North London side Arsenal have been linked with a move for young English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who currently plays for struggling English Premier League (EPL) side Sunderland but the Gunners will have to see off other interest clubs such as Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. As reported by London Evening Standard, Arsenal are targeting a move for the 22-year old in the January transfer window, which opens on the 1st of January, 2017, mainly due to the concerns over the immediate future of the Gunners' first choice goalkeeper Petr Cech at the 11-time English FA Cup champions following a slight dip in form. Sunderland are not in a hurry to sell with the club struggling for survival in the league due to that he is one of the most important … [Read more...]
Frank Lampard Breaks Silence About His Return to Chelsea
Injury News: Mourinho Gets Big Injury Boost For Sunderland Game
Ahead of United's Boxing Day EPL clash against Sunderland, Man United coach Jose Mourinho has confirmed that powerhouse Eric Bailly is fit for the game. The Ivorian international who arrived the Old Trafford from Villarreal at summer, recently returned from a long-term injury and missed the 2-0 win over West Brom last weekend after being stretched off in the victory against Crystal Palace three days earlier. He is however set to be available for the Monday game alongside Henrikh Mkhitaryan. "For us it’s more of the same. It’s good for us to have everyone available but Luke Shaw and he’s not far,” Mourinho said, as reported by the Manchester Evening News. "Central-defender position we have now all of them, Smalling is back, Bailly is back, Blind is fine, Rojo … [Read more...]
Arsenal vs. West Brom: Cech Wants This Player To Continue Great Form
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has hailed the performance of Brazilian defender Gabriel after he deputized for the Gunners in place of first choice right back Hector Bellerin and centre back Skhrodan Mustafi in the last few league games over the past one month. Speaking with the club's official website ahead of the important league clash against West Brom at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, December 26, 2016, the former Rennes and Chelsea shot stopper hailed the former Villareal star as a player that plays with a lot of emotions. In his words, Petr Cech, who recently retired from the Czech national team said: "Gabriel is a player who plays with his heart and you can see that in every game." "It always means a lot to him because he plays with a lot of emotion … [Read more...]
Revealed: Why Atleti Failed To Re-sign Diego Costa From Chelsea
Diego Simeone has revealed Atletico Madrid failed to re-sign Diego Costa because there was no 'buyout clause' in the striker's contract. Costa joined Chelsea in 2014 and helped them to win the Premier League title under Jose Mourinho but failed to repeat his debut heroics in his second season as the Blues struggled under the Portuguese, which sparked speculations that he wanted to return to Atletico. Explaining how the transfer went down, Simeone told Marca: ‘I was crystal clear with Diego about what we were trying to do and how long we’d wait for an answer and that’s why we’ve still got a great relationship today, ‘The problem we came up against was that there tend not to be buyout clauses in England and so Chelsea could say to us: ‘we want £180m’ … [Read more...]
Rojo: This Is The Reason I’m Performing Well At Old Trafford
Manchester United player Marcos Rojo is recently talking about his current display of superb performances under coach Jose Mourinho at the Old Trafford. When the special one arrived United, Rojo wasn't fully involved in all activities but needed to wait until his team's 3-1 over Swansea City in early November for his first Premier League start. Since then, the Argentine keeps surprising everyone with a strong partnership alongside defender Phil Jones. The 26-year-old continue startling his critics as Mourinho keeps featuring him in every Premier League game. Speaking to MUTV, the player talked about the past year and how he's looking ahead to upcoming contests with Sunderland and Middlesbrough. "I think it’s been an interesting year for me,”he … [Read more...]
Arsenal Must Offer This Powerful Midfielder A Long Term Deal
Spanish playmaker Santi Cazorla is undoubtedly a fans' favourite at the Emirates Stadium due to his impressive performances in the white and red colours of Arsenal since his £12m move from La Liga outfit Malaga in summer of 2012, however the majority of the fans have found out in the last one year or so that the 32-year old is still almost irreplaceable at the club despite the recent midfield recruitment. Cazorla, who helped his Spanish national team to the Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 triumph, was ruled out for almost five months with a knee injury last season leading to the collapse of Arsenal's league title bid after he got injured in a match against Norwich City at Carrow Road. With this in mind, the North London side recruited massively in the midfield area … [Read more...]