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Here Is Why Top Serie A Club As Shown Interest In Signing Manchester United 22-Year-Old Player

Reports claim that Juventus are interested in signing out of favor Manchester United midfielder Memphis Depay. According to Calciomercato.com, Juventus sent scouts to watch the Dutch player on Wednesday when Netherlands played Belgium in a friendly match on Wednesday. It is reported that the director of sport, Fabio Paratici deployed scouts to watch the match in Amsterdam which ended in a 1-1 draw as well as take a look at the 22-year-old who came on in the second half. Depay has made just one start this season which happened in the victory at Northampton in the EFL cup where he was substituted during the second half. This season Depay has not made a start in a premiership match and has found it difficult to play a major part in the team since Jose Mourinho … [Read more...]

Arsenal 30-Year-old Player Reveals A Move To Spain Is Possible

Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal has revealed that though he will not mind moving to Atletico Bilboa in the future he is not thinking of leaving the gunners anytime soon. The Mirror reports that for some time there have been speculations claiming the left back will be leaving Arsenal very soon to join Atletico Bilboa. Monreal has come out to deny such reports and has pledged his immediate future to the North London club. The Spanish International made his move to London in 2013 and has appeared 140 times for the gunners. He is presently Arsenal’s first choice left back and so far has played in 10 of the clubs 11 matches in the premier league this season and has only missed the 4-1 victory over Sunderland because of a thigh injury and will be a major part of … [Read more...]

Confirmed – Chelsea Make Offer To Sign Luis Muriel

Reports claim that Serie A club Sampdoria has confirmed that premier league club Chelsea has made an offer for striker Luis Muriel but Sampdoria are not interested in selling unless the blues meet his 30.5 million pounds release clause. Ibtimes revealed that the 25-year-old striker who joined Sampdoria from Udinese in 2015 has been linked with a move to Chelsea in the January transfer window with Napoli also said to be interested after forward Arkadiusz Milik ruled out for a long time because of cruciate ligament injury. When quizzed on if Chelsea had made an offer for the striker, Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero speaking to Fantagazzetta he said "Yes, there is an offer, so they tell me. But Muriel is not for sale. For €35m (£30.5m) we can talk." There are … [Read more...]

Antonio Conte – Why I Changed Formation To 3-4-3

Manager of Chelsea Antonio Conte has revealed why he decided to change to the 3-4-3 formation. Chelsea started the season using a 4-2-4 system, a formation that Conte had used in Italy during his time at Bari but keeping clean sheets became a problem for Chelsea at the beginning of the season and the club suffered back to back defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal and this prompted Conte to rethink his strategy. He made the change to 3-4-3 with Marcus Alonso and Victor Moses serving as wing backs and the result has been fantastic as Chelsea have gone on a run of five premier league wins scoring 16 goals and conceding none. Conte speaking to Chelsea’s website revealed he was happy to find the right balance. He said "We started the season with another system … [Read more...]

Chelsea Set To Offer Striker New Contract, To Ward Off Interest From Top Spanish Clubs

Reports claim that Chelsea are preparing to offer strike Diego Costa a new contract to reward him for his superb performance as well as ward off interest from his former club Atletico Madrid. The Daily Mirror reports that Chelsea are ready to offer Costa a lucrative contract to keep him at Stamford Bridge for a long time and also ward off interest from Atletico Madrid who have tried to bring him in the last three transfer windows. Costa joined Chelsea two years ago from Atletico Madrid for about 32 million pounds and signed a deal worth around 150,000 pounds a week and in his debut season helped Chelsea to win the premier league title. Last season was not a good one for Chelsea as they failed to defend their title and finished a dismal 10th position but … [Read more...]

Revealed – Why Manchester United Lost Out On Highly Rated Brazilian To Manchester City

It has been revealed that Gabriel Jesus was presented a bigger offer by Manchester United, much more than Manchester City but the striker decided to pitch his tent with the blue side of Manchester because he liked the idea of being coached by Pep Guardiola. Gabriel signed a contract with Manchester City in the summer but will join the club in January after completing his loan move at Palmeiras at the end of the year. The 19-year-old Brazilian has been dubbed as “the new Neymar” and for some time was one of the most wanted youngsters in the last transfer window. Manchester Evening News reports that apart from Manchester United other top clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid were also interested in having the talented youngster at their clubs. The report … [Read more...]

Chelsea Star Reveals What Will Determine Club’s Title Ambitions

Chelsea safe hands Thibaut Courtois has stated the blues upcoming matches will go a long way in determining if Chelsea will be challenging for the premier league title this season. The keeper also revealed that everything is going very well under manager Antonio Conte. Chelsea will be back in action next week after the International break and they will be in confident and buoyant mood to continue their fantastic run in the premier league that has seen them win five matches in a row including handing defeats to champions Leicester and title rivals Manchester United. Their good form has been attributed to Conte changing formation to 3-4-3 and the Belgian has hailed his manager and stated he is the best manager he has worked with since working with his former boss … [Read more...]

Gossip- Real Madrid Step Up Interest In Manchester United Teenager

Manchester United teenager Marcus Rashford is attracting interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Ok Diaro reports that after a fantastic start to his Manchester United career, Real Madrid are ready to step up their interest to ensure he joins them. The report claims that Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has great admiration for the teenager who announced his presence on the scene earlier in the year for the first team of Manchester United. Rashford 19 played his first senior match for Manchester United back in February and made a good impression which led to a call up to the English National team where on his debut he scored. Rashford has continued his good form from last season as he has scored four goals so far and provided his team mates with an … [Read more...]

Report- Liverpool Face Battle To Keep Hold Of Star Player

Reports from Spanish publication Sport claim that Spanish giant Barcelona are interested in signing Liverpool’s attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho and have made him their number priority on their transfer list. Coutinho has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season which has seen him score five goals along with five assists in 11 premier league matches. His performances have not gone unnoticed as he has gotten man of the match awards in four premier league matches and on the international scene for Brazil under manager Tite he has become a regular in the team taking the place of Chelsea’ Willian in the starting line-up. To further show his importance to both club and country, Coutinho was instrumental in Brazil’s 3-0 victory over arch rivals … [Read more...]

Chelsea set return date for defender, an unlikely change in the 3-4-3 formation – report

Reports claim that Kurt Zouma is close to returning to the first team of Chelsea. Chelsea are preparing to bring zouma to the first team set up and the defender could be ready to play against Middlesbrough on the 20th of November. According to The London Evening Standard, Chelsea are now set to welcome the French man back into the team after being out for months due to a serious knee injury. Zouma has not played football for club and country since suffering the knee injury during the match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge earlier this year in February. The highly rated defender has been trying to get into shape and working on his level of fitness. In recent weeks he has been training with Chelsea’s development squad and now seems ready to finally … [Read more...]

Injury Update- Defender ruled out for weeks, could miss out seven top matches in December

Manchester United have been hit another defensive injury blow after Chris Smalling is set to be out of action for four weeks. Smalling is injured with a broken toe and this has further compounded the injury worries for Manchester United. Reports from Mirror claim that Manchester United defender’s toe is broken into two and this could rule him out of action for a month meaning he could come back by Christmas. The England International is likely to miss about seven matches including clashes in the premier league against Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton as well as an EFL cup quarter final match against West Ham. The present situation would embarrass Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho after he publicly criticized Smalling and questioned his commitment to the club. … [Read more...]

Report- Mourinho set to make move for Arsenal super star,He could leave club if contract talks stall

Reports claim that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to make a shock move for Arsenal star Mesut Ozil. According to the Sun, the German world cup winner is presently under contract with the North London club till 2018 but is yet to commit his future to the club as discussions are still going on over a new contract and United are ready to swoop in and try to make a deal for the player. Currently on 140,000 pounds a week, Ozil is Arsenal’s highest earner and it is believed that with the new deal he is hoping to get more than the 20,000 pounds pay increase Arsenal have already presented him. Jose Mourinho has managed Ozil in the past and this was during their time at Real Madrid and both won the Spanish La Liga in 2012. Manchester United … [Read more...]

Wengers Sends Warning Over Star Player Injury

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has raised concerns over forward Alexis Sanchez injury. Wenger revealed that he was informed that Sanchez suffered a hamstring injury instead of a low grade muscle tear in his calf that has been widely reported and Wenger feels that Chile are taking a risk with Sanchez which could hurt his career in the long run. Chile have left Sanchez out of Thursday’s match against Colombia and are hoping he will be ready to play next week Tuesday in a world cup qualifier against Uruguay. Wenger believes that this could be too much for Sanchez and with a busy fixture list ahead for Arsene Wenger is worried the clubs could miss out on his services for a long time. Speaking to beIN Sports Wenger said “I got a text last night that he has a … [Read more...]

Chelsea midfielder Hints At Club Exit In January

Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has hinted that he could leave the club in January. The Nigerian has not played a minute for Chelsea this season as he has found it hard to force his way into manager Antonio Conte’s plans. Mikel missed the start of the season because he represented Nigeria at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil where he helped his country win a bronze medal and was not able to show Conte what he could do and with Kante and Matic the preferred choice in midfield Mikel has found it tough to break into the team. Speaking to ESPN Mike had this to say "We will wait and see what happens in January. For the first time in my career, this is happening to me and I have to stand up and deal with it. It is what it is but I'm training hard every day and I … [Read more...]

Reports: Forward Not Returning To Arsenal Anytime Soon, Match Against Man United A Big Doubt

Manager of Chile Antonio Pizzi has insisted that there is no way that forward Alexis Sanchez will be allowed to return to Arsenal before the National team’s match against Uruguay. It was confirmed that Sanchez suffered a low grade muscle tear in his calf while on International duty with Chile and had been ruled out of their world cup qualifier match against Colombia on Thursday. With speculations that Sanchez could be out for several weeks, reports claim that Arsenal had requested that the Chilean Football Association allow the player come back immediately to London for him to start his rehabilitation. Pizzi has however stated that Sanchez is making good progress with his injury and has said the forward will not be released to Arsenal. He said ‘He is … [Read more...]

Chelsea Ready To Bolster Midfield With Talented Midfielder

Reports claim that Chelsea is interested in acquiring the signature of Paris Saint Germain midfielder Marco Verratti. The Mirror reports that Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is ready to go head to head with Manchester United for the 24-year-old midfielder. Various clubs will have been alerted on the availability of the talented midfielder after his agent last month revealed that Verratti could leave the Paris club if they do not win a title this season. Chelsea have been in superb form so far this season with midfielders Kanta and Matic doing very well but this has not stopped manger Conte from trying to improve the squad and is determined to add quality to the midfield and has reportedly received the backing of the owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich. Chelsea … [Read more...]

Injury Update: Arsenal Star Forward Could Return In No Time

Reports claim that the injury of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez may not be that serious as initially thought. It is believed that the Chilean has told friends that his injury is not that bad and he will be fit for the next world cup qualifier next Tuesday against Uruguay. Sanchez picked a low-grade muscle tear in his calf while on International duty with Chile and there were a lot of speculations claiming that the player could be out for several weeks. Now the manager of Chile Juan Antonio Pizzi has confirmed that the injury of Sanchez is not that serious after it was initially feared that the forward could be out for about six weeks. Speaking at the press conference ahead of Chile’s world cup qualifier against Colombia on Thursday, Pizzi revealed that … [Read more...]

Not A Flop, Yet He Vows To Fight For His Place In Manchester United

Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has insisted he is not in a hurry to leave Old Trafford and is ready to fight for his place in the team and achieve his dreams. Since joining United from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of about 27 million pounds, Mkhitaryan has not had it easy and has struggled to hold down a spot in the premiership team and this has left many fans very disappointed. Though he had injury concerns earlier in the season, when given the chance to play he has not shown the form that made him one of the most wanted players by several top clubs in Europe. At Dortmund, Mkhitaryan was touted as one of the best players in Europe and last season in Germany, he was voted player of the year after posting great performances for his club that … [Read more...]

Massive Boost For Arsenal As Defender Signs New Contract

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has handed Arsenal a massive boost by committing his future to the London club. The Spanish right back has signed a six year deal worth around 30 million pounds which has made him one of the highest paid players in the club. The deal will see Bellerin earn more than 100,000 pounds a week which will see him receive more than 30 million pounds including bonuses with add-ons. Recently, Bellerin had revealed how happy he has been at the Emirates and is focused on improving and becoming a better player at the club and has now shown his commitment to the club by signing a new deal with the gunners. The Spanish defender has been in outstanding form for Arsenal this season and has helped them to remain unbeaten since the opening premier … [Read more...]

Revealed – Star Player Rejected Move To Leave Manchester United

It has been revealed that Manchester United star forward Wayne Rooney rejected a move to leave the club in the summer. Rooney could have been in the Chinese Super league playing for Beijing Guoan but according to the Chinese club’s honorary chairman Lou Ning the England International decided not to make the move to China. Lou Ning revealed that the agent of Rooney Paul Stretford met with representatives of the Chinese club after Guoan had made their intentions known that they were interested in having Rooney in their team. Earlier in the season there were speculations that the England captain could leave Old Trafford especially as he was not starting matches under Jose Mourinho and had lost his position in the England National team. Ning has disclosed that … [Read more...]

Chelsea Dealt Transfer Blow As Agent Rules Out Deal For Defender

Chelsea may have been handed a blow in their pursuit of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly as his agent claims that he is not leaving the Italian club despite a lot of interest from several clubs. Reports in the summer claimed that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte was really interested in bringing the defender to Stamford Bridge but failed in his attempts as Napoli were not willing to let go of their highly rated defender. In recent months Koulibaly has been linked with a move to many clubs including Chelsea but the agent of the defender has revealed that his client never had the intention of leaving Napoli. It is reported that the 25-year-old is really focused on staying in Italy and doing very well for Napoli who are presently sixth on the Serie A table. The … [Read more...]

Arsenal Midfielder Admits He Is Not Sure Of His Future At The Club

Midfielder Jack Wilshere on loan to fellow premiership side Bournemouth has revealed he is not sure if he has a future at Arsenal. The midfielder made the loan move from Arsenal to Bournemouth in a bid to play regularly and improve his fitness. It seems Wilshere’s decision is already paying off as he has been recalled to the England National team after posting terrific performances so far for Bournemouth this season. Wilshere believes going out on loan was the best decision after Arsenal manager could not assure him of first team football at the club. According to Sky Sports, looking ahead Wilshere revealed that he is not sure if his future is at Arsenal. He said "It's difficult for me to say because I love Arsenal and I've had great times there, and they've … [Read more...]