5 La Liga players Premier League clubs should look at

La Liga is often rich with players that perhaps the common football fan hasn't heard of but could make a massive impact in the Premier League should they choose to move. I'm picking players which some of you may not have heard of because, as with the case of Michu, it's important for us and clubs to look beyond the big three Spanish sides. This enables managers to find players that will benefit their club without having to break the bank to get them. The players I'm going to talk about have been very good this season for their respective clubs and have consistently churned out impressive performances.

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Keeping De Guzman key to Swansea progression

One of the highlights of last year’s cup winning season for Swansea was the performances of on-loan Dutch midfielder Jonathan De Guzman.

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Can Pellegrini bring his Euro magic to Manchester City? (video)

Manuel Pellegrini is seemingly days away from being announced as Man City’s new manager, after a long and protracted saga, in which Roberto Mancini has already been the victim. In City’s world of heightened expectations, coming only second in the league was certainly a disappointment, but Mancini’s continued Champions league failure was a key factor in his departure. Can Pellegrini give the Mancunians a debut knock-out stage appearance?

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Really hairy strikers - A look through those goal-getters with long locks (video)

 Often when faced with the sight of a ponytailed striker, or luscious flowing locks, I wonder, how on earth do they head the ball so precisely, and surely the manager would prefer a slightly more streamlined style? Here's a selection of surfer cuts from over the years.

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Do you remember?... Martin Palermo (Video)

You may remember him as being the man that famously missed three penalties in a Copa America game against Colombia in 1999, or as the oldest Argentine player to score at a World Cup when he poked home against Greece in South Africa 2010. You may remember him for his dyed blonde hair and his extraordinary career at Boca Juniors, or as the unlucky player that broke his leg whilst celebrating a goal for Villarreal. However you remember him, there is no doubt that he was a fantastic striker and will always be fondly remembered for a career that rarely had a dull moment.

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Manuel Pellegrini next in line at Chelsea?

Having lost out on his number one target Pep Guardiola, rumours were abound last week that Roman Abramovic has sounded out a possible move for Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini to become the next man to take a seat in the Stamford Bridge dugout.

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Has Juan Roman Riquelme kicked his last ball? (video)

“I have nothing left to give the club, I’m empty”. These were the words of Juan Roman Riquelme, the day after his club – Boca Juniors – had been defeated by Brazilian side Corinthians 2 0 in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final, losing 3–1 on aggregate at Boca’s iconic Bombonera stadium in Buenos

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De Guzman shines for the Swans (Video)

With two goals in their 3-1 win at home to Stoke, are Swansea about to see the best of Jonathan de Guzman?

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Channel five welcomes woeful Manchester

It wasn't a good day for Manchester in Europe on Wednesday night. Before kick-off, most expected Manchester City to fall out of the competition. Not because they couldn't beat a weakened Bayern Munich at home, but instead because they needed a big fa

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City fan keeping the faith

'We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight on the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender'.

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City sink yellow submarine

City had not performed as well as we know they can while on European duty and their performances from League to Champions League have been like night and day.

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I Need Aguero, I'm Holding Out For Aguero Til The End Of The Night

This was all set up in favor of Manchester City going into the Champions League game against Villarreal at the Etihad Stadium, Tuesday night. City had come off a dominant win against Aston Villa at the weekend while Villarreal had only managed a scoreless draw away to Getafe. City had at least registered a single point on the board in Champions League play, Villarreal had played, and lost two.

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Manchester City v Villareal: Can City top their Champions League group?

The Champions League returns to action tonight, and while Bayern Munich and Napoli battle it out for first place in Group A, Manchester City and Villarreal will face off at the Etihad Stadium attempting to get back into contention in the group.

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Kun Falcao prove there is life after Aguero at the Vicente Calderon?

Die hard La liga followers will acknowledge that Athletico Madrid have now been lampooned with the label of a ‘feeder club’, despite winning the Europa league, players such as Jurado,, Simao, Aguero and De Gea have all left respectively over past seasons. Thus, it is fair to say selling has well and truly become embodied within the clubs DNA. 

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Tis the season for speculation

June to August; the time of the year where the words “exclusive”, “a source” and “the breaking news yellow ticker bar thing” (seriously, what is the name for that source of misinformation?) are used as liberally as fake tan at an Only Way is Essex convention. Yes folks, its transfer rumour silly season.

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