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Jun232020 by JBNo Comments

Dortmund beat Man Utd to the signing of Jude Bellingham

Borussia Dortmund are set to announce the signing of Birmingham City's teenage midfielder Jude Bellingham, according to ESPN. The 16-year-old has been a transfer target for Manchester United and Chelsea but he now appears to be heading for a transfer move to Dortmund. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Although, Bellingham is unable to sign a professional contract until June 29, when he will turn 17, but the deal is believed to be all but completed. Dortmund will pay a training compensation fee of around £20m for the player and he will finish the campaign with Birmingham, who are playing in the Championship. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bellingham went for a tour of Manchester United's training facilities in Carrington before ...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho gets his facts completely wrong as he makes Didier Drogba claim

Premier League

Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho went on the attack in his defence of comments made about his striker Harry Kane by Paul Merson. The Spurs manager was wildly off the mark with his facts about former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba while trying to defend his record. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Tottenham boss was angry with the claims made by Paul Merson that the Portuguese isn't getting the best out of Kane. Mourinho reacted to this by listing a handful of world-class strikers he has got the best out of during his career in management: Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Diego Milito and Ibrahimovic. He said: "I can say, that I had a few strikers that played for me and they are not bad. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).pus...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Rudiger reveals how he convinced Timo Werner to reject Liverpool move

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Chelsea defender Toni Rudiger concedes he was in constant dialogue with Timo Werner throughout lockdown period in order to persuade him to move to Stamford Bridge. The Blues announced a deal for the signing of the striker just last week, seeing off competition from Liverpool and other clubs in the process. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Werner had looked destined to join the Reds but Jurgen Klopp says the club couldn’t spend such a huge amount on one player during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly as they are making cuts elsewhere. That opened the door to Chelsea and Lampard’s side wasted no time in getting a deal done for the Germany international. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Werner still needed some pers...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho fires back at Paul Merson criticism over Harry Kane’s role at Tottenham

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Jose Mourinho has responded with an impassioned defence of his influence on strikers amid huge criticism that his style of play will not bring out the best of Harry Kane. Kane made his first appearance as Tottenham drew 1-1 with United on Friday, but Paul Merson questioned whether Mourinho would enable the England forward to produce his best. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I feel a bit strange about some analysis and some comments. The beginning of some comments and analysis started from Paul [Merson]," said Mourinho. Paul Merson believes Jose Mourinho's style of football doesn't suit Kane, and believes the Spurs forward will have a 'serious think' about his future at the end of the current campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).p...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Guendouzi escapes punishment despite grabbing Maupay by the throat

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Matteo Guendouzi will face no further action after an altercation with Neal Maupay in their 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday. This happened after the final whistle of the game, with Guendouzi seen grabbing Maupay by the throat. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The FA has confirmed that the incident was not seen by the officials at the time but, because it was reviewed by the VAR and no action was taken, he will not face any punishment. Maupay scored in injury time to complete a comeback and seal a 2-1 victory for Brighton - their first win of 2020. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Earlier in the match, Maupay fouled Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno during an aerial challenge, with the German stretchered off after 36 minutes with wh...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal player tested positive for coronavirus before Man City game

Premier League

Arsenal’s poor performances after the resumption of the Premier League campaign could be a result of their less-than-ideal preparations, with three players forced to miss training after a positive Covid-19 test just last week. The Gunners have recorded back-to-back defeats since the league return, first suffering a 3-0 loss against Manchester City in midweek before falling to a 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, their match preparations for their clash against Manchester City were thrown into disorder after a series of events. Just few days before the game, the gunners were informed by the Premier League that one of their players had tested positive for the virus and nee...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

David De Gea no longer reliable at Man Utd – Gary Neville

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Gary Neville believes David de Gea's drop in no longer reliable at Manchester United and has urged the goalkeeper to go "back to basics". De Gea had the finger of blame pointed in his direction for Tottenham's goal in the 1-1 draw with the Red devils on Friday night. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The error drew huge criticism from Roy Keane - and the pundit had also labelled the Spanish keeper arrogant after the club's 1-1 draw with Everton in March. The numbers do not look good as De Gea has now made seven errors leading to opposition goals since the start of last campaign, that is the joint-most among Premier League players. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Neville believes his standards have dropped and puts the poor for...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea to bid £50m for Man Utd keeper Henderson

Premier League

Chelsea are reportedly set to make a £50million bid to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson. The 23-year-old goalie has starred in his debut Premier League season on loan at Sheffield United, keeping the joint-most clean sheets this campaign (11) in the league. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The player is a United academy graduate, but is yet to make a single appearance for the first-team. And the Sun claim Chelsea are preparing a move to sign Henderson from their rivals. Kepa, who signed for the Blues in a £71m world record fee for a goalkeeper from Athletic Bilbao, was dropped by Frank Lampard in February due to poor performance. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And despite regaining his place in the starting...

Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Lampard reveals his worry about Chelsea’s win against Aston Villa

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard concedes he was ‘frustrated’ and ‘worried’ by his team’s poor finishing against Aston Villa. Chelsea controlled the game at Villa Park but they found themselves behind at the break after Kortney Hause scored a goal from close range after a free-kick. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lampard played a new-look front three of Olivier Giroud, Willian and Ruben Loftus-Cheek but the club improved significantly the moment Christian Pulisic and Ross Barkley entered the game. Pulisic struck first to level the match, before Giroud’s deflected strike gave Chelsea the much needed three points just moments later and they are now ahead of Manchester United with 5 points. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It wa...

Jun212020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho aims dig at Fernandes over United’s penalty claim in Spurs draw

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Jose Mourinho aimed a dig at Manchester United player Bruno Fernandes over late penalty claim in their 1-1 draw with Spurs on Friday evening. Steven Bergwijn scored the first goal of the match in the first half with an outstanding solo effort. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the Red devils became level in the 81st minute through Fernandes’ penalty after Eric Dier brought down Paul Pogba in the box. United then had a late penalty shout overturned by VAR after the referee Jon Moss initially awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Fernandes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And Mourinho aimed a dig at the playmaker by suggesting he is used to trying to win penalties during his time at Sporting in the Portuguese league. When i...