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Not quite the Old Trafford job Manchester United fans want him to take but it’s a start! Jose Mourinho has signed, officially, to manage England against the Rest of the World, who will be led by Claudio Ranieri. The charity exhibition match will be played in order to raise funds for charity organization Soccer Aid. […]
Manchester United’s love for young players continues as the club scouts Bologna teenager Amadou Diawara. Manchester United officials keenly observed the player as his team played Torino in Saturday’s 1-0 loss at the Renato Dall’Ara and are reported to have liked his game. The Red Devils have midfield concerns, with Michael Carrick expected to leave […]
The long-awaited transfer of Neymar JR from Barcelona to Manchester United may soon be effected, with Barcelona expressing willingness to let the 24-year old Brazilian ace go. Manchester United may be forced to fork out more than £150m to transfer the forward to Old Trafford. Neymar JR has failed the club when it needs him […]
Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to make a shock return to the club in which he built his football career, Manchester united if secret talks over a possible summer move substantiate. CR 7, as he is popularly known, left Manchester United for Real Madrid in 2009, after enjoying 6 successful years under Sir Alex Ferguson. Having grown […]
Manchester united always make headlines towards the end of the season. This time, increased speculation about the sacking of current coach Louis Van Gaal and the possibility that Jose Mourinho will take over at the helm of the club has dominated soccer grapevine. Indeed, Jose Mourinho is already planning to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Renato Sanches […]
Latest reports from France indicate PSG have approached Mourinho with a view to taking over at the end of the current season. Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the PSG president, is thought to have contacted Mourinho as he seeks to establish PSG as a dominant force in Europe. He spoke to Jorge Mendes, Mourinho’s agents, immediately after getting […]
If the transfer rumors linking several world-class players to Manchester United become done deals in the summer, Old Trafford will go back to its glory days. It will go back to the Sir Alex Ferguson’s ‘theatre of dreams’ if young and promising players such as Renato Sanches join the club and perform. At only 18, […]
Even after retiring, it appears that Sir Alex Ferguson still has a lot of influence behind the scenes at Manchester United. He was instrumental in the installment of David Moyes, although many Manchester United fans will want to forget that period, and his opposition of sacking Louis Van Gaal has now ended. Even if they […]
Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham will be forming a partnership once again; this time for a one-off charity match in Australia. Becks has reportedly agreed to captain Manchester United all-star XI in a Legends match against Juventus this year. Australian media outlet, Fairfax Media, has announced that the former England captain, famed for his […]
As one of Europe’s top marksmen, Antoine Griezmann has been on every managers shopping list for quite a few seasons now. This year, he put 2 past Barcelona in the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League, sending Atletico into the Semi’s. Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool have all expressed interest in signing the prolific Frenchman, […]
It seems a wind of change has been blowing in Manchester and especially in the mind of one Mr Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson, who previously has publicly expressed his admiration and support for Ryan Giggs, the current assistant manager, to take over as the next Manchester united manager, seems to have shelved his preference. With […]
In one of the more bizarre pieces of gossip doing the rounds today, Jay Z’s sport agency, Roc Nation, are planning to sign up Marcus Rashford. It’s clear that not only has the young striker been gathering fans on this side of the Atlantic, his Manchester United heroics have been working in the states as […]
Teenage Swiss sensation, Nishan Burkart who has joined Manchester United from FC Zurich is seen by many as one of the most exciting and auspicious players coming through the ranks at FC Zurich and has been tipped for greatness in his native Switzerland. As a result of the move, 16 year old Burkart has now […]
With German newspaper, Bild, reporting that a deal is already in place for Jose Mourinho to take over at the end on the year, rumors will start to circulate on who ‘the special one’ will want to bring into the team. Jose does have a history of big money signings and the likelihood is, he’ll […]
Reports circulating in Italy claim that Manchester United have agreed to the purchase of Lazio midfielder Lucas Biglia for a fee of around £20million. The transfer will go through when the window opens at the end of the season and it is set to be the first in a series of major moves. Whether this […]
It looks to be a foregone conclusion that Jose Mourinho will be in charge of Manchester United come the start of next season and he has apparently been bragging to pals that he will make Napoli striker, Gonzalo Higuain, his first blockbuster signing. The Napoli striker has been in lethal form this season, scoring 32 […]
Louis Van Gaal has been known for quite a mundane style of play and many would describe the Dutchman’s tactics as a little on the boring side. But are they really that boring that the fans are actually falling asleep during matches? It appears so as one Manchester United fan took a light snooze during […]
It looks to be a foregone conclusion that Jose Mourinho will be in charge of Manchester United come the start of next season and he has apparently been bragging to pals that he will make Napoli striker, Gonzalo Higuain, his first blockbuster signing. The Napoli striker has been in lethal form this season, scoring 32 […]
As unlikely as it sounds, Manchester United are on high alert today as Everton look to swoop for Jose Mourinho. Roberto Martinez has had a fairly poor season at Everton as they find themselves in the bottom half of the table, and news reports circling this morning suggest that the Everton hierarchy is set to […]
German media are reporting today that Jose Mourinho has agreed terms and signed a contract which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2019, although the club has neither confirmed nor denied these reports. The Special One, Jose Mourinho, is seen by many Manchester united fans as the ideal successor to Louis Van Gaal and […]
