IBNLive Sports gives you Wednesday's's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world.
Manchester United favourite to sign Barcelona's Thiago
English Premier League champions Man United are reportedly the front-runners to sign highly rated Spanish international Thiago Alcantara according to news Spain and England. Read more
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07:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Liverpool took a huge financial hit on Andy Carroll on Wednesday by selling the towering England striker to fellow Premier League side West Ham, ending his disappointing 2 -year spell at Anfield. Carroll joined Liverpool from Newcastle on deadline day in January 2011 for a staggering 35 million pounds (then $56 million), making him Britain's most expensive footballer, but he struggled under the weight of expectation and didn't fit...
07:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias resigned on Wednesday, the day after Joe Kinnear's controversial return to the Premier League club as director of football. The Newcastle website gave no reason for the departure but quoted Llambias as saying he had been on "an incredible journey" during his five years at the club, "including some challenging times". Llambias had said in a statement on Tuesday that "the board are...
04:12 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Tottenham have hired former England assistant coach Franco Baldini as the club's new technical director. The Italian, who was No. 2 to compatriot Fabio Capello with England, quit his role as general director at Serie A side Roma this month and his new position will involve taking charge of Spurs' scouting and player recruitment. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy says Wednesday "Franco is extremely well respected in the industry, possessing...
04:05 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: The FA Cup final has been restored to its traditional place as the last match of the English football season, with the showpiece occasion having had to share the spotlight with Premier League fixtures in recent years. The English Football Association said Wednesday that the final will take place at Wembley Stadium on May 17 - a week after the Premier League has concluded. Alex Horne, general secretary of...
03:56 PM, Jun 19, 2013
English Premier League champions Manchester United kick off their 2013-14 campaign at League Cup winners Swansea and will host Jose Mourinho's Chelsea the following week. Chelsea will open their campaign against newly-promoted Hull at Stamford Bridge. Manuel Pellegrini begins his Manchester City reign at home to Newcastle, while Arsenal host Aston Villa. Arsenal will then host Liverpool and will travel to Chelsea in their following games. Liverpool too have a...
01:42 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Andy Carroll is set to complete his permanent transfer to West Ham after passing a medical with the Premier League club. The 24-year-old striker spent last season on loan at Upton Park from Liverpool. According to The Gaurdian, the England international had been due to undergo his medical on Wednesday, but on Tuesday night Hammers chairman David Gold revealed the examination was already complete. "We managed to bring Andy's...
01:06 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Italian source CalcioMercato claim that Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis will meet with Chelsea this week to complete the sale of Edinson Cavani to the West London club. A deal is reportedly all but agreed, one that will cost the Blues around 58 million euros, but could also include additional bonuses to benefit the Serie A side should the 26 year old's time at Stamford Bridge prove to be...
01:01 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Seeking a replacement for the Real Madrid-bound Carlo Ancelotti, the French champions PSG were prepared to meet a 11.7 million euros buyout clause in the Portuguese's contract at White Hart Lane and substantially improve his personal terms. Instead, Andre Villas-Boas has opted to stay at Tottenham; partly in anticipation of facing his former mentor, Jose Mourinho, in league football for the first time, partly in expectation of more aggressive...
12:17 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Madrid: English Premier League side Manchester City are ready to move for Real Madrid winger Angel Di Mari. However they will first have to bide their time as Spanish giants continues their push to sign Tottenham attacker Gareth Bale. Incoming City boss Manuel Pellegrini has already welcomed new signings Jesus Navas and Fernandinho from Sevilla and Shakhtar Donestk respectively and now wants Man City to move for the highly rated...
11:15 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Manchester: English Premier League champions Man United are reportedly the front-runners to sign highly rated Spanish international Thiago Alcantara according to news Spain and England. Alcantara has a release clause of just 18 million euros, a figure that could have been as high as 90 million euros had Barcelona handed the talented midfielder just one more game last season to alter the terms of his contract. Manchester United have been...
10:39 AM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Aston Villa have signed towering Denmark striker Nicklas Helenius from Aalborg, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, who stands 6 feet 5 inches tall, agreed a three-year contract at Villa Park after signing for an undisclosed fee. "Nicklas is a young lad but also a full international with a good goal-scoring record in Denmark and he'll prove himself in the Premier League," manager Paul Lambert told...
08:28 AM, Jun 19, 2013
IBNLive Sports gives you Tuesday's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world. Manchester City's new boss Pellegrini targets Robben, Sneijder: Report Manchester City's newly-appointed manager Manuel Pellegrini is planning to bid for Dutch internationals Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder, a report said on Tuesday. Robben and Sneijder were the two players Pellegrini never wanted to sell during his...
06:20 PM, Jun 18, 2013
London: English Premier League team Newcastle United have confirmed the appointment of Joe Kinnear as the club's new director of football. The club confirmed the news on its official website on Tuesday. "The board are pleased to welcome Joe back to the club. Joe has many years of experience working within the game, and this experience will be of great benefit to the club in achieving our objectives over the...
05:04 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Manchester: Manchester City's newly-appointed manager Manuel Pellegrini is planning to bid for Dutch internationals Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder, a report said on Tuesday. "Robben enjoyed his time in England playing for Chelsea and Sneijder is unsettled in Turkey. No club was prepared to pay the wages Sneijder wanted before he joined Galatasaray but now City are prepared to stump up the cash," a City source told SportsDirect News. Robben...
04:31 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Amid reports surrounding his future with the Premier League champions, Manchester United winger Luis Nani has attracted interest from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur according to SportsDirect News. Nani's contract at Old Trafford runs out in the summer of 2014, with no new deal yet in place in for the Portugese international. While Arsenal have been linked with move for the 26-year-old for some time, the agency reported that Spurs are...
01:42 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Liverpool: Luis Suarez may have expressed his desire of joining Spanish giants Real Madrid, but an adamant Liverpool have reportedly told the star striker and his agent Pere Guardiola that a formal transfer request must be submitted. According to reports in Spain, the Reds are very much aware of Suarez's trouble-making history and hence have decided not to let him bully the club. It is believed that Liverpool have rated...
01:41 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Corinthians said they are expecting English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to make an offer for Brazil international midfielder Paulinho. The Brazilian club's deputy director Duilio Monteiro Alves said Monday that all offers for the 24-year-old would be considered during the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. "We know that Tottenham are interested but there is nothing official yet. We look forward to the next few days to talk about...
01:02 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Manchester: Spanish giants Real Madrid are ready to press on with efforts to bring in a four new major signings in the team next season and are ready to cash in on fan favourite Cristiano Ronaldo according to reports in Spain. Ronaldo has publicly stated that he is not willing to sign new Real Madrid contract and is unhappy with life at Real. English Champions Manchester United have kept no...
12:07 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Milan: Juventus director general Beppe Marotta has dismissed reports that the club could sell midfielder Claudio Marchisio this summer. Premier League champions Manchester United have been linked with a bid for the Italy international in past week. "It seems to me that the clearest demonstration about Marchisio's importance to Juventus was the contract renewal we signed in September 2012 until June 2017 which changed his salary. We would only review...
11:20 AM, Jun 18, 2013
