Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts

Valencia midfielder Mehmet Topal flattered by Chelsea & Manchester City interest

The 25-year-old is said to have caught the eye of a number of Premier League clubs and admits that he’s honoured with the English links

Daniel Pudil vs. Mehmet Topal, Genk - Valencia
Valencia midfielder Mehmet Topal has admitted that he’s honoured to be linked with a Premier League move, with Chelsea and Manchester City reportedly interested in the 25-year-old.
Mehmet moved to La Liga from Galatasaray in the summer of 2010 and has gone on to establish himself as a steady performer at the Mestalla.
The Premier League big guns have had their heads turned by a release clause worth a reported €10 million (£8.5m), and the Turkey midfielder admits that it is an honour to be linked with a move to England.
“I know that there are teams following me,” Mehmet told the Dogan News Agency. “This makes me incredibly happy. The Premier League is my dream.
“However, Spain also makes me very happy and I have dreams I want to accomplish here. At the end of the season, I’ll come to a decision.”
Meanwhile, Mehmet, who was only used sparingly by his country in their unsuccessful bid to qualify for Euro 2012, has voiced his hope that the Turkish national team will have a brighter future with Abdullah Avci as coach.
“Now we must look to the future. I hope the new management has managed everyone’s form fairly. I believe we will achieve success under Abdullah Avci’s management.”

IKER CASILLAS GETS HIS ANKLES SPRAY PAINTED (VALENCIA V REAL MADRID)

Some great Spanish sock-painting

Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas had to become a victim of graffiti in order to take to the field for his side’s match against Valencia on Saturday.
The Spain international was spray painted to get his kit to meet the referee’s expectations. The match officials were not happy at a considerable flash of white (a bandage, perhaps?) around the ankle of Casillas’s ostensibly yellow socks.
Concerned that the white part of the sock would clash with Valencia’s kit, the ref insisted that the socks were all yellow. You might expect that to mean a change of socks, but not at Real Madrid.Casillas was spotted by TV cameras in the tunnel getting his ankles spray painted yellow .