Raheem Sterling stars for Manchester City as Van Gaal considers future July 27, 2015 England's most expensive player Raheem Sterling continued to make his mark at new club Manchester City by netting twice in their 8-1 friendly victory over Vietnam in Hanoi last night. Read more: How Sterling compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing Former Liverpool forward Sterling, who cost City £49m, bagged a first-half double, having [...]
Raheem Sterling targets honours after £49m Manchester City transfer July 14, 2015 England forward Raheem Sterling insists he is looking forward to challenging for titles on a consistent basis after completing his protracted £49m transfer to deposed Premier League champions Manchester City yesterday. City will pay Liverpool an initial £44m for the 20-year-old, with a further £5m due in add-ons, which makes Sterling the most expensive Englishman [...]
Manchester City: This graph shows how £49m Raheem Sterling deal compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing July 14, 2015 Since Sheikh Mansour decided to shower his billions on Manchester City the club have attracted many of football's most renowned and desired players; Premier League winners, Champions League winners and even World Cup winners have all arrived at Eastlands yet Raheem Sterling – with less than 150 professional appearances to his name – is the [...]
QPR set to make £9m as Manchester City agree £49m deal with Liverpool for Raheem Sterling July 12, 2015 Queens Park Rangers are set to pocket almost £9m as a result of Raheem Sterling's mega-money switch from Liverpool to Manchester City. Read more: Sterling named most valuable young player in Europe City and Liverpool have agreed a £49m deal for the young forward with £44m paid upfront and a further £5m based on appearances. Sterling [...]
Manchester City’s owners team up with the technology firm behind Germany’s World Cup-winning “secret sauce” July 7, 2015 Manchester City’s owners have signed a deal with the technology company that helped build the “secret sauce” behind Germany’s 2014 World Cup win. The City Football Group, which also owns Melbourne City, New York City and Yokohama F Marinos, has signed a multi-year partnership with software provider SAP which it says will "transform the way [...]
Liverpool to reject Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling bid and issue record transfer fee demand June 17, 2015 Manchester City are likely to have shell out a record fee for an English footballer of more than £40m if they want to sign unsettled Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling. The Reds were yesterday expected to reject City’s latest bid for the 20-year-old, which is thought to amount to £35.5m rising to a possible £40m [...]
Chelsea and Manchester City asked to assist in Neymar fraud case June 17, 2015 A Spanish high court has allowed a fraud case to be brought against Barcelona star Neymar and asked Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to assist in the inquiry. Brazilian investment firm DIS, which owned 40 per cent of the Neymar's transfer rights prior to his Barcelona move, filed a complaint which accuses [...]
Uefa FFP rules: Why Arsenal and Liverpool are “losers” while Manchester City and Chelsea are “winners” of proposed reforms May 19, 2015 "I think we’ll ease things", said Uefa president Michel Platini on the governing body's notorious financial fair play (FFP) rules yesterday. With Uefa's executive committee set to meet this June, insiders suggest FFP rules are about to be altered to allow clubs to make bigger losses in the pursuit of success. What would such measures [...]
Chelsea and Manchester City set to be unshackled by FFP as Uefa relaxes rules May 18, 2015 Chelsea and Manchester City could be given licence to return to free-spending ways this summer after European chiefs indicated they are ready to relax controversial financial fair play (FFP) rules. Michel Platini, the president of governing body Uefa and a driving force behind FFP, said yesterday that he expected the regulations, which have been [...]
Liverpool transfer news: Raheem Sterling ready to leave Reds as Arsenal and Manchester City look on May 18, 2015 England forward Raheem Sterling looks increasingly likely to leave Liverpool in the summer following suggestions he has asked Reds manager Brendan Rodgers for a transfer. Sterling, whose existing contract expires in 2017, has already turned down a new £100,000-a-week deal, insisting his motivations centre on winning trophies rather than money. The 20-year-old is expected to [...]