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French outfit Marseille will likely release Andre Ayew by January in a bid to reduce the list of the club’s high earners. Reports from France have indicated that Ayew might be looking for new employers when his contract with Marseille expires by June but with the financial state of his currentemployers, he could just be […]
Yaya Toure has emerged another major doubt ahead of the English Premier League encounter between title holders Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs on Saturday, 18th October. Toure represented Ivory Coast in the African Nations Cup qualifier against DR Congo on Wednesday and would have less than 24 hours to prepare for the EPL encounter as […]
There are strong indications that Hector Bellerin could be in for a start in the Premier League match against Hull City at the Emirates on Saturday. This is as result of the suspension to Calum Chambers who has so far accumulated five yellow cards this season. While Mathieu Debuchy remains a long term absentee following […]
Arsenal are scouting powerful Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike ahead of a possible ÂŁ15million deal in the January transfer window. Currently at Fenerbache, the Turkish side are underperforming this year with Emenike reportedly becoming frustrated with his current side. The Nigerian star played at the World Cup in Brazil and impressed against Argentina and Bosnia. Now 27 […]
Liverpool signing, Mario Balotelli was spotted at the training pitch [on Wednesday] play-fighting fellow team-mate, Emre Can. Balotelli was in good spirits at Liverpool’s Melwood training ground, taking time out from the session to play fight with midfielder Can. Can has only recently returned to training following six weeks out with an ankle problem. But the summer […]
Chelsea midfielder, Oriol Romeu has handed the Blues an ultimatum, insisting he needs to be given a chance at Stamford Bridge or he will be forced to make his current loan deal a permanent one. The Spaniard joined the Bundesliga side, Stuttgart, on loan over the summer, following a loan spell with Valencia last season. Romeu […]
According to reports, Arsenal are set to open talks with Borussia Dortmund over the signing of centre half Mats Hummels. The 25 year old was elevated to the position of captain of Jurgen Klopp’s side this summer and was part of the German squad that won the World Cup in Brazil scoring two goals in […]
Everton Academy coach, David Unsworth has said that more of his academy players are set to leave the club loan to help gain first team experience of competitive football. The club has stated, through its Academy coach that more youngsters will be leaving the club for first team football elsewhere, in order to contribute to […]
According to reports, Jose Mourinho is set to rival his former club Real Madrid for the signature of Cruzeiro of Brazil midfielder Lucas Silva. Real Madrid were thought to be interested in the player who could be a ready replacement for the departing German midfielder Sami Khedira but Chelsea have also shown interest in the […]
There are so transfer rumours that won’t just go away. One of such is Manchester United’s pursuit of Ronaldo while another is French striker Karim Benzema to Arsenal. The Gunners have for long been linked with a swoop for the Real Madrid striker but the chances of that happening seems to die off in the […]
Manchester United’s search for a central defender have continued and manager Louis Van Gaal has identified Brazilian and Sporting Lisbon defender Mauriciodos Santos Nascimento as the the right man to take the position of departed Nemanja Vidic. The 26-year-old Sporting defender has claimed that a contact has been made by United gaffer but no offer […]
Changes and substitutions are inevitabilities in football. It comes through precautionary, tactical or forced reasons as a result of injury exigencies. For Manchester United, the 3-match suspension handed Wayne Rooney in the game against West Ham this season and the overuse of Daley Blind by both Manchester United and the Netherlands, would expectedly make the […]
If Chelsea and Nigerian midfielder has received criticism before, those are just a drop in the ocean compare to what will come his way if report of assault on a female journalist making round is true. The 27-year-old Chelsea midfielder is reported to have assaulted a female journalist who requested for an interview after the […]
With thousands of Manchester United fans already fuming at the lack of quality in the team’s defence, JosĂ© Mourinho’s recent comment will heap more sores on the already painful wound. Mourinho was quoted as saying:”Varane had one foot at Manchester United but Real Madrid are very strong and Rapha came to us. I was on […]
Manchester City are reportedly eying a ÂŁ30m bid for want-away Arsenal star Mesut Ozil. The former Real Madrid man was ruled out for about 3 months after a scan revealed the extent of his knee injury. Since joining the Gunners last summer, the ÂŁ42m man has failed to impress and the Daily Mail have claimed […]
The winter transfer window inches closer, speculations, rumours and gossips concerning players’ transfers and clubs’ acquisitions are underway. A plethora of English Premier League clubs and scores of players would make moves in January when the window opens. Therefore, attention should be paid to news and reports about transfers from now as clubs would be […]
Before the game against Estonia, English starlet Raheem Sterling walked up to the Three Lion’s boss Roy Hodgsonand complained of fatigue, hence the coach decided to start Raheem from the bench. This act has been met with series of backlash as many English fans have queried the youngster’s decision to select the games he’d like […]
Since he broke into the world stage at Madrid while JosĂ© Mourinho was calling shots at the Santiago Bernabeu, Rapahel Varane has etched his name on the minds of many football followers with his enviable displays against Manchester United and Barcelona. With several fine defending including a goal against Real Madrid’s arch-rivals, the 21-year-old Frenchman […]
Manchester United fans may be in for some happy moments with reports coming from the SON Training Complex indicating that the pair of Phil Jones and Michael Carrick are likely to be fit for the West Brom clash on Monday. Phil Jones, who has been our of action foe the greater part of the season […]
One of the strong points of Manchester United’s erstwhile manager, Sir Alex Ferguson is his transfer skills. The legendary Scot had a philosophy of developing home grown players but whenever he decides to shop for players from other leagues, they mainly turn out to be notable signings. Although the retired manager gaffed with the signing […]