Juan Cuadrado has completed a switch from Fiorentina to Premier League leaders Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Colombia international Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
After weeks of speculation, Chelsea announced Cuadrado s arrival on Monday, shortly after Andre Schurrle s departure to Wolfsburg.
Cuadrado spent five-and-a-half years in Italy, initially with Udinese before a move to Fiorentina in 2012 following a loan spell at Lecce.
I am very happy and thankful for this opportunity I’ve been given, he told Chelsea s official website.
This is a great club and honestly it is like a dream to join the Chelsea family and to know that the manager believes in me. I’m happy. …
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has spoken about returning to former club Arsenal before the end of his career.
The Spanish star joined Arsenal from Barcelona s youth system as a 16-year-old in 2003 and went on to become club captain.
Fabregas returned to Barcelona in 2011 but believes he will always be welcome back in London, whether that is in a playing or coaching capacity.
(Arsenal s) a club that is always going to be there and will always open its doors to me, Fabregas told The Guardian.
The club s like a family so even if it wasn t as a coach, I m sure they d give me the chance to play a role.
Arsenal is in my heart and always will be.
I don t know if I ll have the opportunity to go back and play there one day, or maybe after football.
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UEFA has announced a review into a ruling that cleared Paris Saint-Germain of breaching UEFA s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
European football s governing body last month concluded its investigation into transfer contracts and management related accounts at PSG.
UEFA said its club financial control body (CFCB) deemed PSG s accounts to be in line with FFP rules, although transfer activity at the Ligue 1 champions would continue to be monitored.
But on Tuesday UEFA said the chairman of the CFCB has now opted to send this decision for review by the adjudicatory chamber .
UEFA added: This announcement does not pre-judge in any way the result of the review to be conducted by the adjudicatory chamber of the CFCB.
Since the end of the 2017-18 c…
Manchester United were strongly linked with Erling Haaland before the young striker made his way from RB Salzburg to Borussia Dortmund in January 2020, and the British press don t appear to be giving up on the story. They pressed United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the matter during his pre-match conference ahead of United s second-leg Europa League clash with Real Sociedad on Thursday, and the Norwegian has revealed that he is in contact with his young compatriot.
Haaland has so far netted 43 goals in as many games for Dortmund, with 10 assists to his name as well. Mino Raiola, his agent, recently stated that only 10 clubs around the world can afford to sign the 20-year-old striker, four of which are in the Premier League. If so, Manchester United are certainly among them.
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Defender Steven Reid has penned a new one-year deal at West Brom.
The 32-year-old, who joined from Blackburn in 2010, appeared set to leave the Hawthorns as talks over a new contract looked to have stalled. He took to Twitter last week to thank the club s fans, which sparked speculation he was poised to be released.
Reid and the West Brom hierarchy, though, have now resolved any issues and the former Republic of Ireland international is pleased to remain with the club, with Sky Sports reporting that he has agreed a 12-month extension.
Delighted to be extending stay at WBA, he wrote on Twitter. Roll on next season!
Injuries restricted Reid to 11 Premier League appearances last season as West Brom finished eighth under the shrewd guidance of Steve Clarke.
Reid has made over …
Stoke City and Cardiff City will look to bounce back from weekend defeats when they meet at the Britannia Stadium on Wednesday.
Both sides have made indifferent starts to the 2013-14 campaign, sitting on 13 points after as many matches, just three above the relegation zone.
For newly promoted Cardiff, staying up will likely be considered a success, but Stoke may be disappointed with their start under new manager Mark Hughes.
Cardiff lost 3-0 at home to league leaders Arsenal on Saturday but manager Malky Mackay was not upset with their performance.
Of Arsenal s goals, two came in the last five minutes as Cardiff chased a draw, and the result came less than a week after a last-gasp 2-2 draw against champions Manchester United.
Mackay is happy with what he ha…
Newcastle United have announced the signing of Salomon Rondon on a season-long loan, with Dwight Gayle joining West Brom as part of the deal.
Rondon was initially expected to join Newcastle on a permanent deal but will instead spend the 2018-19 campaign on loan at the club, with Gayle s switch under the same terms.
The Venezuela international, who hit seven goals last term as West Brom were relegated to the Championship, has been handed the number nine shirt previously worn by club legend Alan Shearer.
It s an honour to be here and I m excited to get started with my team-mates, Rondon said.
The clubs were talking for a long time and now I m focused on the season to help my team-mates to get the points to do well this season.
It s one of the b…
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu refused to discuss links with Manchester United star Paul Pogba, though he did leave the door open to a possible move before the transfer window shuts.
LaLiga champions Barca have emerged as strong suitors for France midfielder Pogba amid uncertainty over the World Cup winner s future at Old Trafford.
Pogba – who wore the captain s armband and scored in United s Premier League season-opening 2-1 victory over Leicester City – has endured a strained relationship with manager Jose Mourinho and the Frenchman raised further doubts over his time in Manchester when he claimed he would be fined if he said what he wanted to following Friday s clash.
While the Premier League window closed on August 9, Spanish clubs have until Au…
What the papers say
England forward Chloe Kelly is wanted by Paris St-Germain. The Daily Mail reports the 26-year-old would become the highest-paid women’s player in Europe if she makes the move from Manchester City.
Christian Eriksen, 31, could make a return to Brentford in the summer, according to the Metro. Galatasaray have also been linked with a move for Manchester United’s Denmark midfielder.
Brighton are leading the race for Ghanaian winger Ibrahim Osman. The Evening Standard says the Seagulls close to beating West Ham to the 19-year-old’s signature from Nordsjaelland in a £17million deal, while the Daily Mail says the move has already been agreed.
Jon Dahl Tomasson is close to being the next managerial casualty. The Daily Mail reports he is set to…
Adam Idah detailed his confidence from 12 yards after brushing off the pressure to net a stoppage-time winner on his first Celtic start.
The on-loan Norwich forward enjoyed a dream full debut as he scored penalties near the start and end of a 2-1 victory over Hibernian.
Celtic looked set to drop points for the second game running until Kyogo Furuhashi earned a penalty following Joe Newell’s late tackle, and Idah sent former Hoops goalkeeper David Marshall the wrong way for the second time in the game after switching sides.
The Republic of Ireland international, who has a 100 per cent record from the spot for club and country, said: “I have taken penalties my whole career and didn’t think much of it. I was confident enough I was going to score.
“Th…