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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said Cristiano Ronaldo has not asked to leave the Spanish and European champions as he fielded questions over a possible move to China. The Chinese Super League has emerged as a possible destination for Ronaldo after former Brazil and Portugal head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had often asked about ...

USAIN BOLT took another step to to realising his dream of becoming a Manchester United player after being coached by Jose Mourinho in the Hublot Match of Friendship. Retired Olympic champion Bolt mixed it with the likes of Marcel Desailly, Patrick Kluivert and Christian Karembeu in Basel, Switzerland – under the watchful eye of the Special One. The event saw ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly told Juan Mata and Ander Herrera that they can leave Old Trafford if they want. In January, Mata signed a one-year extension with Manchester United to prevent him leaving this summer on a free transfer. It had been reported United also triggered a clause to extend Herrera’s contract but the agreement was not ...

DIEGO COSTA has confidently predicted Antoine Griezmann will remain at Atletico Madrid amid intense transfer speculation. Griezmann will be one of the most wanted attacking players in Europe football in the summer after another prolific campaign for the Spanish club. The 27-year-old has scored 23 goals in 38 appearances and his season has been revitalised by the return of Diego ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly only willing to pay £52m for Gareth Bale and that has not gone down well at Real Madrid. Bale looks set to leave Real at the end of the season following an injury-ravaged past two years at the Bernabeu. And a return to the Premier League, where he made his name during a six-season spells at ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO will reportedly end his opposition to Real Madrid signing Neymar if Florentino Perez hands him a new deal. Neymar has been on Perez’s radar ever since he broke on to the scene with Santos in his homeland of Brazil. And the Real president was given a glimmer of hope of one day securing his services when he left ...

Hearts of Oak winger Paul Acquah has completed a move to mega-rich second division side Star Madrid ahead of the forthcoming campaign, the club has confirmed. The 22-year-old joined the Kasoa-based side as a free agent after ending his six-year stay with the Phobians. The hard-working winger left the Rainbow Club at the end of last season after failing to ...

CHELSEA have made an initial £55million bid for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, according to reports. Chelsea are keen to get their transfer business underway before the World Cup, it seems, after a bid for Icardi was made today. That is according to Spanish newspaper AS, who claim Real Madrid are yet to get their act together over a rival ...

ALVARO MORATA is having a “bad time” at Chelsea but has received the backing from Diego Costa to turn the situation around. Morata was left out of the Spain squad for their international friendlies this week. The £60million striker joined Chelsea from Real Madrid last summer as a replacement for Costa, who went on strike in an effort to force ...

Black Stars assistant coach Maxwell Konadu is not surprised that Algerian side ES Setif are closing in on Aduana Stars winger Zakaria Mumuni revealing ‘I knew they will come after the boy.’ The Algerian side, ES Setif, is believed to have expressed interest in the 20-year old winger after impressing in their CAF Champions League clash on both legs. The ...