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Arsenal in deep trouble, Gazidis hasn’t been replaced

There seem to be many other things to worry about following the shock exit of Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis from the club to AC Milan. Gazidis had announced his leaving Arsenal for Italy and has expressed his pain at the decision, stressing that it was a difficult one to make. Almost immediately, the North London club announced some changes and named Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham as the new head of the club. Raul, who was head of football relations, was named as head of football, and Vinai, the chief commercial officer, becomes … [Read more...]

Ivan Gazidis taking Arsenal star along with him

Following the news of the exit of Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, more developments have continued to follow with the latest report hinting that contract rebel Aaron Ramsey could join the departing chief to AC Milan. According to reports, the Italian side made the American billionaire and Ramsey their target and are bent on completing their mission in the Emirates Stadium raid by taking along, the midfielder. The Sun reports that Ramsey remains the next target for the Italian giants. Gazidis has been reportedly offered a deal worth … [Read more...]

Salah explains why he was not a good player under Jose Mourinho

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has explained why he was a different player when he was signed by former club, Chelsea with current Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho as the head coach. Salah explained that he could not give his best at the club because of Mourinho’s personality which makes life difficult for him. Salah, who has now become the player top reckon with was perceived as a flop while with the London side and could not give his best, forcing him to leave the club on loan to Italian side, Fiorentina. The Egyptian is now in … [Read more...]

Gazidis gives Arsenal departing gift

Arsenal fans may have course to have a rethink in their reaction to the exit of the club’s chief executive, Ivan Gazidis with the latest report. The news of his leaving Arsenal to the Italian side, AC Milan came as a shock s to some fans and felt it was a wrong timing at a point when new changes are being made at the club. However, there should be no cause for alarm with the outgoing CEO announcing a departing gift to the club in form of a new big money kit deal with world class company, Adidas. The Daily Mail reports that the American … [Read more...]

Liverpool is the 4th most expensive football club in Europe, check out the five top leagues

In the world of football, for a club to win more league trophies, they must be willing to spend more on new players. Most of the richest football clubs last season turned out to be the ones that won more trophies. Signing a new player has changed from what it used to be in the past as the various transfer fee has soared higher. This comes after French club, Paris Saint Germain had gone ahead to table over £200 million to Barcelona over Neymar Jnr. Currently, Neymar is the highest paid and the most expensive football player in the … [Read more...]

UCL: Hero confident United will win

Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has expressed confidence over the Red Devil’s first outing at this year’s Champions League against Young Boys in Switzerland on Wednesday night. He stated that the Jose Mourinho men will emerge victorious, no matter how challenging the game would be. Both United and Mourinho have a history with the Champions League despite missing out on two seasons but they now look forward to bouncing back this season. Berbatov despite being confident stated that the Swiss-based team should be taken … [Read more...]

Sanchez: How Arsenal deceived, cheated United

Arsenal fans felt cheated when they saw their star player, Alexis Sanchez leave the club last season to Manchester United and were given Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the swap deal. His worth for the Gunners made convinced United to make Sanchez the club's highest paid in their history. Emerging reports reveal that the former Barcelona star earns the sum of £391,000-per-week at Manchester United, making it almost unbearable as a result of his disappointing performance. Sanchez has scored just three goals since his move to the Old Trafford in … [Read more...]

Chelsea to battle other European clubs for this unknown talent

Chelsea FC are in the news again and this time around the Blues are ready to battle other European clubs for going unknown talent. The January transfer is going to be a big one as football clubs are already scouting for new players to add to their squad. Most football clubs are planning to use the January transfer window to correct the mistake they committed in the summer transfer window. A new report has made it known that Sarri led Chelsea squad are on the move to sign a new player from Brazilian club, Flamengo. The player has been … [Read more...]

Why I don’t regret missing out on Arsenal job – manager

Manchester City assistant coach, Mikel Arteta has stated that he has no regret missing out on the opportunity to replace former Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger at the Emirates Stadium. It would be recalled that the former Everton, Arsenal midfielder was mentioned as a replacement for the Frenchman and was reported to have indicated interest by attending an interview for the job. Many had concluded that the odds favoured the Spaniard before Unai Emery’s name was mentioned and handed the job almost immediately. However, Arteta explained that … [Read more...]

How Gazidis’ disrupts Arsenal structure

The departure of Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis from the club to AC Milan has brought about major changes in the North London club. Gazidis confirmed the end of his ten years spell at Arsenal after joining the club in 2008. He was part of the building process at Arsenal that gave the team a firm financial backbone in addition to overseeing the end of former Manager, Arsene Wenger and the coming of a new manager, Unai Emery. However, life must move on at the Emirates and it was a quick one to announce the duo of Raul Sanllehi and … [Read more...]

Liverpool tried to convince £320,000-a-week star to move to Anfield

A new report has revealed that English football club, Liverpool were close to signing world cup star, Kylian Mbappe to Anfield before his breakthrough with Paris Saint Germain. According to the report, Jurgen Klopp had been monitoring the 19-year-old star right from his much younger age with Monaco. In fact, Liverpool had gone ahead to table a contract worth £166 million for the young star as they had hope make their young highest earner alongside  Phillipe Coutinho. However, none of the offers shook him as he went ahead to join Paris Saint … [Read more...]

Sarri Maurizio to battle for 20-year-old midfielder

The next transfer window is set to commence in January which is 3 months from now. Various football clubs across Europe are already putting their acts together to know the player(s) to buy or sell. Chelsea new coach, Sarri Maurizio is already listing out new players he will like to sign in the January transfer window. Taking a look at the list, it was discovered that Chelsea are planning to storm Italian club, Florentine for Federico Chiesa. According to the report, Italian club, Napoli are also planning to sign the 20-year-old … [Read more...]

Eden Hazard cannot score 40 goals at Chelsea but he can in these clubs

Eden Hazard is the man of the moment in the English Premier League especially after his hat-trick against Cardiff over the weekend at Stamford Bridge. Going by the record, 27-year-old Eden Hazard now has 5 goals and 2 assists to his name in five matches, which is quite brilliant of him. Chelsea new coach, in a post-match, had declared to Hazard to set his focus at scoring 40 goals this season and move on to win the EPL golden boot. However, Stuart Pearce in a recent statement disclosed that Eden Hazard cannot score 40 goals at Chelsea with … [Read more...]

Gazidis speaks further on why he left Arsenal

Former Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis has explained why he had to part ways with the North London club to take the job with Italian giant, AC Milan. Gazidis’ departure after 10 years at the club was officially announced by Arsenal in a statement on Twitter on Tuesday. The South African-born businessman explained that ‘Change and succession’ is a necessity for a club like Arsenal to move forward. He suggested that while it is applicable to all positions in the club, that of the CEO should not be different. No wonder, Gazidis was fingered as one … [Read more...]

Mateo Kovacic injury is an opportunity for one of these midfielders to shine at Chelsea

Chelsea has so far kept a 100 per cent win this season with Sarri now among the four coaches to ever win their first five matches on their arrival in the EPL. The Blues are currently seated at the top of the EPL table after overtaking Liverpool with goal differences. Sarri led Chelsea squad made a name for themselves over the weekend having defeated Cardiff in a game that saw Eden Hazard scoring a hat-trick and Willian adding a fourth goal for the Blues. Despite the win, the match against Cardiff was physical which saw Chelsea midfielder, … [Read more...]

Injury update: Liverpool are short of four attackers as they face PSG tonight

Liverpool after a 2 - 1 over Tottenham Hotspur during the weekend at Wembley Stadium in the EPL are set to play their first leg in the UEFA Champions League this season. According to schedule, Liverpool will be playing against French side Paris Saint Germain tonight at Anfield. The Reds have a lot to worry about as they are short of four attackers. According to the report, the Reds main striker, Roberto Firmino is unlikely to start for Liverpool following an eye injury in the last match against Tottenham. Firmino was hit by Hotspur … [Read more...]

Liverpool target warned not to move to Chelsea because of Eden Hazard

German football club, Bayer Leverkusen winger, Leon Bailey is keen on leaving the Bundesliga for the English Premier League. The youngster, who is very popular in the German football league want to leave for England to gather more football experience. A report disclosed that English football clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal have shown interest to welcome the Jamaica international star to their squad. But the report added that Leon Bailey favours a move to Chelsea as he hopes to play alongside Belgium international, Eden … [Read more...]

Gazidis: Arsenal fears finally happen

The fear of losing one of its most prized assets has finally become a reality as Arsenal Chief executive leaves the club to join Italian side, AC Milan. The 53-year-old has put an end to his 10 years spell at the club with his decision to move on after helping the North Lindon side appoint Unai Emery in May as Arsene Wenger's successor as manager. However, he is expected to take a king break and then resume his new role in Italy on 31 October. Gazidis described the decision to quit his job with Arsenal as "the hardest of my life". "Change … [Read more...]

This is the player responsible for Eden Hazard performance

While many have been applauding Chelsea top rated player and Belgium International, Eden Hazard for his excellent performance for the Blues which was especially visible in the weekend match against Cardiff, some have been attributing the performance to another player. According to a statement by Jamie Redknapp, the former Liverpool midfielder disclosed that France international Olivier Giroud is responsible for Eden Hazard recent form. Jamie Redknapp went on to say that whenever Hazard passes the ball to Giroud, it is as if he is passing the … [Read more...]

Arsenal game confirmed to be used as test for VAR, implementation date revealed

It is now confirmed that Arsenal is one of the six teams whose games will be used to test the efficiency of the Video Assistant Referee, VAR. Arsenal’s League Cup encounter against Brentford has been mentioned to be used by the English officials for the trial of the system. Other games that would be used as major test include Manchester United vs Derby and Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City on Tuesday 25th, as West Ham vs Macclesfield Town and Liverpool vs Chelsea on Wednesday 26th. The game between Everton and Southampton will also … [Read more...]

Mourinho questions English media on balanced reporting, revealed huge success he has enjoyed

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho thinks the press have been unfair to him and the club. Mourinho, therefore, questioned the press as he doubts their credibility in terms of balanced reporting. The former Chelsea manager wondered why attention have not been paid to other rival clubs like Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea the way the press has made United an issue. According to him, his side are being treated unfairly as there is no equality in the reportage of club activities. He asked the media to start focusing on other … [Read more...]

Arsenal legend advocates for Torreira

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has advocated for a starting role for new recruit Lucas Torreira after his eye-catching performance in Arsenal’s win at Newcastle. The Gunners defeated the Magpies 2-1 on Saturday at the St James Park with Torreira coming on as a second-half substitute. The £26m only had a second-half opportunity but was able to make meaningful impacts in the game by securing the Arsenal defence and helping to build a meaningful attack. The Uruguayan who shone at the World Cup in Russia has since settled at the Emirates Stadium … [Read more...]

Finally, Mourinho says he wants star player to stay

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has made it clear that he wants Luke Shaw to be given a new deal at the Old Trafford as he wants to keep the player. With a number of players in the United team having their contracts running into the last year, Mourinho says he will ensure fresh deals for them. Marouane Fellaini who recently extended his stay at the club with a new contract would soon be joined by Shaw amongst those who are sure of remaining at the club. The likes of Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Ashley Young are also due for new … [Read more...]

Liverpool vs PSG: Who has the best attack trio?

Liverpool vs PSG: Who has the best attack trio? - The Uefa champions league is set to return with a bang this season and it is going to be an interesting one. According to the selection made at Monaco weeks ago, English football club, Liverpool fell in Group 3 alongside Napoli, Paris Saint Germain, and Red Belgrade. The first match in the UCL will be going down on Tuesday night as Liverpool will be welcoming French side, Paris Saint Germain for the first leg of the tournament. Although various players from the two clubs have been throwing … [Read more...]

UCL: Mata warns United of the danger ahead

It is still a celebration mood for Manchester United after the 2-1 win against Watford in the English Premier League fixture on Saturday. However, they are faced with the Champions League fixtures within the week as they take on Young Boys in their opening Group H game. United have been drawn with Juventus, Valencia and their first opponent, Young Boys who are the current Swiss champions. However, Manchester United playmaker, Juan Mata has warned his side of the danger ahead of them should they make the mistake of underrating their … [Read more...]