Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored his first goal for Real Betis to give them a 1-0 win over 10-man Las Palmas that almost guarantees their place in the Primera Division next season. The Norwich loanee produced a confident finish to slot home Dani Ceballos' low pass after 83 minutes to finish off a determined Las Palmas side who had to play the entire second half with 10 men following Aythami Artiles...Full Story »

St Etienne climbed at least temporarily ahead of rivals Lyon into third place in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win over Bastia. Ricky van Wolfswinkel's second-half goal was enough to settle a tense encounter in the hosts' favour at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The result extended ASSE's unbeaten run to eight league games, and 11 in all competitions, and they will await Lyon's result at Evian to see if th...Full Story »

Ricky van Wolfswinkel rescued a point as St Etienne struck back for a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Monaco at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Sunday. The visitors took the lead through Jeremy Toulalan 17 minutes in and Van Wolfswinkel levelled matters just before the hour mark, while Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off for Monaco with 20 minutes remaining. The result leaves the hosts i...Full Story »

Fulham boss Rene Meulensteen was surprised to see compatriot Ricky van Wolfswinkel join Norwich in the summer - and revealed he had once been on Manchester United's radar. The 24-year-old became the Canaries' record signing when he moved to Carrow Road from Sporting Lisbon in the summer, but has endured an injury-hit start to his career in English football. Van Wolfswinkel still only has one N...Full Story »

Debutant Ricky van Wolfswinkel's header secured a point for Norwich as four goals in 20 second-half minutes saw Everton share the spoils at Carrow Road on the opening day of the Barclays Premier League season. After commanding much of the game, Everton found themselves a goal down through an unlikely Steven Whittaker goal early in the second half. Two goals in four minutes just after the hour ...Full Story »

Norwich City manager Chris Hughton has denied that record signing Ricky Van Wolfswinkel’s summer move to Carrow Road is dependent on the club retaining its Premier League status. The Sporting Lisbon striker’s agent Louis Laros recently insisted that the 8.5 million pound deal includes a clause that allows him to pull out should the Canaries suffer relegation, with four points curren...Full Story »

Ricky van Wolfswinkel can opt out of his precontract agreement with Norwich if the club is relegated, the player's agent has revealed. The 24-year-old became Norwich’s most expensive signing after penning a four-year contract for a reported fee of 8million pounds in March, but the big-money move could be scrapped if the Canaries were to be condemned to the Championship at the end of the s...Full Story »

Ricky van Wolfswinkel: A target for Norwich City Sky Sports understands Norwich are eyeing an ambitious move for Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel. Norwich boss Chris Hughton is in the market for a new striker and has made bids for Celtic's Gary Hooper and Swansea's Danny Graham. Hughton has been frustrated in his attempts to land either Hooper or Graham and he is now thought to h...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have joined the race for Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel after scouting the Dutchman in Monday’s Lisbon derby. According to Portuguese daily A Bola, representatives from the White Hart Lane outfit appeared at the Estadio Jose Avalade shortly before kick-off, with checking up on Van Wolfswinkel firmly on their mind. The striker, who only joined Sporting l...Full Story »

After sources in Portugal confirmed that Manchester United are monitoring Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel, further news has arrived from the country linking Liverpool with the Dutchman. Van Wolfswinkel has shone so far in the Portuguese top flight, adapting quickly since landing from Eredivisie outfit Utrecht in the summer for a fee of €5.4M. Already Sporting look to have...Full Story »