Luis Nani, Portugal Star Joins Melbourne Victory

 

Luis Nani, the Portuguese international continues his career in Australian football after he signed a two-year deal with Melbourne Victory, 4-time A-League champions. Nani revoked his contract with Italian Venezia after their relegation from Serie A the previous season, after he found the 8th club of his professional career quickly and his second outside Europe having played with Orlando City in MLS.

Melbourne Victory confirmed the signing in July and Tony Popovic, the coach reacted by saying that they are proud to be able to recruit a player who is as good as Luis Nani to their Club and believe he is going to be an impressive asset for Melbourne Victory and the whole A-League. He enjoyed an incredibly successful career at the international, as well as club level and they think his experience and quality will be the key in achieving their ambitions this season. Continue reading

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     NANI GIVES HIS HONEST OPINION ON MAN CITY VS MANCHESTER UNITED ON SUNDAY

It’s been a long month but Manchester United will soon return to Premier League action. United’s last league outing came on September 2 when they defeated Arsenal 3-1 but they then saw matches against Crystal Palace and Leeds United postponed in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

That will come to end on Sunday, however, but there will be no easing back into the swing of things as fierce rivals Manchester City await. Though his international stars appear to have returned to Carrington mostly unscathed, Ten Hag still has some injury concerns ahead of the Manchester derby. Continue reading

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        MAN UNITED WOULD PAY £84.8M IN THREE YEARS TO SIGN THIS SERIE A STRIKER

As per reports in Italy, Manchester United may loan Ronaldo to Napoli in order to sign Victor Osimhen from the Serie A side. According to Tutto Sport, an incredible agreement is possible. Ronaldo could join the Naples based club on loan, on the other hand, Man Utd would pay 100 million euros (£84.8m) to hire the services of Nigerian international, Osimhen. The Italian news source have mentioned that the Red Devils value the Portugal captain at 40 million euros and initially, they wanted to include the striker as part of the deal to lure the African forward.

However, the Diego Armando Maradaona Stadium outfit do not compromise on the price and want 100 million euros in cash. In such a scenario, the media outlet claim Man Utd are negotiating to pay the £84.8m fee in three years. Moreover, they have offered a tempting contract worth £192,000-a-week (£10million a year) to the 23-year-old forward. Continue reading

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NANI MAKES VICTORY DEBUT AGAINST UNITED

 

 

Veteran winger Luis Nani was recently unveiled as the new player for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-league. His transfer to Melbourne Victory was sealed last week Tuesday.Luis Nani has signed a two-year deal at Melbourne Victory on the back of his exit from Italian side Venezia who were relegated from the Serie A last season.


Luis Nani returned to European football to play for Venezia at the start of this year after his contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) side Orlando City came to an end. The 35-year-old had been at Orlando City for some years and he left the MLS club after a record of 28 goals in 77 games. He made ten appearances for Venezia as they were demoted from the Italian Serie A to the Italian Serie B. Continue reading

NANI LIKELY TO STAY AT VENEZIA

 
Portuguese winger Luis Nani will most likely stay at Italian team Venezia this season which means he would be playing in the second division when the new season starts. The former Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon star has never played in the second division throughout his professional career. Luis Nani signed for Venezia while they were in the Italian Serie A during the latest league season. However, he was unable to save them for relegation to the Italian Serie B, which is the second division in Italian club football.Venezia propped up the table at the end of the just finished Italian Serie A campaign.


Luis Nani said he signed for Venezia as a result of their ambitions. He made this known in his first interview as a Venezia player. The 35-year-old Portuguese international put pen to paper on an 18-month deal with Venezia until the end of the new season. With this in mind, he has a year left on his contract with the Italian club and he could spend it in the Italian Serie B unless he’s released from the contract or he signs for another team. Continue reading

NANI BENCHED DURING CRUCIAL LEAGUE WIN

Portuguese winger Luis Nani was on the Venezia bench for the entire duration of the big Italian Serie A win over Bologna last weekend. It was a crucial victory for Venezia in their quest to stay in the Italian Serie A beyond the current season.


Venezia made a big transfer coup with the signing of Luis Nani during the January transfer window. He was signed on a free transfer after his exit from Orlando City in the MLS (Major League Soccer).He left Orlando City at the end of his contract at the MLS club. Since signing for Venezia, Luis Nani has not found the back of the net. He has an attacking return of one assist in ten league games for his new team. Continue reading

                     ALEXANDRE PATO IS THE NANI REPLACEMENT WE DIDN’T EXPECT

Portuguese superstar Luis Nani is probably the greatest player in Orlando City history. The former Manchester United winger led Orlando the postseason for the first time ever, and he was truly unstopabble at times for the Lions, even if he lacked longevity in his twilight years.


With the former European champion off to Venezia of Serie A, Orlando City had a big hole in the team. Nani was not only a productive winger, he was a uber calm and technically gifted presence who was always a threat. Orlando City spent over $7 million on Uruguayan talent Facundo Torres to fill that role, and while he may eventually fill in Nani’s shoes, it’s another, more experienced star filling in the former captain’s shoes. Continue reading

ITALY: NANI MAKES EIGHTH VENEZIA APPEARANCE

Italian Serie A newcomers Venezia made a big coup when they signed veteran Portuguese international Luis Nani during the winter transfer window and he has made eight appearances till date for the club in the Italian Serie A. The former Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United and Lazio winger has an attacking return of one assist in his eight league matches for Venezia.


Luis Nani made his eighth appearance of the season whenVenezia played hosts to Sampdoria over the weekend. In the end, Sampdoria proved to be too much for Venezia with Francesco Caputo scoring twice in the first half on the way to a 2-0 away win. Luis Nani was unable to stop the defeat as Caputo wrecked havoc on the Veneziadefence to take his tally to nine goals and three assists in 28 Italian Serie A appearances this season. Venezia ended the game with ten men after French striker Thomas Henry was sent off four minutes from time. Continue reading

SERIE A: NANI MAKES VENEZIA DEBUT

Portuguese winger Luis Nani made his debut for Venezia in the Italian Serie A on Sunday and he was able to make an instant impact for his new team. Newly promoted Serie A side Venezia made a big coup with the free transfer signing of Luis Nani. The ex-Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United and Valencia star teamed up with Venezia as a free agent after leaving Major League Soccer (MLS) team Orlando City at the end of last year.

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Luis Nani made his debut for lowlyVenezia during the league game at home to Empoli. The winger started the game on the bench before he was introduced into it in the place of veteran Italian defender Cristian Molinaro in the 72nd minute and his impact was an instant one as he was able to provide an assist on the occasion of his first Venezia game.
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RONALDO RIGHT ON UNITED RETURN – NANI

 

Orlando City winger Luis Nani has stated that compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo was right to return to Manchester United this summer and that there was no better place for the Portugal international skipper to go than the Theatre of Dreams.

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Cristiano Ronaldo stunned the footballing world when he returned to Manchester United in the summer after the five-time Ballon D’or winner told the Juventus hierarchy that it was time for him to leave the Italian club. Manchester United re-signed him after beating off competition from Pep Guardiola and Manchester City.

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