Jua Boli: 2014-08-03

Saturday, 9 August 2014

Liverpool Hopes Of Singning Marco Reus Is Lifted As Bayern Munich Drop Out Of The Running

Reus is destined to leave Dortmund in the near future after turning down the offer of a new contract with the Bundesliga giants – and refusing to change his mind.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is said to be keener than ever to sign the Germany international, and the club have now been given fresh hope of landing his services after it emerged that Bayern Munich dropped out of the race.
“There have been no talks with Bayern” said Reus’ agent, Dirk Hebel, denying that a switch was in the pipeline.
Liverpool feel that they can bring the playmaker to Anfield by matching his £19.8m buyout clause that is set to come into play next summer, making his acquisition a bargain of the highest order.
Reus missed Germany’s World Cup win this summer through injury, and Dortmund fans will be relieved that another one of their star players will not be heading to Bayern, even if they must resign themselves to a future without him first.

Juventus On the Verge Of Signing Man United Striker Javier Hernandez

The move may well assist in Louis van Gaal’s pursuit of Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal, with Chicharito’s proposed move to Turin perhaps part of a player exchange offer, and will help to resurrect the Mexican’s career.
Hernandez has struggled to retain a foothold in the Man United starting eleven over the past four seasons, making just six Premier League starts last term, but when called upon has scored regularly.
The Guadalajara born ace finds himself behind Robin Van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck in the Man United pecking order and things don’t appear likely to improve under van Gaal.
Javier Hernandez has scored 59 goals in 152 appearances for Man United, 69 of those appearances coming from the bench, and deserves regular first team action.
One does wonder if he’ll secure that under Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus given the presence of Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez in the Serie A side’s squad.
The pair scored 35 Serie A goals between them last term.
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Pepe Reina completes transfer from Liverpool to Bayern Munich

The Spain international goalkeeper, who spent last season on loan at Napoli, has signed a three-year deal with the German champions.
He will provide back-up to Germany international Manuel Neuer at the Allianz Arena.
Reina, who will turn 32 at the end of August, was a regular at Liverpool for eight seasons before Brendan Rodgers signed Belgium's Simon Mignolet from Sunderland last summer.

Barcelona have agreed a £15million transfer fee with Arsenal to sign Thomas Vermaelen

Barcelona are set to sign Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen. Two clubs have agreed a £15million transfer fee for the the defender, Vermaelen's deal is now pending personal terms, with Barca representatives offering a four-year contract worth £80,000 a week on Wednesday. Vermaelen's Barca four-year contract will have the option of an extra year. Belgian international's transfer is a blow to Manchester United who wanted to secure him on a three-year contract. United offered £15million but Gunners wanted Chris Smalling in a swap deal. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed to let captain leave

Mancity is not good for a young English player

'If I’d been playing regularly for the last two years, I believe I probably would have been up there (as one of best players in the world),' he said.

'I certainly think I would have been playing at the World Cup. It’s just not worked out over the last two seasons and that’s why I am here (at Sunderland) now.'

Rodwell had several options over the close-season but, after a meeting with Black Cats boss Gus Poyet, he was sold on Wearside.

'The manager just came across really well, he’s someone who has done it at the top level and he knows what the players need,' he went on.

'He’s obviously got good man-management skills, he said I’d be playing every week as well and that’s the main thing for me.

Rodwell was rated as one of the best talents in the world at 16 years of age when he became Everton's youngest-ever European player.

Three England caps followed but he hasn't appeared since the 2-2 draw with Brazil in Rio last summer.

Rodwell is keen to stress that he was fit for 47 of City's 57 matches last season but simply was not selected by Manuel Pellegrini.

And that, he argues, robbed him of the chance of a return to Brazil as part of Roy Hodgson's squad.

Mancity vs Arsenal Posssible Squad tomorrow at 16.45(EAT)

Arsenal will head into the Community Shield game knowing that a win will only add to the confidence and momentum, which has been created following their victory in the FA Cup final last season. Who will win the battle of the Arsenal strikers? While Arsene Wenger longed for more options upfront last season, the Arsenal manager now has a plethora of candidates fighting for a starting role. Olivier Giroud is currently the man in possession, but the Frenchman may not have regained fitness in time for Sunday's match. In his absence Wenger could decide to employ the new man at the Emirates,Sanchez, has the potential to become the star of the Premier League this season after a very strong World Cup. Or he could plump for either Yaya Sanogo, who scored four goals in a pre-season win over Benfica last week, or Joel Campbell.

Villa complete Cissokho deal

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Aly Cissokho from Valencia for an undisclosed fee.he 26-year-old French left-back, who spent last season on loan at Liverpool, has signed a four-year deal.
The former Lyon man earned his sole international cap in 2011 and moved to Valencia the following year, after spells with Porto and Vitoria Setubal.
He will fill a hole in defence for Villa manager Paul Lambert, who has already signed Joe Cole, Philippe Senderos and Kieran Richardson this summer.
Cissokho made 15 Premier League appearances for Premier League runners-up Liverpool last season, having won the Portuguese league title during his time at Porto, and the French Cup while at Lyon.
His first Premier League game for Liverpool was at Villa Park and he told AVTV: "Destiny has made it so that Villa Park was where I played my first game and now, one year later, I am wearing the shirt.
"I remember everything about the game, because it was my first here in England. The pitch, the stadium, the fans, everything was incredible.
"After I finished my loan with Liverpool, I was keen to come back to play football in England. I knew that Aston Villa were interested and I was very excited to come here."The squad we have here is very good, we have some very talented players.
"It is very exciting to meet the squad and start training with them. My mentality is always to give my best for my team mates and the fans."
Villa boss Paul Lambert said: "Aly has big game experience, he's not a novice.
"He comes across really well and he is somebody I think will be an asset. He's big, strong and powerful.
"There's great competition for places now and that's what we're trying to create.
"We've brought some new lads in and hopefully we can bring in one or two more players to make the squad even stronger."

Possible Squads;Manchestecity vs Arsanal(Community Shield)The season’s curtain raiser takes place this weekend at Wembley as FA Cup winners Arsenal face Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield. We take a look at a possible dream team - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/ahead-of-the-community-shield-our-arsenalman-city-dream-team-30488311.html#sthash.hkqzTIr2.dpuf

The season’s curtain raiser takes place this weekend at Wembley as FA Cup winners Arsenal face Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield. We take a look at a possible dream team - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/ahead-of-the-community-shield-our-arsenalman-city-dream-team-30488311.html#sthash.hkqzTIr2.dpuf

The season’s curtain raiser takes place this weekend at Wembley as FA Cup winners Arsenal face Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield. We take a look at a possible dream team. with eyes focusing on Sanchez. Will he deliver tomorrow?

The season’s curtain raiser takes place this weekend at Wembley as FA Cup winners Arsenal face Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield. We take a look at a possible dream team. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/ahead-of-the-community-shield-our-arsenalman-city-dream-team-30488311.html#sthash.hkqzTIr2.dpuf

All Premier League Done Deals By Today

Arsenal (arsenal.com)

In
Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona) Undisclosed
Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle United) Undisclosed
David Ospina (Nice) Undisclosed
Calum Chambers (Southampton) Undisclosed

Out
Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City) Free
Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) Free
Chuks Aneke (Zuite Waregem) Free
Nicklas Bendtner Released
Chu Young Park Released
Wellington Silva (UD Almeria) Loan
Thomas Eisfeld (Fulham) Undisclosed
Carl Jenkinson (West Ham United) Loan

Aston Villa (avfc.co.uk)

In
Tom Leggett (Southampton) Undisclosed
Isaac Nehemie (Southampton) Undisclosed
Philippe Senderos (Valencia) Free
Joe Cole (West Ham) Free
Kieran Richardson (Fulham) Free

Out
Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) Free
Nathan Delfouneso Released
Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg) Loan
Yacouba Scylla (Kayseri Erciyesspor) Loan
Antonio Luna (Verona) Loan

Burnley (burnleyfootballclub.com)

In
Michael Kightly (Stoke City) Undisclosed
Matt Gilks (Unattached) Free
Marvin Sordell (Bolton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Matt Taylor (West Ham United) Free
Steven Reid (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) Undisclosed

Out
David Edgar Released
Brian Stock Released
Keith Treacy Released
Nick Liversedge Released
Junior Stanislas Released
Chris Baird (West Bromwich Albion) Free

Chelsea (chelseafc.com)

In
Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona) Undisclosed
Mario Pasalic (Hajduk Split) Undisclosed
Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid) Undisclosed
Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid) Undisclosed
Didier Drogba (Galatasaray) Free

Out
Tomas Kalas (Cologne) Loan
Ashley Cole (Roma) Free
Samuel Eto'o Released
Henrique Hilario Released
Sam Hutchinson Released
Frank Lampard (New York City) Free
Demba Ba (Besiktas) Undisclosed
Mario Pasalic (Elche) Loan
Lucas Piazon (Eintracht Frankfurt) Loan
Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) Undisclosed
Romelu Lukaku (Everton) £28m
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) Loan
Oriol Romeu (Stuttgart) Loan
Kenneth Omuero (Middlesbrough) Loan

Crystal Palace (cpfc.co.uk)

In
Chris Kettings (Blackpool) Free
Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff) Undisclosed
Brede Hangeland (Fulham) Free

Out
Neil Alexander Released
Kagisho Dikgacoi (Cardiff City) Free
Daniel Gabbidon Released
Dean Moxey Released
Jonathan Parr (Ipswich Town) Free
Aaron Wilbraham Released
Jose Campana (Sampdoria) Undisclosed
Jack Hunt (Nottingham Forest) Loan

Everton (evertonfc.com)

In
Gareth Barry (Manchester City) Free
Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros) Undisclosed
Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) £28m
Brendan Galloway (MK Dons) Undisclosed

Out
Mason Springthorpe Released
Apostolos Vellios Released

Hull City (hullcityafc.net)

In
Jake Livermore (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed
Robert Snodgrass (Norwich City) Undisclosed
Tom Ince (Blackpool) Free
Andrew Robertson (Dundee United) £2.85m
Harry Maguire (Sheffield United) £2.5m

Out
Joe Dudgeon Released
Abdoulaye Faye Released
Matty Fryatt Nottingham Forest (Free)
Conor Henderson Released
Eldin Jakupovic Released
Robert Koren Released

Leicester City (lcfc.com)

In
Jack Barmby (Manchester United) Free
Matthew Upson (Brighton and Hove Albion) Free
Ben Hamer (Charlton Athletic) Free
Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) Free
Leonardo Ulloa (Brighton & Hove Albion) Undisclosed

Out
George Taft (Burton Albion) Free
Lloyd Dyer (Watford) Free
Marko Futacs Released

Liverpool (liverpoolfc.com)

In
Rickie Lambert (Southampton) Undisclosed
Adam Lallana (Southampton) Undisclosed
Emre Can (Bayer Leverkusen) Undisclosed
Lazar Markovic (Benfica) Undisclosed
Dejan Lovren (Southampton) Undisclosed
Divock Origi (Lille) Undisclosed
Javier Manquillo (Atletico Madrid) Loan

Out
Luis Alberto (Malaga) Loan
Michael Ngoo Released
Stephen Sama Released
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) Undisclosed
Iago Aspas (Sevilla) Loan
Andre Wisdom (West Bromwich Albion) Loan
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) Undisclosed
Divock Origi (Lille) Loan
Pepe Reina (Bayern Munich) Undisclosed

Manchester City (mcfc.co.uk)

In
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) Free
Fernando (Porto) Undisclosed
Willy Caballero (Malaga) Undisclosed
Frank Lampard (New York City) Loan

Out
Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) Free
Joleon Lescott (West Brom) Free
Alex Nimely Released
Marcos Lopes (Lille) Loan
Gareth Barry (Everton) Free
Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) Undisclosed

Manchester United (manutd.com)

In
Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao) Undisclosed
Luke Shaw (Southampton) Undisclosed
Vanja Milinkovic (Vojovdina) Undisclosed

Out
Federico Macheda (Cardiff City) Free
Jack Barmby (Leicester City) Free
Rio Ferdinand (QPR) Free
Ryan Giggs Released
Nemanja Vidic (Inter Milan) Free
Alexander Buttner (Dynamo Moscow) Undisclosed
Patrice Evra (Juventus) Undisclosed

Newcastle United (nufc.co.uk)

In
Ayoze Perez (Tenerife) Undisclosed
Jack Colback (Sunderland) Free
Siem de Jong (Ajax) Undisclosed
Remy Cabella (Montpellier) Undisclosed
Emmanuel Riviere (Monaco) Undisclosed
Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord) Undisclosed
Facundo Ferreyra (Shakhtar Donetsk) Loan

Out
Conor Newton (Rotherham United) Free
Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) Free
Shola Ameobi Released
Michael Richardson Released
Mathieu Debuchy (Arsenal) Undisclosed
Sylvain Marveaux (Guingamp) Loan

Queens Park Rangers (qpr.co.uk)

In
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) Free
Steven Caulker (Cardiff City) Undisclosed
Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City) Undisclosed

Out
Aaron Hughes Released
Stephane Mbia Released
Andrew Johnson Released
Luke Young Released
Hogan Ephraim Released
Angelo Balanta Released
Tom Hitchcock Released
Yossi Benayoun (Maccabi Haifa) Undisclosed
Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) Undisclosed

Southampton (saintsfc.co.uk)

In
Dusan Tadic (FC Twente) Undisclosed
Graziano Pelle (Feyenoord) Undisclosed
Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea) Loan

Out
Andy Robinson (Bolton Wanderers) Free
Tom Leggett (Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Isaac Nehemie (Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Danny Fox (Nottingham Forest) Free
Lee Barnard Released
Guly do Prado Released
Jonathan Forte Released
Rickie Lambert (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Adam Lallana (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Calum Chambers (Arsenal) Undisclosed

Stoke City (stokecityfc.com)

In
Phil Bardsley (Sunderland) Free
Steve Sidwell (Fulham) Free
Mame Biram Diouf (Hannover) Free
Dionatan Teixeira (Banska Bystrica) Undisclosed
Bojan Krkic (Barcelona) Undisclosed

Out
Juan Agudelo Released
Matthew Etherington Released
Michael Kightly (Burnley) Undisclosed

Sunderland (safc.com)

In
Jordi Gomez (Wigan Athletic) Free
Billy Jones (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Costel Pantilimon (Manchester City) Free
Patrick van Aanholt (Chelsea) Undisclosed
Jack Rodwell (Manchester City) Undisclosed

Out
Billy Knott (Bradford City) Free
Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) Free
Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Carlos Cuellar Released
Andrea Dossena Released
John Egan Released
Oscar Ustari Released
David Vaughan Released
Kieren Westwood Released
Jack Colback (Newcastle United) Free

Swansea City (swanseacity.net)

In
Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal) Free
Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon) Free
Stephen Kingsley (Falkirk) Undisclosed
Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) Undisclosed
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed
Jefferson Montero (Morelia) Undisclosed

Out
Leroy Lita Released
Jernade Meade Released
David Ngog Released
Darnel Situ Released
Michu (Napoli) Loan
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed
Michel Vorm (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed
Alejandro Pozuelo (Rayo Vallecano) Undisclosed

Tottenham Hotspur (tottenhamhotspur.com)

In
Ben Davies (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Michel Vorm (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Eric Dier (Sporting Lisbon) Undisclosed

Out
Heurelho Gomes (Watford) Free
Cameron Lancaster Released
Jake Livermore (Hull City) Undisclosed
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) Undisclosed

West Bromwich Albion (wba.co.uk)

In
Craig Gardner (Sunderland) Free
Joleon Lescott (Man City) Free
Chris Baird (Burnley) Free
Sebastien Pocognoli (Hannover) Undisclosed
Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev) Undisclosed
Andre Wisdom (Liverpool) Loan
Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo) Undisclosed
Cristian Gamboa (Rosenborg) Undisclosed

Out
Billy Jones (Sunderland) Free
Scott Allan Released
Nicolas Anelka Released
Cameron Gayle Released
Zoltan Gera Released
Diego Lugano Released
Liam Ridgewell Released
Steven Reid (Burnley) Free
George Thorne (Derby County) Undisclosed

West Ham United (whufc.com)

In
Mauro Zarate (Velez Sarsfield) Undisclosed
Cheikhou Kouyate (Anderlecht) Undisclosed
Aaron Cresswell (Ipswich Town) Undisclosed
Diego Poyet (Charlton Athletic) Undisclosed
Enner Valencia (Pachuca) Undisclosed
Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal) Loan

Out
Joe Cole (Aston Villa) Free
Jack Collison Released
Callum Driver Released
George McCartney Released
Jordan Spence Released
Matt Taylor (Burnley) Free

The New Saints Skipper Fonte signs a new deal

Southampton defender Jose Fonte has signed a new three-year deal with the club, keeping him at St Mary's Stadium until 2017.
And the Portuguese centre-back, who arrived on the south coast in 2010 with the side struggling in League One, has also been named as the new club captain.
The 30-year-old defender has been a regular for the Saints during their rise, initially under Nigel Adkins and then Mauricio Pochettino, making 25 league appearances last season.
The new manager Ronald Koeman has made Fonte his skipper ahead of the new campaign, and Fonte has declared himself "very happy" to have signed a new deal.
"I'm very excited to be signing this contract. This is where I feel at home," explained Fonte.
"I've been very successful with this club in the last five years, so it was an easy decision."
And the new Saints skipper also had his say on the future of midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.
"It's very simple, Schneiderlin is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.
"As a team-mate I want to have him always in front of me...he's a great player.
"For us, the team, we want him in the team."

Friday, 8 August 2014

Kiongera signs For Tanzanian Simba SC

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) have finally allowed striker Paul Kiongera to join Tanzanian giants Simba SC, Goal can report.
KCB Coach Rishadi Shedu has revealed that Kiongera has ditched the bankers’ for Simba after asking to leave.
“Kiongera has signed for Simba SC. He was one player we did not want to lose at this stage of the Kenyan league especially when we are fighting relegation but we could not stop him because he was a free agent.
“Kiongera was supposed to join a top club in Bulgaria but when the deal fell through he returned and penned a contract which had an option of being released if he gets a club.
“We did not have an option of holding on to him and furthermore, such opportunities come once in a life time. I want to wish him all the best in his new club,” said Shedu.
Shedu however, said they have asked Simba to allow the player feature for them in upcoming three matches. “We asked them if they can allow him to come back until August. We are still fighting relegation and Kiongera was one player I was banking on for results.
“We hope Simba will allow him to feature for us in two or three matches.”

Gor Mahia Beaten 1-2 By KCCA at Kigali (Kagame Cup)

Second half substitute Brian Umony scored late to deny Gor Mahia in the opening match of Cecafa Kagame Cup tournament at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.
Gor Mahia started the match on a positive note with striker Dan Sserunkuma putting them ahead in 27th minute. KCCA leveled matters through Brian Majwega in 57th minute before Umony struck the winner with two minutes left to full time.
Gor Mahia coach Bobby Williamson admitted that laxity in second period cost the team. “We relaxed too much in second period and allowed KCCA to dominate.
“We were not accurate in our passes and the moment you allow your opponent space in the middle of the pack…then you have to be ready to be punished and that is what exactly happened.
“We must now prepare well for our second Group match because it is a must win contest. We need to go as far as we can in this competition and our next match is a must win.”
True to Williamson’s sentiments, Gor Mahia were the better side in first half with Sserunkuma, George ‘Blackberry’ Odhiambo and Timothy Otieno coming close on several occasions.
Sserunkuma came close twice before finally finding the back of the net. Then Otieno put the ball in the net in 29th minute but the goal was ruled for offside. Gor Mahia’s style of play in that period forced KCCA to an early substitute with Majwenga coming in for Bengo.
The second half belonged to KCCA, who dominated from onset, and it looked like they could have won by a wider margin had it not been heroics from Gor Mahia captain and goalkeeper Jerim Onyango.
Brian Majwenga then put KCCA level and the goal was long overdue since they had taken control of the match. Gor Mahia then hit back with two substitutions, Simon Mburu coming in for Goddfrey 'Baba' Kizito and ‘Blackberry’ Odhiambo being rested for Joseph Kariuki.
Again keeper Onyango was forced to make another save as KCCA continued to dominate the Kenyan champions, who looked tired after an energy-sapping in first half.

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Cuadrado to United is almost a done deal

The Colombian star is a key target for United boss Louis van Gaal, he is expected to move to Old Trafford any time from now after agreeing on personal terms.
United have raised up their opening £32million offer for Cuadrado to £36million shortly in a bid to get the transfer done.
Van Gaal sees the 26-year-old as a key part of his new 3-4-3 formation and expects to be able to get the player in before the start of the new season.