Luis Suarez believes his close relationship with Lionel Messi was the major reason behind Barcelona’s decision to sell him to Atletico Madrid this summer. Atletico Madrid were able to sign Suarez for just €6m (£5.5m) after Barcelona made it clear to the Uruguayan forward that he had no future at […]
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Chelsea midfielder Hakim Ziyech was spectacular during his 30-minute cameo in Morocco’s 3-1 win over Senegal on Friday. The winger, who was signed in a £33.3 million from Ajax in February, has yet to make his debut for the blues after he suffered a knee injury during a pre-season friendly […]
Mesut Ozil won’t be leaving the club quietly before the end of the campaign. The midfielder is nowhere near the plans of Mikel Arteta and was even left out of the Europa League squad earlier this week. The German star refused to take a pay cut on his wages of around £350,000-a-week this year […]
Bruno Fernandes was left dejected by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to take him off at half-time during last week’s humiliating 6-1 defeat against Tottenham. According to The Athletic, Fernandes was among the most vocal players in the dressing room at half-time last Sunday. United were losing 4-1 at the time […]
Luis Suarez has hit out at his former team Barcelona for the manner of his exit this summer – a move which angered Lionel Messi. Suarez was forced to leave Barca even though he still had one year left on his contract at the Nou Camp where he had scored […]
Roy Keane has fired a warning to Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that he will be ‘thrown under the bus’ by the players. The club have made a poor start to the new campaign and are already under heavy pressure after their recent 6-1 defeat at home to Tottenham. […]
Edouard Mendy has returned to Chelsea after suffering an injury during a training session with Senegal’s national team. The 28-year-old was signed in a £22m deal from Rennes last month and immediately replaced Kepa Arrizabalaga as Frank Lampard’s first-choice goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge. Edouard Mendy kept a clean sheet on […]
Manchester United were reportedly considering a move for Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri as an alternative to Alex Telles. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was so keen to strengthen the club’s left-back position and a £15.4 m deal to sign Alex Telles from Porto was completed on the summer window deadline day. United […]
Lionel Messi was close to leaving Barcelona in the summer window – but it was not the first time he has angled for a move away from the club. The Argentina forward handed in a shock transfer request at Barcelona in August, informing the club of his desire to leave […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos won 15 trophies together at Santiago Bernabeu but the duo are no longer on speaking terms, according to reports. The former team-mates will be reunited once again when Portugal take on Spain tonight but they had no contact for two years because of a dispute over Luka Modric winning the […]