Villarreal striker Nilmar has quashed rumours he is considering a move back to Brazil in the January transfer window.
The Brazil international, 27, has struggled for fitness in the 2011-12 season, and recently underwent knee surgery which has necessitated a long spell on the sidelines.
During his recuperation he has been linked with several Brazilian clubs, including Sao Paulo, but Nilmar is insistent he will not be moving away in the next month.
I have been disconnected during the holidays, but in Brazil (a transfer) has been talked about a lot, Nilmar told ESPN.
It is natural, as the transfer window is open, but I have made it clear that I am feeling good here, that I do not want to leave and that is the situation. I want to help the team in the sec…
West Bromwich Albion have decided against offering a contract to Marouane Chamakh, .
The Moroccan striker has been on trial with the Midlands outfit but manager Tony Pulis has confirmed that we will not be offered a deal.
They were also looking at former Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko but also declined the chance to secure his services.
Chamakh most was most recently contracted to Crystal Palace, racking up sixty-five appearances for the club, a number of which came under Pulis between 2013 and 2014.
However, he managed just ten goals for the Eagles and also failed to produce his best form during his two campaigns with fellow Premier League outfit Arsenal.
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Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has launched a scathing attack on the club and the behaviour of Jose Mourinho and Florentino Perez.
The 61-year-old left his post at Madrid in 2009 and was replaced by assistant Vicente Boluda, before Perez was later installed as his long-term successor.
But despite having severed his ties with the club over three years ago, he has been quick to give his opinion on several different incidents involving Real in recent months.
I know many people inside the club (who say) that Mourinho and (agent Jorge) Mendes act as if the club belongs to them, he told Al-Watan.
The problem comes from the strange silence of Florentino Perez that is what really bothers me.
Calderon, who now works as a lawyer, expanded o…
James Milner and Roberto Firmino are set to be absent as an excited Liverpool launch their Premier League chase , manager Jurgen Klopp announced.
Milner was forced off in the 38th minute of Liverpool s 3-2 EFL Cup defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday after sustaining a hamstring injury against his old club.
He will now be unavailable for the Premier League trip to another of his former teams, Aston Villa, on December 26, and the December 30 clash at Anfield with Leicester City.
Firmino missed the loss to City with a calf injury sustained in training, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been dealing with a virus that kept Trent Alexander-Arnold out of the last-16 defeat. Oxlade-Chamberlain came on as a substitute against City.
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Saturday s match up sees high flying Chelsea take on a struggling Everton team who find themselves in the wrong half of the table and with injuries to key players to boot.
Chelsea have been in devastating form this season and despite their surprise loss at home to Manchester City last week, they still sit at the top of the Premier League with a two point cushion between themselves and last years champions Manchester United. Chelsea will be looking to bounce back from their loss to City and will see this as an eminently winnable game. Recent injuries to John Terry and Michael Essien will rob the team of two key players this week but the sheer size and quality of Chelsea s squad means that this can be overcome. With Joe Cole and Frank Lampard both back to form and fitness I expec…