If you haven’t yet heard of Luis Suarez, you soon will. The 23-year-old Uruguayan forward scored the most goals in any European league this year – one more than Lionel Messi.
The mesmerizing forward scored 35 goals in the Dutch league and achieved a grand total of 49 in all competitions. As if that wasn’t enough, he was resoundingly declared Dutch Footballer of the Year. Little wonder than that he’s been watched …
Manchester United are reportedly set to re-open their interest in Holland striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar according to the Daily Mail. The 26-year-old is unsettled at AC Milan having failed to break into the first team regularly and having to play as a backup to Alexandre Pato and is eager to move on to boost his chances of making Holland’s World Cup squad for the summer.
Huntelaar has proven a deadly striker everywhere he’s …
Steve Bruce is looking to resolve Sunderland’s goalkeeping crisis and is keeping tabs on Belgium Under 21 goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, according to The Sun. Bruce is likely to be shopping for a goalkeeper in the January window with first choice keeper Craig Gordon sidelined until at least February.
Mignolet, 21, currently plays for Sint Truidense in Belguim and has made 71 appearances for the club. The shot stopper is highly rated and …
Fulham are involved in a three way chase for Icelandic centre back Solvi Geir Ottesen according to the Daily Mail but face still change from Dutch side FC Twente – managed by former England boss Steve McLaren – and Premiership rivals Sunderland.
Ottesen plays his football in Denmark for SonderjyskE and the 25 year old has previously had stints in his homeland Iceland and in Sweden for Djurgardens.
The 6’2” defender is contracted …
Just blowing through the doors at The Transfer Tavern is the news that the Daily Mail, say Chelsea are to “turn to” AZ Alkmaar striker Moussa Dembele as the “£12million deal” for Marko Arnautovic at FC Twente “breaks down”.
The paper claims that Arnautovic’s “£12million move” to Stamford Bridge “is off”, with a medical revealing that the Austriian International had a “foot fracture”.
It is said that the …
Apparently on the radar of no fewer than seven Premier League sides and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. Eljero Elia looks set to become one of Europe’s hottest properties this summer. But just who is this Flying Dutchman? The Transfer Tavern asked Football Fancast columnist The New Voice of Football to investigate.
A pivotal member of the FC Twente side managed by the hapless …
