Author: JB

A growing number of Manchester United players are scratching their heads over Harry Maguire’s undroppable presence in the team this campaign despite his poor form. Maguire has looked a shadow of his former self since returning from England’s Euro 2020 campaign last summer and the player's decline in form has only worsened as the season has progressed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was reported in November that Maguire was struggling to cope with the added burden of the captaincy, with the armband – previously worn by Roy Keane, Wayne Rooney and Bryan Robson – said to be ‘weighing heavily’ on the centre-half. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and, now, Ralf Rangnick have jumped to Maguire’s defence through his troubles, but the player has been on the receiving...

Manchester United managerial candidate Erik ten Hag has been taking English lessons in order to take over from Ralf Rangnick in the Old Trafford hotseat, according to reports. United are not expected to offer interim boss Rangnick the job on a permanent basis regardless of how well he does between now and the end of the campaign, with the German coach having got the club back into top-four contention. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ajax manager Ten Hag is one of the leading contenders to take over with Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino also at the top of United’s shortlist. Two key Chelsea figures set to leave when Roman Abramovich sells up Man Utd identify Ancelotti as next manager as board change tack after Ferguson recommendation ...

Ruben Loftus-Cheek revealed he was ‘surprised’ by Thomas Tuchel’s decision to play him as an emergency centre-half against Luton in Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth round win. The England international enjoyed something of a renaissance earlier this campaign, but has been on the periphery in recent weeks and hasn’t started any league match since mid-December. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat against Liverpool, Tuchel chose to rotate his team for the game against Championship opposition and rested players like Thiago Silva, while Trevoh Chalobah missed out through injury. Loftus-Cheek equipped himself well as the Blues eventually prevailed 3-2 having trailed at half-time, and he provided the assist for Timo Werner’s equalis...

Roman Abramovich may not be the only senior Chelsea figure leaving in the near future with two long-serving directors set to depart when the new ownership takes over. The Russian oligarch confirmed on Wednesday that he is looking for a buyer for the Premier League team – which he has owned since 2003 – and is ready to write off the £1.5billion he has loaned to the London club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss revealed this week that he had been approached by Abramovich to buy the club and is believed to have joined US tycoon Todd Boehly in a consortium readying a huge offer. Although Abramovich has almost no involvement in the day-to-day running of the club, a takeover will not simply see a like-for-like swap of billiona...

Ian Wright has taken aim at Thomas Tuchel for replacing Edouard Mendy with Kepa in Chelsea’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool, saying the decision ‘cost’ the club the trophy. Mendy produced a number of superb saves as last week’s Wembley showpiece went the distance, with neither team able to break the deadlock across 120 minutes of action. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Kepa – who had started every previous round for Chelsea – was sent on in the dying moments of extra time in preparation for penalties given he had the superior penalty record heading into the shootout. Man Utd identify Ancelotti as next manager as board change tack after Ferguson recommendation Swiss billionaire claims ‘panicking’ Abramovich has offered to sell him Chelsea ...

Trevoh Chalobah had a tough day out at Wembley on Sunday, not only losing the Carabao Cup final on penalties to Liverpool, but also suffering a painful penis injury which required surgery in the dressing room. Chalobah was on the wrong end of a bad challenge from Naby Keita, with the midfielder’s studs landing firmly in the groin of the Chelsea star. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It looked bad, but it was worse than it seemed, with Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel explaining that the substantial gash needed surgery after the match. Incredibly, Chalobah played the full game, scoring his spot-kick in the shootout despite the mauled member and Tuchel was impressed with his…’balls’.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I would...

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss says Roman Abramovich has offered to sell him and three others Chelsea football club but he is demanding in excess of £2b. The 55-year-old oligarch is under the spotlight due to his ties to Vladimir Putin, with Labour MP Chris Bryant revealing the Home Office had identified him due to his links to the Russian State and ‘corrupt activity’. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There have been calls for Abramovich, who has denied any links to the Russian president, to be sanctioned as part of the government’s response to the invasion of Ukraine and on Saturday he confirmed he was relinquishing his ‘stewardship and care’ of Chelsea. Bryant suggested in parliament on Tuesday that Abramovich was ‘terrified’ of having his assets seiz...

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is reporteldy in the process of selling his London property, Parliament has heard. MP Chris Bryant, who last week called for him to be banned from owning the club and to have his home seized, claimed Abramovich is making the move because he is "terrified of being sanctioned". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Chelsea owner issued a statement over the weekend detailing plans to hand over "stewardship and care" of the club to its charitable trust, amid calls for sanctions to be imposed on individuals with ties to Russia president Vladimir Putin. Abramovich has denied links with Putin, who has sanctioned a number of missile strikes on Ukraine, and representatives for the Chelsea owner have been contacted for comment on ...