Thursday, July 4, 2013

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• Who Are Ya? Olivier Kemen (Newcastle United)
• Kitman – Manchester City’s new away kit
• Fail – Bayern Munich signing Mario Gotze commits impressive PR gaffe
• Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech to play in rock festival
• Thiago Alcantara cropped out of Barcelona advert. Is Man Utd move imminent?
• Who Are Ya? Marco Van Ginkel (Chelsea)
• Roberto Mancini says Edinson Cavani is Manchester City’s top transfer target this summer
• Gonzalo Higuain on his way to London to complete Arsenal move
• Joey Barton’s agent accepts the blame for his late return to QPR pre-season training
• Real Madrid end pursuit of Tottenham star Gareth Bale
• Is Liverpool striker Luis Suarez set for shock Arsenal transfer?
• Swansea complete £5m signing of Liverpool’s Jonjo Shelvey

Who Are Ya? Olivier Kemen (Newcastle United) Posted: 04 Jul 2013 06:23 AM PDT Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Olivier Kemen Age: 16 Position: Midfielder Signed from: Metz Fee: Undisclosed (rumoured £600,000) Did you know? Kemen had the chance to join Lyon’s youth set-up three years ago but was impressed by Metz’s academy and joined them instead. He’ll also go head-to-head with Cheick Tiote [...]

Kitman – Manchester City’s new away kit Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:39 AM PDT It’s one of my biggest points of pedantry in football – not enough black kits. Two personal favourites are Manchester United circa 1995 and Netherlands 2011, but now Manchester City have added their effort. There is just something about a black shirt that looks sleek and cool, and City’s new away kit is certainly both [...]

Fail – Bayern Munich signing Mario Gotze commits impressive PR gaffe Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:33 AM PDT Bayern Munich have a pretty strong relationship with sportswear manufacturer Adidas. The company is German, they sponsor the club’s kit and even own a 9.2% share in the Bundesliga champions. It is therefore fairly understandable that Adidas were a little put out when their new £32million signing Mario Gotze was unveiled to the media. Gotze [...]

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech to play in rock festival Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:31 AM PDT As recent photos of Manchester United and Manchester City players show, footballers are simple beasts. Stick them by a pool with a famous RnB artist and they’ll be fine for a couple of months. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is a little different, however. Rather than keeping it all Timberland and Miami, Cech has instead been [...]

Thiago Alcantara cropped out of Barcelona advert. Is Man Utd move imminent? Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:31 AM PDT Rumours that Thiago Alcantara is close to joining Manchester United have been given extra weight after the Barcelona youngster was cropped out of an advert for the club’s new kit. The midfielder was originally featured alongside Gerard Pique, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Carlos Puyol in an advert released by the Spanish champions. But [...]

Who Are Ya? Marco Van Ginkel (Chelsea) Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:59 AM PDT Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Marco Van Ginkel Age: 20 Position: Midfielder Signed from: Vitesse Arnhem Fee: Rumoured £8million Did you know? Van Ginkel joined Vitesse as a seven-year-old in 1999, making his first-team debut in April 2010. What's the deal? Chelsea have confirmed they have agreed to sign the [...]

Roberto Mancini says Edinson Cavani is Manchester City’s top transfer target this summer Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:41 AM PDT Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says Napoli striker Edinson Cavani is the club’s number one transfer target this summmer. And it was Mancini who made him the priority signing. The Uruguay international has been widely linked with a move to either City or Chelsea this summer. Mancini’s comments seem to confirm that the Premier [...]

Gonzalo Higuain on his way to London to complete Arsenal move Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:54 AM PDT Widespread reports in Argentina suggest that Gonzalo Higuain is travelling to Arsenal to put pen to paper on his contract with the club. The Real Madrid man is believed to have verbally agreed a three-year contract £100,000 a week. The move has been in the offing for some time and the player has been cleared [...]

Joey Barton’s agent accepts the blame for his late return to QPR pre-season training Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:48 AM PDT For the record, I am brilliant at a lot of things but telepathy, isn't one. — Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) July 3, 2013 Joey Barton’s agent, Willie McKay, says he is the reason that his client turned up two days late for pre-season training with QPR. The former Manchester City and Newcastle midfielder has enjoyed a [...]

Real Madrid end pursuit of Tottenham star Gareth Bale Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:35 AM PDT Real Madrid have given up on signing Gareth Bale, for this summer at least, according to reports in the Spanish media. Newspaper Marca says Real have put their hopes of signing the Welshman on the back-burner after yet another ‘no’ fro Spurs. In a swipe that can be enjoyed by Real Madrid and Arsenal fans [...]

Is Liverpool striker Luis Suarez set for shock Arsenal transfer? Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:17 AM PDT Liverpool star Luis Suarez is rumoured to be on his way to Arsenal after bookies William Hill stopped taking bets on the deal. A series of massive bets made in Spain on the Uruguayan moving to the Gunners forced the bookermakers to close the market, with a spokesman adding that it “would suggest they have [...]

Swansea complete £5m signing of Liverpool’s Jonjo Shelvey Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:27 AM PDT Swansea have confirmed they have signed Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey. We told you earlier that Liverpool had accepted a bid for Shelvey – and things have moved pretty quickly since then. The 21-year-old has agreed personal terms and signed a four-year deal with the Capital One Cup holders. The fee was originally believed to be [...]

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