Author: JB

Manchester City staff have been openly mocking Manchester United’s £52m deal for Fred after signing Erling Haaland for a smaller fee, according to reports. The Premier League champions confirmed that they had secured an agreement in principle with Dortmund to sign Haaland this summer – and they have landed a bargain in the process. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Interested teams had until the end of April to trigger a release clause initially reported to be worth €75m (£64m), but in the end City have paid only €60m (£51m) for one of the most exciting strikers in world football. Guardiola aims another jibe at Liverpool & Man Utd over their spending Tuchel tells Chelsea to sign Rangnick’s top recommendation for Man Utd Cash-strapped Man Ut...

Pep Guardiola has aimed another barb at Liverpool, questioning why their spending and sponsorship deals – and that of Manchester United – are judged differently to Man City. The Spanish manager created headlines on Sunday when he blasted the favouritism he feels Liverpool enjoy, telling beIN Sports unprompted: ‘Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone.’ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He also threw in a dig at Liverpool saying: ‘They have an incredible history behind them in European competitions. Not in the Premier League, because they’ve won one in 30 years.’ Fresh from sealing a £51m deal for Erling Haaland – though agents’ fees, bonuses and wages will take the actual fee higher – Guardiola has now switched his ire to ...

Incoming Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been told he will need to target players on free transfers as the club’s ‘limited’ budget means funds can only cover part of the revamp he wants to make at the club. The Dutchman will target up to seven players this summer, with a centre forward, a midfielder and a centre-back considered the three priority areas. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the Ajax manager wants to strengthen at full-back and add more depth to midfield, particularly with Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba, Matic and Juan Mata are all set to leave. But, the Sun claim Ten Hag’s budget has been capped at around £100m – which would only allow the manager to sign around three players. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || [])...

Antonio Conte has accused Jurgen Klopp of looking for excuses after his criticism of Tottenham’s tactics in their draw with Liverpool last Saturday. After the draw at Anfield which allowed Manchester City to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League, Klopp slammed Spurs’ approach and suggested Conte’s side ‘should do more for the game’. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Monday, Klopp conceded he was wrong to make those comments and claimed his public criticism of Spurs’ tactics was ‘not appropriate’. But while Conte understands Klopp’s comments were in the heat of the moment after the match, the Italian believes the Liverpool boss was trying to deflect criticism over his side’s performance. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbyg...

Thomas Tuchel wants Chelsea to battle Manchester United for the signing of RB Leipzig star Christopher Nkunku – a player Ralf Rangnick has recommended to the Red Devils, according to reports. The recently capped France international has enjoyed a prolific season, netting 20 goals and providing 13 assists in the Bundesliga as well as bagging 11 goals in 12 European games across the Champions League and Europa League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite playing as an attacking midfielder, Nkunku is the fourth highest scorer in the Bundesliga this campaign and has only netted one less goal than Erling Haaland. The 24-year-old’s displays have attracted the attention of a number of clubs – Bayern are reported to be keen while Arsenal have tracked hi...

Jose Mourinho says Chelsea have lost a level of ‘excellence and stability’ since Roman Abramovich put the London club up for sale. A consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly is now on the verge of completing a £4.25bn takeover, while the deal is aiming to be completed before the end of the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Since Abramovich announced his decision to sell Chelsea in March, the team’s form has dipped in the Premier League to the extent where they are now just one point ahead of fourth-placed Arsenal. Thomas Tuchel speaks out on half time bust-up with Marcos Alonso Ferdinand apologises to Mourinho & says he was right about Man Utd Erling Haaland gave Man Utd brutal reason why he wanted to sign for Man City i...

Thomas Tuchel has rubbished reports of a half-time bust-up with Marcos Alonso in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Wolves on Saturday and says any issue between them is already ‘solved’. They surrendered a two-goal lead late on at Stamford Bridge, conceding a 97th-minute equaliser to Conor Coady, and risk being overtaken in third position in the league table by Arsenal – who are just one point behind – as their season threatens to fizzle out. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Alonso was substituted at half-time of the game after a goalless 45 minutes, though supporters picked up on a little spat between the left-back and Tuchel just moments before the break. Mourinho gives verdict on Chelsea struggles ahead of Todd Boehly takeover Man Utd delete Erik ten Ha...

Erling Haaland ruled out Manchester United as a possible destination this summer as he believed they could not match his ambitions, according to reports. The 21-year-old has now agreed to sign for Manchester City with the Premier League champions ready to pay his €75m (£64.2m) release clause. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It’s believed that the total cost of the deal for City will be in excess of £200m, with Haaland signing a five-year deal worth around up to £400,000 a week including bonuses. Haaland has established himself as one of Europe’s leading strikers having scored 85 goals in 88 games for Borussia Dortmund since joining the Bundesliga side in December 2019. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United were ...

Jurgen Klopp has played down Pep Guardiola’s comments about Liverpool and feels they were said in the heat of the moment – something he was guilty of when he took a swipe at Tottenham’s style. Manchester City retook control of the Premier League title race, capitalising on Liverpool’s draw with Spurs by winning 5-0 against Newcastle and boosting their goal difference advantage in the process. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After the game, Guardiola aimed a jibe at his title rivals, saying ‘everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone’ and then brought up the fact they have only won one League title in the last three decades. Ferdinand apologises to Mourinho & says he was right about Man Utd Sadio Mane holds talks with...