Juventus striker Jonathan David has been linked with a move away from the Italian club this summer. Aston Villa are reportedly interested in signing the player, as per Gazzetta dello Sport. He has also been linked with clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal. The 26-year-old has not been able to live up to expectations in […] The post Aston Villa identify 26-year-old as surprise target after disappointing Serie A spell appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!“You don’t do a documentary with a guy who wins nothing,” parps José Mourinho during the trailer for his shiny, new Netflix film, although since 2017, his sole piece of silverware is the 2021-22 Tin Pot with Roma. And while his failure to win anything with Tottenham, Fenerbahce or Benfica didn’t exactly – on paper, at least – make him the most obvious candidate as the author of that opening quote, neither does he immediately feel like the best man to put Florentino Pérez’s Death Star back on course in Madrid.Having boycotted the Geopolitics World Cup due to my dislike of Fifa, Infantino, Trump, etc and therefore having nothing to write about, I’m now ready to pick up my quill and parchment once more. Even allowing for my team, Hearts’, disjointed recent hire and exits, I do think we have had incredibly bad luck in all our European draws. First it was Sturm Graz, now Benfica, and next, in Tin Pot, it seems likely we’ll get Rapid Vienna. I’ve actually heard of every one of these teams. Why couldn’t we have got some other made-up team from an even worse league than the Scottish Premiership? Or is getting out of Europe before the end of August the only thing that might help us in the league?” – Ken Muir.I enjoyed the link to the Rivaldo article from 2002 (Friday’s Football Daily). It came complete with the quaint idea that a Serie A giant with Big Cup football could offer more wages than Spurs. Anyone under 30 would find the idea laughable” – Dave Lambley.How beautiful St James’ Park was (Friday’s Memory Lane, full email edition). It really did remind me of the old Luigi Ferraris, where I spent nearly every Sunday in the early 80s. My mate was supporting the cyclists (Sampdoria) and me, of course, Genoa … we were taking each other to the home matches. I only went once to the one rebuilt for Italia 90 and found it so ugly and soulless. Some background in one of the local TV archives” – Giuseppe. Continue reading...
Manchester United summer signing Andrey Santos (Picture: Getty) Andrey Santos insists Manchester United are a ‘step up’ from Chelsea after swapping Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford in a deal worth £48m. The Brazil international emerged as a top target for Michael Carrick earlier in the summer as he looked to bolster his midfield options. Carrick bid farewell to Casemiro at the end of last season and has lost Manuel Ugarte to a serious injury, although he had already put the Uruguayan up for sale. Santos made 43 appearances for Chelsea last season, finally breaking into the team and featuring heavily following his 2023 move from boyhood club Vasco da Gama. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. Chelsea finished just 10th in the Premier League last season, failing to qualify for any European competition following a dismal campaign. Manchester United looked set for a similar fate but improved after Carrick took over in January to finish third and qualify for the Champions League. ‘My first week is a little bit funny because you know when you change, so it’s a new club,’ Santos said from United’s pre-season camp. Man Utd signed the Brazilian from Chelsea (Picture: Getty) ‘But since my first day I feel at home, so I think this is so important for me and for new players as well. ‘Is it a step up from Chelsea? Yeah, of course. I know Chelsea is a big club as well, so I think thank you for everything Chelsea did for me in my period. ‘But now Chelsea is gone, here is my home right now. And I want to be here for a long, long time and win so many trophies. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbyj9TblvMr/?hl=en&img_index=1 ‘I have my goals and I hope that I can work with my teammates with my goals and and hope to win some trophies.’ Santos hopes to fill the void left by Casemiro’s departure from Manchester United, adding: ‘I prefer playing deep like a number six. ‘I try help my teammates without the ball and with the ball I love breaking the lines. ‘For me Casemiro is a legend. Now he’s gone and I’m here. I feel that I can do like Casemiro did last season.’ Santos is not the only midfielder to arrive at Old Trafford this summer, with Youri Tielemans joining from Aston Villa in a deal worth £35m. Manchester United drew 1-1 with Champions League holders PSG in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. Carrick’s side have two more warm-up games, against Leeds United and AC Milan, before kick-starting their Premier League campaign against newly-promoted Hull City. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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