As quoted by Cadena Sar, Ex-Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal has stated that he recently rejected an offer to manage La Liga strugglers Valencia. Valencia have clearly struggled over the past few seasons and the fallen giants of Spanish football have been left in a limbo recently after Cesare Prandelli abruptly resigned from his post as manager of the club. While Valencia have gone on to appoint Voro till the end of the season, the club hierarchy are believed to be keen on appointing another high profile name soon and it can now be revealed that they were attempting to land ex-Barcelona … [Read more...]
United target Atletico Madrid defender Godin
According to reports from several British newspapers, Manchester United will make a January swoop for Atletico Madrid's Diego Godin. Louis van Gaal is currently weighing up several potential signings as he looks to strengthen a depleted backline in the upcoming transfer window. Among the other defenders rumoured to be on van Gaal's list are Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels, Basel's Fabian Schar, Real Madrid's Raphael Varane and Aleksandar Dragovic from Dynamo Kiev. Uruguayan Godin, who was lucky not to be sent off against England in the World Cup this summer, would be available at £28m, that … [Read more...]
Valdes a target for United and Arsenal
Victor Valdes could be heading to the Premier League after failing a medical with Monaco this week. Both Manchester United and Arsenal are keen on the Spanish goalkeeper, who left Barcelona this summer after spending almost 20 years with the club. Valdes was due to move to the principality after announcing he would not be renewing his contract with Barca, but a knee ligament injury made matters difficult. He failed the medical this week and now could be the subject of a head-to-head battle between two English giants. New United boss Louis van Gaal would apparently be keen on Valdes, having … [Read more...]
World Cup Group B Team Profile – Netherlands
In what will be a repeat of the 2010 World Cup Final, Spain face the Netherlands in their opening Group B game, with the 'Oranje' looking to exact revenge for the 1-0 defeat four years ago. After failure at Euro 2012, will the Dutch be able to hold Spain to a draw over 90 minutes again, or steam through the group like they did in qualifying? … [Read more...]