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Barcelona agrees deal to sign BRAZILIAN midfielder Barcelona has gotten a breakthrough in their quest to reinforce their squad this season as they have reportedly agree deal to bring to Camp Nou, Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder Paulinho who has been in the Chinese Super League for two years Paulinho was formerly with Tottenham Hotspur but was not able to impress and that led to his transfer to the CSL where he caught Barcelona’s attention. The deal for the Midfielder is said to be worth £36.5M. Barcelona already had three bids for the Midfielder turned down by Evergrande. On Barca’s chase of Liverpool playmaker, Philippe Coutinho, Jurgen Klopp asked if the transfer request by the player changed anything, he said: “You have to ask the club. I didn’t see the club today – those people. You have to ask them. But I don’t think so because I think it was pretty clear what the club, FSG, said about it” The manager’s response still have left everything unclear, it mea...

BaRCa to turn to man utd target or Tottenham star if coutinho bid fails Barcelona’s bid to sign Philippe Coutinho seems to be getting complicated by the minutes. Liverpool had rejected Barcelona’s bid worth £90M for the player from Barcelona and has issued a statement that the player is not for sale under any circumstances. Coutinho had turned in a transfer request via email barely 20 minutes after the Liverpool statement. Coutinho who had earlier said he would want to leave for Barcelona if an amicable transfer could be reached by the team had to do that because it seems like Steven Gerrard and Luiz Suarez said Liverpool doesn’t let their star leave amicably. Jurgen Klopp has however reacted to the transfer request that the timing of the request is what is wrong therefore it is unlikely it would be granted. Barcelona, confronted with the possibility of not getting their man has reportedly lined up Tottenham star Christian Eriksen as a possible prospect if Co...

Spurs reacts to danny rose criticism Tottenham Hotspur has as expected reacted to open criticism by Danny Rose about the team’s wage system and transfer business.   Danny Rose has been fined two weeks wages and insider reports suggests the team would have no choice but to sell the full back. Rose who signed a new five year contract with Spurs in 2016 which saw him receiving £65,000 as wages claimed he and other players in the team are not paid what they are truly worth. It is a matter of fact that the two players in the team earning as much as £100,000 per week are the team’s highest goal-scorer Harry Kane and the French Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. The team and even soccer pundits consider this statement of Danny Rose capable of sparking wage war in the team as reports says there are at least three first team players that privately agreed with Rose. Danny Rose also raised the issue of squad depth. He agreed Spurs has a very strong first team that can compete with an...

COUTINHO ISSUES TRANSFER REQUEST Liverpool are doing everything possible to hold on to their playmaker but with the turn of event, it seems the Midfielder wants out by all means. Philippe Coutinho had in the wake of the interest from Barcelona said he would like to join Barcelona if the deal can be done peacefully but as it seems Liverpool doesn’t want to listen to any offer for the player, Coutinho wants to force his way out. It was reported that Barcelona placed a €100 Million bid for the player which Liverpool immediately turned down and issued a statement in that regard declaring the matter to be ‘closed’. Barcelona has since definitely gone back to prepare a more improved bid for the player. In a swift twist, Liverpool owners have issued an official statement that the player will NOT be sold under any circumstances at least this season. The Statement reads thus “We wish to offer clarity as regards our position on a possible transfer of Philippe...

DEADLINE DAY TRICKS WILL NOT WORK THIS TIME- KOEMAN TOLD TOTTENHAM Everton Manager, Ronald Koeman has confirmed that despite repeated reports of teams eyeing Ross Barkley, Everton is yet to receive any offer for the England International. The manager said with no offer currently for the player, he might end up staying at Everton. “There is no offer on the table for Ross – that means he will stay at Everton,” However, in order to not make it look as if Barkley is for sale or Everton already lost the battle of holding on to one the best players the team has the manager made it clear it’s not automatic the team would accept any offer if it eventually comes “The player has one year contract and there is no offer. Maybe the club will not accept the offer (if and when it comes) because he is a good, young English player” Ross Barkley is obviously in search of Silverware and will definitely not be renewing his contract with Everton, so it is wise for the tea...

STAY OUT OF THE TEAM’S TRANSFER BUSINESS – REDKNAPP ADVISES DANNY ROSE Amid interest from Manchester United and Chelsea, Danny Rose voiced his opinion on Tottenham’s business in the transfer window and hinted at leaving this summer. The Full back which many believes is the best in the league made it clear he doesn’t want to retire without silverware. Tottenham hotspur are yet to buy any player in the current transfer window and in fact sold Kyle Walker to Manchester City, an attitude the player felt indicates that Spurs cannot contend for the title with the other big boys like Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea. The 27 year old left back says “I am reaching my peak and have probably only got one big contract left in me… Time is running out and I don’t want to play football for 15 years and not have one trophy or one medal” Rose retorted that other teams despite having made pretty good signing in the transfer window are yet not satisfied and still w...

DIEGO ‘THE HAND OF GOD’ MARADONA (MEXICO 1986 WORLD CUP QUARTER FINALS: ENGLAND v. ARGENTINA) THE GENESIS The Quarter final match between England and Argentina played on the 22 nd June, 1986 between England and Argentina played at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico was not only famous for the two goals scored by the Argentine soccer legend, Diego Armando Maradona but also for the events that culminated in the passion that greeted the game by the players, the fans and the two countries alike. England 1966 England hosted and won the 1966 World Cup (The only World Cup trophy won by England till date). On their way to the trophy they, England encountered Argentina in the Quarter finals and the match was characterized by emotions and series of deadly fouls. Both team wanted to give anything to it to win the World Cup. The match became so tense that the referee, a German sent the Argentine Captain Antonio Rattin off. Rattin felt the German referee was biased towards the Englis...