Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti feels no footballer is worth the €105 million Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba.
United broke the transfer record previously held by Gareth Bale following his €100m move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013 to lure Pogba back to Old Trafford ahead of the 2016-17 campaign.
Verratti has also been valued at €100m by some, but the Italy international believes it is time to put things in perspective.
I am not worth €100 million, Verratti was quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
We are just playing football. These amounts of money make me laugh. No one is worth that much.
And I think it is bad for the players for whom such fees are paid as well because people expect impossi…
A Yaya Toure brace put Manchester City on the verge of their first league title in 44 years, with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle on Sunday.
City were on top throughout but had to fend off multiple dangerous Newcastle counter-attacks, with Joe Hart denying Hatem Ben Arfa in the first half.
David Silva and Gareth Barry had already gone close before the away side finally found the breakthrough when Toure brilliantly curled a shot past Tim Krul after 70 minutes.
The Ivorian midfielder then converted from close range as City took advantage of Newcastle s push for an equaliser, with the win seeing Roberto Mancini s men climb three points clear of Manchester United with the latter to play later on Sunday.
Having established an effective defensive shield in the op…
Southampton are interested in signing Jeremie Frimpong from Celtic in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that a number of clubs in the Championship in England are also keen on securing the services of the 19-year-old right-back.
Frimpong joined Celtic from Manchester City in the summer of 2019 and has established himself as an important player for the team. The Netherlands Under-20 international has played over 40 times in all competitions for the Hoops and has scored three goals and provided six assists.
With Celtic aiming to win the Scottish Premiership title for the 10th season in a row in 2020-21, it is hard to see the Glasgow giants sell the youngster in the middle of the season. It is very likely that Southampton and clubs in the Ch…
Roma confirmed midfielder Gerson has joined Brazilian side Flamengo in an €11.8million deal.
Gerson, 22, made 42 appearances for Roma across two seasons after joining in 2016, while he spent the 2018-19 campaign on loan at Fiorentina.
The former Fluminense midfielder has made the move to Flamengo, it was confirmed on Friday.
AS Roma can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Brazilian side Flamengo for the permanent transfer of midfielder Gerson, a statement from the Serie A club read.
É OFICIAL! Gerson é o novo reforço do Mengão! O meia de 22 anos foi comprado junto à Roma e assinou contrato até dezembro de 2023. Seja bem-vindo, craque! Muito sucesso com o Manto Sagrado!
— Flamengo (@Flamengo)
The Brazilian leaves t…
Aston Villa beat West Brom 2-0 to claim local bragging rights for the second time in a week and book an FA Cup semi-final spot, but could face action from the Football Association following a late pitch invasion.
Christian Benteke netted an injury-time penalty to hand Villa a much-needed 2-1 Premier League triumph in midweek, but the Belgium international striker was absent when the teams reconvened at Villa Park on Saturday.
Tim Sherwood s team lacked attacking impetus in Benteke s absence and West Brom had the better of the first half following a glaring early miss from their forward Brown Ideye.
Villa were instantly more impressive in the second period, six minutes into which their captain Fabian Delph netted.
West Brom s Claudio Yacob collected a …
Gaston Ramirez said his objective is to secure a move to a big club this summer, but he would have no problem remaining at Bologna.
The Uruguay international is regarded as one of the most exciting young players in Serie A and he is rumoured to have attracted the interest of Inter Milan, while it has already been revealed that Manchester City lead the Premier League pursuit of the attacking midfielder.
However, Bologna president Albana Guaraldi has warned that the club will not allow Ramirez to leave the Renato Dall Ara unless one of the interested parties meets their reported 20-million-euro valuation of the 21-year-old, a stance that the player finds perfectly understandable.
If there is not an interesting offer, one which suits both the club and myself, I w…
Pep Guardiola believes Ryder Cup glory outstrips winning the Champions League in terms of memorable sporting achievements.
Guardiola won the top prize in European club football as a player with Barcelona, before picking up two more as head coach of the Liga giants.
The Manchester City boss went on to enjoy a decorated spell in charge of Bayern Munich but, as this year s Ryder Cup got underway in Hazeltine, he reflected upon being in attendance to see Europe memorably overturn the USA on the final day of the golf showpiece in Medinah four years ago.
Guardiola was invited to watch the action up close by his countryman and 2012 European captain Jose Maria Olazabal and reflected on the experience at a news conference to preview City s top-of-the-table showdown aga…
Tottenham are closing in on a deal to sign Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent transfer from Manchester City.
The Londoners have reduced City s initial asking price by half and will pay the Togolese striker a five million pound signing-on fee as they look to supplement his current 170 thousand pound a week wage package.
Sources at City expect the deal to be completed within days as they look to free up their wage budget and spaces in their squad to make a move for Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.
The Premier League champions had hoped for a bidding war for Adebayor following interest earlier in the summer from Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan, but Tottenham have emerged as the only option.
Adebayor, 28, made it clear he was eager to return to White Hart La…
The Alexis Sanchez transfer saga is finally over now Manchester United must work out how to get the best out of their latest recruit.
The Chile forward s move to Old Trafford was officially confirmed on Monday, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving in the opposite direction to Arsenal. In completing the deal, the two players get the chance to enjoy fresh starts in new surroundings.
But how does Sanchez compare to the rest of the attacking options in Jose Mourinho s star-studded squad?
Using Opta stats, we ve put the 29-year-old s numbers in the Premier League alongside the players he now calls his team-mates: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jesse Lingard, Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford, as well as the now-departed Mkhitaryan.
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Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2019.
The Belgium international joined Spurs from Ajax in July 2012 and immediately established himself as a vital part of their back four.
We are delighted to announce that Jan Vertonghen has signed a new contract with the club, which will run until 2019, read the club s statement on Friday.
: This is an unbelievable group of talent and I feel privileged to be a part of that.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial)
Vertonghen s new terms will ensure he is contracted with Tottenham until the age of 32.
I was very happy – once I put my autograph on the paper I was extremely happy, a big relief, Vertonghen said after signing the deal.
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