Louis van Gaal has a better win percentage than the legendary Matt Busby, but there was a certain inevitably about his dismissal after two years as Manchester United manager.
The Dutchman brought Champions League football back to Old Trafford in his maiden campaign, but a failure to return to Europe s top table this time around cranked up the pressure.
Van Gaal may have thought FA Cup glory in Saturday s win over Crystal Palace would buy him more time – it proved not to be the case.
The rumbles of discontent have grown in numbers among a United faithful frustrated at what they perceived to be a negative, over-cautious style throughout the season and with Jose Mourinho s shadow looming large throughout the season it was only a matter of time before change was in…
Genk defender Kalidou Koulibaly is set to undergo a medical ahead of joining Napoli, Belgian newspaper .
The Frenchman has shown a great deal of potential since joining the Belgian giants from Metz and he seems to have already earned a big club move.
Het Belang Van Limburg has suggested that Koulibaly will undergo a medical at Stadio San Paolo later today ahead of signing for the Azzurri in the summer transfer window.
The French footballer could find it hard to nail down a regular starting berth at Napoli, but time is definitely on his side.
Koulibaly began his professional career at Metz, and went on to make 56 league appearances before signing for Genk in the summer of 2012.
He has continued with impressive performances in Belgian s elite divis…
Galatasaray president Unal Aysal has revealed that the Turkish giants are in talks to sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter.
The Dutch playmaker has not featured for the Nerazzurri since the end of September, and looks to have no future at San Siro after rejecting a contract extension in December.
It was reported that coach Andrea Stramaccioni would continue to leave the former Real Madrid man out of his team unless he agreed to the new terms, which are worth significantly less than his current deal.
And it appears that the Turkish champions are now willing to offer him an escape route, as long as Inter lower their asking price.
I had dinner with (Inter president) Massimo Moratti in Italy on Monday, he told GSTV. We spoke about how we can co-operate on footba…