Jordi Alba has joined Lionel Messi in calling out Barca’s director of football Eric Abidal for his recent comments aimed at the club’s players after the sacking of Ernesto Valverde. The Frenchman suggested in an interview with Sport that players were unhappy under Valverde and didn’t work hard enough for him. After Barcelona’s 1-0 loss to […]
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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has assured the club he is ready to move on from an ugly public falling out with Eric Abidal, according to recent reports. Messi hit out at Abidal after the Barca sporting director suggested player power played a key role in the sacking of Ernesto Valverde. […]
Premier League teams have decided to change their summer transfer window to bring it back in line with the rest of European football clubs. It means this summer’s transfer window will close on September 1 at 5pm for Premier League teams. The Premier League has also confirmed that the 2020/21 […]
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has questioned Real Madrid’s role in Eden Hazard’s difficulties to settle in Spain. Hazard secured a dream transfer move to Madrid from Chelsea in June last year for a reported fee of €100m. After questions were raised over his fitness in pre-season, Hazard has struggled […]
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has reportedly called a meeting with Eric Abidal to discuss his future at the club after a public disagreement with Lionel Messi. On Tuesday, Lionel Messi asked Abidal to “give names” after the latter criticised Barca players over their work ethic. Abidal – a former team-mate of […]
Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidal has dropped a big hint over the club’s interest in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as he outlined their desire to land a striker in the summer window. As revealed by Goal, Barca were keen on a loan move for the Arsenal star although were under no illusions that the London side […]
Christian Eriksen concedes he spoke with Manchester United for several years but a move to the Red devils was ‘never really likely’ and signing for Inter Milan ‘wasn’t a difficult choice’. The 27-year-old put an end to his six-and-a-half-year stay at Tottenham to complete a move to the San Siro […]
Ruben Loftus-Cheek took a major step towards making a full recovery from an Achilles’ injury after he played 60 minutes for Chelsea in a friendly on Tuesday. The midfielder has been out since May after he suffered a huge setback during a friendly against New England Revolution a week before […]
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard wants to sell Kepa Arrizabalaga in the summer window, after his disappointing spell between the sticks at the club. Lampard relegated the blues’ No. 1 to the bench for the 2-2 draw with Leicester City, with Willy Caballero given the nod to start away at the […]
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho concedes he knew Liverpool would win the Premier League title after they beat Manchester City in November. Pep Guardiola’s team lost even more ground in the title race on Sunday evening as they sunk to a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. The result means Liverpool are […]