CROOZEFM #SPORTS Aston Villa have been fined £60,000 and warned about their future conduct following their players behaviour in the 1-0 defeat by Leicester. Players and club officials clashed on and off the pitch in a game that saw Leicesters Matty James and Villas Ciaran Clark sent off. Both clubs admitted a Football Association charge earlier this month and Leicester were fined £20,000. It is Villas third fine of the season for the offence. They were fined £20,000 and £30,000 for failing to control their players in games against Tottenham and Manchester United respectively. TRANSFERS: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers thinks young forward Raheem Sterling will soon commit his long-term future to the club by signing a new deal. The 20-year-old still has over two years left to run on his current contract but he has been linked with a possible move away from Anfield. ………………. Everton forward Samuel Etoo is in Italy for a medical with Sampdoria as he looks to seal his move to the Serie A club. ………………………………… Chelsea have reportedly launched a £16m Douglas Costa transfer bid as Jose Mourinho looks to land Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Costa is a Brazilian who has been on Chelseas radar since he was a teenager and formed an exciting midfield partnership alongside current Stamford Bridge star Willian at Shakhtar. ................................... Arsene Wenger wants work permits for foreign footballers to be scrapped. The Frenchman, who revealed he missed out on bringing Angel di Maria to the club nine years ago due to employment red tape, says the UK’s football authorities should open its borders to all overseas players, not just those who qualify for the necessary paperwork. Arsenal are poised to sign Villarreal’s Gabriel Paulista, who has a £15million release clause. But the transfer is reliant on the Brazilian obtaining a work permit, which will not be a foregone conclusion given the central defender has not played international football. ……………………….. Lucas Silva is set for medical at Real Madrid after Cruzeiro agreed to sell Brazilian starlet Cruzeiro agreed to sell Lucas Silva to Real Madrid, the Brazilian champions confirmed on Thursday. The defensive midfielder was also a target for Arsenal. ............................. David de Gea’s Manchester United future was thrown into doubt on Thursday night as his agent failed to rule out a move to Real Madrid in the summer. De Gea has 18 months left on his contract and has yet to agree new terms to stay at Old Trafford as he takes stock of his future with Real watching developments. ……………………….. Martin Odegaard signed for Real Madrid in a £2.3m deal... and the 16-year-old Norwegian will be paid a whopping £80,000
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:00:41 +0000
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