Manchester United’s world-record capture for Paul Pogba moves a step closer as West Ham shell out £6m on new left-back August 8, 2016 Manchester United’s world-record capture of Paul Pogba moved a step closer after the Juventus midfielder arrived at the club’s training ground for his medical. United are set to complete the £89m signing of Pogba, who departed Manchester in 2012 after finding first-team opportunities hard to come by. The Old Trafford club received just £800,000 in compensation. The [...]
Manchester United target Paul Pogba’s going nowhere yet, says agent, despite £100m transfer rumours July 11, 2016 Manchester United’s prospects of luring Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford in a world record £100m transfer appear to have receded after the France star’s agent played down the potential move. United are thought to be willing to pay Juventus more than 100 times the £800,000 they received when Pogba quit Old Trafford for Italy [...]
The UK’s buy-to-let hotspots: Liverpool and Nottingham named best areas for buy-to-let investments while Southwark and Newham among top 20 May 31, 2017 London areas including Southwark, Newham and Tower Hamlets are among the top 20 buy-to-let hotspots in the UK, according to a study by mortgage brokers Private Finance. However, the capital lagged behind Liverpool, Nottingham and Coventry which were named the three best cities for buy-to-let investments. Liverpool offers rental yields of eight per cent once [...]
Pep Guardiola rules out trying to lure Lionel Messi to Manchester after formal unveiling as City boss July 3, 2016 New Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has ruled out launching an audacious multi-million pound bid for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi after being officially unveiled as the club’s manager. The Spaniard conducted a question and answer session at the Etihad Stadium, having arrived at City on the back of three seasons with Bayern Munich during which [...]
Philip Neville’s warning to Manchester United over Jose Mourinho appointment May 22, 2016 Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will demand assurances over summer signings before accepting the Manchester United job, according to former Reds defender Philip Neville. Mourinho is expected to be appointed this week, with United strongly tipped to sack Louis van Gaal despite the Dutchman leading the club to FA Cup victory against Crystal Palace on [...]
FC Twente director says Manchester City and Chelsea use Dutch club to help spin profit on young players they’ll never use August 6, 2016 Manchester City, Chelsea and other big European clubs sign young players who they know will never reach the first team but could make them a profit claims the director of Dutch club FC Twente. Technical director at the Eredivisie team Jan van Halst argues that young players such as City's Turkish teen Enes Unal — loaned to FC Twente this summer — [...]
The only direct flight between London Heathrow and Barbados will take off this year February 22, 2017 Virgin Atlantic has announced it will launch the only direct flight between London Heathrow and Barbados later this year. The twice weekly service, operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays, will start from 12 December 2017 to tempt those eyeing up Christmas in the Caribbean. Flights go on sale from this Saturday 25 February. The airline's codeshare with [...]
Joey Barton betting ban: Football Association has forced me into retirement with “harsh” 18-month suspension April 26, 2017 Former England midfielder Joey Barton has accused the Football Association (FA) of unfairly forcing him into premature retirement by banning him for 18 months for betting offences. The 34-year-old, who rejoined Burnley in January, has been suspended from all football activity until late 2018, by which team he will be 36, and fined £30,000. Barton [...]
Steaua Bucharest 0, Manchester City 5: Mission accomplished declares Pep Guardiola after City move to within striking distance of Champions League group stages August 16, 2016 MANCHESTER City boss Pep Guardiola declared it mission accomplished after his side hammered Romanian outfit Steaua Bucharest to all but seal their passage to the Champions League group stages. Prolific striker Sergio Aguero netted his eighth hat-trick for last season’s semi-finalists, although not before he had missed two penalties, while playmaker David Silva and Nolito [...]
With Manchester United poised to smash the world record transfer fee on Paul Pogba, here’s how football reached the £100m mark July 21, 2016 “Everyone's got to be concerned about the way fees are growing to astronomical proportions. My own opinion is that it will continue for some time yet but that, like the stock market and property market, it will eventually regulate itself.” So said Liverpool chief executive Peter Robinson in 1995 after signing Stan Collymore for a then [...]