Friday, March 29, 2013

Anzhi enters Valdes race

Arsenal could be priced out of a move for Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes after Anzhi Makhachkala offered the Spaniard a contract worth 160,000 pounds a week.

Kompany and Luiz on Barcelona wishlist

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany and Chelsea center back David Luiz are at the top of Barcelona's shopping list for the summer, while fellow Premier League defenders Jan Vertonghen, Thomas Vermaelen and Daniel Agger are secondary targets.

Real Madrid asks for Arturo Vidal

Juventus' Chilean midfielder is one of the most important players for Antonio Conte. Vidal's agent is weighing up many offers from different European big clubs like Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

Liverpool prepares Eriksen bid

Liverpool is set to make a summer offer for Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen. Brendan Rodgers sent scouts to watch the the Dane in action during the international break.

Liverpool targets Mkhitaryan

Liverpool is monitoring the situation of Shakhtar Donetsk striker Henrikh Mkhitaryan and could launch a summer bid for the 24-year-old Armenia international.

Saviola: Two weeks to determine Malaga's future

The Argentine striker spoke about the importance of the coming fixtures, and believes wins will be a huge morale boost to his side.
Javier Saviola says that the next two weeks will define the remainder of Malaga's season.
Los Boquerones have a double-header in La Liga, facing rivals Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad who are both involved in the chase for fourth spot.
In between those two ties, they also have the away trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. And Saviola, who has netted five goals during the campaign so far, said the upcoming games are not only important for the remainder of their season but will be essential to the team’s morale.
"In these next 15 days it will define much of what we can become as a team," he told reporters. "We have tough fixtures against rivals Rayo and Real Sociedad in La Liga, after that we have Borussia Dortmund in of the Champions League.
“These 15 days are important for morale, we should continue as we are doing all season.”
Saviola also spoke about the importance of securing a result in the first game against Rayo.
"We have to be there to get a good result. Once that game is finished, we’ll start thinking about Borussia. Definitely everyone is very excited, these are important steps that we are taking. It is going to be a week in which we have to take responsibility.”

Anelka ridicules 'stupid' Juve exit reports

The Bianconeri striker has hit back against a report from France suggesting that he was planning on calling time on his Serie A stint already.
Juventus striker Nicolas Anelka has branded rumors that he wants to terminate his contract as "stupid."

Le 10 Sport reported that the former Arsenal and Chelsea striker was planning on calling time on his Serie A stint already, suggesting that he is frustrated with a lack of playing time at his new club.

However, the Frenchman angrily denied the rumors and insisted that he has no plans of leaving Antonio Conte's squad prematurely.

Anelka tweeted: "I never even thought of rescinding my contract with Juventus. Once again 10Sport are spreading stupid reports!"

Anelka joined Juventus in January to provide attacking back-up to Sebastian Giovinco, Mirko Vucinic, Fabio Quagliarella, Alessandro Matri and on-loan Nicklas Bendtner.