De Gea fires warning to Henderson over no.1 spot at Man Utd
Manchester United keeper David De Gea has sent an ominous warning to Dean Henderson that he has no intention of letting up at the club. The Spain international signed for the Red devils in 2011 in a £18m deal from Atletico Madrid and is closing in on nine years at Old Trafford. Henderson, 23, has […]
Neymar was close to Chelsea move, Agent reveals
Neymar’s former agent has revealed just how close the PSG forward came to playing in the Premier League after Chelsea made a huge offer to Santos for his signature back in 2010. The Brazilian had just a year of first-team action under his belt at Santos when the bid was made but football’s elite were […]
Diego Costa: Conte would never last a season at Real Madrid
Antonio Conte may have won league titles in Italy and England, but the Inter Milan manager would not last even a campaign in charge of Real Madrid, according to Diego Costa. The Italian is regarded as one of Europe’s top managers after spells in charge of Juventus and Chelsea. Conte won three consecutive Serie A titles with the Bianconeri and spent two years in the Premier League, […]
Lampard holds talks with Mertens over Chelsea move
Frank Lampard has held discussions with Napoli forward Dries Mertens to discuss a possible move to Chelsea, according to reports in Italy. Lampard was keen to improve his attacking options in the January transfer window but the blues were unable to agree a deal for a new striker. Mertens, who has scored 12 goals in […]
Andre Onana opens door to joining Chelsea with transfer hint on Instagram
Andre Onana has fuelled speculation linking him with a transfer move to Chelsea after appearing to say goodbye to Ajax after the premature end to the Eredivisie campaign. League officials cancelled the remainder of the 2019/20 season on Friday after the Netherlands banned major gatherings until 1 September due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ajax were […]
Man Utd chief Ed Woodward rules out big-money transfers
Manchester United’s next transfer window will not be “business as usual”, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has warned the club supporters, due to the coronavirus crisis. United are interested in Jadon Sancho and are understood to be leading the race to sign him from German side Borussia Dortmund, who are expected to demand a fee around £100m. Speculation also continues to […]
Chelsea to move for Aubameyang as they believe Arsenal will be forced to sell
Chelsea are interested in signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as they believe Arsenal will be forced to sell the striker in the next transfer window. The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic is already being felt at the Emirates with players at the club taking a 12.5 per cent pay cut. Talks over a new deal for top […]
Ajax denied league title as season ends without promotion and relegation
Ajax have been denied the Eredivisie title despite the league’s announcement that the current table will be seen as final. The Dutch Eredivisie has ended the campaign after an announcement from prime minister Mark Rutte that stated that all games are forbidden until September. As a result, the current table has been made final, although Ajax will […]
Chelsea plan talks with Ziyech over transfer issues
Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech is set to be given the green light to move to the Stamford Bridge on 30 June, according to reports. The 27-year-old attacker is set to become Frank Lampard’s first signing as Chelsea manager after a £36.6million deal was agreed with his club Ajax earlier this year. Chelsea were concerned that […]
Messi disagreed with Klopp over decision which left Sadio Mane ‘unhappy’
Sadio Mane had an ally in Lionel Messi after being left unhappy with Jurgen Klopp’s decision to back Van Dijk over the Senegalese for last year’s Ballon d’Or award. According to France Football, Mane was unhappy that his manager publicly called for Virgil van Dijk to win the award. The Dutchman eventually finished second to […]