FOOTBALL NEWS WENGER: PODOLSKI NEEDED TO PLAY SEVILLA SIGN KONOPLYANKA

SEVILLA SIGN KONOPLYANKA

 

Sevilla have completed the signing of winger Yevhen Konoplyanka on a free transfer from Dnipro.
The Ukrainian has signed a four-year deal with the Spanish club.

WENGER: PODOLSKI NEEDED TO PLAY
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed the reason he let forward Lukas Podolski join Galatasaray.
The Germany international completed a permanent move to Turkey last week after falling out of favour at the Emirates Stadium - even spending the second half of last season on loan at Inter Milan.
Wenger told Arsenal Player: "Lukas Podolski played in a position that is congested because we have so many wide players or players who can play wide. I felt that the opportunities for him to play with the stature a player has, he needed to go somewhere and play."
“I believe it’s a good move for him because if Lukas has confidence and trust from the manager, he has the potential and the talent. I was not sure I could give that to him here.”

WHERE DOES RVP RANK?
With Robin van Persie set to leave Manchester United and the Premier League, we take a look at his impact in England and where he ranks among the best.

WEDNESDAY SIGN PRICE
Sheffield Wednesday have completed the signing of Welsh international goalkeeper Lewis Price.
He joins on the Owls on a one-year deal after leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season.
 

SHREWS REJECT GOLDSON BID
Shrewsbury chief executive Matt Williams has revealed the club have received a bid from Swindon for Connor Goldson.
However, the offer from the Shrews' League One rivals for the 22-year-old defender has been called 'derisory' by Williams.
He told the Shropshire Star: "To say that the offer from Swindon was derisory is an understatement, and it was rejected forthwith."

HOLEBAS DEAL DONE 
Jose Holebas' move to Watford has been completed, according to the Watford Observer.
The deal for the Roma left-back had been announced last week by both sides, but Holebas himself cast doubt on the deal.
But the paper reports that the 31-year-old has now signed a three-year deal with the newly-promoted Premier League club

CHAMBERLAIN JOINS COUNTY LADIES
Notts County Ladies have signed Arsenal goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain on loan for the rest of the Women's Super League season.
Chamberlain was part of Mark Sampson's England squad for the Women's World Cup in Canada, coming off the bench when Karen Bardsley was forced off with an infected eye in the quarter-final win over the hosts.

SWANSEA EYE ROBSON-KANU
Swansea are attempting to sign Reading midfielder Hal Robson-Kanu, according to the Mirror.
However, the Welsh club are unwilling to meeting the Royals' £4million price tag.
Robson-Kanu, a Wales international, has just a year left on his contract at the Championship side.

YAYA WANTS SIGNINGS 
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is hoping to see some arrivals at the Etihad Stadium before the start of the season.
Toure returned to pre-season training this week, and told City's website that he hopes to see the squad bolstered as they prepare to win the Premier League title back from Chelsea.
 “We are looking forward to welcoming some new players which will strengthen the team and together we want to achieve something really big this year," he said. "We are looking forward to bouncing back very strongly.”

MCCLAREN COY ON WIJNALDUM

PALACE ENTER AUSTIN RACE
Crystal Palace are set to enter the race for Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin, according to the Guardian.
The paper reports that the Eagles are preparing an offer of £6m plus a couple of players for the striker.
Fraizer Campbell, Adrian Mariappa and Barry Bannan could be among those used as a makeweight for Austin.

ALDERWEIRELD THANKS SAINTS
Toby Alderweireld has offered his thanks to Southampton despite their animosity over his decision to join Tottenham on a permanent deal.
The 26-year-old Belgium international defender joined Spurs this week despite the Saints already having a deal in place to sign him as part of last-season’s loan.
"I understand that there is some disappointment,” he said. “I have sent a text message to Ronald and thanked him for a great year.
“He gave me a lot of confidence and made me a better footballer. Thanks to Southampton I am able to be on the map again after a difficult year at Atletico."

£10M FOR EVANS
Manchester United have slapped a £10million price tag on West Brom target Jonny Evans, according to the Mirror.
The paper reports that Albion boss Tony Pulis is hoping to add the defender to his squad, but is not willing to meet United's asking price.
Evans has just a year left on his current deal and Manchester United.

BRISTOL ACADEMY SIGN WEIR
Bristol Academy have signed Scotland midfielder Caroline Weir from Arsenal Ladies.
Weir, 20, has already represented her country on 18 occasions at senior level, and the move sees her reunited with manager Willie Kirk, who she played under at Hibernian before moving to London in 2013.
She said: "I'm really excited to have joined the club and I'm excited for the second half of the season. Hopefully I can help the team pick up some more points and climb the league table."

LEVY: SPURS TO HOLD OFF
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy expects the club to do the rest of its transfer business towards the end of the window after a flurry of early signings.
Spurs have moved quickly to improve last season's leaky defence, adding Toby Alderweireld, Kieran Trippier and Kevin Wimmer, with Levy playing a key role in bringing Alderweireld to the club from Atletico Madrid this week.
Levy said: “The window will be reasonably busy. We have already brought in four new players since the winter window and we’ve done deals for players who have now left.
“At the moment it is fairly relaxed. I would anticipate that, as the window goes on, the activity will happen in the last two weeks, but we are trying to do business early where we can.”

Filed Under: michezo Thursday, 9 July 2015