Jose Mourinho has earmarked Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes as an emergency loan option given the paucity of goalkeepers at his disposal. Valdes has made only one Premier League start over the past year he has been at Old Trafford, having fallen out of favour with the manager. Thibaut Courtois is currently out with a long-term injury and the Portuguese manager is worried that an in...Full Story »

Rangers claim Raith Rovers' questioning of Ryan Hardie's return from Scotland Under-19 duty ahead of their clash on Saturday is "baffling". The Ibrox club also claim their rivals have "besmirched the honour" of assistant manager Davie Weir in doing so and are seeking an apology. The Kirkcaldy club released a statement on Thursday asking if the Scottish FA's compliance officer agreed with them ...Full Story »

Recent Chelsea signing Pedro has denied reports that he turned down a move to Manchester United to avoid working under coach Louis van Gaal. Pedro, 28, signed for Chelsea last month from Barcelona despite reported interest from the Red Devils. Sources told ESPN FC that conversations with former Barca teammates such as Cesc Fabregas and Victor Valdes caused Pedro to reconsider United, while rep...Full Story »

Victor Valdes is in good spirits despite missing out on Manchester United's pre-season tour of North America Victor Valdes took to social media on Tuesday afternoon to declare that he is feeling “good and strong” as he continues to train at Manchester United’s Carrington training base, while his team-mates prepare to conclude their pre-season tour. The Spanish goalkeepe...Full Story »

Victor Valdes: Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal expects the goalkeeper to leave the club Louis van Gaal says Manchester United plan to sell Victor Valdes because the goalkeeper refused to play for the reserves last season. The Spaniard, who was back-up to compatriot David de Gea at United last year, did not travel with the rest of the squad to America for the club's pre-season tour but no...Full Story »

Manchester United already have the "perfect" replacement for David De Gea should the Spanish goalkeeper leave for Real Madrid, according to former Red Devils keeper Raimond van der Gouw. United signed Victor Valdes, 33, in January - and Van der Gouw said he "has what it takes to stay at the top". De Gea, 24, is out of contract next summer and has yet to sign a new deal. Boss Louis van Ga...Full Story »

Ander Herrera shared this picture on Instagram on Tuesday Ander Herrera took to social media on Tuesday afternoon to reveal that he is throughly enjoying Victor Valdes’ book #Metodov. The Spanish goalkeeper released the self-help book last year. In it he explains how to “manage the pressure and reach your objectives” and “explains how he trains his mind”. And He...Full Story »

Rangers' teenage striker Ryan Hardie marked his first ever Light Blues start with a brace as Stuart McCall's side clinched a 3-1 win over Dumbarton. The 18-year-old had made just four substitute appearances before facing the Sons at the Dumbarton Stadium, but his double put Rangers in command after they fell behind to Mark Wilson' second-minute opener. The former Celtic full-back's last goal w...Full Story »

Jamal Campbell-Ryce seems unlikely to feature for Notts County against former club Barnsley. The winger is nursing a knee injury sustained against Yeovil at the weekend and the club are awaiting the results of a scan. Ricardo Moniz's first game as Magpies manager ended in a 1-1 draw at Huish Park, where he made two changes as Jordan Williams and Jimmy Spencer started at the expense of Mike Edw...Full Story »

GUTI AND VALDÉS MAKE A GENTLEMAN'S WAGER Víctor Valdés and Guti have made an interesting bet ahead of the 'Clásico', which will see one of the two venture into 'enemy territory'.The former Barça goalkeeper and Real Madrid midfielder have promised each other that if one of them ends up on the losing side, whoever that is will have to take a photo of themselves at the fou...Full Story »