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Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd open talks with Pochettino over replacing Solskjaer as manager

Premier League

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

Premier League

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...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Atletico Madrid ‘furious’ with Arsenal over Thomas Partey deal

Premier League, La Liga

Atletico Madrid have no plans on dealing with Arsenal again in the future after they failed to give the La Liga side notice over their intention to activate Thomas Partey’s release clause. The 27-year-old completed a transfer move to Arsenal on deadline day, with the gunners confirming the £45 million deal after the summer transfer window had closed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Partey’s release clause meant Arsenal needed only to activate the clause and it didn’t require negotiations at all with Atletico Madrid. But, it’s courteous to give the Spanish club notice so that they have time to prepare to get a replacement or to even make an attempt to convince the Ghanaian midfielder to stay. According to the Athletic, Atletico are ‘furious’ with Arse...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal confirm Thomas Partey squad number after completing late transfer

Premier League, Transfer Info

Arsenal have confirmed that new signing Thomas Partey will wear the no18 shirt at the club. Partey completed his move to the Emirates on a four-year deal - which includes the option for a further one year after Arsenal made a successful late effort to land Mikel Arteta's transfer target. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal met the midfielder's £45m release clause at Atletico Madrid, while he also had a successful medical in Spain and then travelled to London with personal terms already agreed. “Thomas has all the right attributes to be a top player for Arsenal," said technical director Edu. "He is a leader on and off the pitch and he is exactly the kind of player and person we want at the club. "We already feel like we know Thomas very well based o...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Edinson Cavani’s possible Man Utd shirt number revealed

Premier League

Manchester United new boy Edinson Cavani will reportedly wear the club’s iconic No.7 shirt after his move to Old Trafford. The Uruguayan forward has signed an initial one-year contract with United and the club have the option of extending that by another 12 months. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 33-year-old joins the club on a free transfer after his exit from Paris Saint-Germain, where he became the club’s top scorer by scoring 201 goals in 300 matches for the Ligue 1 club. Cavani hasn’t kicked a ball since March but he’s determined to hit the ground running at his new club and even reportedly asked Solskjaer if he could make his debut against Tottenham on Sunday. Question marks have been raised over United’s move to sign Cavani because of his...

Oct52020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal plan Thomas Partey medical in Spain ahead of £45m transfer

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Arsenal are making preparations for a medical for Thomas Partey after they told the player's camp that they will pay the his release clause to sign him from Atletico Madrid, according to The Athletic. Arsenal have left it so late to make a decision on the transfer of Partey, but they are making a move to bring him to the Emirates on deadline day. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arteta's side are now attempting to push through a transfer for the Ghanaian midfielder with only hours left in the transfer window and are racing against time to get the deal done. It has been reported that the London side have touched base with the player’s camp and told them that they will pay his €50m release clause today. Atletico Madrid have insisted that they will not a...

Oct52020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd agree £27m deal to sign Amad Traore from Atalanta

Premier League

Manchester United are looking to the future by agreeing a £27million deal to sign Amad Traore from Seria A side Atalanta. The 18-year-old will move to Old Trafford at the start of 2021 when his work permit is cleared, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Writing on Instagram, he posted: “[Atalanta forward] Papu Gomez told about him: ‘He’s a future star, trust me. During our training sessions he seems like Messi! You can’t stop him, he’s unbelievable, our centre backs have serious problems when Traoré is on the pitch… he’s fantastic!'” Traore, who was born in Ivory Coast but moved to Italy at a very young age, he has played just three Serie A matches since graduating from the Atalanta academy. However, United...

Oct52020 by JBNo Comments

Edinson Cavani asked to make Man Utd debut in humbling Spurs defeat

Premier League

Edinson Cavani is so determined to hit the ground running at Old Trafford that he asked Manchester United if he could make his debut in the club’s disappointing 6-1 defeat against Tottenham. The Uruguayan forward is set to sign a two-year deal at the club and he was in Manchester this weekend to complete a medical. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); His move was not completed in time for Cavani to play against Spurs and the striker must have been questioning his decision to sign for the club as they were completely demolished by Spurs. But, The Times claim that Cavani asked to make his debut against Jose Mourinho's side because he’s desperate to get going at the club. The former Napoli forward is PSG’s record scorer but his exit was low-key after he fell ...

Oct52020 by JBNo Comments

Houssem Aouar explains why he rejected Arsenal to stay at Lyon

Premier League, Ligue 1

Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar said he has turned down the opportunity to join Arsenal because he wants to play a key role in the club's revival. Aouar was Mikel Arteta’s major target for the summer transfer window, while the gunners had multiple offers turned down for the 22-year-old. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lyon had stood firm over their £55.5m asking price for the Frenchman and Arsenal have been unable to meet the club’s valuation. And now Arsenal look set to miss out on a deal to sign the playmaker as Aouar confirmed his desire to stay at the club after Lyon’s 1-1 draw with Marseille on Sunday. ‘I felt that I can still bring something to this team,’ Aouar told Telefoot. ‘I wanted to continue the adventure with the club who raised me. We mu...

Oct52020 by JBNo Comments

Tammy Abraham issues apology after breaking Covid rules at party with Sancho & Chilwell

Premier League

Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham has issued an apology for breaking coronavirus rules by attending a party with Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho. All three players were named in the England team last week and are set to meet up at St George’s Park on Monday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But their places in the team could now be in jeopardy after they were filmed at Abaraham’s surprise birthday party on Saturday. According to The Sun, around 20 people attended the surprise party, which goes against Government restrictions which do not allow gatherings of more than six persons. A source close to Tammy Abraham told the newspaper: ‘He genuinely had no idea it was going to happen. ‘He and Sancho didn’t drink alcohol. ‘It was family and very close friends on...