Arsenal readies bid for Real Madrid’s Higuain

Desperate for some extra firepower before the next campaign, Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has been linked with some of Europe’s top strikers.

However one name that has been constantly linked with the Gunners this summer is Real Madrid’s Argentine striker, Gonzalo Higuain. The 25-year-old has been looking for a way out of Madrid for some time with playing opportunities becoming limited and Real willing to sell the player for the right price.

Real Madrid continues to dominate the news as the battle for Isco hots up with Manchester City and there’s more on the future of Robert Lewandowski. For all these big rumors and more visit today’s Paper Chase.

Jun

Isco toe

Jun

Fer real? Torres wanted by Barcelona

Fernando Torres dominates today’s Paper Chase amid speculation he is wanted by…wait for it..Barcelona. It’s certainly one of the more unusual transfer rumors we’ve heard for a while, although one of the papers believes Barca only want him as a ‘super-sub’. Click here for this and more on the futures of Malaga midfielder Isco, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marouane Fellaini and Demba Ba.

May

Man City look to tie up Isco deal

Manchester City have sacked Roberto Mancini and if all reports are to be believed, then the next manager will be Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini.

In today’s newspapers, Manchester City have been linked with Isco, who Pellegrini may try and take with him from Spain. Malaga will look for a fee of around £17 million for the attacking midfielder. Isco is now a full Spanish international and has impressed in his 67 appearances for Malaga, scoring 13 goals.

To read more on this rumor and all of today’s transfer gossip click here.

Apr

Champions League Quarterfinal Preview: Madrid to Malaga

Real Madrid v Galatasaray

After the incoming transfers of Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder, Galatasaray has become a team to be reckoned with. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo looks to continue leading Real Madrid through the Champions League after dispatching Manchester United in the Round of 16.

Leading Champions League scorers:

Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo (8) *T-most in UCL

Galatasaray – Burak Yilmaz (8) *T-most in UCL

Players to watch:

Real Madrid – Diego Lopez; although Iker Casillas has been cleared to play, Lopez will be expected to keep his place in goal and will be tasked with maintaining Real Madrid’s 37-match unbeaten run at home.

Galatasaray – Burak Yilmaz; he has scored in 6 consecutive UCL matches and the Turkish league goal-scoring leader will pose a serious threat to the Real Madrid backline.

Mar

From the Champions League (Lionel Messi’s wonder strike against Milan) to the CONCACAF Champions League (Djimi Traore’s rocket vs. Tigres), we saw a lot of wonderful Goal of the Month nominees this week.

Check them all out at once, and don’t forget to use the twitter hashtag #GOMonFOX whenever you see a great goal!

Mar

Champions League newbies Malaga impressively moved on to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 aggregate win over Porto.The goal of the match was scored by none other than Isco, the young phenom many believe is the brightest talent in the world not named Neymar.

Yep, that’s another Goal of the Month nominee! There’s been a lot of those recently (not that we’re complaining)!

Nov

We apologize profusely for missing this incredible display of skill by Malaga’s Isco over the weekend in La Liga. Watch as Isco somehow gets away from three Valencia defenders by juggling the ball along the sideline.