Arsene Wenger is willing to sign Mustafi before his side kick-off against Liverpool as he deals with a defensive crisis. Per Mertesacker is already sidelined with a knee injury while Gabriel Paulista sustained an ankle injury in Sunday's 3-2 victory against Manchester City. Wenger has already shown interest in Roma defender Kostas Manolas and Napoli Kaliduo Koulibaly, both whom are rated 45m each, but Arsene Wenger sees Mustafi as a more affordable option due to his price tag 35m. Mustafi has been heavily linked with Arsenal but the … [Read more...]
John Stones ‘reaction’ after joining Manchester City
With less than a month to the closing of summer transfer window, latest report claims that Chelsea long-term target John Stones has completed a move to Manchester City. This report is according to Sky Sports which claims that the highly rated Centre back signed a six-year contract with the Citizens which will keep him at Etihad Stadium until 2022. Speaking to mancity.com, the England international expresses his joy in his new challenge and promises to improve his game in order to gain ground in city's first eleven. "I'm absolutely delighted … [Read more...]
Manchester United re-sign Pogba for world-record £89m
With just few days to the closing of summer transfer market, the Red Devils have finally secured the services of long term target Paul Pogba. This is according to Sky Sport which claims that the French star has sign a world record deal of 89 million pounds from Italian giants Juventus, beating previous world records set by Christiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale of Real Madrid. The powerful box-box midfielder has been a major target for most European clubs in recent years, with the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City and … [Read more...]
How Arsenal will line up with Riyad Mahrez, Ramsey Now a Fringe player
Arsenal will go into the upcoming season as contenders that have failed to conquer the prestigious Premier League Title for over a decade and any other European Title – however, the quality of players or manager in the ranks of Arsenal has consistently been of notable quality over these EPL drought years. Arsene Wenger anchored his football ideology on a fluid style of play that sees Arsenal play with a midfield pivot that can retain ball possession and offer threats in attack with mesmerizing creativity. Uniquely known as the “Barcelona” of … [Read more...]
Klopp reveals reasons why he will no longer speak to The Sun
Jurgen Klopp says he will no longer speak to The Sun because of a “private” story the newspaper ran about one of his players. Klopp refused to answer a question from a Sun journalist on Saturday evening after Liverpool thrashed Barcelona 4-0 at Wembley . Merseyside has a tumultuous relationship with the publication since its despicable coverage of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, and the newspaper has been boycotted ever since by the city. “I don’t talk with The Sun anymore,” Klopp said. “I don’t speak with The Sun anymore. You can … [Read more...]
Zabaleta to Stay at Manchester City
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta says he will be staying at the club, with boss Pep Guardiola having told him he is part of his plans for this season. Zabaleta, who has one year left on his contract, has been linked with a move to Italy this summer. But the 31-year-old Argentina full-back told the Manchester Evening News: “There was a lot of speculation – that came from the media. “I don’t know how many times I was away to Italy. It was incredible. Every day there was a new club. “I’ve always been away from that because I knew … [Read more...]
Klopp explains Liverpool’s mauling
Jurgen Klopp has explained how Liverpool were thrashed 4-0 by Mainz shortly after beating Barcelona. The Reds slipped to a heavy defeat in Germany on Sunday, with the game kicking off mere hours after the 4-0 victory over Barcelona at Wembley had ended. Klopp had planned to use two different line-ups for the friendlies, but injuries to Daniel Sturridge, Sheyi Ojo and James Milner forced alterations. Jordan Henderson, Emre Can, Adam Lallana, Alberto Moreno, Marko Grujic, Kevin Stewart, Gini Wijnaldum, Danny Ings, Divock Origi and Roberto … [Read more...]
Hazard dazzles in Chelsea defeat of Werder Bremen
Eden Hazard's renaissance continued as Chelsea secured a hard fought 4-2 victory over Werder Bremen in their final pre-season friendly on saturday afternoon. Eden Hazard Antonio Conte named a strong side and they needed just a matter of minutes to open the scoring when Hazard worked a short corner well before cutting inside and lashing an effort into the bottom corner of the net. The Bundesliga side were all at sea at the back and Oscar exchanged passes with Diego Costa to create a yard of space before slotting home to double the Blues' … [Read more...]
Man United confirm Pogba to have medical
Paul Pogba may finally be moving close to securing a world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United as the Red Devils confirm an imminent medical. A statement on the United website – under the hashtag ‘Pogback’ – read: “Paul Pogba has been granted permission to have a medical in order to finalise his transfer from Juventus to Manchester United.” The Juve star has been the centre of speculation all summer, with the Red Devils looking to confirm the world record £92million move back to Old Trafford, where he played as a … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho explains Mata’s substitution
Juan Mata was replaced half an hour after coming on for Manchester United in the Community Shield, but Jose Mourinho has explained things. Jose Mourinho says he took off Juan Mata just half an hour after his introduction in order to defend against high balls in the final minutes of Manchester United's 2-1 Community Shield win over Leicester City. Mata was introduced on 63 minutes for opening goalscorer Jesse Lingard, who had taken a knock to his foot, but was hauled off in injury time for Henrik Mkhitaryan as the Premier League champions … [Read more...]
Walcott nets as Arsenal beat Man City in final warmup game
Theo Walcott boosted his confidence by scoring the decisive goal for Arsenal in a 3-2 victory over Manchester City on Sunday in their final preseason warmup ahead of the new season. Walcott made a perfect run into the box to meet Alexis Sanchez's pass and chipped a delicate finish over the onrushing Joe Hart to make it 2-1 in the 73rd minute as the Gunners came from a goal down in the second half. Substitute Chuba Akpom then made sure of the Gunners' fourth straight preseason win in the 85th minute before Kelechi Iheanacho pulled one back … [Read more...]