Daley Blind’s Manchester United career looks set to come to an end this weekend. The Dutch international has fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford, and a report in the De Telegraaf has alleged that a deal has been agreed to take Blind back to former club Ajax. The report has since been corroborated by BBC Sport, meaning that …
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Watch: This May Well Be The Worst Own-Goal In The History Of Own-Goals
Chelsea-loanee Fantaky Dabo managed to score an own-goal for Vitesse Arnhem that is about as bad as anything you will see this season. There are few things in the beautiful game that are quite as demoralising as being solely responsible for your team conceding. Scoring an own-goal, especially in a game of importance, can knock you off your stride and …
Read More »Tottenham Agree Club-Record £42m Deal To Sign Ajax Defender
Having been very quiet in the transfer market all summer, Tottenham Hotspur have woken up with a vengeance and are set to break their transfer record. Various sources including the Guardian have reported that Spurs have agreed a fee with Ajax for defender Davinson Sanchez that could rise to £42m including various add-ons. Last season’s Premier League runners-u had been on …
Read More »Quiz: Can You Name Man United’s Starting XI From The 2-1 Defeat To Ajax In 2012?
Manchester United take on Ajax in the Europa League final on Wednesday night, with both teams looking to add to already bulging trophy cabinets. However, while Ajax already have a pathway into the Champions League via the Eredivisie, this match is Jose Mourinho’s last chance to guide his Man United side into Europe’s premier club competition at the first time …
Read More »Liverpool Legend Dirk Kuyt Retires In The Most Perfect Way Imaginable
Feyenoord forward, and Liverpool cult hero, Dirk Kuyt has called a halt to his playing career at the age of 36. The Eredivisie side made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, bringing an end to his two-year stay (in a playing capacity, at least) at De Kuip. In a statement on the club’s website, Kuyt conceded that this felt like the …
Read More »Watch: Ajax Defender Scores Audacious Bicycle Kick Against AZ Alkmaar
Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez is making headlines for scoring an outrageous goal in last night’s encounter with AZ Alkmaar. The sides were level at 1-1 when the Colombian central defender attempted to score his fifth ever goal for Ajax. Sanchez was the unlikely provider as he put his side ahead in the 71st minute. This sparked a second half revival for …
Read More »Ex-Liverpool Goalkeeper Brad Jones Enjoying Rebirth At Feyenoord
Feyenoord defeated NEC 2-1 at the weekend to extend their perfect start to the Eredivisie season and put themselves five points clear after nine games. Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men’s lightning start has been led by seven-goal Nicolai Jorgensen and club legend Dirk Kuyt and built on a solid defence that has conceded just three so far. The man in goal …
Read More »Barcelona Keeper To Have Man City Medical But Joe Hart May Not Be Leaving After All
Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has moved one step closer to joining Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, and is on his way to England to complete the move. Barcelona confirmed at the weekend, following Bravo’s involvement in his side’s 6-2 win against Real Betis, that an agreement had been reached with Man City to take the 33-year-old to the Premier League. …
Read More »Barcelona Agree €11.5m Fee For Claudio Bravo Replacement [Reports]
Barcelona are one step closer to letting Claudio Bravo join Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, according to multiple reports today. Sources in England, Spain and the Netherlands are all claiming that the current La Liga title holders are closing in on a move for Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen to replace the Premier League-bound Chilean international. Barca and Man City have …
Read More »Arsenal Set To Miss Out On Another Target As Tottenham Agree Deal [Report]
It would be quite the blow for Arsenal if, on the week their move for Jamie Vardy stalled, Chelsea and Tottenham stole two more targets from under their noses. With reports gathering pace on Monday that Chelsea had entered into talks for Juventus striker Álvaro Morata, they could be set to lose another striking target as Tottenham have apparently agreed …
Read More »Dutch Striker Says Move is Possible Amidst Interest From Arsenal
Although it looks increasingly likely that Arsenal are on the verge of signing Jamie Vardy – with Olivier Giroud’s revelations to Sky Sports being the latest indicator – Dutch sensation Vincent Janssen has refused to rule out a move this summer and the destination could well be England. Following their 2-0 victory over Austria, the Netherlands striker told Fox Sports: “I want to make a step, …
Read More »Developments At Ajax Could Spell Trouble For Roberto Martínez At Everton
As the season heads towards the finish line, Everton manager Roberto Martínez looks like he may be on borrowed time. A wretched run of form that has seen his side win just two Premier League games in their last twelve – and one of those was against Aston Villa so that barely counts – has left his job at Goodison …
Read More »Report: Louis van Gaal In Showdown Talks With Manchester United Forward
Manchester United’s indifferent season has been typified, more than most, by Dutch forward Memphis Depay. The 22 year old has scored just twice in the Premier League this season (seven in all competitions), and a season that promised so much for the former PSV player is ending with Depay struggling to even maintain a place in the Manchester United starting …
Read More »Dutch Football Legend Johan Cruyff Passes Away Aged 68
Former Ajax and Netherlands superstar Johan Cruyff, widely regarded as one of the finest players to ever grace the game, has died, his website today confirmed. The 68-year-old passed away after a short battle with cancer. The statement on his website simply read: “On March 24 2016 Johan Cruyff (68) died peacefully in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after a hard …
Read More »Man United Forward Admits He Has Not Lived Up To Expectations This Season
It has been a thoroughly disappointing season for Louis van Gaal and Man United, but least they are not lacking in self-awareness. Speaking to the assembled reporters at an Under Armour event, £25million forward Memphis Depay has admitted that he has not been up to scratch this season, in the midst of a frustrating first six months in the Premier League. The …
Read More »The Eredivisie Is Now A Feeder League – Which European League Will Be Next to Go?
In the chaotic world of modern day European club football, with dizzying amounts of money defining its summer and winter transfer windows, there has never before been a better time for individual gifted players to achieve rapid promotions. It certainly makes for fantastically exciting news – megabucks for teenagers, methodical scouting operations yielding surprise successes, etc. The transfer market increasingly takes …
Read More »The Eredivisie To Premier League XI – The Good, The Bad & The Afonso Alves
So Manchester United have signed Memphis Depay from PSV to add to the growing list of players who have swapped the Eredivisie for the Premier League in recent years. Here Pundit Arena’s Tom O Connor looks at a selection of the hits, misses and downright abominations that have crossed the English Channel. _____ Goalkeeper Huerelho Gomes – the Brazilian stopper …
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