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Manchester United Close In On £12m German International Mesut Ozil
Manchester United are apparently closing in on Werder Bremen playmaker Mesut Ozil and a deal to sign the impressive German international could be forced through in the coming days. Having watched his side thrash the MLS All Stars Sir Alex Ferguson is still looking to add more strength to his Old Trafford side before the Premier League kicks off.
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Mallorca signs De Guzman from Feyenoord
Debt-ridden Mallorca has signed midfielder Jonathan De Guzman on a free transfer from Dutch club Feyenoord.
De Guzman, a naturalized Dutchman of Canadian origin, agreed to a three-year deal with the Spanish club.
De Guzman spent five seasons at Feyenoord where he scored 23 goals in 109 appearances.
De Guzman’s brother Julian – a Canada international – played four seasons at Deportivo La Coruna.
Mallorca is currently appealing UEFA’s decision to exclude it from this season’s Europa League despite its fifth-place finish last year. Mallorca has reported debts of ?60 million ($77 million).
U.S. Midfielder Peterlin set to join Plymouth
Former Everton midfielder Anton Peterlin is set to join Plymouth on a one-year deal, subject to passing a medical. The 23-year-old California-born midfielder was released by Everton in June and has been training with Plymouth over the summer.
During his time at Goodison Park, Peterlin never made a first-team appearance. However, he has featured in all of Plymouth’s preseason friendlies and has impressed the club’s new manager Peter Reid.
Mario Balotelli Agrees To Join Manchester City €30m Fee
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter striker Mario Balotelli has agreed to sign for Man City, for around €30m.
Balotelli had leaving party at Milan’s Van Gogh café on Via Bertani on Saturday evening.
The teenager’s mate’s unveiled a piece of canvas with the message: “Even 1000km away, you’ll always be in our hearts… you big mentalist.” (The ‘big mentalist’ part may be an embellishment.)
La Gazzetta also claims Super Mario has signed a four-year deal worth €4m a season.
Maradona Out as Argentina Coach
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego Maradona is out as Argentina’s soccer coach.
The Argentine Football Association said Tuesday it would not renew his contract. He had spent an erratic 21 months in charge of a national team that was eliminated in the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-0 loss to Germany.
The federation had offered Maradona a four-year contract to continue through the 2014 World Cup. But Maradona said he would stay only if his entire staff remained.
That was unacceptable to Argentine Football Association president Julio Grondona. He had asked for several assistants to be replaced. One of them is Maradona’s close friend Alejandro Mancuso. The federation’s executive committee sided with Grondona.
Liverpool's Hodgson eyes Mexican star Salcido
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is ready to step up his efforts to bring Mexican World Cup star Carlos Salcido to Anfield. The PSV left back or midfielder is high on Liverpool’s wanted list and Hodgson is set to launch a $5 million raid for the 30-year-old defender over the next few days. Liverpool is short of options on the left side of its back line after the departure of Fabio Aurelio and impending sale of Emiliano Insua to Fiorentina.
