Spanish newspaper that Real Madrid are keeping close tabs on Osasuna goalkeeper Andres Fernandez.
With Adan not deemed good enough to provide competition for Iker Casillas, Real Madrid officials plan to add a new keeper to the ranks for the 2013/2014 season.
Rather than splashing the cash on a world-class shot-stopper, they are prepared to take a gamble with Osasuna goalie Andres Fernandez.
Fernandez, 26, has been in fine form since winning a starting berth at Osasuna and is predicted a great future.
He has a contract until June 2015 at Osasuna and a release clause of €9 million, which is well within Real’s price range.
Fernandez is also followed by Atletico Madrid, but back in November 2011, he admitted to being a big fan of Real Madrid.
Defender Phil Jagielka believes the lack of expectation on England could help them to flourish at Euro 2012.
Unlike in previous years, the national team head to Poland and Ukraine as outsiders to win the tournament, and Jagielka is hoping they can now surprise people.
I m sure if we win a game we ll be favourites and if we lose a game we ll be a waste of space, he told reporters.
It s a hard one to call. It would be better for the squad if there s a little bit less expectation on us. Hopefully we can go under the radar until the latter stages of the tournament and hopefully get further than we have.
If we re being realistic we haven t won anything for a number of years and maybe that s because we don t deserve to so hopefully this time round we can pe…
Tottenham Hotspur reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Arsenal in the North London derby on Sunday evening.
Heung Min-Son gave Jose Mourinho s men the lead early on with an absolutely blitzing right-footed drive from outside of the area. Harry Kane then predictably added to his highly impressive derby record with a clinical finish off of the crossbar just before the half-time whistle.
For all of their effort, Arsenal were not able to find a route back into the game, falling to another defeat.
Here are five things we learned from the game:
Kane makes history against the Gunners
Coming into the most recent instalment of the North London derby, Kane already had a stunning record against Arsenal. The 27-year-old had netted ten goa…
Ronald Koeman could plunge Samuel Umtiti back into Barcelona action against Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo as the defender gets set for his first appearance of the season.
The French World Cup winner has been blighted by knee problems, with Barcelona announcing his latest injury issue in early July, and he has not played since.
However, Barca declared on Tuesday morning that Umtiti has been given the medical all-clear over his left knee, naming him in their squad for the clash with Juventus at Camp Nou that evening.
That comes as a major boost to head coach Koeman, whose defensive options have been clipped by an injury suffered by Gerard Pique.
Barcelona and Juventus are both assured of qualification for the last-16 stage ahead of their …
Manchester United are closing in on a shock deal for Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen, .
The 28 year old, who is currently with Belgium preparing for their World Cup opener against Algeria, made just thirteen starts in all competitions for the Gunners last season due to the form of preferred central defensive partnership Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker.
He has just one year remaining on his current deal with the North London club, but could still command a fee of around £10m.
New United manager Louis van Gaal is an admirer of the former Ajax man, and will be keen to add a player of his experience as he looks for a replacement for Nemanja Vidic, who will complete his move to Inter Milan next month.
The 2012/13 Premier League champions finishe…
Juanfran has dismissed suggestions Spain lack hunger following their dismal FIFA World Cup trophy defence in Brazil.
Spain s hopes of claiming back-to-back titles were swiftly dashed following resounding defeats to the Netherlands and Chile in Group B.
Vicente del Bosque s men came in for heavy criticism, with many pinpointing the world and European champions aging squad as the reason behind their failure in South America.
But playmaker Xabi Alonso attributed their under-par showing to a lack of hunger and ambition after last week s last to Chile assertions that reportedly angered his team-mates.
And speaking ahead of Spain s final World Cup match against Australia on Monday, full-back Juanfran feels there is no difference in the level of enthusiasm that …
