Chile international Fabian Orellana moved from Celta Vigo to Valencia on loan until the end of the season, although his stay may be made permanent.
Orellana, 31, is a veteran of 163 LaLiga games, having spent time on loan at numerous clubs before joining Celta in a permanent move in 2013.
A 39-time international, the attacker has joined Valencia until the end of the campaign, but the LaLiga side have an option to buy that would keep him at the Mestalla until mid-2019.
I m very happy and very content to be joining this great club. I hope to do a good job, Orellana told the club s website.
I hope to help the team in whatever [way] I can, with whatever they need. I ll do as well as possible.
I spoke with [Guilherme] Siqueira, who I know from our …
Real Madrid prospect Takefusa Kubo has joined Getafe on loan until the end of the season after ending a similar deal with Villarreal.
The 19-year-old was expected to spend the entire 2020-21 campaign with the Yellow Submarine after signing a season-long deal in August.
However, he had made just two La Liga starts by the turn of the year a fact that, according to Villarreal coach Unai Emery, contributed to the Japan international instigating an early end to the clubs temporary agreement.
The Spanish champions have now looked to ensure Kubo gets adequate playing time between now and the season s end by agreeing a new loan deal with neighbours Getafe.
Jose Bordalas side sit in a perilous position in the Spanish top-flight, with just one point separating the…
According to a recent report from Sport, Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is interested in rejoining Barcelona during the summer transfer window. The controversial Brazilian made the switch to PSG from Barca back in 2017, but now, it’s believed that he feels like it was a backwards step. There has apparently not been any real contact between the two parties up to this point, with many rumours suggesting that Real Madrid are also in the running for his signature. When he left for PSG it was said that he wanted to be the main man and step outside of Lionel Messi’s shadow, but given that he now wants to allegedly return, you have to wonder whether he’s coming to take Messi’s spot or if he has just realised the error of his ways. Whatever the case may be, this could quite easily …
Gareth Southgate believes England showed a different side of their play against the United States, securing what he feels is a valuable point.
The Three Lions missed the chance to become the first side to book their spot in the knockout stages after being held to a goalless draw by the USA, in a game where England s creativity and threat in the final third was lacking.
Instead, it was the USA who had the better opportunities throughout, Christian Pulisic striking the frame of the goal, while England were forced to adopt a more conservative approach than they did in their demolition of Iran.
Southgate is adamant a successful team needs to be able to show variation in a tournament, and gave a positive assessment of the performance.
I m really pleased with …
Ghosts everywhere. In the stands, where the spectre of Diego Maradona was waving his fists, wondering how Argentina could put in such a vapid performance.
On the pitch, where the shadows of Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain were sprinting through the middle, looking for a pass or clearing a path for Lionel Messi.
The ghosts of Argentina s past haunted them for large parts of Saturday s game against Mexico, as the present almost became a living nightmare.
Lionel Scaloni s team were in dire danger of heading out of this World Cup after two games, the champions of South America last year vulnerable to a humbling on the global stage, until a flash of Messi magic changed everything.
A swish of that left boot from 25 yards, and the ball zipped into the bottom-r…
Chris Wood climbed off the bench to score an 89th-minute winner as Nottingham Forest got their Premier League season up and running with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United.
Forest looked like being held by the Blades after Taiwo Awoniyi’s third-minute opener was cancelled out by Gus Hamer’s delightful strike shortly after half-time.
But after Steve Cooper’s men had laboured in the second half, Wood, whose loan move from Newcastle was made permanent in the summer, came up with the goods near the end when he headed home.
It ensured Forest won their first points of the season after defeat at Arsenal last week while the Blades have lost their opening two games on their return to the top flight after two seasons away.
The Blades may feel hard done by as…
The father of Spain’s World Cup final match-winner Olga Carmona has died, the defender’s club Real Madrid have announced.
The news comes just hours after Carmona scored the only goal of Sunday’s showpiece match against England in Sydney.
Carmona, who was captain for the tournament, struck in the 29th minute as Spain beat the Lionesses 1-0 at Stadium Australia to claim their first world title.
A statement from Real Madrid read: “Real Madrid, our president and our board of directors are deeply saddened by the death of the father of our player Olga Carmona.
Comunicado Oficial.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadridfem)
“Real Madrid want to express our condolences and our love to Olga, her family and all her loved ones.”
The Sp…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is willing to let Victor Valdes leave the club on a free transfer, .
However, he does not want him to move to another Premier League outfit, which would rule out a switch to fierce rivals Liverpool who have been linked with a move to secure his services.
Valdes has not featured for the Red Devils this season, and played for them just twice last season with both of his appearances coming at the very end of the campaign.
A summer move to Turkish side Besiktas was on the cards, though the potential deal fell through.
Prior to his move to Old Trafford, the thirty-three year old spent twelve years in Barcelona’s first team, racking up five hundred and thirty-five games for them in all competitions and winning a w…
Inter Milan signing Zdravko Kuzmanovic is delighted with his transfer from Stuttgart on deadline day of the transfer window.
The midfielder signed a contract until June 2017 with Inter on Thursday, and Kuzmanovic is desperate to get started at his new club.
I m delighted to have joined a great club like Inter – that the deal went through and also that I m back in Italy, Kuzmanovic told Inter Channel.
I really can t wait to get out on the pitch with my new team-mates. I trained with them for the first time on Thursday morning and I obviously need to get to know them better as players, but I m very happy.
I still speak a bit of Italian because I learnt it in Florence. Then when I went to Germany I had a team-mate I always spoke Italian with, Cristian …
Real Madrid are on the verge of playing another UEFA Champions League final in what has been another otherwise disappointing season for Los Blancos. But even though the season has not ended yet, it s never too early to start planning the upcoming campaign. It is one where Real Madrid will try to dethrone Barcelona at the domestic level.
One would think that Madrid need to bolster their attacking line, but that would be a huge mistake. As things stand right now, Los Blancos have a lot of quality on the attacking end, and their best course of action would be to bolster their defensive line. They have a stellar starting unit, but they could improve their depth with a few backups.
Without further ado, here are three defenders that Real Madrid should sign during the upcoming…