Premier League
‘We nearly signed Messi in £70m mistake’ – Man City chief reveals bizarre transfer
Manchester City made a £70 million bid for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi because of a misunderstanding, former CEO Garry Cook has revealed. Cook joined the Premier League clun in 2008, shortly after Thaksin Shinawatra bought the club, and spent three years at the Etihad. Europe’s top sides have been envious of Barcelona since Messi broke through and […]
Mikel Arteta reveals Xhaka was on his Man City transfer list
Mikel Arteta has declared his admiration for Granit Xhaka, revealing he was interested in bringing him the midfielder to Manchester City when he started as Guardiola’s assistant. Xhaka’s future at the Gunners has looked bleak since he reacted angrily to fan abuse this season, with former manager Unai Emery even conceding he would likely move in January. But […]
‘A crime!’ – Jurgen Klopp hits out at Man City’s holiday fixtures
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has described Manchester City needing to play two Premier League matches in the space of 48 hours as “a crime”. Pep Guardiola’s team are set to face Wolves on December 27 before backing up on the 29th to play Sheffield United. The City manager has already expressed his anger with the scheduling and even wrote a […]
Jesse Lingard reveals those causing Man Utd poor form
Jesse Lingard has conceded that he and his Manchester United teammates are guilty of lacking the correct focus heading into games against the Premier League’s less glamorous teams. Solskjaer’s team looked to have turned a significant corner after back-to-back wins against Tottenham and Manchester City, but the momentum built by those wins has quickly been […]
Arsenal ‘make contact with Napoli’ to complete transfer for Koulibaly
Arsenal have reportedly made contact with Napoli in a bid to sign highly-rated defender Kalidou Koulibaly. The Gunners have been poor at the back this campaign, and new boss Mikel Arteta is under pressure to strengthen his back-four in January. Koulibaly was previously on Manchester United’s radar, prior to the Red Devils splashing the cash […]
Matic speaks out on leaving Man Utd for Mourinho reunion at Tottenham
Nemanja Matic has played down speculation he could leave Manchester United in the January window to join Tottenham Hotspur. The Serbian has so far played for two sides under Jose Mourinho. He would add a third to that list if he moves to Tottenham in the new year. During his time playing for Mourinho at […]
Frank Lampard aims De Bruyne & Salah dig at Jose Mourinho
Frank Lampard has aimed a sly dig at former Chelsea boss Mourinho and his handling of Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Romelu Lukaku, with the current Blues manager vowing to keep faith with promising youngsters. Chelsea have, at one stage or another, had De Bruyne, Salah and Lukaku at Stamford Bridge, but seen that trio go […]
Tottenham fail in appeal against Son Heung-min’s red card for kick on Rudiger
Tottenham have failed with their appeal against Heung-Min Son’s red card received in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to fourth-placed Chelsea. The South Korean was dismissed in the second half of Sunday’s defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when VAR showed him kicking out at Antonio Rudiger in retaliation to being fouled by the defender. The FA’s […]
Isco offered to Chelsea for £44m by Real Madrid
Real Madrid star, Isco has been offered to Chelsea for a staggering worth of £44 million after his lack of game time with the Spanish side. The Spaniard has become a fading figure in the Los Blancos team with the Real Madrid star currently having a tough time under Zinedine Zidane. The 27-year-old won four […]
Rudiger speaks out after suffering alleged racist abuse in Chelsea win vs Spurs
Antonio Rudiger called for racist fans to ‘get some basic education’ after he was racially abused during Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Tottenham. Taylor informed both Lampard and Jose Mourinho what had taken place, while a message was read out over the stadium tannoy saying, ‘racist behaviour is interfering with the game’, in what was a […]