2004. No doubt, he’s considered one of the greatest players of all times. Cristiano Ronaldo (24 trophies) Country: Portugal Club: Real Madrid Regarded as once the world’s costliest signing, he is Real Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer, the first ever player involved in a major league scoring more than 50 goals every season for six consecutive seasons and the only European to bag four Ballon d’Or awards. David Beckham (21 trophies) Country: England Club: Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, PSG David Beckham Is the first English player to win league titles in four countries; England, Spain, U.S.A and France, during his 20-year career, he won 19 major trophies, he held the appearance record for an outfield player for the England national team till 2016 when Wayne Rooney overtook him, he was runner-up in the Ballo d’Or, twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year. Wael Gomaa (32 trophies) Country: Egypt Club: Al-Mehalla, Al-ahly, and Al-Siliya This Egyptian international player bagged an amazing 29 trophies during the span of his career, which spanned over two decades. He bagged the following trophies; 6 CAF Champions League, 5 CAF

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Richarlison refuses to rule out move to the Premier League’s top six

Watford Brazilian youngster, Richarlison is not ready to commit his long-term future to the Hornets and prefers to keep his options open. He joined the Hornets from Fluminense last summer and he has continued to impress for the Premier League side. He has netted  5 goals and provided 4 assists in 27 league games this season. He thrived under the management of Marcos Silva, but has also remained important under the club’s new manager and he was outstanding as the defeated Chelsea 4-1 last week Monday. When asked by Standard Sport about his future, he said: “In the future you never know but I leave all things like that up to my agents. “At the moment my head is completely in Watford. “I am not thinking about anything else and I want to help the team get as far as possible in the League. “That is my objective, that is my focus and nothing else.” He also said he had no intention of leaving the Premier League as he is enjoying his time in the English top flight, opening the door for him to move across town to another team. “I want to play in this country for as long as possible. He admitted  

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Arsenal and Tottenham target confirms he would leave his current team next summer

Arsenal and Tottenham have been handed a major boost in their quest to sign Bourdeaux midfielder, Malcom. The Premier League duo have been tracking the Brazilian since last summer and they were both keen on taking him to the Premier League last month. However, facing a relegation scrap, the French side’s new manager Gus Poyet told them he would not take their offer if Malcom was sold in the last transfer window. Malcom’s move was suspended, but the Brazilian was promised a summer move to his preferred team. He has promised to help them finish inside the top six this season despite the fact that they are struggling to remain in the French top flight. Speaking to journalists this week, he confirmed that he and the club have an agreement for him to leave them after this season.He claims he would decide which team he wants to join and the French Ligue 1 side would negotiate the move. Arsenal wanted Malcom to replace Alexis Sanchez when the Chilean moved to Manchester United last month, but they moved for Henrikh Mkhitaryan instead, however, they remain interested. Spurs were also in the running for his signature, they reportedly even tabled an offer for him that was rejected. They have since signed Lucas Moura, but Mauricio Pochettino still wants to add more width to his squad.

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Liverpool close to completing world record deal for AS Roma goalkeeper

Liverpool are set to smash the world record transfer fee for a goalkeeper by completing a  move for Brazilian shot-stopper, Allison. The AS Roma goalie is one of the highly rated goalkeeper in the world at the moment, and he has been attracting the attention of several top European sides. Rea Madrid are among teams trying to see him next summer, but Liverpool are reportedly closing in on his signature. According to Sun Sport, the Reds are planning to win the Premier League next season, and they know their current options in their goalkeeping department are not good enough. Jurgen Klopp has made Loris Karius first choice ahead of Simon Mignolet, but even the German has flattered to deceive at some points in the season. He has, however, kept two consecutive clean sheets so far and he would be hoping to keep that form as they head into a very important moment in their season. Roma have been made aware of the interest of the European heavyweights on Allison and the Italians have reportedly set an asking price of £62 million for the Brazilian. This figure would make him the world’s most expensive goalkeeper by some distance.

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Harry Kane the subject of £268 million summer move

Real Madrid have set aside £268 million for the signing of Harry Kane and the Spaniards are ready to move for him in the very next transfer window. Kane cemented his reputation as one of Europe’s top attackers when he outscored every other striker including Messi and C. Ronaldo to become the highest goal scorer of 2017. He also did impress with a goal as Tottenham became the first team to score Juventus after 11 games in their Champions League 2-2 on Tuesday. He has been attracting the interest of Madrid for the past two seasons, but he has chosen to remain committed to Spurs. However, with Tottenham, not winning trophies, it is becoming clearer that he would have to leave them if he wants to win trophies in his career. Sun Sport is reporting that Real Madrid are prepared to spend about £500 million in the transfer market next summer, and Kane’s transfer would take more than half of that outlay. Los Merengues wants him to become their leading attacker from next season as Karim Benzema seems to be at the end of his career. They also want to sign Dele Ali as well as Mauricio Pochettino, but Kane is their priority signing.

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Joe Hart ready to return to Europe to save his career

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is willing to leave the Premier League in a bid to save his career. The England number one has endured a torrid time at West Ham this season after he lost his place as the club’s number one when David Moyes was made their new manager. The Manchester City goalie was axed from the Etihad when Pep Guardiola took charge at the start of last season, and he moved on loan to Italian side, Torino. He was made number one there and enjoyed a resurgence, however, when the Italians could not agree a permanent deal with Manchester City for his signature, he was forced to move on loan again this time to West Ham. The Hammers struggled early in the season with him in goal. But when Slaven Bilic was fired and David Moyes was named their new manager, he became the second choice. With just a year left on his Manchester City contract, Sun Sport is claiming that he is willing to move another European league to save his career. He is still considered England’s number one by Gareth Southgate, but if he continues to struggle to play, he may lose that spot to Jack Butland.

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