Premier League

Frank Lampard has promised to send Mason Mount a message of thanks after he boosted Everton’s Premier League survival hopes by helping Chelsea beat Leeds United. Mount produced a superb display at Elland Road on Wednesday, scoring and making an assist as the Blues sealed a 3-0 win to pile the misery on Jesse Marsch’s side. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Chelsea were focused on moving a step closer to Champions League qualification, their win certainly helped former manager Lampard, who is trying to prevent Everton from being relegated to the Championship. With Norwich and Watford already down, Leeds are in the final relegation spot but could still catch 17th-placed Burnley and 16th-placed Everton with two games left. (adsbygoog...

Chelsea considered signing incoming Manchester City striker Erling Haaland but scouts raised concerns over his playing style, according to reports. The player will move to the Etihad in the summer after the Premier League side announced they had reached an agreement in principle with Dortmund, with City having agreed to pay his bargain release clause. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A number of European giants had looked into signing Haaland, including Real Madrid and Barcelona as well as City’s fierce rivals Man United. Chelsea were also interested and had explored a deal last summer before signing Romelu Lukaku, though Dortmund were adamant he would not be sold having lost Jadon Sancho that window. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle ...

Manchester City staff have been openly mocking Manchester United’s £52m deal for Fred after signing Erling Haaland for a smaller fee, according to reports. The Premier League champions confirmed that they had secured an agreement in principle with Dortmund to sign Haaland this summer – and they have landed a bargain in the process. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Interested teams had until the end of April to trigger a release clause initially reported to be worth €75m (£64m), but in the end City have paid only €60m (£51m) for one of the most exciting strikers in world football. Guardiola aims another jibe at Liverpool & Man Utd over their spending Tuchel tells Chelsea to sign Rangnick’s top recommendation for Man Utd Cash-strapped Man Ut...

Pep Guardiola has aimed another barb at Liverpool, questioning why their spending and sponsorship deals – and that of Manchester United – are judged differently to Man City. The Spanish manager created headlines on Sunday when he blasted the favouritism he feels Liverpool enjoy, telling beIN Sports unprompted: ‘Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone.’ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He also threw in a dig at Liverpool saying: ‘They have an incredible history behind them in European competitions. Not in the Premier League, because they’ve won one in 30 years.’ Fresh from sealing a £51m deal for Erling Haaland – though agents’ fees, bonuses and wages will take the actual fee higher – Guardiola has now switched his ire to ...

Incoming Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been told he will need to target players on free transfers as the club’s ‘limited’ budget means funds can only cover part of the revamp he wants to make at the club. The Dutchman will target up to seven players this summer, with a centre forward, a midfielder and a centre-back considered the three priority areas. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the Ajax manager wants to strengthen at full-back and add more depth to midfield, particularly with Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba, Matic and Juan Mata are all set to leave. But, the Sun claim Ten Hag’s budget has been capped at around £100m – which would only allow the manager to sign around three players. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || [])...

Antonio Conte has accused Jurgen Klopp of looking for excuses after his criticism of Tottenham’s tactics in their draw with Liverpool last Saturday. After the draw at Anfield which allowed Manchester City to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League, Klopp slammed Spurs’ approach and suggested Conte’s side ‘should do more for the game’. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Monday, Klopp conceded he was wrong to make those comments and claimed his public criticism of Spurs’ tactics was ‘not appropriate’. But while Conte understands Klopp’s comments were in the heat of the moment after the match, the Italian believes the Liverpool boss was trying to deflect criticism over his side’s performance. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbyg...

Thomas Tuchel wants Chelsea to battle Manchester United for the signing of RB Leipzig star Christopher Nkunku – a player Ralf Rangnick has recommended to the Red Devils, according to reports. The recently capped France international has enjoyed a prolific season, netting 20 goals and providing 13 assists in the Bundesliga as well as bagging 11 goals in 12 European games across the Champions League and Europa League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite playing as an attacking midfielder, Nkunku is the fourth highest scorer in the Bundesliga this campaign and has only netted one less goal than Erling Haaland. The 24-year-old’s displays have attracted the attention of a number of clubs – Bayern are reported to be keen while Arsenal have tracked hi...

Jose Mourinho says Chelsea have lost a level of ‘excellence and stability’ since Roman Abramovich put the London club up for sale. A consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly is now on the verge of completing a £4.25bn takeover, while the deal is aiming to be completed before the end of the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Since Abramovich announced his decision to sell Chelsea in March, the team’s form has dipped in the Premier League to the extent where they are now just one point ahead of fourth-placed Arsenal. Thomas Tuchel speaks out on half time bust-up with Marcos Alonso Ferdinand apologises to Mourinho & says he was right about Man Utd Erling Haaland gave Man Utd brutal reason why he wanted to sign for Man City i...