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Jun222020 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea to bid £50m for Man Utd keeper Henderson

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Chelsea are reportedly set to make a £50million bid to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson. The 23-year-old goalie has starred in his debut Premier League season on loan at Sheffield United, keeping the joint-most clean sheets this campaign (11) in the league. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The player is a United academy graduate, but is yet to make a single appearance for the first-team. And the Sun claim Chelsea are preparing a move to sign Henderson from their rivals. Kepa, who signed for the Blues in a £71m world record fee for a goalkeeper from Athletic Bilbao, was dropped by Frank Lampard in February due to poor performance. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And despite regaining his place in the starting...

Jun212020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho aims dig at Fernandes over United’s penalty claim in Spurs draw

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Jose Mourinho aimed a dig at Manchester United player Bruno Fernandes over late penalty claim in their 1-1 draw with Spurs on Friday evening. Steven Bergwijn scored the first goal of the match in the first half with an outstanding solo effort. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the Red devils became level in the 81st minute through Fernandes’ penalty after Eric Dier brought down Paul Pogba in the box. United then had a late penalty shout overturned by VAR after the referee Jon Moss initially awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Fernandes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And Mourinho aimed a dig at the playmaker by suggesting he is used to trying to win penalties during his time at Sporting in the Portuguese league. When i...

Jun212020 by JBNo Comments

Richarlison confirms transfer offers from Man Utd and Barcelona

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Everton forward Richarlison has comfirmed that he received offers from Barcelona and Manchester United in the January window which were each turned down by his club. The Brazilian joined Everton at the start of the 2018-19 campaign and has gone on to be an important part of the club, netting 13 goals in his first League season and currently 10 in 2019-20 prior to the interruption caused by the coronavirus crisis. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Richarlison also lined up for Brazil in their successful 2019 Copa America campaign, and his remarkable performances for both club and country caught the eye of big clubs in Europe. "There were lots of offers during the season, from Barcelona, from Manchester (United)," he revealed to Los Desimpedidos. (...

Jun202020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho reveals Man Utd’s main weakness even with Pogba & Fernandes

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Jose Mourinho has revealed that he allowed Manchester United to have more possession in their 1-1 draw with his side as he believes the Red devils are ‘not very good’ at build-up play. Tottenham went in front in the first half of the game through Steven Bergwijn’s impressive individual solo effort. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Solskjaer's side escaped with a point after Eric Dier brought down Paul Pogba inside Tottenham's box and Bruno Fernandes scored the penalty to level the game. Mourinho admitted he was wary of Unted’s threat on the counter and says he was comfortable with allowing United have the ball, even though they had Fernandes and Paul Pogba, who came on in the second half. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}...

Jun172020 by JBNo Comments

John Terry reveals his dad was furious that he signed for Chelsea instead of Man Utd

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Chelsea legend John Terry has recalled how his father "absolutely kicked off" after he decided to sign for the blues. The former Blues captain penned schoolboy forms with Premier League side Chelsea as a 14-year-old, but had other offers on the table for him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While he was still at West Ham, John Terry was training elsewhere, including going to Manchester United for a two-week training camp every summer. He even shared a car with David Beckham up to Manchester when the midfielder signed his first professional contract. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I had the option between Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United and, to be fair, all of them went above and beyond," Terry told The Footballers Guide to...

Jun162020 by JBNo Comments

Angel Gomes breaks silence about video of him visiting Nigerian prophet to cure injuries

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Manchester United star Angel Gomes has told people to concentrate on ‘more important issues’ after a video of his visit to a pastor claiming resurfaced on social media. Gomes’ future has been the subject of much speculation, with his current contract due to expire at the end of the month, but the United star has made headlines for a different reason this week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Back in 2016, Gomes made a trip to see Nigerian pastor T.B. Joshua at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations in Lagos and video of his experience began to make rounds on Monday. In one of the clips, Gomes then aged just 16, explained that persistent injury issues were the reason for his visit. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I’ve been s...

Jun152020 by JBNo Comments

Sheffield confirm agreement with Man Utd over Henderson

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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has confirmed that Dean Henderson is close to finalising an extension to his loan deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2019/20 campaign. The Red devils goalkeeper has spent the last two years on loan with Sheffield, earning plenty of plaudits along the way at the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Henderson's current loan deal expires on June 30 but Wilder has confirmed he held discussions with Solskjaer over the weekend and United have agreed to let Henderson stay with the blades. "Yeah, there has been (contact with Solskjaer). There always is," Wilder said. "I spoke to Ole yesterday morning. He was up and about at the training ground. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I t...

Jun152020 by JBNo Comments

Marcus Rashford calls on Government to end child poverty in emotional letter

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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been widely praised for his charity work during the coronavirus pandemic and has also sent a message to MPs. The forward has written a letter to MPs, pleading with the government to extend its free school meal scheme after announcing it will not extend the meals voucher system for families of low income over the summer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Marcus Rashford tweeted out the following message, asking his followers to tag their local members for Parliament, in order to change the minds of Boris Johnson's cabinet. The United striker said: "As many of you know, as lockdown hit and schools were temporarily closed, I partnered with food distribution charity FareShare to help cover some of the free schoo...

Jun142020 by JBNo Comments

Adnan Januzaj blasts Van Gaal over Man Utd lies – ‘He is not telling the truth’

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Adnan Januzaj has slammed Louis van Gaal after the former Manchester United manager criticised both the Belgian and Memphis Depay for wasting their chances at the club. The 25-year-old, who now plays for Real Sociedad, was one of few bright sparks during David Moyes’ time as United boss and looked destined to become a first-team player, though he did not gel with Van Gaal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Although Januzaj was sold by Jose Mourinho, it was under Van Gaal that his career at the club really stagnated, struggling to get a place in the team before getting shipped out on loan to German side Dortmund. Van Gaal was very critical of Januzaj during that period, telling Het Nieuwsblad: ‘Adnan had so many opportunities, just like Memphis Depay. In s...

Jun142020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho claims Solskjaer is out of his depth as Man Utd manager

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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly been telling people that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be out of his depth as Manchester United head coach. Mourinho will face the man that replaced him at Old Trafford next Friday when United travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The first time they met in December, Solskjaer got the better of Mourinho by beating Spurs 2-1 at home – and to add insult to injury, proceeded to pat the Portuguese manager on the head after the match. But, according to The Athletic, Mourinho has been questioning the ability of Solskjaer to take on a job as big as taking charge of qManchester United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After a tricky start, the Norwegian has s...