Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is set to step up his interest in PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic after discussions with the Blues technical team over potential summer transfer targets. If Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney joins PSG this summer, then according to reports in France, PSG board will allow Ibrahimovic to leave for the right money.
The Swedish international helped his Parc des Princes side to clinch their first domestic title in almost two decades but has subsequently been strongly linked with a summer move away from the French capital, a move that will become all the more probable if Carlo Ancelotti leaves his managerial post at PSG.
The Italian boss has requested to leave PSG for Real Madrid this summer. Reports understands that Abramovich has discussed the possibility of a move for Ibrahamovic with Jose Mourinho, who is set to return to Stamford Bridge as a coach.
The Portuguese boss worked with Ibrahimovic at Inter Milan. Spaniard Fernando Torres is likely to be sold this summer after a disappointing campaign once again....
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04:52 PM, May 24, 2013
London: Arsenal have made no approach for Manchester United's Wayne Rooney but are in "advanced talks" with French side Auxerre to sign 20-year-old striker Yaya Sanogo, manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday. "I don't know if Man United will sell Rooney, and that is the best sign to show you that we have not made any approach for him; the first thing is to phone Manchester United, which we did...
05:59 PM, May 17, 2013
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has asked for a transfer, the Premier League champions' manager Alex Ferguson said on Sunday. Rooney was left out of the squad for the 2-1 win over Swansea City on Sunday, Ferguson's last home match in charge of United. "Wayne has asked for a transfer," Ferguson told Sky Sports after collecting the 13th Premier League trophy of his 26-year reign at Old Trafford. "I don't...
09:53 AM, May 13, 2013
Fuelling speculations that he has handed a transfer request, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has changed his Twitter credentials to '@NikeUK athlete' from 'Manchester United footballer'. In a move that will surely irk Manchester United fans, Rooney took an unusual step when he removed the name of 'Manchester United' from his official Twitter account, indicating that he indeed has handed a transfer request. Late on Wednesday, it emerged that Rooney...
11:50 AM, May 09, 2013
London: Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with a fortune estimated at 51 million pounds, according to the Sunday Times newspaper's sporting rich list. Twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland. Rooney's fortune has risen by six million pounds from 2012 and his combined wealth with wife Coleen is estimated at 64 million...
11:00 AM, Apr 28, 2013
London: Alex Ferguson has helped Manchester United win their 20th league title and also helped himself 49 club trophies. Beyond that, the focus will shift to next season with the Scot confident there is even better to come from a squad that has critics divided when considering how it measures up to others like the 1999 treble winners or 1994 double winners. "There's a lot of youth in the team,...
10:15 AM, Apr 23, 2013
London: A large part of this year's Premier League title was settled at the end of last season when Manchester United's horror at losing out on goal difference to neighbours Manchester City turned into a ruthless pursuit of records, goals and a 20th league crown. Manager Alex Ferguson vowed his team would never again miss out because they had not scored enough goals and swiftly brought in prolific striker Robin...
08:43 AM, Apr 23, 2013
London: Manchester United have been signing off new sponsorship deals in the boardroom almost as regularly as they have been winning matches on the field on their way to a record 20th English soccer title. Although some fans grumble the club has become too commercialised, its marketing muscle has helped to fund signings like Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa and allowed United to restore their dominance of the Premier...
08:37 AM, Apr 23, 2013
London: Alex Ferguson says his current Manchester United model is a match for any of the previous editions that have rolled off the Old Trafford production line and should they win their last four games it would be hard to mount a case against him. After beating Aston Villa 3-0 on Monday to seal a record-extending 20th English title, the next target is to reach 96 points - one more...
08:19 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Manchester: For striker Wayne Rooney to be taken off the pitch because Manchester United needed a vital goal was once inconceivable but is now the reality facing a player whose future at the club is as shaky as his form. "We had to get that goal that mattered," was manager Alex Ferguson's reasoning on Friday for the decision to substitute the England striker in Wednesday's 2-2 draw at West Ham...
07:00 PM, Apr 19, 2013
London: Substitute Sergio Aguero scored a superb late winner as Manchester City slowed Manchester United's charge to the Premier League title by beating the leaders 2-1 in a frenetic derby on Monday. The Argentina striker slalomed through United's defense and arrowed a finish high into the net in the 78th minute, cutting second-place City's deficit to their fierce rival to 12 points with seven games remaining. James Milner gave the...
02:34 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Captain Steven Gerrard, who said England "stopped playing" after halftime, pleaded with the team to shake off their alarming habit of sitting on a 1-0 lead. ...
04:28 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The result left Montenegro on 14 points and England on 12 in Group H, with four qualifying rounds remaining. ...
08:19 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Rooney struck United's winner in the 21st minute at Old Trafford with a shot that deflected off Alex Pearce. ...
01:26 AM, Mar 17, 2013
United are 12 points clear of second-placed City and can take another step towards an unprecedented 20th title while pushing Reading closer to the drop. ...
11:08 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Chelsea or Manchester United will face Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals and Wigan Athletic will play Championship Millwall or Blackburn Rovers. ...
09:41 AM, Mar 11, 2013
