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Sevilla FC have confirmed midfielder Jose Campana is closing in on a move to newly-promoted Premier League side Crystal Palace F.C. for a reported fee of €2million, Sky Sports understands.Wholesale jerseys

Campana, 20, was one of many players to impress for Spain at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.The 20-year-old, who made just five league appearances for Sevilla last term, rejected a new deal from the Spanish club prior to agreeing to move to Selhurst Park this summer.

Campana is expected to agree terms with Crystal Palace today, with the deal set to be finalised tomorrow following the successful completion of a medical.

“We made him an offer but he did not accept. He wanted out,” Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido told the club’s official website, Wholesale soccer jerseys www.sevillafc.es.“We have reached an agreement with Crystal Palace for about €2million plus add-ons and a sell-on fee.

“He will travel to England to sign today and have a medical tomorrow.”Del Nido wanted Campana to stay at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán this summer, but the offer from Palace was apparently too good to refuse for all parties.“When you offer a player a new deal but he doesn’t accept and there is an offer from English football, maybe that’s the best deal for everyone. So yes, we’ve accepted,” added Del Nido.“Campana was going to be a star for Sevilla but sadly it has not worked out. We had done everything we could to make him stay.

Wolfsburg star Diego believes his side will improve on their poor showing Wholesale jerseys in theBundesliga?last season.

The 2008/09 league champions suffered a surprise 2-1 loss to FC Copenhagen in a pre-season friendly on Friday.

Diego said Wolfsburg would be much better this season after finishing a disappointing 11th in the league last campaign.

“Much better, much better, I think, but we still have some things to improve with the ball and without the ball also,” he said.

“We feel better and I hope in the future we can play better Wholesale soccer jerseys because I think we made some mistakes and that should not be normal for us but in the moment I think we are on the right way.”

Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking is likely to rely on Brazilian attacker Diego for creativity in the attacking third.

With 10 league goals, Diego was Wolfsburg’s top-scorer last season, ahead of forwards Ivica Olic and Bas Dost.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Norwich)

The signing of the Holland international striker looks like another coup from the club from East Anglia. Van Wolfswinkel has proved prolific in Holland with Utrecht and then in Portugal with Sporting Lisbon.Wholesale jerseys A record of just under a goal every other game suggests that the lad knows how to find the net. The quality of the leagues may not be the same as the Premier League, but with the right supply line, the 24-year-old will score goals.

Van Wolfswinkel is the Canaries record signing, costing ￡8million, plus add-ons. The Dutch striker seems like a player that could be worth every penny of his fee.

Fernandinho (Manchester City)

Fernandinho cost Manchester City ￡30million this summer. It is a hefty price tag, but he City have bought the finished article. Having spent most of his career in Ukrainian football, Fernandinho finally has a chance to impress in one of Europe’s big leagues.His displays in the Champions League last season, especially against Chelsea, Wholesale Manchester city jersey showed exactly what he could do. The Brazilian will most likely be employed as a defensive midfielder for City, but his pace is allows him to break forward and use his tremendous long-range shooting ability.

The 28-year-old could play a key role in defence and attack next season, as City look to wrestle back the Premier League title.

Jeremy Helan to Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. have signed former France Under-19 winger Jeremy Helan from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee,Wholesale jerseys Sky Sports understands.

Since joining City from French side Stade Rennais in February 2009, Helan, 21, has spent time on loan at Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Sheffield Wednesday.A number of clubs in the Championship were interested in Helan, including Wolverhampton Wanderers, but the player wanted to return to Hillsborough, according to the club’s manager Dave Jones.

“We have done a lot of hard work to get him here,” said Jones.Wholesale soccer jerseys“Other clubs were aware of what he did here last season and wanted him on board, but he really enjoyed his time here and wanted to come back.

“To get Jeremy on a permanent transfer represents a really good signing for the football club, and is a statement of intent because he is a really talented footballer. He is young and has a terrific future in the game.”Helan, who made just one first-team appearance for City, tallied one goal and two assists in 28 league appearances for Sheffield Wednesday last season.

Mourinho hinted at his first press conference since returning as Chelsea boss last month that he would relish the chance to bring Rooney to Stamford Bridge and his latest comments to the media in Bangkok at the start of their pre-season tour added fuel to the fire.

When asked about a possible offer for Rooney, Mourinho did his best to dodge the question, Wholesale jerseys yet he could not resist praising the striker who left United's pre-season tour early on Friday after suffering a hamstring injury."He's a player that I like very much, being fast and direct I like him very much, but he's a Manchester United player," Mourinho said. "It's a funny, tricky question from an ethical point of view as I can't talk about players from other teams, but it is not my character to speak with hypocrisy, I always tell what I see."

Now Moyes, also facing the press in Bangkok on United's own pre-season jaunt, was quick to move to silence Mourinho: "People are entitled to talk about good players. I'm getting asked plenty of questions about Wayne. Jose has been asked about players as well."It's hard to keep repeating myself but I will –Wholesale soccer jerseys Wayne is a Manchester United player and it will remain that way. I think Jose said, in his comments that he doesn't normally talk about other players. But it does happen.

In 2004, the Austin, Texas, band, ... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, released what was their last great album, "Worlds Apart." The NME called the album "a suicide note of a band recognising their own irrelevance." Harsh but true. Over the next few years, the band indeed slumped into prog-rock obscurity.

The standout track was the brilliant "Will You Smile Again?" -- a song about someone unable to achieve greater things, stopping himself from doing so.Wholesale Borussia Dortmund jersey Singer Conrad Keely asks: "Have you forgotten just who you are? If you don't want to then you could at least pretend that the paper's your soul and your blood's the pen."

It is the same question that more or less has also been asked by many Borussia Dortmund supporters throughout the summer transfer period -- with Dortmund being the paper and the ball the pen. Until now they did not get an answer from Robert Lewandowski, the player they have been asking this question over and over again.

But regardless of the ugly transfer saga that has unfolded over the past couple of months, Wholesale jerseys it now appears that Lewandowski will remain at the Champions League runners-up for one more season, before -- if it shall be Pep Guardiola's wish -- joining FC Bayern. Both BVB boss Jurgen Klopp and the sometimes chatty Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge have left no doubt about that over the past few days.

Manchester United has sent Wayne Rooney home from its preseason tour of Asia after the striker suffered a hamstring injury in training.?

The United striker had flown out to Wholesale jerseys Thailand with the rest of the squad where he was expected to feature in David Moyes' first game in charge against Singha All-Star XI.

However, the 27-year-old has become the latest injury concern to hit the Premier League champion following a back problem picked up by Nemanja Vidic, and Rooney will now fly back to England for treatment.

“Following a scan this evening on a hamstring injury sustained in training, it has been decided that Wayne Rooney should return home immediately for further assessment and rehabilitation,” read a statement on the club's website.

United's medical team expects Rooney to be unavailable for selection for a month,Wholesale Manchester United jersey which puts his participation in the club's opening game of the Premier League season in doubt.

As Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stands on the touchline at Molde, the shadow of Manchester United still trails him.Wholesale jerseys It's the kind of association that will never escape him and one he's eternally proud of as a self-confessed 'plastic Manc'.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer led Molde to their first ever league title in 2011
Solskjaer secured Molde their first Norwegian league before supplementing the feat by retaining the championship a year later. However, his third season has not gone quite as smoothly, with Molde spending most of the season near the bottom of the pile.

It's an alien position for Solskjaer's side to be in. His success has come early but it was richly deserved, built on a core of impressive young players. However, those stars, like Vegard Forren and striker Davy Claude Angan, had already departed the club before the season began.read more

Brazil was obviously joyous at winning the Confederations Cup in such convincing style -- but it would only be natural if there were some places where joy was somewhat confined. Wholesale soccer jerseys Those players outside the squad, for example, now face a much harder time getting back in.

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Leandro Damiao was in a good spot as the London Olympics' top scorer, but injury has derailed his future with Brazil.
Leandro Damiao is an obvious example. At the start of June, he was sitting pretty. The top scorer at the London Olympics, he seemed to be a beneficiary of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's preference for a target man centre forward. He scored in a friendly against Bolivia early this year, was well established as the reserve to Fred --Wholesale jerseys and, offering more mobility than the first choice, he would have seen the Confederations Cup as an opportunity to force his way into the starting lineup.

But then injury struck and he had to pull out. Jo was called up at the last minute, took his opportunities well, and now Damiao is on the outside looking in -- aware that barring injury to a colleague, he will need a good run of club form to even think about getting back on the squad. 

City are beginning a new era under Pellegrini following the sacking of Roberto Mancini in May.

Pellegrini has now met most of his squad for the start of a pre-season programme which includes trips to South Africa, Hong Kong, Germany and Finland.Kompany told the club's website:Wholesale jerseys "I think all of us have done some preparation work during the holidays because the guys look very sharp after a long break, so that's great.

"It was also nice to start work with the new manager and I think his approach with the team today was really good."It's important now to try and improve on the last campaign and make sure that whatever the new manager brings in, that we try and make it our own as quick as possible."

City lost their Premier League crown last season and were surprisingly beaten by Wigan in the FA Cup final, events which preceded Mancini's departure.

But since then there has been change with, as well as Pellegrini's arrival, the club signing two high-profile players in Fernandinho and Jesus Navas. Carlos Tevez has also left for Juventus.Wholesale soccer jerseys Kompany said: "We're at a big club, so the only goal we can have is to win trophies."There's about six or seven clubs in England alone in this situation, so it will be very competitive.

"Our objective this year is to win things and to play well together. We all know that we have to be very strong as a team and bond with each other."