Tottenham manager Andre Villas-
Boas has revealed that Luka
Modric is set to return to tottenham first
team training as the club are still
yet to receive an acceptable offer
for the midfielder.
Real Madrid have been heavily
linked with the Croatia
international this summer but
Spurs have not been prepared to
compromise on their demand.
Villas-Boas believes that Modric
must accept that there is little or nothing the club can do if an
agreement isn't reached before the end of the transfer window.
"He has been training
separately," the Portuguese told teamsheadtohead . "Now it is important
for Luka to feel mentally ready to
come back to the first team training.
"These boys are at a different
level in terms of their
preparation, concentration and
commitment to the team. "I think the player has to
understand that the club cannot
do anything about other clubs'
offers for him. "We have a value and an interest that we have to defend, and we
are waiting to reintegrate the
player if the offer is not met." Modric's future at White Hart
Lane is in doubt for the second consecutive summer, with Villas-
Boas himself pursuing the playmaker this time last year as
manager of the Blues.
The 34-year-old hoped a resolution would be reached as soon as
possible, ideally with
Modric returning to the first
team squad. "We will try to solve it as soon as possible," he said.
"It is the second time we have been
through the same situation. "It is obviously difficult for him, but
the chairman is defending the club's interests and the
player has to understand that,
and the fact that the offer does not meet the chairman's
demands means we can't go ahead with the deal. "The player is a good
professional and hopefully he will
return to the team,"
When asked if Modric could be ready to play at the start of the
season, Villas-Boas replied was "Obviously he will have to raise his
fitness level, and the sooner that we can have him reintegrated
mentally and then
physically, we will then see how
things will go."
Sunday, 5 August 2012
MANCHESTER UNITED YOUNG STAR MICHAEL KEANE HAPPY WITH HIS ROLE IN THE GAME AGAINST VALERENGA
Manchester United youngster
Michael Keane was very delighted to
receive his chance to perform in
the Red Devils' first team during
the 0-0 draw with Valerenga.
With regular left-back Patrice Evra
flying home to be with his
pregnant wife as she went into
labour, Keane was given a
chance to line-up in the United
defence despite not
playing the role for more than a
year.
Regardless of the unexpected
nature of the call-up to the starting eleven, the youngster was
happy with his performance, and
that of his team.
"It was strange," the 19-year-old
lad told MUTV. "I've not played there
[left-back] for over a year now,
but I thought I adapted quite
well to the position and Rio and
all the other players helped me
out so much, so I thought I did quite
well.
"They've all got great experience
and they're great players to play
with,I grew up watching all of
them and to play in the same
team as them is great thing as I really
enjoyed it."
Keane now hopes to be given a
chance to take on Catalan giants
Barcelona on Wednesday but
insisted that he would enjoy
watching United face Tito
Vilanova's team even if he was
not involved the game.
"We've only been here a day but
we had a good time around the
hotel and the game today was a
great experience," he said.
"It [the Barcelona game] is a
great occasion for everyone and
it will just be a great game to
watch,I will never mind play in if I get
a chance. I'm looking forward to
it."
United captain Nemanja Vidic
made his return from a knee
injury in the 0-0 with the
Norwegian side, and was
impressed by Keane's
performance in the match.
"I'm glad he's had a full ninety
minutes," the Serbian said, "He
was confident on the ball and it's
a big change from the youth
academy, obviously, and I think
he did really great."
Michael Keane was very delighted to
receive his chance to perform in
the Red Devils' first team during
the 0-0 draw with Valerenga.
With regular left-back Patrice Evra
flying home to be with his
pregnant wife as she went into
labour, Keane was given a
chance to line-up in the United
defence despite not
playing the role for more than a
year.
Regardless of the unexpected
nature of the call-up to the starting eleven, the youngster was
happy with his performance, and
that of his team.
"It was strange," the 19-year-old
lad told MUTV. "I've not played there
[left-back] for over a year now,
but I thought I adapted quite
well to the position and Rio and
all the other players helped me
out so much, so I thought I did quite
well.
"They've all got great experience
and they're great players to play
with,I grew up watching all of
them and to play in the same
team as them is great thing as I really
enjoyed it."
Keane now hopes to be given a
chance to take on Catalan giants
Barcelona on Wednesday but
insisted that he would enjoy
watching United face Tito
Vilanova's team even if he was
not involved the game.
"We've only been here a day but
we had a good time around the
hotel and the game today was a
great experience," he said.
"It [the Barcelona game] is a
great occasion for everyone and
it will just be a great game to
watch,I will never mind play in if I get
a chance. I'm looking forward to
it."
United captain Nemanja Vidic
made his return from a knee
injury in the 0-0 with the
Norwegian side, and was
impressed by Keane's
performance in the match.
"I'm glad he's had a full ninety
minutes," the Serbian said, "He
was confident on the ball and it's
a big change from the youth
academy, obviously, and I think
he did really great."
BAYERN MUNICH STRIKEQ MARIO GOMEZ TO UNDERGO ANKLE SURGERY
Bayern Munich have confirmed
Mario Gomez is due to undergo
surgery on an ankle injury he
sustained during the team match against Werder Bremen
last Saturday.
The 27-year-old was stretchered
off only minutes shy of the half-
time whistle at the Imtech Arena
in Hamburg, and it was later
discovered that he would require
an operation to rectify the injury.
Speaking on Sunday, Bayern
sporting director Matthias
Sammer stated: "He is not
good,He needs surgery. Then
we'll see how long he will be out."
The match finished 2-2 after
regular time, only for Thomas
Schaaf's side to win out 4-2 on a
spot kicks.
The Germany striker could join
the likes of Rafinha (torn knee
ligament), Diego Contento
(hairline foot fracture) and David
Alaba (stress foot fracture) on
the club's treatment table with
long-term injuries following the last saturday event.
Mario Gomez is due to undergo
surgery on an ankle injury he
sustained during the team match against Werder Bremen
last Saturday.
The 27-year-old was stretchered
off only minutes shy of the half-
time whistle at the Imtech Arena
in Hamburg, and it was later
discovered that he would require
an operation to rectify the injury.
Speaking on Sunday, Bayern
sporting director Matthias
Sammer stated: "He is not
good,He needs surgery. Then
we'll see how long he will be out."
The match finished 2-2 after
regular time, only for Thomas
Schaaf's side to win out 4-2 on a
spot kicks.
The Germany striker could join
the likes of Rafinha (torn knee
ligament), Diego Contento
(hairline foot fracture) and David
Alaba (stress foot fracture) on
the club's treatment table with
long-term injuries following the last saturday event.
ARSENAL CHANGES EVERY SEASON....MANUEL ALMUNIA
Former
Arsenal
goalkeeper
Manuel
Almunia is
looking
forward to
watching
how Arsene
Wenger
builds a new
side ahead of
their
upcoming
Premier League campaign,
which gets underway in the next two weeks.
Almunia left the club on June 30
after the Gunners released him
from his contract, and he has
since moved to Watford, where
he has replaced Scott Loach as
their first choice goalkeeper.
Arsenal's apparent reluctance to
spend money during transfer
windows has been a source of
much controversy, but Almunia
is confident Wenger can bring
in young talent and see them
succed.
"As a player at Arsenal, it is quite hard
to see the best players go to
other clubs every year. They
have missed a lot of great
players in the last few years,"
Almunia said to Sunday Mirror.
"The first year I came to
England, I thought 'Oh, I'm
going to win a lot of things
with Arsenal' but the change started after then. The club has been
changing every year,"
The arrival of Lukas Podolski
and Olivier Giroud is an
encouraging start over, according to
Almunia, but they won't cover
for the loss of Robin van Persie
if he leaves the Emirates
this summer.
"One of these years, everything
has to come together and be
perfect, and now is the time for
Arsenal," Almunia noted. "They've
signed some good players this
year, Santi Cazorla is a fantastic player."
Wenger's side play their last
friendly of pre-season against
Bundesliga outfit Koln next
Sunday, with the Gunners
taking on Sunderland in the
Premier League a week later when the English premier league kicks-off.
Arsenal
goalkeeper
Manuel
Almunia is
looking
forward to
watching
how Arsene
Wenger
builds a new
side ahead of
their
upcoming
Premier League campaign,
which gets underway in the next two weeks.
Almunia left the club on June 30
after the Gunners released him
from his contract, and he has
since moved to Watford, where
he has replaced Scott Loach as
their first choice goalkeeper.
Arsenal's apparent reluctance to
spend money during transfer
windows has been a source of
much controversy, but Almunia
is confident Wenger can bring
in young talent and see them
succed.
"As a player at Arsenal, it is quite hard
to see the best players go to
other clubs every year. They
have missed a lot of great
players in the last few years,"
Almunia said to Sunday Mirror.
"The first year I came to
England, I thought 'Oh, I'm
going to win a lot of things
with Arsenal' but the change started after then. The club has been
changing every year,"
The arrival of Lukas Podolski
and Olivier Giroud is an
encouraging start over, according to
Almunia, but they won't cover
for the loss of Robin van Persie
if he leaves the Emirates
this summer.
"One of these years, everything
has to come together and be
perfect, and now is the time for
Arsenal," Almunia noted. "They've
signed some good players this
year, Santi Cazorla is a fantastic player."
Wenger's side play their last
friendly of pre-season against
Bundesliga outfit Koln next
Sunday, with the Gunners
taking on Sunderland in the
Premier League a week later when the English premier league kicks-off.
LEVY TOLD MODRIC HE CAN JOIN REALMADRID...HARRY REDKNAPP
Former
Tottenham
manager
Harry
Redknapp
has claimed
Tottenham chairman
Daniel Levy
told Luka
Modric he
would not
stand in his
way if Real
Madrid tried
to buy the
midfielder
this year.
The Croatia international's
future has been the subject of
intense speculation with Modric
reportedly keen on a move to
Madrid but with the Spanish
champions so far unwilling to
match Spurs' valuation of the talented
midfielder.
However, Redknapp isn't
expecting Modric to still be at
the club when the season kicks
off in two weeks' time, claiming
he was promised a transfer during last
season.
"I would not be sure Luka
would start the season at
Tottenham,the club would be
happy to sell if they get the right bid," he told teamsheadtohead.
"The chairman said to him last
year 'Give us one more season
and if Real come in I won't
stand in your way again.'"
As exclusively revealed by teamsheadtohead, Spurs have turned
down a player plush cash
approach from Real Madrid for
Modric , as they hold out for a
straight cash deal worth £40
millions.
Tottenham
manager
Harry
Redknapp
has claimed
Tottenham chairman
Daniel Levy
told Luka
Modric he
would not
stand in his
way if Real
Madrid tried
to buy the
midfielder
this year.
The Croatia international's
future has been the subject of
intense speculation with Modric
reportedly keen on a move to
Madrid but with the Spanish
champions so far unwilling to
match Spurs' valuation of the talented
midfielder.
However, Redknapp isn't
expecting Modric to still be at
the club when the season kicks
off in two weeks' time, claiming
he was promised a transfer during last
season.
"I would not be sure Luka
would start the season at
Tottenham,the club would be
happy to sell if they get the right bid," he told teamsheadtohead.
"The chairman said to him last
year 'Give us one more season
and if Real come in I won't
stand in your way again.'"
As exclusively revealed by teamsheadtohead, Spurs have turned
down a player plush cash
approach from Real Madrid for
Modric , as they hold out for a
straight cash deal worth £40
millions.
CHELSEA'S MIDFIELDER TIPS CHELSEA FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DEFEND AS HE WISHES NEYMAR TO JOIN THE BLUES
Chelsea's new
signed Brazilian
midfielder
Oscar has
revealed he is
eager to see
his
international
colleague
Neymar
follow him
and make a
move over to west
London.
The pair are currently on
Olympic duty for their brazil,
where they have progressed to
the semi-finals, and Santos star
Neymar has been impressive.
He has been linked with a move
to Europe for several years, and
Oscar has revealed he will be
doing all he can to ensure when
that move comes, he will be heading to Stamford Bridge.
"While we are in London, I have
been telling Neymar about the
ambition of Chelsea.
"When the time comes for him
to join a European club, I hope I
can persuade him to join chelsea."
Oscar joined Roberto Di
Matteo's side for €32 million
(£25m) before the Olympic
tournament began, and he
admits that after hearing of the
Blues' interest he had little
hesitation in deciding to move over
to England.
He added: "When my agent told
me that Chelsea were interested
it was not something I even
needed to think about,
"They are the champions of
Europe, but they are still
showing so much ambition by
re-enforcing the squad.
"To win the European Cup and
still sign guys like myself and
Eden Hazard shows you the
ambition of the owner and
manager.
"With the squad we have I will
be looking at winning the
Premier League title and also
the Champions League he said.
"I know it is very difficult to win
[the Champions League] twice
in a row and even Barcelona
could not do it, but with what
Chelsea have in place it is quite
possible."
However before he gets his
Chelsea career underway, the
former Internacional man
hopes to win Olympic gold with
Brazil.
"The Brazilian Football
Confederation have told us that
they don't expect anything less
than gold - and that is what we
are going to deliver.
"To win an Olympic gold would
be very special to me, He concluded.
signed Brazilian
midfielder
Oscar has
revealed he is
eager to see
his
international
colleague
Neymar
follow him
and make a
move over to west
London.
The pair are currently on
Olympic duty for their brazil,
where they have progressed to
the semi-finals, and Santos star
Neymar has been impressive.
He has been linked with a move
to Europe for several years, and
Oscar has revealed he will be
doing all he can to ensure when
that move comes, he will be heading to Stamford Bridge.
"While we are in London, I have
been telling Neymar about the
ambition of Chelsea.
"When the time comes for him
to join a European club, I hope I
can persuade him to join chelsea."
Oscar joined Roberto Di
Matteo's side for €32 million
(£25m) before the Olympic
tournament began, and he
admits that after hearing of the
Blues' interest he had little
hesitation in deciding to move over
to England.
He added: "When my agent told
me that Chelsea were interested
it was not something I even
needed to think about,
"They are the champions of
Europe, but they are still
showing so much ambition by
re-enforcing the squad.
"To win the European Cup and
still sign guys like myself and
Eden Hazard shows you the
ambition of the owner and
manager.
"With the squad we have I will
be looking at winning the
Premier League title and also
the Champions League he said.
"I know it is very difficult to win
[the Champions League] twice
in a row and even Barcelona
could not do it, but with what
Chelsea have in place it is quite
possible."
However before he gets his
Chelsea career underway, the
former Internacional man
hopes to win Olympic gold with
Brazil.
"The Brazilian Football
Confederation have told us that
they don't expect anything less
than gold - and that is what we
are going to deliver.
"To win an Olympic gold would
be very special to me, He concluded.
ANCELOTTI RULE OUT PSG MOVE FOR CHELSEA ASHLEY COLE
Paris Saint-
Germain boss
Carlo
Ancelotti has
categorically
denied
speculation
linking
Chelsea left-
back Ashley
Cole with a
move to the
Parc des
Princes side this summer.
The Italian coach was believed
to have been weighing up a
move for the England
international, who he coached at English Premier League
success during their time
together at the Stamford Bridge.
However, Ancelotti revealed
after PSG's penalty defeat to
Barcelona in a pre-season
friendly on Saturday that they
are no longer looking for
reinforcements for now.
"Our transfer window is over,
and Ashley Cole is not expected,"
Ancelotti stated to BeIn Sport reporter.
The 53-year-old then praised
his charges for their mentality
against Tito Vilanova's outfit,
who were held to a 2-2 draw in
regular time before claiming
victory on spot-kicks last week.
"It was a difficult game, but a
great experience for our team. We put
up a great performance. We
tried to play and did well there,
Our confidence can only
increase from this point
onwards he said."
Les Parisiens have already
added Zlatan Ibrahimovic and
Thiago Silva from AC Milan, well as Ezequiel Lavezzi from
Napoli.
Germain boss
Carlo
Ancelotti has
categorically
denied
speculation
linking
Chelsea left-
back Ashley
Cole with a
move to the
Parc des
Princes side this summer.
The Italian coach was believed
to have been weighing up a
move for the England
international, who he coached at English Premier League
success during their time
together at the Stamford Bridge.
However, Ancelotti revealed
after PSG's penalty defeat to
Barcelona in a pre-season
friendly on Saturday that they
are no longer looking for
reinforcements for now.
"Our transfer window is over,
and Ashley Cole is not expected,"
Ancelotti stated to BeIn Sport reporter.
The 53-year-old then praised
his charges for their mentality
against Tito Vilanova's outfit,
who were held to a 2-2 draw in
regular time before claiming
victory on spot-kicks last week.
"It was a difficult game, but a
great experience for our team. We put
up a great performance. We
tried to play and did well there,
Our confidence can only
increase from this point
onwards he said."
Les Parisiens have already
added Zlatan Ibrahimovic and
Thiago Silva from AC Milan, well as Ezequiel Lavezzi from
Napoli.
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