Chelsea legend Michael Essien says he would have ‘loved’ to play for Manchester United but he couldn’t turn down the Blues after Didier Drogba teamed up with Jose Mourinho to convince him to move to the club. The Ghanian was at Lyon when he was the subject of a tug-of-war […]
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho moaned about a change that he made at Manchester United when returning to Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed. The Portuguese was sacked by the Red Devils in December 2018 and be was eventually replaced by Solskjaer. He had spent two-and-a-half years at the club by that point, […]
Chelsea have not set a time frame for the return of N’Golo Kante’s to training and would be open to allowing the Frenchman to miss the rest of the campaign. Kante was part of the squad that took part in Tuesday’s session, but was absent on Wednesday and Thursday amid […]
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has revealed that he admires Barcelona forward Luis Suarez for biting him during a heated clash between Uruguay and Italy at the 2014 World Cup. Suarez, who escaped punishment during the match, was later banned from football for four months plus nine internationals – but Chiellini […]
Romelu Lukaku has lifted the lid on his relationship with former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas and revealed he will ‘never forgive’ the coach for repeated snubs at the club. Villas-Boas signed the Belgium international from Anderlecht in the summer of 2011, but the striker played most of the campaign with […]
Barcelona are closing in on a record deal for Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez with just the final details of the transfer yet to be completed, according to reports in Argentina. The Spanish giants have been heavily linked with a move for the striker – who has 11 goals in […]
Arsenal midfielder Dani Ceballos has appeared to confirm June 20 as the restart date for the Premier League. The 2019-20 campaign has been suspended since March 13, with June 12 initially the date reported for a resumption. After a unanimous vote at a shareholders’ meeting on Monday, Premier League teams have returned to socially […]
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appears to have taken aim to Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez by saying that he would ‘rather have a hole in the squad than an a**ehole’. The Norwegian was intent on transforming the atmosphere at the club the moment he took over from Jose […]
Michael Essien has revealed how his last minute move on loan to Real Madrid came about in 2012 as he linked up with Jose Mourinho in Spaain on transfer deadline day. Chelsea were set to face Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup but he missed the match after getting a […]
N’Golo Kante was allowed to miss Chelsea’s phase-one training on Wednesday due to concerns over his safety as the Premier League begins the early steps of its project restart. The midfielder tested negative for coronavirus on Tuesday and conducted his first socially distanced training session under Lampard at the club’s Training Centre. Lampard gave […]