Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea admitted he considered quitting Old Trafford after a difficult initiation into the Premier League.
De Gea was heavily scrutinised during his debut season with United, having arrived from Atletico Madrid as a £17.8million replacement for Edwin van der Sar in 2011.
The Spaniard s physique and decision making were brought into question, while a dip in form saw him axed by Alex Ferguson in favour of understudy Anders Lindegaard.
De Gea winner of United s Player of the Year award last term has gone on to silence his critics and in a big way after singlehandedly denying Everton victory in a man-of-the-match display on Sunday.
The 23-year-old stopped a first-half penalty before producing a stunning save to flick the bal…
Spanish midfielder Juan Mata claimed on Monday he had no relationship with Jose Mourinho during their time together at Chelsea.
Mata left Chelsea for Manchester United in January having seemingly been frozen out by Mourinho, who returned to Stamford Bridge at the start of the 2013-14 Premier League season.
Having been named Chelsea s player of the year for two consecutive seasons, Mata played just 13 of the London club s first 22 games in the Premier League last season and Mourinho indicated on numerous occasions that the Spaniard did not work hard enough.
Mata has now joined United and although he is still struggling to nail down a starting position, the 26-year-old playmaker is convinced he is in a better place.
For better or for worse, we had no relat…
Portuguese forward has agreed to terms with Championship side Fulham as he makes his move from Sporting Clube de Braga to The Cottagers for €9 million, according to A Bola.
The report states that the 27 year-old Fonte is on his way to England to go through the medical examination process to join the London-based club.
Fonte has had quite a career, playing for seven teams over the span of his 10 years as a professional.
He started his youth career with Arsenal and appeared for the senior Gunners’ squad in one League cup match before being loaned out to Crystal Palace.
From there he returned to his native Portugal to play for Setúbal before joining Espanyol for three years, where he accumulated 47 appearances for the Catalan squad.
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Nice have signed Christophe Jallet from Ligue 1 counterparts Lyon on a free transfer.
The 33-year-old right-back was released from the final year of his contract with Lyon to join Lucien Favre s men, who face Ajax in a Champions League qualifier next week.
Jallet, who has 14 France caps to his name and was a member of Didier Deschamps Euro 2016 squad, is understood to have penned a two-year deal.
The former Loreint player joined Lyon from Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 and made 92 appearances for the club. Over the course of his career, Jallet has played 308 times in Ligue 1.
Jallet is Nice s fourth new recruit of the close season after Jean-Victor Makengo, Adrien Tameze and Pierre Lees-Melou, while striker Mario Balotelli was persuaded to sign a renewed co…
According to a recent report from AS, Paris Saint-Germain are willing to get rid of some high profile players including Neymar so long as they re able to keep hold of Kylian Mbappe.
The young Frenchman has continued his upward trajectory ever since scoring in the World Cup Final back in 2018. He is easily the most influential player in PSG s first team, and you could argue he s the most exciting player in European football right now alongside Erling Haaland.
The expectation has always been that he d make the jump overseas at some stage, with the likes of Liverpool and Real Madrid being heavily linked in the past. However, it now appears as if PSG are willing to do whatever it takes in order to keep him on the books.
If this is true, and Neymar has heard about t…
Watford rejected an offer from Crystal Palace for the services of Ismaila Sarr on the Deadline Day of the extended English transfer window, according to . Apparently, the offer stood at £25 million.
The winger mostly stood out compared to the rest of his team in what was a disappointing 2019/20 season for the Hornets as they ended up relegated to the Championship.
The 22-year-old was linked with Liverpool before the Premier League champions signed Diogo Jota from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and later with Manchester United as they reportedly considered alternatives for Borussia Dortmund s Jadon Sancho. However, both clubs were put off by Watford s demands of over £40m to give him up.
It seems Palace were waiting for the final day of the window to see if Watford w…
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jake Livermore is keen on continuing to receive first-team playing time after the 22-year-old made his 23rd appearance of the year in Spurs 2-0 victory over Everton on Wednesday.
Livermore started the game for an injured Scott Parker, playing a full 90 minutes in central midfield.
Following an impressive shift, Livermore told London 24: I want to be here at Tottenham.
I want to establish myself here in midfield but obviously I realise it s difficult with the quality in front of me.
To be honest if you d said at the start of the season that I d have played 23 games at this stage, I would have been delighted with that. The manager s shown good faith in me and I ve been happy with the opportunity I ve been given.…
Sevilla are interested in signing Edinson Cavani from Manchester United in the January transfer window, according to . Youssef En Nesyri is injured at the moment, and the La Liga club have identified the former Paris Saint-Germain striker as a potential replacement.
Cavani has had injury problems during his time at United and is also not guaranteed a place in the starting lineup due to the return of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus in the summer of 2021. The 34-year-old has made two starts and three substitute appearances in the Premier League so far this season, scoring one goal in the process.
The United no. 21 has provided one assist in 60 minutes in the Champions League for the Red Devils so far this season. Cavani is out of contract at Old Trafford at the end of the…
Former Liverpool and Everton defender Gary Ablett died on Sunday at the age of 46 after a battle with non-Hodgkin s lymphoma.
Ablett s career began at Liverpool in 1983 and he spent nine years at Anfield before moving to the club s fierce rivals Everton in 1992.
He played for Everton for four years, and is the only player to win the FA Cup with both Merseyside clubs.
Ablett made over 100 appearances for Birmingham late in his career, and he managed Stockport County from July 2009 until June 2010.
He joined the coaching staff at Ipswich Town in 2010, but was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin s lymphoma a blood cancer soon afterward.
Respected throughout the game by players, coaches and managers alike, Gary will be sadly missed, a statement from the Leag…
Palmeiras have turned down the chance to sign Chelsea winger Florent Malouda.
The France international has made no secret that he has grown unsettled at Stamford Bridge after struggling to hold down a regular first-team spot under coach Andre Villas-Boas.
Paris Saint-Germain and Anzhi Makhachkala have both been credited with an interest in the 31-year-old midfielder, who has made just four Premier League starts this term.
FIFA agent Marcos Bocatto said he is in charge of finding Malouda a club in Brazil, after the Frenchman had expressed an interest in moving to the South American country.
Palmeiras are usually offered many players, and Malouda was offered, too, vice-director of football Roberto Frizzo told ESPN Brasil.
But there was no interes…