Arsenal have signed Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax Amsterdam for a fee of 12 million euros ( which has a variable component of 2 million euros). The fee details did not come from the Gunners, but were revealed on Ajax’s official site ( Ajax.nl) Vermaelen, 23, can play both as a left back and … Read more
Manchester United have accepted a £80m (€93m or $131.5m) bid from La Liga giants Real Madrid for Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, FIFA’s World Player of the Year for 2008, was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid last summer, and United even complained to FIFA accusing Los Merengues of “unsettling” their player. The … Read more
Shrewsbury Town assistant manager John McMahon is set to move up three divisions by joining Premier League runners up Liverpool. McMahon, the brother of former Liverpool player Steve, will join Rafa Benitez’s back room staff as head coach of the reserve team. He joined Shrewsbury after eight seasons with Tranmere Rovers. The Shrews finished seventh … Read more