Wayne Rooney has been named in the England squad to face Scotland in a friendly match at Wembley next Wednesday. The Manchester United forward has not played a single game during pre-season due to a succession of niggly injuries but may yet get some game time at Wembley as Roy Hodgson looks to try out […]
Fabregas commits to Barcelona
Manchester United’s hopes of signing Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas were hit when the Spanish midfielder declared his loyalty to his boyhood club and effectively ended David Moyes’ pursuit of the midfielder. Moyes had been considering a third bid for Fabregas which would have broken United’s transfer record of £30.75m for Dimitar Berbatov. Fabregas, 26, said: “Triumphing […]
Nastasic injury blow
Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic has been ruled out for six weeks following an ankle injury sustained on a rain sodden Hong Kong Stadium pitch during a pre-season game a few days ago. City manager Manuel Pellegrini may be forced into the transfer market to find cover for the absence of the talented young Serbian […]
United reject new Rooney bid
Manchester United have rejected an improved bid from Chelsea for Wayne Rooney. A fee is £25m plus addons is believed to have been lodged following an initial bid of around £20m but United have rejected it stating that Rooney is not for sale. The England forward was left out of United’s latest pre-season friendly in […]
Fabregas ‘choice’ if United bid again
Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino gave Manchester United fresh hope in their pursuit of midfielder Cesc Fabregas by admitting that the Spain midfielder might have a role to play in his own future. The Catalan giants have already rejected bids of £25m and £30m from United and it’s believed there will be a third bid which […]