John Obi Mikel has opened up about the reasons that led to Jose Mourinho being sacked from his position as Chelsea manager. Mourinho returned to Chelsea in 2013 for a second spell at the club, and hoped to replicate the success he enjoyed in his first stint. He led Chelsea to 3rd in the Premier…
Liverpool’s former Director of Football Damien Comolli has blamed Jordan Henderson for his dismissal from the club. Comolli played a key role on bringing Henderson to the club from Sunderland in 2011, for a reported fee of £16 million. The midfielder had been named as Sunderland’s best young player for the second year running back then,…
The 25-year-old Dutchman suffered a hamstring injury while on international duty and looks a doubt for Liverpool’s upcoming clash against Manchester United. Wijnaldum, who earned his 32nd Cap for the Dutch National side tonight, limped of World Cup qualifying match against France and was seen clutching his right hamstring. The player fell to the ground…
Jose Mourinho has sent Manchester United fans into a frenzy, after reports emerged that the Portuguese was at the Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 win against Georgia to personally scout full-back Seamus Coleman. Coleman, who scored the winner in Dublin, has been drawing interest from United yet again – just 3 years on from the club’s…
Manchester United are aiming to sign Seamus Coleman in January for a fee in the region of £16 million, according to Steve Bates of the Sunday People. The Red Devils have reignited their interest in the Irishman just 3 years after failing to prise him away from Goodison Park. Back then, David Moyes had just been appointed…
Manchester United’s legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson is being linked with a shock move to Swansea City. Having served as the manager of the Old Trafford club for 26 years and won numerous titles in the process, Sir Alex is currently working as a member of Manchester United’s Football Club Board. But if recent reports by the Glasgow Live are to…
A host of Premier League clubs were interested in Leonardo Bonucci last summer, however, reports claim that he ended up staying in Italy in order to take care of his ill son. Chelsea, Manchester United, and Manchester City were all keen on brokering a deal with the 29-year-old, however, Spanish newspapers report that Bonucci decided…
Manchester City are set to hand their manager Pep Guardiola a massive transfer kitty of £150 million for the 2017 summer transfer window. Pep Guardiola has made a dream start to his career in England, and his team currently sits 1st in the Premier League table, with six wins and just one defeat in seven games.…
Chelsea are prepared to battle Manchester United for the signature of Antoine Griezmann. Griezmann has been regularly linked with a move to Old Trafford for the past few seasons, and even more so after the close of the summer transfer window this year. The Red Devils have started the season in a rather streakish manner,…
Benfica have reportedly set their price for Goncalo Guedes, dubbed as ‘The Next Ronaldo,’ at £52 million, amidst interest from the Premier League’s top sides. Manchester United, Leicester City, Juventus, and Arsenal are among the clubs interested in 19-year-old Goncalo Guedes. However, Benfica remain keen to hold on to their starlet, and have therefore put…
Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol believes Manchester City could be the biggest challenge of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career so far. Guardiola enjoyed a successful four-year spell at Barcelona, with Puyol at the heart of his defence. Together, the pair won the Champions League in 2009 and 2011, while also securing three La Liga titles. The…
According to England based media outlet The Telegraph, Chelsea are set to break the bank for Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci. In the summer transfer window, Leonardo Bonucci was linked with fellow Premier League club Manchester City. Over the recent years, Bonucci has established himself as one of the best defenders in the world. The Juve…
Former Manchester United and current Sunderland player Paddy McNair has revealed in an interview that it was not a difficult decision for him to leave the Old Trafford club. Paddy McNair was given his senior team debut by former Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal. The Northern Ireland international managed to feature in 24 games…
Hector Bellerin is reportedly considering leaving Arsenal in order to make a shock switch to Manchester City, as per The Times. The Gunners’ right-back is said to be keen on working with City boss Pep Guardiola, who was still the manager of Barcelona when the youngster left the club. Bellerin came through the ranks at Barcelona,…
Slaven Bilic will personally attempt to ensure that Reece Oxford signs a new contract with West Ham. The youngster has been heavily linked with a switch to Manchester United for quite a while now, with Jose Mourinho reportedly keen on securing his services. Bilic, though, knows the obvious potential of Oxford, and is aware that…
Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne has sustained a knee injury, and is set to be sidelined for at least two weeks. The former Southampton defender didn’t make it into Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The Liverpool Echo have confirmed that Clyne is actually recovering from a knee injury, which he sustained a…
Swansea City have sacked Francesco Guidolin as manager with immediate effect. Guidolin was appointed manager in January, following the sacking of Garry Monk. He signed a new two-year contract with the club in May, after he managed to guide them to a 12th place finish. However, the club have made a woeful start to the…
Paul Pogba was recently signed by Manchester United for a world record fee of €105m from Serie A champions Juventus. The Frenchman returned to United after four years, during which he won four Serie A titles with Juventus. Upon his return, the midfielder, who has signed a five-year deal with the Old Trafford club, said: “This…
According to an exclusive report on England-based media outlet Star Sport, Manchester United were interested in appointing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as replacement for Sir Alex Ferguson in 2002. Arsene Wenger had just completed 6 seasons at Arsenal, and Ferguson was managing Manchester United for over 10 seasons when by then. Halfway through the 2001-2002 season, Ferguson’s…
Ilkay Gundogan has revealed that he is enjoying life at his at new club Manchester City, under the management of Pep Guardiola. Gundogan left Borussia Dortmund for Manchester City in the summer of 2016, joining the Citizens for £20 million, and becoming Guardiola’s first signing at the Etihad Club in the process. The German has already opened his scoring account…
Federico Macheda is currently trying to secure himself a contract with Watford, and managed to score during a trial match with the club. The 25-year-old is looking to return to the Premier League with Watford FC. He played his trial match with Watford’s under-23 side during a friendly against Hull City. Even though the team…
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Juan Mata’s departure from Chelsea was due to the player’s wishes, not his own. Jose Mourinho, who was in charge of Chelsea during the 2013/14 season, was widely blamed for the departure of Juan Mata from the London Club. However, the Special One recently revealed that Mata’s…
Sunderland have been dealt a major blow, as it has been confirmed that midfielder Adnan Januzaj has been ruled out for up to six weeks through injury. Januzaj picked up the injury during the Black Cats’ 3-2 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace, and this will only pile up the pressure on David Moyes and…
Chelsea are preparing a bid for Burnley defender Michael Keane, according to reports in the Mirror. According to the British newspaper, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has identified Keane as the potential successor to club captain John Terry. The Blues’ defense has made a shaky start to this season, with the partnership of Gary Cahill and…
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is reportedly interested in bringing Paris Saint Germain winger Angel Di Maria back to the Premier League. According to Spanish paper Don Balon, Conte is a big admirer of Di Maria, and is keen on bringing the Argentine to Stamford Bridge as he attempts to guide Chelsea to the Premier League…
Kevin De Bruyne is set to have a spell on the sidelines for up to four weeks, the Press Association have revealed. De Bruyne went down in the 80th minute of Manchester City’s 3-1 win against Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday. City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed after the game that he did not…
Manchester City and Chelsea are reportedly interested in bringing Leonardo Bonucci to the Premier League. Bonucci was constantly linked with a move to England this past summer, but a transfer away from Juventus seemed unlikely. Juventus were instead concentrated on Paul Pogba’s record move to Manchester United, and reports concluded that the Italian side were unwilling to sell another high-profile…
Kevin De Bruyne is set to miss Manchester City’s clash with Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Belgian picked up an injury in City’s 2-1 win against Swansea City in the Premier League, going down in the 81st minute of the match. De Bruyne has been in sensational form for the Citizens this…
Football is known for its feisty, natural and frequent display of colorful language. It is quite a regular sight; players annoyed with the referee for a decision not gone their way, for a player’s failure to pass or score and so on. While it might be harmful to young children who regularly watch games seeing…
Arsene Wenger is finally set to step down and call it a day at the end of the season. Wenger celebrates his 20th anniversary as Gunners boss this season. But according to reports, it may well be his last at the club. The Frenchman has been a faithful servant to the club, and will go down…
Jose Mourinho nearly signed for Manchester United’s fiercest rivals Liverpool while he was still a relatively unknown commodity announcing himself as an elite manager at Porto. In an interview with talkSPORT, ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy revealed that the Portuguese boss was a potential candidate for the job, but eventually lost out to Rafa Benitez, who…
According to Italy based news outlet Calciomercato, English giants Manchester United have reignited their interest for Sergio Ramos. The Red Devils were interested in bringing Ramos to Old Trafford in the summer of 2015, when custodian David De Gea looked to be on his way to Real Madrid. However, De Gea’s move failed to go through…
Yaya Toure’s agent Dimitri Seluk has revealed that Guardiola once called Manchester City a s*** team, whilst also accusing the manager of being money-hungry. Yaya Toure left Barcelona in 2010 to join Manchester City while Guardiola was in charge of the Spanish side. The Catalan boss had slowly phased the Ivorian out of the Barcelona…
During the summer transfer window, both the Manchester clubs were interested in signing Brazilian starlet Gabriel Jesus. Manchester United offered a higher bid for the player, but he eventually ended up at Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus, who played for Brazilian club Palmeiras, was voted the best newcomer of the 2015 Brazilian league. Due to his…
Pep Guardiola has hit out at Yaya Touré’s agent Dimitri Seluk, demanding an apology over the comments made by the Russian over the player’s exclusion from Guardiola’s first team plans. Seluk blasted Guardiola for mistreating his client, after the Spaniard excluded Touré from Manchester City’s Champions League squad. And now, Guardiola has hit back at Seluk’s comments,…
According to England based media outlet The Sun, Mourinho is frustrated with Rooney, and is going to drop him for the next Premier League game against Leicester. The Manchester United captain has had a lacklustre start to the season as Manchester United suffered three back to back losses. United surprisingly lost 3-1 to Watford, with Rooney having…
Romelu Lukaku is in talks with Everton over a new contract, despite him being so close to leaving the club in the summer. In August 2011, Lukaku joined English giants Chelsea from Belgian club Anderlecht for a fee reported to be around €12 million, rising up to €20 million in add-ons. He was hailed as the new Drogba,…
Dele Alli has committed his long term future to Tottenham Hotspur by signing a six-year contract extension that will keep him at White Hart Lane till 2022. The London club issued a statement on their official website, which read: “We are delighted to announce that Dele Alli has signed a new contract with the Club which will…
Manchester United faced Watford today in their fifth Premier League match of the season, losing 3-1 to the hosts. Goals from Etienne Capoue, Juan Zuniga, and Troy Deeney secured Watford the three points this afternoon. United’s young starlet, Marcus Rashford, managed to get on the scoresheet, but the Red Devils failed to make much of…
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero might be signing a contract extension to prolong his stay at the club, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. The 28-year-old, who is currently serving a 3 match retrospective ban, has previously said that he would like to return to his first club Independiente after his current deal at City expires.…
The Manchester City boss appeared to take a sly dig towards Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United, after he labelled Bournemouth ‘the best side’ City have faced so far. Manchester City played Manchester United last weekend, but the hosts failed to make much of an impact, and as a result, City were up 2-0 before halftime. To…
Manchester United legend Gary Neville is back at trolling Liverpool again, this time with a post on Instagram. It is a well known fact that the former Manchester United right-back hates Liverpool. He had expressed his views in an interview that dates back to 2010, where he said: “When I was younger there was no…
Former Man United and Ireland captain Roy Keane has revealed that he thinks Jose Mourinho is not ‘The Special One,’ and the title should instead, be given to Man City boss Pep Guardiola. Roy Keane, who played for Manchester United for over 10 years, thinks that Jose Mourinho should be stripped off his title ‘The Special…
Burnley midfielder Steven Defour has opened up about how a dream move to Manchester United collapsed, leaving him heart-broken. The Belgian had been tracked by Sir Alex Ferguson for quite a while. However, just before the legendary Scotsman was going to move in for him, the midfielder suffered an agonising injury – a broken bone…
Martin Schoots, Christian Eriksen’s agent, has revealed that his client had offers from four of Europe’s top clubs this summer. Eriksen recently signed a new four-year contract (worth around £75,000-a-week) with Tottenham Hotspur this summer, but the Danish midfielder had the chance to switch Spurs for a more high-profile club. Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Juventus,…
Manchester United’s Matteo Darmian is being linked with a potential transfer to fellow Premier League club Chelsea. Chelsea’s manager Antonio Conte has previously worked with Matteo Darmian when he was the manager of the Italian national team. Darmian began his career with Serie A giants AC Milan, making his Serie A debut at age 17. In…
Anthony Martial began playing youth football for Les Ulis. He began his professional career at Lyon, and then transferred to AS Monaco in 2013 for a fee of €6 million. He was a member of Monaco’s squad for two seasons, and signed for Manchester United in 2015 for an initial fee of £36 million, which could potentially rise…
Marouane Fellaini has been accused of spitting at Manchester City forward Noltio during the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford on Saturday. https://twitter.com/hcdrury/status/774684815312519169 The Belgian was at his aggressive best during the derby, which ended in a 2-1 defeat for his side despite a spirited second half performance. However, he may just have gone too far.…
Barcelona legend and current Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reportedly rejected Sir Alex Ferguson’s move for him back in the year 2000. Pep Guardiola has played for Barcelona 263 times in a career which spanned 16 years. Regarded as one of the best players of his generation, Guardiola was a creative and technically gifted midfielder who usually…
According to the Sunday Express, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has told club officials to sign Antoine Griezmann next summer. Griezmann was an integral member of both his club and country last season, after he managed to help Atletico reach the Champions League final, and France to the UEFA Euro 2016 final. However, the French winger lost out on…
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