Manchester United and Manchester City are set to lock horns in a battle to sign West Ham United defender Angelo Ogbonna, .
The fierce rivals have both been impressed by the twenty-seven year old’s performances this season his first in English football.
Having moved to West Ham from Juventus last summer, the Italy international has racked up twenty-two appearances for the in all competitions with his one and only goal for the club so far coming in the last minute of extra-time in last month’s FA Cup fourth round replay victory over Liverpool.
Obgonna played fifty-five times for Juve where he won back-to-back Serie A tables while he began his career with their neighbors Torino and has also had a loan spell with Crotone.
He has been capped ten time…
Maarten Stekelenburg blames himself for missing out on the FIFA World Cup with Netherlands after a disappointing club season with Fulham.
The 31-year-old was first-choice for the Netherlands at the 2012 European Championship and also started the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.
However, he has since dropped down the pecking order for his national side and a move to the Premier League did little to revive his fortunes.
Stekelenburg suffered a shoulder injury on his debut for Fulham and things went from bad to worse as the club were eventually relegated, with David Stockdale preferred in goal towards the end of the campaign.
Having lost out to Jasper Cillessen, Michel Vorm and Tim Krul for a place in the Netherlands World Cup squad, Stekelenburg has taken resp…