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Aaron Ramsey’s former manager predicts what will happen when he gets to Juventus

It has been confirmed that Wales International Aaron Ramsey would be leaving the North London outfit Arsenal at the end of the season and would be heading to the Italian Serie A outfit Juventus. Aaron Ramsey agreed on a three-year deal with the Serie A outfit after refusing to agree on personal terms with the Gunners. His childhood coach Dave Jones has therefore made a big claim about the star midfielder in anticipation of his move to Turin. According to him, the game against Newcastle gives a hint of the quality of the player and what he … [Read more...]

Ex-Chelsea Playmaker On Target In Man City Win

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne was the chief orchestrator as his team secured Premier League summit with a straightforward victory over Welsh side Cardiff City in their league clash at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night. De Buyne recently returned from injury for the weekend’s Premier League victory (2-0 win over Fulham). The former Chelsea player had been out of action since the 1-0 away win over South Coast club Bournemouth in February. Belgian international De Bruyne spent two largely frustrating years at Chelsea between … [Read more...]

Liverpool Lose Premier League Summit To Man City

Premier League champions Manchester City moved a step closer to retaining their title after they secured top spot with a straightforward win over relegation-threatened Cardiff City. The Citizens started the day two points behind then leaders Liverpool and with the knowledge that a win over the Bluebirds will be more than enough to see them usurp the Reds into first place on the Premier League table. In the end, Manchester City secured the win they needed via a 2-0 victory at home to Cardiff City on Wednesday night. Manchester City manager … [Read more...]

Chelsea Close Gap On Premier League Top-four With Brighton Win

West London giants Chelsea boosted their chances of finishing in the Premier League top-four following their convincing win over Brighton on Wednesday night. The Blues thrashed Brighton 3-0 at home to close in on the top-four teams. Olivier Giroud, Eden Hazard and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were all on target for the home side while England international youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi was impressive on his first Premier League start for the West Londoners. His cross led to the first goal for French World Cup winner Giroud on the half-hour mark after … [Read more...]

Real Madrid To Offload Ex-Chelsea Goalkeeper 

Chelsea fans would be having a laugh at the moment in the wake of the news that Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid are looking to offload one of their former players. Thibaut Courtois was a Chelsea goalkeeper until last summer when he forced through a move to Real Madrid with a year left on his then Chelsea contract. Real Madrid spent £40m to sign Courtois last summer while Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic joined Chelsea on loan as part of the transfer. The Daily Mirror revealed that the Los Merengues could now be looking to sell him this … [Read more...]

Leipzig Plotting Summer Move For Chelsea Loanee

German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig are planning a summer swoop for Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham according to the publication from the Football Insider. Tammy Abraham is on a season-long loan at English Championship club Aston Villa from Chelsea at the moment having joined them at the end of last summer’s transfer window. It was revealed that RB Leipzig sent scouts to watch him in action for Aston Villa at the weekend. RB Leipzig see him as a possible replacement for star striker Timo Werner who has been linked with a move away from the … [Read more...]

Chelsea Reject €5m Permanent Transfer For Loanee

West London giants Chelsea have reportedly turned down a permanent transfer for one of their loan players. According to the publication from popular media portal Goal, Turkish giants Fenerbahce want to sign Victor Moses permanently but they face serious opposition from Chelsea due to the transfer fee being offered. Earlier this year, Fenerbahce completed the loan signing of the former Super Eagles of Nigeria winger until the end of next season. Victor Moses has been in very good form for the Turkish club since he joined them during the … [Read more...]

Real Madrid Loanee Wants Chelsea Stay Despite Zidane Return

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic is keen to make his loan move to Stamford Bridge permanent according to the publication from popular media outlet Goal. It was revealed that the Croatian World Cup star won’t mind staying in West London despite the recent reappointment of French football legend Zinedine Zidane at his parent club Real Madrid. Zidane became the third manager at Real Madrid in March following the dismissal of former teammate Santiago Solari who had replaced ex-Spanish national team manager Julen Lopetegui as the Real Madrid … [Read more...]

Chelsea Targets Are Not For Sale – Hodgson

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is adamant that the Eagles duo of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Wilfried Zaha will still be at the club at the start of next season despite the intense transfer reports linking the two players with other clubs including Chelsea. Both Wan-Bissaka and Zaha have been linked with West London giants Chelsea. Roy Hodgson talked about the two players in his pre-match thoughts ahead of the away Premier League clash at North London club Tottenham Hotspur. Hodgson and Crystal Palace would be the guests of Tottenham Hotspur … [Read more...]

Liverpool Backed For Champions League Glory After Bayern Elimination

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Lothar Matthaus has revealed that his personal favourite for the Champions League title this season is Liverpool. In his interview with Goal, the Bayern Munich legend was very impressed with the way the Reds dispatched his former club during their last 16 tie as he tipped them for glory ahead of favourites like Manchester City, Juventus and Barcelona. Lothar Matthaus also discussed the dwindling fortunes of German teams on the continent. Only Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the quarterfinals of the Europa … [Read more...]

Paul Pogba’s United exit settled

Football analyst Paul Ince has affirmed that France international and Man United midfielder might have made up his mind to leave the Old Trafford at the end of the season. It was expected that the former Juventus star was already settled at Man United under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but it has appeared to be false as he fuelled the speculations of his exit. The former Juventus player, during the international break raised some dust when he said he will love to play under football legend Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. Paul Ince, … [Read more...]

The sporting director who signed Luis Suarez is heading to Arsenal?

North London outfit are yet to secure a new sporting director after the exit of Sven Mislintat from the club some weeks back. It is claimed that manager Unai Emery is bent on having a new one at the club ahead of the summer transfer window as they plan to participate actively, especially if they are able to gain a promotion to the Champions League next season. However, the Gunners are reportedly paying attention to French Ligue 1 outfit Marseille sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta as a replacement for Sven Mislintat. Hugo Lloris … [Read more...]

Why Arsenal scouts stormed Italy on Tuesday night

It has been revealed that North London outfit Arsenal scouts stormed the Italian Serie A on Tuesday night to watch Cagliari star Nicolo Barella as his team were defeated 2-0 by the league giants Juventus. With the summer transfer window getting closer, the Gunners are making all efforts to have a final look at their options as they are set to storm the market for more additions to the team ahead of the coming season. Nicolo Barella has been on the radar of the Arsenal team for a long period of time. He was expected to join the Emirates Stadium … [Read more...]

Why Emery might trust Ozil for Everton game

There is no doubt that Germany international and Arsenal star Mesut Ozil is gradually coming out of his shells to prove the stuff he is made up and the game against Newcastle is evidence of what he has got to offer. Before now, the Gunners boss Mesut Ozil was never trusted and was relegated to bench roles which raised speculations that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season but the star player has affirmed that he is happy at the Emirates Stadium and will fight for his place in the team. Ozil reveals one major reason why the … [Read more...]

German Cup: Liverpool Target Scores For RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner was on target for his team in their German Cup quarterfinal clash with Augsburg on Tuesday night. German national team star Werner gave RB Leipzig a 74th-minute lead before Augsburg striker Alfred Finbongasson equalised for the hosts on the stroke of full-time. The goal from home striker Finbongasson forced extra time but it was the visitors who got the all-important second goal through Marcel Halstenberg just before the end of extra time. Halstenberg scored from the spot to give RB Leipzig a 2-1 win after … [Read more...]

Ex-Liverpool Attacker Scores As Fulham Suffer Relegation

Former Liverpool attacker Ryan Babel found the back of the net for Fulham but it was not enough as the Cottagers suffered relegation from the Premier League. Dutch international winger Babel scored what proved to be the consolation goal for Fulham who were thrashed 4-1 in their London Derby clash with Watford. The Hornets took the lead midway into the first half through Abdoulaye Doucoure for his second Premier League goal in as many games. Doucoure had earlier scored the lone goal for Watford in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United at the … [Read more...]

Ex-Liverpool Players Shine In La Liga Thriller

Former Liverpool players Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho were on target for Spanish champions Barcelona who played out a thrilling eight-goal salvo at the home of Villareal in their La Liga meeting on Tuesday night. Coutinho gave the visitors a 12th minute lead off an assist from fellow Brazilian Malcom before the much maligned Malcom turned goalscorer four minutes later. Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze pulled one back for the Yellow Submarines midway into the first half. Karl Toko Ekambi completed the comeback for the hosts in the 50th … [Read more...]

The ONLY reason why Arsenal might not end in top four

North London outfit Arsenal are currently third in the Premier League table after defeating Newcastle by 2-0 but fears have been raised by former Liverpool defender and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher that they might not end in the top-four. According to him, the Gunners team have got a poor record so far in their away games and it could work against them despite the fact that they will not play any of the top six teams until the end of the season. The record this season for the North London outfit is that they have only won 5 of their 14 … [Read more...]

This player is being hailed Solskjaer even after United’s defeat

English Premier League outfit Man United slumped again against Wolves in the league clash on Tuesday night which is a major setback to the team in their bid to qualify for the Champions League next season. Despite the negative result, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still positive about Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio who gave an impressive performance in the game to help his team see through the Red Devils. The Wolves goalkeeper made two point-blank range headers from Belgium international Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard in the first half to … [Read more...]

‘woeful’ Paul Pogba gets message from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Man United's boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reacted to the performance of France international Paul Pogba after their 2-1 defeat suffered against Wolves on Tuesday night. The Red Devil’s chances of breaking into the top-four suffered a major setback in the game and the former Juventus star was in no position to help the team because of his poor performance. The expectation that the star player would be blasted by the manager was not met as he was defended to do better next time. Liverpool Defender Praised After Tottenham Display The … [Read more...]

ESPN pundit reveals what United must do now that Solskjaer’s honeymoon is over

It will not be out of point to state that the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s honeymoon is over and there is need to begin serious work to return the Red Devils back to winning ways. This is after the Red Devils were defeated by Wolves on Tuesday night making it difficult to break into the top-four to ensure a Champions League qualification. ESPN pundit Craig Burley in his reaction stated that reality has begun to set in for the Red Devils boss and he now knows that there will not be any need to rely on luck again to press through. The record set … [Read more...]

Solskjaer admits setback, hands big hope to United fans over UCL qualification

The target for English Premier League outfit Man United this season is not to fight for the Premier League title but to ensure qualification to the Champions League next season with a top-four finish. This is, therefore, being threatened after they were defeated 2-1 by Wolves on Tuesday night to make it their third defeat in the last four games under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, no thanks to the own goal by Chris Smalling. However, the Red Devils' boss has stated that his side have no room for mistakes anymore as they are already behind their … [Read more...]

Ex-Chelsea Boss Named 13th Highest-Paid Manager

Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been named on the list of the top 20 highest-paid managers on the world football stage. The ex-Blues manager made the list at number 13 with the total income of £9.7m. Italian tactician Antonio Conte resumed his post as the Chelsea manager shortly after he led his country to the quarterfinals at the 2016 European Championship. Conte led Chelsea to the Premier League title in his first season at the club before winning the FA Cup title in his second season at the club. Antonio Valencia tipped to … [Read more...]

Betting Preview: Chelsea vs Brighton: Home Team Favourites

West London giants Chelsea were largely unconvincing in their last league game at the weekend. The Blues came from a goal down to beat Welsh side Cardiff City 2-1 away from home in their Premier League meeting on Sunday with the help of the officials. Cardiff City had an early lead in the second half through Victor Camarasa before Cesar Azpilicueta scored the equaliser in the 84th minute from an offside position. Cardiff City were understandably furious with the officials and that decision proved to be costly for the hosts who went on to … [Read more...]

Klopp Makes Highest-Paid Managers’ List

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been named on the top 20 list of highest-paid managers in world football. According to the list from France Football, the Reds manager finished in 10th position with the total income of £11.2m. Jurgen Klopp has been able to make his mark at Anfield since his appointment as the Liverpool manager towards the end of 2015. He led the club to the 2016 Europa League final in his first season at the club before they were beaten 3-1 by Sevilla who was being managed by current Arsenal boss Unai Emery.\ … [Read more...]