Brentford boss Dean Smith has stated that he is currently looking at the possibility of bringing back Jota to England during the January transfer window. Jota enjoyed a fantastic debut campaign with Brentford after joining the club back in the summer of 2014 but a serious knee injury meant that the Spaniard missed a lot of action last season. Surprisingly, Jota was allowed to move back to former club Eibar on loan during the January transfer window earlier this year and the deal lasts till the end of the current campaign. However, the 25-year-old has struggled for regular minutes on … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho speaks about prospective move for Lionel Messi
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed any possibility of the Red Devils signing of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. Due to the fact that Lionel Messi has not yet signed an extension to his current deal at Barcelona, there has been a lot of speculation that the Argentine international could potentially be leaving the Nou Camp and Premier League giants Manchester United have been linked with a sensational swoop recently. It has been claimed that United are working with German sports manufacture giants Adidas in order to broker a deal for Messi and such a speculation has … [Read more...]
Manchester United reportedly send scouts to watch Barcelona midfielder
According to reports from the Daily Mirror, Premier League giants Manchester United are casting a keen eye on Barcelona wonderkid Carles Alena. Barcelona’s famed La Masia regularly produces wonderful young talent and one of the most promising players to have emerged from the academy in recent times is Carles Alena. Alena is a midfielder who has already been dubbed the next ‘Andres Iniesta’ after showing his promise for the youth team and the 18-year-old is currently the captain of the Spain Under-19’s. Barcelona clearly rate Alena very highly and are said to be discussing a new … [Read more...]
Can Barcelona take Full Advantage of the Madrid Derby?
Atletico and Real face off on Saturday night in the season’s first all Madrid affair where one team not even involved will look to prosper from the outcome. The derby match is an open opportunity for Barcelona to either take top spot or pull further away from an Atletico team who have been proving a thorn in the side of Real Madrid and Barcelona’s domestic monopoly over the last six years. Real Madrid sit top of La Liga on 27 points and are yet to be beaten. Barcelona are two points back in second place on 25 points whereas Atletico sit in fourth with 21 points from a possible 33. The … [Read more...]
Are Real Madrid in Pole position to win La Liga?
"Cristiano Ronaldo tras el gol" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Jan S0L0 Once again, Real Madrid find themselves in the familiar position of the summit of La Liga as they remain undefeated after eleven league matches and sit two points ahead of great rivals Barcelona. Sunday’s workmanlike 3-0 home victory over Leganes made it four wins in a row for Zidane's outfit, and they're now in possession of a better goal difference than the Catalan giants (which could prove vital). All of this leaves Real Madrid in pole position as we head into the back end of the year. However, Barcelona are still the bookies … [Read more...]