PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS SPEND RECORD £800m; CITY EXITS FOR ALVARO NEGREDO, EMYR HUWS, MICAH RICHARDS AND POSSIBLY JOHN GUIDETTI With one eye on Financial Fair play and UEFA Champions League squad limits, it’s perhaps possible to see why Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini offloaded a series of players who were unlikely to get much playing time at the […]
Transfer deadline day update from Manchester United
Manchester United are experiencing their busiest-ever transfer window deadline day. The Reds have confirmed the £14million capture of Dutchman Daley Blind from Ajax. And there is every likelihood that he will be joined by Colombian striker Radamel Falcao from Moncao on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal. A loan deal has […]
Manchester United seal £14million deal for Daley Blind
Manchester United has announced that Daley Blind has completed his transfer for a fee of £14m. Dutchman Blind joins on a four-year contract with the option to extend for a further year. Blind, 24, came through the ranks of the Ajax youth system, making his senior debut in 2008 for his home-city club. He has won 19 full caps […]
Onuoha scores as a businessman
Kevin Keegan used to joke when Manchester City manager how footballer Nedum Onuoha invested his win bonuses on the Stock Market. Onuoha, now at London club Queens Park Rangers, has ploughed a six-figure sum into a luggage business started by an old school friend. He has taken a 15-per-cent stake in Rochdale firm Luggage Mule. It was founded […]
Van Gaal admits lack of confidence affecting United despite Angel Di Maria debut, confirms more signings to come
BURNLEY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 0 ANGEL DI MARIA MAKES HIS UNITED DEBUT; DALEY BLIND SET TO JOIN UNITED FOR £13.8m Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admitted that a lack of confidence was affecting his side after a 0-0 draw at Turf Moor against Burnley. “I think that’s normal when a club like United loses the […]