“I didn’t win with Chelsea but I felt super happy with the title, I was not more happy because I lost that semi-final with Real Madrid to Bayern Munich on penalties, when Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Sergio Ramos missed the first and the second penalty”, he said.
“I’m now 27, I play in the Dutch national team, I play a lot of European games and the Premier League for me is the main test; it will be really good to play some games here”.
Newcastle manager Steve McClaren has praised the club for delivering on promises to bring in top quality players and also expecting captain Fabricio Coloccini to stay at St James’ Park.
According to Sky Italia, the newly promoted Serie A club have contacted Liverpool to register their interest in Borini and are now waiting for a response from the Merseyside giants.
As well as fixtures taking place in the US during the European pre-season, teams will also be heading off to countries such as China, Australia and Italy, as part of the worldwide competition that is seen in the US as both a lucrative opportunity for clubs to promote themselves...
Bruce has confirmed a deal has been agreed with Chesterfield for former Leicester man Clucas whereas our ex-Man United youngster Brady is finally poised for Norwich with a £7m agreed, this has had far less “confirmation” given though.
Although Cech struggled for game time last term after Thibaut Courtois became Jose Mourinho’s number one, he is still considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in England and has made 333 appearances in the Premier League after joining the Blues from Rennes in 2004.
After moving to Liverpool from Manchester City on a free transfer earlier in the summer, midfielder James Milner is confident that he’ll be at his best in a central role, and that his new side have what it takes to get back into the Champions League places.