Category: Transfer news

Serie A champions Juventus will open talks with Liverpool soon over the possible transfer of their Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez this summer.

Juventus have been planning on buying a world class striker this summer as they plan to compete for the European silverware next season. The Turin giants have been linked to Carlos Tevez of Manchester City and Robin Van Persie of Arsenal in the past. But it seems that Luis Suarez has emerged as the frontrunner to join the club ahead of the next season.

According to Italian newspaper Tuttosport, the club’s Sporting Director Giuseppe Marrotta will travel to Merseyside in the coming week to hold talks with the Liverpool officials over the transfer. Suarez, 25, is also believed to keen on moving after another disappointing season at Anfield meant the Reds would not feature in the Champions League next season. The prospect of playing Champions League for the Azzurris excites him.

The former Ajax frontman, who had been prolific for the Eredivisie side , has had a good season in front of goal for the Reds scoring 17 in all competition and setting up another seven.

Championship side Birmingham City are planning to sign Arsenal young star Benik Afobe on loan for the next season according to reports.

The England junior player, who has been prolific for his country at all levels he has played in, missed the majority of last season due to a groin injury that he picked up in August last year. The striker returned to action after six months and secured a loan move to Reading and helped them to win promotion to the Premier League.

Arsene Wenger is keen on sending the 19 year old on loan to the Championship to gain more first team experience. Brum manager Lee Clark who is a strong admirer of the strong striker having known him from his Huddersfield days, wants him on loan for the next season as he rebuilds his side to push for Premier League promotion next season.

The striker is likely to take a cal on his future after having talks with Wenger when he joins the training as he returns from the U 19 Euros in Estonia.

Ahtletic Bilbao star Javi Martinez has ruled out the possibility of making a move to the Premier League this summer amidst keen interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City.

Martinez, 23, was one of the mainstays of the Bilbao side which finished runners up in the Europa League as well as in the Copa del Rey. The Manchester clubs have been hot in the trails of the talented young midfielder but the player has chosen to commit his future to Bilbao. Arsenal were also believed to have been considering the versatile Spaniard after cooling their interest in French midfielder Yann M’Vila.

But  the Bilbao star who was part of Spain’s victorious Euro campaign  and now headed for the London games, says “I do not see myself playing for them, I’m very happy at Athletic and I have a contract until 2016,” he was reported as saying in Spanish newspaper Marca.

“I have seen what’s in the newspaper and what it says on TV, but it is not always right. If we were to believe what is said then I would already have played in seven different teams. Each week it’s a different one.”

Martinez added that he would love to move to his boyhood club Osasuna in the final years of his football career.

“I would like to end my career at Osasuna for one or two years,” he said.

Jose Callejon’s agent has put an end to speculation by ruling out any chances of the former Espanyol winger moving away from the Bernabeu this summer.

The 25 year old moved to Real Madrid last summer when he made his switch from fellow La Liga side Espanyol. However, Callejon struggled to make it to the first team on a regular basis and notched up only five appearances in the whole of last season. Liverpool, who are in the rebuilding phase, are looking for attacking talent to shore up their squad and new boss Brendon Rodgers is believed to be keen in the Real Madrid youth product.

Liverpool, who have also been linked with a move for Roma striker Fabio Borini, are desperate to make reinforcements to their squad to get back into the top four this season. However, Callejon’s agent Manuel Garcia Quilon believes the La Liga champions would not be willing to sell off the promising winger this summer.

“There are several teams interested in signing him,” Quilon told Spanish news agency EFE.

“Real Madrid do not want to sell and have declared him non-transferrable. He is not going to leave the club this summer.

 

It looks like Tottenham Hotspurs’ recent activities in the Transfer market are set to gain further momentum as they are planning to outspend their London rivals Arsenal and try to snatch their target Adrien Lopez, who is currently at Spanish club Athletico Madrid.

With Arsenal’s captain Robin van Persie’s departure looking like just a matter of time, the Gunners are assessing available options and have shortlisted Spanish striker Lopez, who impressed many with his exploits in his debut season at Athletico last term.

However, the stumbling block between Athletico and Arsenal is the transfer fee, with Arsenal offering no more than £10 million for a player rated at £15 million by the La Liga outfit.

Tottenham have stolen the march here as they are reportedly ready to match Athletico’s valuation, and are also ready to triple his current salary. After signing a defender in the form of Belgian Jan Vertonghen and a midfielder in Gylfi Sigurdsson, will Tottenham sign a striker this time by pipping Arsenal to the signature of the highly rated 24-year old?