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Official: Man Utd sign Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek for £35m
Manchester United have signed Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax for £35m, plus £5m in add-ons, on a five-year contract. Van de Beek, 23, played 175 first-team games for Ajax, scoring 41 goals and helping them make a surprise run to the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals. He will available for United’s opening game of the…
Tottenham confirm £15m signing of defender Matt Doherty from Wolves
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Irish right-back Matt Doherty from Wolves in a £15million deal. The Premier League clubs confirmed on Sunday August 30, that the 28-year-old has signed a contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until 2024 and will wear the No 2 shirt. On the move, Doherty said: ‘I am very proud to…
FIFA suspends Ivorian federation election after the body disqualified Didier Drogba from presidential elections
Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba’s hopes of becoming the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation has been given a new lifeline after football’s governing body, FIFA on Friday August 28th requested the suspension of the Ivory coast Football federation’s election after the body disqualified the former Chelsea striker from the elections. FIF’s threw away Drogba’s…
Chelsea confirm the signing of veteran defender Thiago Silva on a one-year deal
Chelsea have completed the signing of veteran Brazilian defender Thiago Silva on a free transfer. The 35-year-old joins Frank Lampard’s side on a one-year contract after leaving Paris Saint-Germain following their Champions League final heartbreak by Bayern Munich. Following his arrival, Silva told the club’s official website: ‘I am so happy to be joining Chelsea. ‘I am delighted to be…
Manchester United, captain Harry Maguire ‘arrested on Greek island of Mykonos for attacking police
Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire has been arrested on the Greek island of Mykonos for allegedly attacking police following a fight outside a bar. The 27-year-old centre-half who is in Mykonos on holiday with his girlfriend Fern Hawkins was involved in an altercation with other British tourists last night. When the officers tried to intervene, three men including…
Former Chelsea midfielder, Michael Ballack undergoes secret operation to remove tumour on his back
Former Chelsea midfielder, Michael Ballack has undergone an operation to remove a tumour from his back. According to Bild, the ex-Germany international had a growth discovered on his body during an MRI examination by doctors. He immediately underwent surgery in Hanover to remove the tumour from near his spinal cord during the lockdown. Laboratory examinations recently cleared Ballack…
“Barcelona re-signing Neymar is ‘impossible’ – Club president Josep Bartomeu says
Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu has ruled out Neymar’s return back to the La Liga club. The Brazilian forward moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 in a £198million deal, but is being linked with a return to the Nou Camp with two bids already rejected by PSG in 2019. Last week, there were reports that Barca…