Madrid: Gonzalo Higuain has agreed personal terms with Arsenal as the club-record 22million deal nears a conclusion, according to a report in mirror.co.uk. Real Madrid striker Higuain is believed to have agreed personal terms in excess of 130,000-a-week as Arsenal prepare to break their transfer record and wage structure. The Spanish giants circulated Higuain's name for transfer last month and gave him the green light to negotiate a move away...
09:50 AM, Jun 20, 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
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
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
London: Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger will launch a 22 million pounds bid for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain this week. Wenger has already met Higuain's father, who also acts as the former River Plate forward's agent, in talks in Paris and a deal appears to be in sight. In addition to smashing their transfer current transfer record, the 15 million pounds paid to Zenit St Petersburg for Andrey Arshavin, Arsenal...
09:04 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny had already fuelled speculations on his future with Gunners and it seems Bayern Munich and Barcelona are interested in buying the French defender. The 15million-rated Frenchman had joined Gunners 8.5m from Lorient three years ago and has has four years left on his contract at the Emirates. But the 27-year-old had claimed that he could walk away if the Gunners fail to show ambition in the...
02:35 PM, Jun 17, 2013
IBNLive Sports gives you Sunday's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world. Man Utd want Fergie to persuade Ronaldo to leave Real Madrid English champions Manchester United will use the influence of their former boss Alex Ferguson to lure Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford this summer, according to reports in the English media. Read more......
05:07 PM, Jun 16, 2013
London: Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur could be dealt the blow of missing out on David Villa, as reports claim that Spanish Champions Barcelona do not want to sell the striker this summer. The 31-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at the Nou Camp this season after some struggles with injuries over the last couple of years, but it is believed he is still a valued member of Tito Vilanova's...
09:41 AM, Jun 16, 2013
IBNLive Sports gives you Saturday's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world. Juan Mata rubbishes reports of Chelsea exit Chelsea's player of the year Juan Mata has brushed aside reports that the new Blues' boss Jose Mourinho has put him up for sale. Read more... Claudio Marchisio responds to Manchester United links Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio has been...
05:26 PM, Jun 15, 2013
London: Long-serving Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has stepped down after recent ill health, ending a family link to the north London soccer club dating back to the 1920s. Hill-Wood, who became chairman in 1982, will be replaced by businessman Chips Keswick. American Stan Kroenke, the club's majority shareholder, paid tribute to Hill-Wood who joined the board in 1962 when his father became chairman. "Peter has been a wonderful custodian of...
12:36 AM, Jun 15, 2013
IBNLive Sports gives you Friday's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world. Manchester City hire Manuel Pellegrini as new manager Manchester City have hired Manuel Pellegrini as the club's new manager to replace the fired Roberto Mancini. The 59-year-old Chilean has been courted for months by City following impressive spells in Spain with Villarreal and Malaga. Read more...
05:50 PM, Jun 14, 2013
According to a report in The Daily Mail, French club Marseille have confirmed their interest in signing Arsenal striker Gervinho. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast international cost Arsenal 11 million from Lille and has struggled to make an impact in the Premier League last season. Marseille assistant coach Franck Passi confirmed the club's interest in the winger in a press statement. "This is a profile that interests us, yes. We want...
02:44 PM, Jun 14, 2013
After his high-profile move from Arsenal in 2011 to Barcelona, Spanish international Cesc Fabregas has often found himself warming the benches and in these two years he has been in and out of the playing XI of the Catalan club prompting rumours of a possible transfer. But on Thursday, Fabregas categorically denied any move from Barcelona and expressed the speculations as 'absurd' and stressed on his future with the club...
06:22 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg believes his former club can last the distance in the English Premier League title fight next season. The 36-year-old, who last month was announced as Arsenal's ambassador to promote the club on an international stage, backed Arsene Wenger's team to challenge the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea. The Gunners ended a poor campaign on a high this season, finishing strongly to secure fourth...
02:15 PM, Jun 13, 2013
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes club's upcoming tour of Asia will be beneficial to the squad, especially the younger members as they broaden their horizons. The Gunners will start with an exhibition match against an Indonesian XI in front of over 80,000 in Jakarta before a fixture in Vietnam and a the trip to Japan with friendlies against Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Reds. "To live together within a completely...
02:26 PM, Jun 12, 2013
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