Jose Mourinho agreed to take charge of Liverpool in 2004 before Chelsea hijacked the deal to poach the Champions League-winning coach instead, according to a new book. The 57-year-old reportedly agreed to join Liverpool and replace Gerard Houllier, but Abramovich swooped in with a higher bid and convinced Mourinho to […]
Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has revealed how he shared a “conflicted relationship” with his Chelsea team but concedes he misses the Premier League, describing it as “extraordinary”. The Italian left after just one campaign in charge of the blues, replacing Massimiliano Allegri as manager at Juventus in June 2019. Sarri had guided Chelsea […]
Chelsea winger Willian has revealed he will remain at the club until the campaign has concluded, even if it goes beyond the end of his contract on June 30. The coronavirus crisis has caused all Premier League matches to be postponed until further notice, with no clear indication of when […]
Chelsea have been left doubting whether La Liga giants Real Madrid will fulfil their financial requirements with regards to Eden Hazard, according to reports. The Belgian had just a year left on his contract, He was allowed to leave the club for Santiago Bernabeu last summer in a big-money deal which included a number […]
Barcelona manager Quique Setien was unwilling to choose between Neymar and Inter’s Lautaro Martinez, saying it would be good to have both. Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar and Martinez have both been linked with moves to the Camp Nou. The Brazilian only left Barca for Paris less than three years ago, […]
Premier League sides remain united in their desire to finish the campaign, but the controversial proposal of completing the season by June 30 was not even raised in Friday’s meeting. All top-flight teams were represented on the video call in which the key topic of conversation was a debate over […]
Mauricio Pochettino has been approached by Tottenham with a view to taking a pay cut on his reported £8.5m salary to ease financial issues brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The 48-year-old coach was sacked and replaced by Jose Mourinho in November after a slump in form after five-and-a-half years […]
Manchester United maintain a strong interest in Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho but have absolutely no intention of using Mason Greenwood as a makeweight in any possible deal. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer identified the former Manchester City youngster as a key transfer target last summer, but the German club were successful […]
David Luiz has admitted he was left questioning his move to Arsenal shortly after his surprise transfer from Chelsea last summer. The 32-year-old joined Arsenal in an £8 million deal last August, but after a poor start to the season under Unai Emery, Luiz concedes he ‘often wondered why the […]
UEFA is considering proposals which would see the final of the Champions League being played on August 29, three months later than it had originally been scheduled. The Champions League final was supposed to happen at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on May 30. Under one of the new […]