ARON GUNNARSSON, the Iceland skipper whose long-throw led to England’s downfall in France this summer, is a wanted man again. Championship rivals Norwich City and Derby County are ready to go toe-to-toe to sign the 27-year-old Cardiff City midfielder, after both clubs agreed to meet the Bluebirds’ £2million valuation. Tough-tackling Gunarsson has clocked up almost […]
WOLVES are set to beat Liverpool to Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca – and smash their transfer record . Benfica star Talisca was due to fly to the UK today to seal the deal. Talisca is another player targeted by super agent Jorge Mendes who is recruiting players for Wolves’ new Chinese owners Fosun International. Mendes is […]
NIGEL CLOUGH will cast emotion aside today as Burton make their Championship bow at Nottingham Forest. The Brewers boss has a fairytale start at the place where father Brian is a managerial legend. Back-to-back promotions have sent Burton into the second tier for the first time ever. And Clough said: “It’s always special to go […]
MATT SMITH’S best pal is comedian Jack Whitehall – but Rafa Benitez will have found nothing remotely funny about the Fulham striker’s shock winner here. Smith was a late-comer to football, turning pro at 22 after studying business at Manchester University where he met joker Whitehall. And he certainly made Benitez stand up and take […]
A YEAR ago, Rafa Benitez was dealing with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric on Real Madrid’s pre-season tour of Australia and the Far East. Tonight, the Newcastle boss will open the Championship campaign at Fulham’s Craven Cottage — with less glamorous names like Dwight Gayle on his team sheet. But Benitez insists that […]