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Oct92020 by JBNo Comments

Edouard Mendy returns to Chelsea after suffering injury in Senegal training

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Edouard Mendy kept a clean sheet on his Premier League debut last week as Chelsea sealed a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace But he could now be set for a spell on the sidelines after he was forced to withdraw from Senegal’s squad on Thursday after suffering an injury. The Senegalese Football Federation confirmed the former Rennes goalie suffered an injury to his right thigh while in training on Wednesday. Mendy was sent for medical tests...

Oct82020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd wanted to sign Chelsea’s Emerson as Telles’ alternative

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United were also linked with Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico during the summer. But according to Fabrizio Romano on the Here We Go podcast, Manchester United’s Plan B if they failed to sign Alex Telles was to bring Emerson to Old Trafford. According to reports, the Red devils did not make an official approach to Chelsea but the club did hold talks with Emerson’s representatives. Chelsea, who now have three left-backs in thei...

Oct82020 by JBNo Comments

Lionel Messi spoke with Mourinho over Barcelona exit

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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 after their humbling 8-2 defeat against Bayern in the Champions League quarter-finals. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But in the end he accepted the La Liga club were not prepared to allow him leave, agreeing to spend one last year before moving on next summer. According to transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio, Lionel Messi first set his sights on leaving Barca when Chelsea came calling in 2004. He is said to have come “so close” to moving to Chelsea as a 16-year-old because of his desire to p...

Oct72020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd & Liverpool preparing to trigger Upamecano’s bargain release clause

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Manchester United and Liverpool will go head-to-head to sign RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano next summer wimdow when his bargain release clause activates, according to reports. The Frenchman was being chased by a number of top teams this summer after another good season in both the Bundesliga and Champions League, though surprisingly chose to sign a new deal with Leipzig. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); His old deal had a £54m release and was set to expire next summer, when he would have been available to leave the club for free, but no teams paid up and he agreed to extend his stay until 2023. But, German publication Sport BILD have now revealed that Upamecano’s new deal also includes a release clause which will be active next summer. When it do...

Oct72020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd confirm shirt numbers for Alex Telles & Facundo Pellistri

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Manchester United have revealed their shirt numbers for this season after a busy end to the transfer window. Edinson Cavani was the highest-profile addition to the team and it was confirmed on Tuesday that he would be wearing the No.7 jersey. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘It will give me great pride to wear the No 7 shirt for Manchester United,’ Cavani told ESPN. ‘Now I am going to prepare for this responsibility, do my best to be ready and enjoy it and I hope to make my mark at Manchester United. ‘I have two years of a contract with Manchester United. I want to give it my all here. I feel good.’ And Manchester United have now confirmed the numbers of late signings Telles and Pellistri. The left-back, who completed a £15.4m transfer move from P...

Oct72020 by JBNo Comments

Timo Werner ruled out of Germany’s game with Turkey & tested for coronavirus

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Germany head coach Joachim Low has revealed that Timo Werner will miss the team’s game against Turkey after picking up an illness. Werner played the entirety of Chelsea’s last three matches against West Brom, Tottenham and Crystal Palace and was selected in Germany's squad for upcoming friendly with Turkey and Nations League games versus Ukraine and Switzerland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Werner is yet to join his international colleagues at their training camp in Cologne and has been suffering with flu-like symptoms. Low is hopeful the Chelsea forward could still play against Ukraine and Switzerland but confirmed he will play no part on Wednesday. ‘Timo Werner has a slight cold and won’t join up with the team today,’ he said. The Germany ...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd failed with big-money move for Kai Havertz as Chelsea blew them out of water

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Manchester United looked at the possibility of signing a couple of attacking players and asked about Kai Havertz only for Chelsea to blow them out of the water, according to reports. United endured a frustrating transfer window despite a late deadline-day flurry of activity, having spent most of the summer trying to sign Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, and a move still failed to materialise. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Borussia Dortmund were always adamant that the England star would not be allowed to leave the club after their deadline back in August, with United giving up their pursuit just before the transfer window closed. Instead, they brought in Edinson Cavani on a free transfer, the forward has not played since March, and added some young playe...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Mesut Ozil aims dig at Arsenal over Gunnersaurus axe & offers to pay his wages in full

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Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is riding to the rescue of the redundant Gunnersaurus as he has offered to pay the mascot’s wages in full if they reinstate him. Jerry Quy, the man inside the giant green costume, has been made redundant by the gunners after serving as the club's dinosaur mascot for 27 years. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal said the move was a necessary cost-cutting measure amid the coronavirus pandemic and with the mascot out of action as supporters are not allowed into the Emirates stadium. But, Quy may be back in a job thanks to Mesut Ozil, who has offered to pay his salary if he is brought back into the fold, while ever the German star remains an Arsenal player. Ozil posted on Instagram: ‘I was so sad that Jerry Quy aka our fam...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd open talks with Pochettino over replacing Solskjaer as manager

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Manchester United have already made contact with Mauricio Pochettino after the club’s poor start to the Premier League campaign. The Argentine coach was United’s first choice to replace Jose Mourinho in December 2018 but Solskjaer impressed so much in his interim time in charge that they felt compelled to prolong his deal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pochettino was interested in joining United and his five-year stay at Tottenham came to an end last November, with many feeling results started to downturn after he was overlooked for the job at Old Trafford. United have only three points from their opening three games this season and Sunday’s 6-1 defeat was ironically inflicted by Mourinho, who preceded Solskjaer and took over from Pochettino. Solskja...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Harry Redknapp explains why Liverpool should have signed Sergio Romero from Man Utd

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Harry Redknapp believes Premier League champions Liverpool should have completed a deal to sign Manchester United keeper Sergio Romero. Liverpool’s first-choice goalie Alisson Becker suffered a shoulder injury in training last week and missed Sunday’s 7-2 defeat against Aston Villa. And his deputy Adrian, has struggled when called upon. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With Alisson facing another six weeks out, former Tottenham boss Redknapp is surprised the Reds have not signed another keeper and says they could have signed Romero. Romero has played only seven Premier League games for Manchester United since joining the club in 2015 and his wife blasted Ed Woodward on deadline day for preventing him from leaving the club. While talking about Sergio R...