Arsenal could end up paying as much as £35m to new signing Willian, with the Brazilian winger confirming his free transfer from Chelsea on Friday. Willian left Chelsea after last week’s Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. The 31-year-old cited a contract issue with the club as his reason for denying a […]
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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has fuelled speculation linking the club with Declan Rice by ‘liking’ a post on Instagram of the player meeting the Blues legend John Terry. Former Chelsea academy star Rice has emerged as the London club’s top target to strengthen their back-line, with Lampard aiming to convert […]
Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira is reportedly in talks to leave the theatre of dreams after losing his place in the team at Old Trafford. The Brazilian was a regular in the first period of the campaign but the arrival of Bruno Fernandes, as well as the return of Paul […]
Arsenal’s board fear they paid significantly over the odds to complete the signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille last summer. Arsenal smashed their transfer record to sign the winger, agreeing a £72m fee, with the cost to spread over the duration of his five-year deal. Unai Emery, who was manager […]
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is delighted to add Willian to his team, and hinted he could use the player in a number of positions. Willian played mostly on the right wing for Chelsea but feels his best position is in a central role behind the main striker, according to reports. […]
Jose Mourinho accused Kia Joorabchian of trying to make Arsenal hijack Tottenham’s deal for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Hojbjerg officially signed for Tottenham this week as the club’s first summer signing in a deal worth £15m. And he signed a five-year deal and Tottenham were always the front-runners for the midfielder’s signature […]
Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller has responded to reports that Kai Havertz is set to join Chelsea and says the midfielder will be allowed to leave ‘if certain requirements are met’. Frank Lampard has identified Havertz as his key target after the blues signed Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech […]
Atletico Madrid keeper Jan Oblak has not ruled out a possible summer transfer to Chelsea but says he will only think about his future after the Champions League. Frank Lampard has already lost faith in club-record signing Kepa Arrizabalaga after a series of mistakes and poor performances this season, even […]
Mesut Ozil says Arsenal board ‘rushed’ the squad into taking a pay cut and feels his refusal to accept was justified after the club made 55 staff members redundant. At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, and with Arsenal’s finances severely affected, the London side became the first club in […]
Twitter has issued an apology to Manchester United defender Phil Jones after a post from the company’s official UK account mocked the player. Twitter claims “being the target of online abuse is not easy to deal with” on a dedicated help page about coping and reporting abuse. Yet on Tuesday, […]