Saturday, 13 June 2015

England look to remain unbeaten against Slovenia

England's tenth and final game of the 2014/15 season, and it's one where they can take another giant stride towards qualifying for Euro 2016.At the moment Roy Hodgson's side lead Group E with 15 points from five games. Their nearest challengers are Switzerland and Slovenia who are both on nine points.Victory in Ljublijana on Sunday will extend their lead over Slovenia to nine points, leaving only Switzerland with a realistic possibility of overhauling England (those two meet at Wembley on September 8).Speaking to the England players this week it was clear they really wanted to complete the season unbeaten and so far their record is seven wins and two draws.

Wilshere: I'll stay if Arsenal want me

The England international midfielder has been reported as a target for rival clubs but he is keen to remain at the Emirates Stadium and put his injury frustrations behind him.Midfielder Jack Wilshere is adamant that his priority is "to be wanted by Arsenal" rather than any rival clubs.The England international had another season disrupted by injury in 2014-15 but has been linked with a summer move to potentially revitalise his prospects.Wilshere, though, is keen to stay with the Gunners after their back-to-back FA Cup triumphs and remains confident that he can put his injuries behind him.He told the press: I definitely wouldn't go somewhere just because I'm a homegrown player.

Friday, 12 June 2015

Official: Liverpool agree Bogdan deal

The goalkeeper will move to Anfield when his contract with Bolton expires, joining as back-up to Simon Mignolet following Brad Jones's release.Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan on a free transfer.The 27-year-old will move to Anfield on July 1 when his contract at the Macron Stadium expires and becomes Brendan Rodgers third signing of the summer after James Milner and Danny Ings.Bogdan, who has over 100 Premier League appearances to his name, will act as back-up to first-choice goalkeeper Simon Mignolet after Brad Jones was released earlier in June.The Hungarian featured against Liverpool as recently as January, when he was named man of the match after a string of impressive saves during a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup fourth round at Anfield.Bolton have already acted to replace Bogdan, signing Ben Amos following the expiry of his Manchester United contract.

TransferTalks

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool have rejected Manchester City  £30 million offer for Raheem Sterling.

MANCHESTER UNITED: Man U have agreed on a deal with Hoffenheim  £13.1 million for Roberto Firmino.And United are planning to make a bid of  £50 million for Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

CHELSEA: Chelsea have completed the signing of right back Cristian Manea from Viitorul Constanta for a fee of  £3 million.The 17 years old signed a five year contract.

Bursaspor excluded from Europa League for one year

The Turkish side have been excluded from the competition after they were found to have flouted FFP laws Bursaspor have lost an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS over a one-year ban administered for breaking the governing body's Financial Fair Play FFP rules.The Turkish club were due to play in the Europa League next term, but CAS' upholding of Uefa's sanction means they will be excluded from the competition.In 2012, Bursaspor were fined and given a one-year ban from UEFA club competition, deferred for a three-year probationary period, for breaching FFP.The club played in the Europa League last season, but were found last December to have breached FFP again.Bursaspor filed an appeal with CAS, pushing for the sanction to be set aside or made less severe, but sport's highest court rejected the appeal.

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Carlos Tevez may go but Alvaro Morata is staying, Juventus reveal

Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta says Carlos Tevez is likely to leave this summer, but Alvaro Morata will stay.Tevez is under contract with the Italian champions for another year but has been linked with former club Boca Juniors while Atletico Madrid are also keen to sign the Argentina international.When asked about Tevez's future, Marotta told Sport Mediaset: The possibility that he leaves is quite high but I'm not going to give a percentage.It's more likely that he will leave than Andrea Pirlo.

Ozil targets Premier League title with Arsenal next season

The German is "proud" of the Gunners' FA Cup win, in what he describes as the hardest season of his career, but feels improvements can be made on home soil and in Europe.Mesut Ozil has targeted winning the Premier League title with Arsenal next season.After suffering a worst start to a campaign for over 30 years, the Gunners yet again failed to mount a credible challenge for top spot as Chelsea claimed a first league crown in five years in dominant fashion.Ozil, though, feels a number of injuries to first-team players - including the likes of himself, Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere - hampered Arsenal's progress but is now confident of improvement home and abroad We had bad luck with injuries this season, he is quoted as saying by Kicker.