MILAN, Italy -- Napoli has signed defender Faouzi Ghoulam from French club
Saint-Etienne on a quiet transfer deadline day in Italy on Friday.
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deal, tying him to Napoli until 2018. The 22-year-old Algeria international, who
played for France at Under 21 level, has made 87 league appearances in four
seasons at Saint-Etienne. Ghoulam is Napolis third signing this month, following
the arrivals of Jorginho and Henrique. Napoli also confirms it has allowed Pablo
Armero to join Premier League club West Ham on loan until the end of the season.
Several other deals are expected to be completed before the transfer window
shuts on Friday night, with Pablo Osvaldo and Hernanes having medicals at
Juventus and Inter Milan respectively.
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biggest name in the NHL rumour mill heading toward the Feb.MANCHESTER, England
-- Flashing rarely sighted smiles, unruffled by the prospect of taking on
Barcelona, Manuel Pellegrini personified the calm and confidence at Manchester
City where chaos once reigned. Even a declaration that City is now the dominant
power in Manchester didnt seem so farfetched, albeit unusually eye-catching from
a manager renowned for his intentionally bland public comments. Rather than
attempting to set off a verbal skirmish with Manchester United, this was just a
statement of fact on Monday by a manager with a spring in his step ahead of the
biggest European game in the clubs long, but not so illustrious, history. Well,
not compared with Uniteds. That could all be changing, Pellegrini predicts.
Barcelonas previous trips to Manchester for competitive games have always been
to Old Trafford, failing to win on four visits against United. But the Spanish
champions will play a first competitive game against City on Tuesday, in the
Champions League round of 16, facing a team third in the Premier League while
United is fading in seventh and unlikely to qualify for European soccers elite
competition next season. "If we only consider this season, there is just one
club in Manchester and its ours," Pellegrini said in Spanish. "But you cannot
forget what United has done in the previous years. We are aiming to keep growing
by winning many trophies -- not just national but international trophies. We are
fighting for four titles this year." Just 15 years ago, though, City was in the
depths of the third tier of English soccer before embarking on an uneasy ascent
back from the wilderness. After returning to the Premier League in 2002 and
staying in business when it faced oblivion, the wealth of Abu Dhabis ruling
family has enabled City to become the biggest spenders in world soccer since
2008. The takeover had City supporters starrt to dream about knocking United off
its pedestal, but despite winning the Premier League in 2012, only since Alex
Fergusons retirement from United last year has the balance of power looked as if
it was seriously shifting.
NBA Jerseys China. "We have to be patient
because you cannot change the team from one day to another," Pellegrini said.
"We have to keep the philosophy of the style and for that you need time." Under
David Moyes, United seems to be fading as a force on the pitch, just as
Barcelonas cloak of invincibility has slipped away since manager Pep Guardiola
left in 2012. Yet while Barcelona is on top of the Spanish standings, in a
three-way battle for the title with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, United is
not a Premier League threat -- for now. But it will take far longer for City to
usurp Uniteds commercial might or global fan base. A victory over Barcelona
would go some way to enhancing Citys global credibility after the expensively
assembled squad slipped out of the Champions League at the group stage in the
previous two seasons when Roberto Mancini was still in charge. Mancinis
departure after last season ended without a trophy and enabled City to bring in
a more composed manager who has enjoyed a tranquil first season at the helm.
"This club is trying to develop in all areas, and so far we have a good season,
but we must finish that way," Pellegrini said. City midfielder Yaya Toure left
Barcelona just before the Catalans went on to sweep five trophies in 2011 alone.
Toure has only won the Premier League and FA Cup at City, but sees a victory
over Barcelona as an opportunity to show there is more to come from this team.
"Barcelona are at the top level in the world and if we want to move on and one
day be one of the top clubs in the world, we have to play against those teams,"
Toure said.
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