Ex-Barcelona, Man United keeper Victor Valdes to leave Middlesbrough

Victor Valdes recorded eight clean sheets at Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough have announced that goalkeeper Victor Valdes will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of June.
Former Barcelona and Manchester United shot-stopper Valdes joined Boro on a free transfer last summer.

Goalkeeper @1victorvaldes will leave #Boro this summer.

Here’s the full story ➡️ https://t.co/qa6OtCtz14 pic.twitter.com/U3fHvt7eSR
– Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) May 24, 2017
The 35-year-old made 28 Premier League appearances for the club but was unable to prevent…

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Man United’s Reject XI led by Angel Di Maria, Wilfried Zaha, Javier Hernandez

Shaka Hislop explains why it is hard to justify wanting to play for Man United right now for a reason other than money.

Stewart Robson and Ross Dyer go toe-to-toe in week 32’s Premier League predictor.

Stewart Robson weighs the pros and cons for Zlatan Ibrahimovic possibly rejecting a contract extension with Man United.

It would not require a decoder to deduce that Jose Mourinho is dissatisfied with the squad of players he must work with at Manchester United. Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have each received public cold shoulders.
As well as spending £157.25 million last summer on new recruits, Mourinho is sifting through a group constructed by three other managers in Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes and Louis van Gaal. Last month, he expressed his regret at the sales of Danny Welbeck to…

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Friend, Boro come up empty at Stoke as pressure mounts on Karanka

A Marko Arnautovic brace was enough for Stoke to comfortably see off an underwhelming Middlesbrough.

A Marko Arnautovic brace was enough for Stoke to comfortably see off an underwhelming Middlesbrough.

Mark Hughes commends Stoke’s bounce back this week against Middlesbrough, after their hammering against Spurs last week.
Middlesbrough’s woes continue with relegation seeming ever more likely after a lacklustre display at the bet365 Stadium. Despite fielding a positive-looking lineup, Aitor Karanka’s men barely turned up in the first half and struggled to compete in the middle of the park. When Ben Gibson’s goal was ruled out for offside midway through the second half, another Boro defeat looked cut and dried, and Stoke barely needed to step out of second gear to collect all three points.
Positives
Left-back Fabio…

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Two-goal heroes Mane, Sanchez and Gabbiadini lead team of the weekend

Craig Burley and Sebastian Salazar analyse Arsenal’s 2-0 win and the controversy surrounding Alexis Sanchez’ first goal.

Craig Burley and Sebastian Salazar analyse Arsenal’s 2-0 win and the controversy surrounding Alexis Sanchez’ first goal.

Sadio Mane and Jordan Henderson hope to build off Liverpool’s strong performance vs. Spurs, their first league win of 2017.

Craig Burley says Man United’s win was important to show that they’re not overly-dependent on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s scoring.
After each round of Premier League fixtures, ESPN FC brings you its Team of the Weekend. Our panel of experts carefully selects 11 star performers along with a manager.
Do you agree or disagree? You can have your say on those picked or overlooked in the comments section at the foot of the article or on Twitter, using the hashtag #ESPNFCTOTW.
Goalkeeper: Victor Valdes’ string of fine stops in the Middlesbrough goal against Everton helped secure a valuable point for Aitor Karanka’s side. “He…

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