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Jan132019 by JBNo Comments

AC Milan confirm Higuain has decided to leave club

Uncategorized, Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso has confirmed Chelsea target Gonzalo Higuain wants to leave the club. Higuain joined Milan on loan from Juventus in July with an option to make the deal permanent, but he has struggled for form at the San Siro, scoring just eight goals in all competitions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "When a player makes up his mind it becomes hard to convince them otherwise," said Gattuso of Higuain. "I have a relationship with him that features great honesty, we say things to one another's face. "At the moment, he's our player and we're holding on tightly to him. I don't know what will happen." The Argentina international reportedly wants to join his former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge. Higuain had his mo...

Jan112019 by JBNo Comments

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demotes Lukaku after one-on-one talks in Dubai

Uncategorized, Premier League

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly told English forward Marcus Rashford that he is Manchester United’s first-choice striker ahead of £75m star Romelu Lukaku. The 21-year-old has been in superb form since the Norwegian’s arrival at Old Trafford with three goals in his last five matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); One of Solskjaer’s major changes since taking over from Mourinho at United has been to play Rashford as a central forward instead of out wide. According to the Daily Star, Rashford has been told by Solskjaer during United’s training camp in Dubai this week that he is now the club’s No.1 striker ahead of Lukaku. The report also claims that Rashford will start ahead of Lukaku for United’s game against Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday. ...

Dec32018 by JBNo Comments

Suarez reveals what worried him about playing with Messi and Neymar

Uncategorized, La Liga

Luis Suarez has revealed what worried him most about playing with Lionel Messi and Neymar when he first joined the club. The Uruguayan forward sealed a £73million move from Liverpool to the Spanish giants in 2014 - and his strike partners had already played a campaign together at the Nou Camp. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The forward was coming off the back of a very good season at Anfield, having scored 31 goals in 37 games. "When I came to Barcelona, I had Neymar on one side and Lionel Messi on the other," he explained to Otro . "And I thought, where am I going to play? "Where am I going to do my job of running, fighting the defence and looking for open spaces so that the two best players in the world can optimize their space?. "It's all ab...

Dec22018 by JBNo Comments

Arjen Robben to leave Bayern Munich next summer

Uncategorized, Bundesliga, Transfer Info

Arjen Robben has announced he will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the campaign after 10 years with the Bundesliga club. The 34-year-old moved to Bayern from Real Madrid in 2009 and has since won seven league trophies, four German cups and the UEFA Champions League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I can say that this is my last year [at Bayern] and it is good like that," Robben said after a meeting with fan groups. "I have taken the decision, personally, that this will be my last year. "I think it is the right moment after 10 years. The club moves on and I may move on. It is the end of a very good and long period." Arjen Robben has scored 98 goals in 198 Bundesliga matches for Bayern. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ...

Oct92018 by JBNo Comments

Rudiger withdraws from Germany squad with groin injury

Uncategorized, Premier League

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has been forced to pull off from Germany’s squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches because of a groin injury. The 25-year-old required treatment after Chelsea’s routine win over Southampton on Sunday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rudiger will now miss Germany’s Nations League matches with Holland and France, although he says he will be able to train during the break. ‘I won’t be available for Germany for the upcoming matches due to a groin problem,’ he tweeted. ‘I will do some individual training sessions during the int. break and I’m confident to be back soon. ‘Best of luck to my German teammates for the next two games.’ Chelsea fans will hope Rudiger is fit in time to face struggling Manchester U...

Sep282018 by JBNo Comments

Juventus chief speaks out on Pogba transfer rumours after Mourinho row

Uncategorized, Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

Juventus’ director of football has spoken out on reports linking the club with a move for Manchester United star Paul Pogba. Pogba started his professional career at Manchester United but joined Juventus in 2012. Two years ago he returned to Old Trafford for a then-world record transfer fee. But the World Cup-winner is already being linked with another transfer and is said to be pushing to leave United ahead of the January window. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite stripping Pogba of the vice-captaincy, Mourinho denied he had fallen out with the midfielder, before the both of them were filmed exchanging words in training on Wednesday. Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici was asked about the rumours linking Pogba with Juventus and said: ‘He ...

Sep212018 by JBNo Comments

Benjamin Kololli disappears into hole while celebrating Europa League goal (VIDEO)

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FC Zurich midfielder Benjamin Kololli got more than he bargained for with his celebration after scoring the winning goal in his team’s Europa League clash against AEK Larnaca in Cyprus. READ MORE: Why Cristiano Ronaldo may not miss Manchester United return Kololli, who netted a penalty winner against the Cypriot side, rushed off towards the visitor fans section in celebration but he unexpectedly disappeared into a moat-like area around the field. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 26-year-old while celebrating continued his approach to the fans, not realizing he was about to jump into an hole designed to prevent fans from invading the pitch. The midfielder disappeared from sight, making his worried teammates to run over to the advertising hoardings ...

Aug182018 by JBNo Comments

‘You can’t buy class’ – Mourinho slams Man City documentary

Uncategorized, Premier League

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has slammed Manchester City’s new documentary All or Nothing after it depicted him as a defensive manager. The new eight-part Amazon Prime series retells the story of City’s 2017/18 title win season and viewers are given a fly-on-the-wall perspective of several of Guardiola’s team meetings. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In one episode, narrator Ben Kingsley describes City’s 2-1 win at Old Trafford as ‘Guardiola versus Mourinho; possession versus defence; attacking football versus park-the-bus’. And in another, Kevin De Bruyne talks about the lack of chances as a 20-year-old under Mourinho while he was at Chelsea. Discussing the documentary, Mourinho told Sky Sports: ‘You can have a fantastic movie while respe...

Jul172018 by JBNo Comments

Roberto Martinez fuels Eden Hazard to Real Madrid transfer rumours

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Roberto Martinez has talked up Eden Hazard’s possible transfer to Real Madrid. Hazard strongly indicated that he could leave Chelsea this summer after Belgium’s World Cup exit and Madrid is understood to be the Belgian’s favoured destination. The Belgium international has made no secret of his love for Madrid and former head coach Zinedine Zidane, but Chelsea are determined to keep him ahead of the 2018/19 season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Chelsea have set an asking price of £200million in order to fend off Madrid, Belgium manager Martinez believes it could be time for Hazard to call it quit at the club. ‘It could be the best time [for Hazard] to try something different,’ Martinez told Spanish outlet Cadena Ser. ‘For me, it’s very easy...

Jul122018 by JBNo Comments

Luka Modric hits out at England after World Cup win

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Luka Modric has accused English journalists and pundits of showing a lack of respect to Croatia and conceded his teammates had used the criticism to motivate them to a win against England in their World Cup semi-final. Modric impressed as Croatia came from behind to win in Moscow but the Real Madrid midfielder was unhappy with sections of the English media, some of whom had predicted an easy win for England. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “People were talking … English journalists, pundits from television,” he told ITV. “They underestimated Croatia tonight and that was a huge mistake. All these words from them we take, we were reading and we were saying: ‘OK, today we will see who will be tired.’ They should be more humble and respect their opponents more...