TOP NEWS SOCCER: September 2014

Sunday, 14 September 2014

Manchester United To Offer Juan Mata As Bait For Midfielder

Manchester United could offer Juan Mata to AS Roma as bait in their bid to sign Roma's Kevin Strootman. [The Sunday Mirror]

Although last week Roma's sporting director inisisted Strootman was not for sale, Louis Van Gaal will try to throw Juan Mata into the deal to tempt the Italian giants.
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Mata could initially join Roma on loan with a view to a permanent deal.

Juventus are also interested and could be willing to pay up to £20m for the Spaniard who signed only in January for £37m.

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Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Juventus After Liverpool Defender in January

The Daily Mirror are reporting that Liverpool defender, Glen Johnson could be the subject of a bid from Italian champions, Juventus.

Johnson's contract is set to run out in the summer so Juve may look to pounce in January to secure the defender for a small fee as Liverpool would otherwise have to lose the England full-back for nothing in the Summer.

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Contract negotiations between Liverpool and Johnson have been going on for a while but there has been no agreement as of yet.

Johnson could be set for the final big move of his career, however wages could be a stumbling block, even for Juve.

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Chelsea Star Linked With Real Madrid To Replace Ronaldo

Today, the Daily Star are reporting that should Cristiano Ronaldo leave Real Madrid, then they will look to sign Chelsea's Eden Hazard.

Rumours have flying around recently that Ronaldo could be on his way out of the Bernebeau after falling out with the club's executives. Angel Di Maria has been quoted as saying "I get the impression he's not very happy."

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Coupled with his publicised love for Manchester United, this could provide reason for him to leave.

Real are aware of the situation and are said to be drawing up a list of replacements,with one of the names on that list being Eden Hazard.

Hazard cost Chelsea in excess of £30m so should Madrid move for the Belgian, it is expected Chelsea will demand a fee considerably higher than that.

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Monday, 8 September 2014

Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal To Battle For Belgian Wonderkid

The Premier League's top clubs could all do battle for highly rated wonderkid Zakaria Bakkali.

Bakkali is currently out in Holland playing for PSV Eindhoven, however the big spenders have been put on red alert as contract talks have broken down between Bakkali and PSV.
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The young winger is the latest in a line of fresh Belgian talent and could soon be on his way to the Premier League.

He could be available for a cut-price fee as PSV may prefer to sell soon rather than lose him for nothing when his contract runs out in 12 months time.

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Manchester United To Return With £47m Bid For Midfielder

Manchester United look set to return in January with a bid for Arturo Vidal.

The Juve midfielder was the subject of sustained interest from Manchester United during the summer but the deal didn't come to fruition.

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The deal was weighed down after it appeared that Vidal was carrying a niggling knee injury. It is thought that United will press ahead with the deal, providing Vidal can prove he has shaken off this injury.

The move could result in United paying a hefty fee, although the Daily Star are reporting today that the deal could involve some sort of swap with Spaniard Juan Mata.

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Sunday, 7 September 2014

Liverpool Set To Sign Champions League Winning Keeper

Rumours are flying around that Liverpool have agreed terms with Victor Valdes and he will sign, subject to a medical. [Source: Metro]

Valdes left Barcelona at the end of last season as his contract ran out. He was set to join Monaco during the summer however this move broke down.

Valdes could go straight into the team but will have to prove his fitness after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury back in March - an injury that kept him out the World Cup in Brazil this year.

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Brendan Rodgers had intially looked at Reading's Alex McCarthy and Swansea's Michel Vorm, however the pair went on to join QPR and Tottenham respectively. After missing out on the two, Rodgers is likely to press ahead with the signing.

Do you think Valdes should be Liverpool's new number 1 or should they stick with Simon Mignolet?