ATLETICO DE MADRID CLOSE TO SHUTTING AUGUSTO FERNANDEZ

The "Winter Transfer Market" opens the 1st of January 2016 & Clubs are already making moves. Spanish Football club Atletico de Madrid has made it a priority to sign Celta de Vigo & Argentinian Augusto Fernandez.




Negotiations are advanced with Argentinian club Velez owning 50% of the players rights, while Celta asks for around 6M€ in transfer fee. Atletico de Madrid Coach Simeone has asked the

REAL MADRD | THE DAVID DE GEA TRANSFER MIX-UP

The Spanish (& World) Football media are still baffled & some laughing at the David De Gea - Keylar Navas transfer mix up or "fu*k ups". The reality is that today with the "Transfer Market" shut, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is still a United player because Real Madrid failed to send the "transfer documents" to the Spanish Liga HQ (LFP) before the midnight deadline. 




Here begins

REAL MADRID SHUTS DE GEA - NAVAS TO MANCHESTER UNITED

With only hours available before the "Transfer Market" shuts at midnight, Spanish Football Club Real Madrid is close to shutting a transfer deal with Manchester United for their Spanish International goalkeeper David De Gea. 

Latest from local media is that a deal has been struck between Clubs with some details still to be tied. The transfer price is speculated to be around 30M€, while current

ATLETICO DE MADRID SIGNS FERREIRA CARRASCO FROM AC MONACO

Spanish press announce that Atletico de Madrid & Monaco have come to an agreement to transfer 21 year old Belgium midfielder Ferreira Carrasco to the Spanish Football Club. The speculated transfer price coming out from France is around 20M€, while the player signs for the next 5 seasons. It is expected that both Clubs will officially announce the operation soon.




Ferreira has been chosen over

SPANISH FOOTBALL | NEW SIGNINGS 2015

Today a couple of important new signing presentations to media by Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid. Both Clubs begin the new season with exits & arrivals; below are pictures of new players, plus players presented in the last days by other Spanish Football Liga Clubs. 




Real Madrid presented officially Brazilian International right-back Danilo from Porto to media at the "Santiago Bernabeu

DANI ALVES SIGNS WITH PARIS ST GERMAIN

Spanish radio has advanced the news that Brazilian International & FC Barcelona right-back Dani Alves has signed with Paris St Germain. The defender ends contract this season with Barça & the latter has not wished to renew the player.




The Brazilian was free to negotiate his future without Barça & travelled to Paris after the Sunday Liga match against Rayo Vallecano to sign his contract. The

ATLETICO DE MADRID GETS CANI ON LOAN FROM VILLARREAL

Atletico de Madrid surprised us with the return of Fernando Torres who is on loan from AC Milan. The Spanish Football Club again surprised everyone yesterday announcing that Villarreal midfielder Cani was to be loan out to Atletico for the rest of the season.  




The 33 year old player has fallen out at Villarreal due to his "clashes" with Club Coach Marcelino. Beyond this, the Madrid Club

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA | SIGNINGS NOT MAKING THE GRADE

Not much relevant & differing content from Spanish Football these days with the Liga on hold as the Football Calendar makes room for International commitments. However, Spanish Sports daily "Marca" publishes an interesting article worth a post. The paper looks at some of the big name signings for Liga Clubs this last summer & compares their playing time. Some names & their lack of team

REAL MADRID ANGEL DI MARIA WILL GO TO MANCHESTER UNITED

The future of Argentine & Real Madrid midfielder Angel Di Maria has been settled. English Premier League Club Manchester United will be - awaiting official announcement - the new destination & Football home for the player.

The transfer figures vary between those media sources that say 75M€ plus 15M€ more in variables & others who go higher with a 80M€ figure. In any case it the biggest transfer

ATLETICO DE MADRID SIGNS MEXICAN RAUL JIMENEZ

Its official, Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid has signed 23 year old Mexican International & America de Mexico forward Raul Jimenez. This in theory finishes off the Spanish Clubs reorganization of its Liga Championship winning  squad after important & key players have left this summer to other Clubs.




The terms of the transfer is a 10,5M€ fee to America de Mexico while the player

FC BARCELONA SIGNS JEREMY MATHIEU FROM VALENCIA CF

After weeks of speculations & "cross-fire" between Clubs, FC Barcelona announced that they have come to an agreement to sign Valencia CF defender Jeremy Mathieu. The negotiations went down to the wire as Barça finally succumbed to the Valencia CF demands of 20M€ as transfer fee. The payment will be 10M€ upfront in cash & the rest in instalments.

The French player was literally pulled off the

REAL MADRID TO PRESENT JAMES RODRIGUEZ AS THEIR NEW PLAYER THIS AFTERNOON

The Football World never stops to amaze me. Four weeks back Colombian & Monaco Forward Radamel Falcao was the hot favourite to sign for Real Madrid, today the reality is that fellow countryman & team-mate James Rodriguez is now in Madrid passing the medical exam.The fact is that JAMES RODRIGUEZ will be presented this afternoon by REAL MADRID CF as their new signing after they have shut a deal

FELIPE LUIS - JAN OBLAK MOVES | ATLETICO DE MADRID

News & players movements concerning Spanish Football Club & Liga Champions Atletico de Madrid.First off is the exit news of left back defender Felipe Luis to English Premier League Club Chelsea FC. Both Clubs have announced a transfer agreement of around 24M€ pending the habitual medical examinations. The Brazilian will join last season team-mates Courtois, Thiago & Diego Costa all of which have

JUVENTUS FC WILL SIGN ALVARO MORATA FROM REAL MADRID CF

Spanish Sports daily "AS" advances that young Spanish International & Real Madrid CF forward ALVARO MORATA is headed to Italy, concretely JUVENTUS FC next season. The deal is said to be around a 22M€ transfer fee plus 2,2M€ extra in bonuses for "objectives". The "sticky" point between Clubs was ironed out as Juventus accepts a "buy-back" clause that Real Madrid insisted on. However, it will cost

CHELSEA FC MAKES OFFICIAL DIEGO COSTA SIGNING

Its the worst keep secret in Football. After months of rumour & speculation English Premier League Club Chelsea FC has communicated officially via its Website that they have paid the 38M€ contract release clause for Atletico de Madrid & Spanish International forward Diego Costa.




The Spanish-Brazilian player has had a fabulous season 2013-2014 scoring 27 goals in 34 Liga games. That figure

FC BARCELONA SIGNS IVAN RATIKIC

Both Sevilla FC & FC Barcelona still have to make it official, but both Barcelona based Spanish Sports papers - "Sport" & "Mundo Deportivo" - have already pasted on their front page of their online editions. Croatian International midfielder IVAN RATIKIC is on his way to FC BARCELONA after Sevilla FC & Barça Directives negotiated all day to shut the deal.




The terms between Clubs is said to be